Sentences with phrase «number of city voters»

For any Republican to win, he or she would need a considerable number of city voters to cross party lines, given that Democrats hold a six - to - one registration advantage.

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In elections to the City of London Corporation, the governing body of the City of London1, not only are companies and other organisations represented, but the number of voters they receive is dependent on the size of the organisation.

The numbers were essentially unchanged from August, when New York City voters were evenly split, 44 percent to 44 percent, de Blasio's handling of his job.

Sheehan's campaign manager Steve Napier said those numbers were a reflection of voters» satisfaction with Sheehan's job performance and improvements to the city ranging from the installation of new stairs and wheelchair access at Lincoln Park to playing fields and bathrooms at Arbor Hill Park, and larger advances such as more equitable hiring practices.

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In terms of what issues area voters feel are the most important facing New York State along with Monroe County and the City of Rochester, problems with the economy came in number one.

But based on the results in the county's various municipalities, it certainly seems plausible that the results were driven by an increase in the number of suburban voters who cast their ballots for a Democrat rather than a surge in turnout among the solidly blue city voters.

While Cuomo was more than happy to imply that de Blasio was in charge of the MTA, which is a state agency, the governor's falling poll numbers in New York City suggests voters are figuring out who's responsible.

«There's no question that the most liberal voters in New York City are people of color,» said Ken Sherrill, an emeritus professor at Hunter College, reflecting on the numbers.

Her base of support was Long Island, the five boroughs, and upstate cities, with female and black and Hispanic voters turning out for her in especially strong numbers.

Breaking down the numbers by region, a plurality of voters in New York City — 47 % — blames the Republicans.

Despite charges of voter fraud, which included reports from the Altschuler camp and on FoxNews that registered voters in New York City with vacation homes on the East End had cast absentee ballots in the race here, the numbers weren't adding up for Mr. Altschuler.

The race to be the city's chief fiscal officer has, like the public advocate contest, been a sleepy one, with the incumbent Democrat holding major financial and other advantages, and heavily favored, as the higher profile mayoral race has sucked up the attention of most of whatever small number of voters is paying attention to the municipal elections.

However, when explained to voters that Mayor Bloomberg says his proposal to hike the city's sales tax half a percent is not ideal but is a solution to avoid additional spending cuts in the city's budget and reduce the number of layoffs, slightly more — 46 % — support the idea.

It could be the notoriety factor, or maybe just that some voters are more forgiving, but the deacons of desire, sexting scandal king Weiner and «Client Number 9» Spitzer, are right now the flavors of the month among city voters.

Members of the Rochester Voter Alliance are working to increase the number of registered voters living in poor city neighborhoods.

«Millionaires are more likely riding to work in Escalades or Town Cars than on the Number 6 train, but New York City voters say that's all the more reason they should pony up funding to make commuting easier for the rest of us,» Malloy said.

The party needs to win over floating voters in a number of key marginal seats in towns and cities in the North and the Midlands.

«As we read today's Quinnipiac poll, more upstate New Yorkers support hydraulic fracturing; others will point to the overall numbers that are heavily skewed by New York City voters who enjoy the benefits of cheap natural gas but have bought into the fear tactics by so - called activists,» said the trade group's executive director, Karen Moreau.

The 2009 numbers came out as the mayor was trying to accomplish two goals: to persuade the Legislature to give the mayor control of the schools for another seven years; and to convince city voters that he deserved a third term.