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existed long before the media age. the census found new york state to be the most populous in the country, a distinction it held for more than 50 years until it was surpassed by our friends out west in california. in 1972, the two states swapped places in terms of electoral votes for the first time, with california taking the lead to 45 and new york dropping to 41, dropping ever since. inside new york state, the city itself remains its most important democratic stronghold, along with the cities like buffalo and albany. 54% of all the state s 5.4 million democrats live in new york city. think about that. meanwhile, 83% of the state s 2.6 million republicans are outside the city, concentrated in upstate new york and along the hudson valley. despite the democrats parent advantage, state politics has been a mixed bag for the party. for example, new york-backed eisenhower, nixon, reagan twice. the last three governors have been democrats, but before that, republican george pataki served f

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