Brownstoner Democratic Primary Results
Well, it looks like Barack Obama is more popular in Brownstone Brooklyn than in New Hampshire. Of the 393 readers who voted Democratic in our online poll yesterday, 51% opted for the senator from Illinois. Hillary Clinton came in second with 29% and Edwards a distant third with 15% (there’s something the two areas agreed…
Well, it looks like Barack Obama is more popular in Brownstone Brooklyn than in New Hampshire. Of the 393 readers who voted Democratic in our online poll yesterday, 51% opted for the senator from Illinois. Hillary Clinton came in second with 29% and Edwards a distant third with 15% (there’s something the two areas agreed on). The other most interesting number: 28% of respondents said that they would support Mayor Bloomberg instead if he were to decide to run. Only 7% of respondents reported being Republican. Surprised?
Update: We’ve added a lot more detail on the jump.
Which Way Are Readers Leaning in the Presidential Race? [Brownstoner]
Total respondents: 434
1. What Is Your Household Income?
Less Than $100,000 25.8%
$100,000 to $250,000 50.7%
More Than $250,000 23.5%
2. What Is Your Race?
Black 7.2%
White 85.6%
Asian 3.5%
Latino 3.5%
Other 2.8%
3. Five Top Responding Neighborhoods:
Park Slope 19.7%
Clinton Hill 9.5%
Fort Greene 8.1%
Carroll Gard 6.5%
Bk Heights 6.3%
4. If the New York Democratic Primary were held today, which candidate would you vote for?
Clinton 26.6%
Edwards 13.7%
Kucinich 3.7%
Obama 46.8%
Richardson 2.3%
Republican 7.6%
5. If Mayor Bloomberg entered the race as an independent, would you be likely to vote for him instead of your selection above?
Yes 28.2%
No 71.8%
Cross Sections
– Obama got 71% of the black vote and 44.6% of the white vote
– Obama got 52% of the Over $250,000 vote
Duh! Obviously the important other factor we left out was sex.
I’m familiar with the image of Che, just didn’t know his full name.
If you want the State to care for you, feed you, cloth you, shelter you, employee you, tell you you’re special — then, I suggest you move to Cuba.
Jeezus H. Christ–how old are you people that you don’t know who Che was?
Lots of Brooklyn brownstoners are less liberal than it seems looking at their tshirts. People who own brownstones they intend to leave to their children are going to be against the “death tax”. With the way brownstones are increasing in value. Fewer and fewer are interested in doing things like putting their kids in a public school that needs help, and work towards improving it. Like brownstone residents who came before them did. The mere idea of it makes them freak in exactly the same way it does a Connecticut Republican.
11:27am You know, I didn’t know either until I googled it. You might want to try it.
Ernesto Che Guevara
11:33 – That’s a pretty decent point you made there. As a wise NYC judge (who was elected as a Democrat but didn’t hate Bush) once told me, “an eagle needs a right and a left wing to fly straight.” I believe that, but I also believe that the “buck fush” crowd does a real disservice to the debate by their childish hatred of anyone with a different opinion.
really?
The republicans are important because they keep the democrats honest.
Ohmygod, if the democrats had free reign over the past fifty years we would all be in the midst right now of dismantling our centrally-planned economy and trying to learm from the Chinsese about free markets.
Most of the old brownstones in Brooklyn would have been razed and replaced with Moscow-style public housing. Republicans have their excesses too and are reigned in by the democrats. that’s the beauty of the 2-party system. As long as everyone is at each other’s throats, the system works.
ok fine – who was Che?