How Has Bronxville Voted in Presidential Elections?
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By Brooks Clifford
Sept. 4, 2024: In a few short months, a new US President will be elected for the next four years.
The leadup to the 2024 presidential election has been unusual, especially with the development of Joe Biden stepping down as the democratic nominee for president and Kamala Harris stepping up.
In thinking about how Bronxville might vote in 2024, we thought it would be interesting to examine how we have voted in every Presidential Election for the past century.
Here are some highlights:
1) In the past 100 years, Bronxville voted for the Democratic candidate over the Republican candidate only three times:
2020: Biden/Harris (70% of Bronxville votes cast) vs. Trump/Pence
2016: Clinton/Kaine (64% of Bronxville votes cast) vs. Trump/Pence
2008: Obama/Biden (54% of Bronxville votes cast) vs. McCain/Palin
2) Interestingly, Bronxville voters cast nearly the same number of votes for Trump/Pence in 2020 (1,117) as they did in 2016 (1,119). Voter turnout in Bronxville in 2020 was up 19% from 2016.
To examine for yourself, below is a list of all presidential elections from the past century, comparing how Bronxville voted to how the nation voted:
Note: An asterisk, national winner; bold names, Bronxville winner.
|
Year |
Republican Candidate |
Village Vote |
Democratic Candidate |
Village Vote |
|
2020 |
Trump |
1117 |
Biden* |
2611 |
|
2016 |
Trump* |
1119 |
Clinton |
2013 |
|
2012 |
Romney |
1849 |
Obama* |
1386 |
|
2008 |
McCain |
1590 |
Obama* |
1843 |
|
2004 |
Bush* |
1930 |
Kerry |
1535 |
|
2000 |
Bush* |
1978 |
Gore |
1252 |
|
1996 |
Dole |
1807 |
Clinton* |
1054 |
|
1992 |
Bush |
1833 |
Clinton* |
1072 |
|
1988 |
Bush* |
2255 |
Dukakis |
922 |
|
1984 |
Reagan* |
2545 |
Mondale |
860 |
|
1980 |
Reagan* |
2317 |
Carter |
656 |
|
1976 |
Ford |
2570 |
Carter* |
835 |
|
1972 |
Nixon* |
2855 |
McGovern |
937 |
|
1968 |
Nixon* |
2808 |
Humphrey |
874 |
|
1964 |
Goldwater |
2376 |
Johnson* |
1356 |
|
1960 |
Nixon |
3458 |
Kennedy* |
629 |
|
1956 |
Eisenhower* |
3822 |
Stevenson |
410 |
|
1952 |
Eisenhower* |
3938 |
Stevenson |
430 |
|
1948 |
Dewey |
3467 |
Truman* |
351 |
|
1944 |
Dewey |
3221 |
Roosevelt* |
749 |
|
1940 |
Wilkie |
3183 |
Roosevelt* |
661 |
|
1936 |
Landon |
2330 |
Roosevelt* |
745 |
|
1932 |
Hoover |
2158 |
Roosevelt* |
586 |
|
1928 |
Hoover* |
2266 |
Smith |
640 |
|
1924 |
Coolidge* |
853 |
David |
133 |
|
1920 |
Harding* |
670 |
Cox |
138 |
Editor's note: This chart from 1920 - 2012 was researched and compiled by Marilynn Hill. It was first published in Anne Curtis Fredericks, "Election Fever in Bronxville, 1936," The Bronxville Journal IV (2009): and was recently printed in The Bronxville Historical Conservancy's Chronicle.
The 2016 and 2020 information in this chart is from the Westchester County Board of Elections.
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