Older voters dominate NY primary elections: AARP study

The analyses of Board of Election voting data by Gotham Relations for the NYS chapter of the AARP discovered that two-thirds of the voters who solid ballots in New York Metropolis through the June 28 primaries have been ages 50 and above.

Of the 532,563 Large Apple residents who solid ballots within the June major, 353,000 — 66.3% — have been over 50. 

New Yorkers ages 50 and over dominated the vote within the current June major elections for governor and state Meeting — and can possible play an outsize position in subsequent week’s major races for Congress and state Senate, new reviews launched Wednesday reveal.

The political would possibly of older voters was most obvious in The Bronx and Staten Island, the place some 80% of residents who solid ballots have been age 50 and above.

Greater than 63 % of voters who solid ballots within the June major have been age 50 and above.

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The proportion of older voters who solid ballots in Nassau and Suffolk counties in Lengthy Island was much more skewed, the research discovered.

Suffolk residents ages 50 and above accounted for a staggering 89% of major voters — almost 9 in ten.

In Nassau, residents ages 50 and over accounted for 79% of the June major turnout.

Total turnout was dreadful within the June primaries, however the ones who did solid ballots have been older voters, not youthful ones.

In each circumstances on Lengthy Island, older voters outperformed their precise registration. Barely greater than half of all registered voters in Suffolk is 50+ whereas 57% of Nassau voters are.

Each Democrats and Republicans had primaries for governor in June.

The superior age of voters was particularly obvious in locations reminiscent of Nassau County, the place 79 % of those that solid votes have been age 50 and above.

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Gov. Kathy Hochul romped over rivals New York Metropolis Public Advocate Jumaane Williams and Lengthy Island Rep. Tom Suozzi within the Democratic major.

Lengthy Island Rep. Zee Zeldin simply prevailed over challengers Andrew Giuliani and Rob Astorino within the Republican major for governor.

The research point out that older voters present up in larger numbers throughout non-presidential elections than youthful voters, who flip up in larger numbers throughout presidential elections.

“Voters 50+ persistently present as much as the polls in a lot larger numbers than their youthful counterparts, and New York Metropolis voters confirmed this in June,” stated AARP New York State Director Beth Finkel.

“This extraordinarily highly effective voting bloc has made it clear that key points like defending and strengthening Social Safety and Medicare and supporting folks to stay in their very own houses with independence and dignity so long as attainable are highly effective motivators after they vote. It's crystal clear that candidates who need to win should take note of points that matter to 50+ voters,” she stated.

She stated the voters over 50 might be “the deciders within the 2022 elections” for the Aug. 23 congressional and state Senate primaries and the final election within the fall.