The United States of America Presidential Election of 2012 in New York was won by Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama over his nearest rival Republican Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney by a victory margin of over 27%.

New York is located in the Northeastern part of the United States. New York city located in the state of the New York is the most populous city of United States of America. New York has been the commercial and immigration hub of the entire United States.

New York 2012 Presidential Election Results

Election Analysis:

For US Presidential Election of 2012 , New York , was considered to be a safe blue ( Democratic ) state . Democratic party won in New York for the past 5 presidential elections with big margins.

New York city is a very strong hold of Democrats. Rural parts of the New York state are more conservative and favor Republicans. Democrats have strong hold on the state and where able to win it in all the Presidential elections since 1988 with big margins.

New York Previous Presidential Election Results

Political situation in New York in the Year 2012:

1. New York has an unemployment rate of 9.1% compared to the national average of 8.1% as of August 2012 .
2. Both the State Governorship and the State Assembly are held by Democrats.
3. New York city mayor Bloomberg wins a third term after successfully campaigning for amending the city's term limit laws.

Population by Race in New York : Year 2010