Orleans gave Trump 4th strongest support among 62 counties in NY
Lewis County tops at 73.9 percent for Trump
Donald Trump is shown in his official White House portrait in 2017.
Orleans County gave strong support for Donald Trump for U.S. President, with Trump getting 69.9 percent of the vote.
Only three other counties topped that percentage: Lewis, Wyoming and Allegany.
Trump picked up more support in New York this time. Kamala Harris had 55.4 percent to Trump’s 44.6 percent, according to the Associated Press.
Four years ago, Joe Biden had 60.9 percent of the vote, compared to 37.7 percent for Trump. Biden had 2 million more votes than Trump in 2020 – 5,244,886 to 3,251,997.
This election, Harris won New York and its 28 electoral votes by about 800,000 votes, 4,151,877 to 3,338,581 with 96 percent of polling sites reporting, according to the AP.
Here are the counties with the highest percentage votes for Trump:
- Lewis – 73.9 percent for Trump (47.8 percentage points over Harris)
- Wyoming – 73.8 percent for Trump (47.6 percentage points over Harris)
- Allegany – 72.1 percent for Trump (44.3 points over Harris)
- Orleans – 69.9 percent for Trump (40.5 percentage points over Harris)
Other nearby counties include:
- Genesee – 67.1 percent for Trump, 32.9 percent for Harris
- Monroe – 58.5 percent for Harris, 40.4 percent for Trump
- Niagara – 57.7 percent for Trump, 42.3 percent for Harris
- Erie – 53.8 percent for Harris, 44.8 percent for Trump
- Livingston – 60.8 percent for Trump, 39.2 percent for Harris
On the other side of the political spectrum, New York County (Manhattan) was the most lopsided county with 80.8 percent for Harris (63.6 percentage points over Trump).
In Upstate New York, Tompkins County was the most in favor of Harris with 73.2 percent (48.4 points over Trump.)
