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Elections / 2008 · Dem primary · NY

Clinton led New York's 2008 Democratic presidential primary.

County-level returns aggregated statewide; Clinton led by 17.1 points. This is the Democratic nominating contest — the November result is on the general-election page.

Statewide result
New York 2008 Democratic presidential primary — county returns aggregated statewide.
CandidateVotesShare
Clinton1,068,49657.4%
Obama751,01940.3%
Other42,9342.3%
By county (62)
Each row links to the county's full place page.
CountyLed byMarginVotes
New York CountyClinton+8.8290,060
Kings CountyClinton+0.4277,882
Queens CountyClinton+21.4208,610
Bronx CountyClinton+23.4148,636
Nassau CountyClinton+27.8111,639
Westchester CountyClinton+7.7107,885
Erie CountyClinton+23.4107,834
Suffolk CountyClinton+26.889,490
Monroe CountyClinton+8.065,962
Albany CountyClinton+22.239,717
Onondaga CountyClinton+25.738,805
Rockland CountyClinton+18.431,138
Richmond CountyClinton+25.730,778
Orange CountyClinton+16.923,713
Dutchess CountyClinton+4.621,295
Niagara CountyClinton+38.120,146
Broome CountyClinton+28.216,860
Ulster CountyClinton+3.216,113
Oneida CountyClinton+36.815,229
Saratoga CountyClinton+26.113,685
Schenectady CountyClinton+31.212,798
Tompkins CountyObama+18.012,666
Chautauqua CountyClinton+37.89,919
Rensselaer CountyClinton+27.59,775
Ontario CountyClinton+31.17,442
St. Lawrence CountyClinton+48.97,308
Putnam CountyClinton+15.46,715
Cayuga CountyClinton+45.16,403
Chemung CountyClinton+37.06,192
Oswego CountyClinton+48.15,989
Columbia CountyClinton+8.35,506
Sullivan CountyClinton+23.25,200
Jefferson CountyClinton+51.45,165
Cattaraugus CountyClinton+41.95,071
Clinton CountyClinton+39.94,908
Steuben CountyClinton+34.94,846
Wayne CountyClinton+37.14,432
Otsego CountyClinton+18.04,252
Madison CountyClinton+32.24,127
Livingston CountyClinton+25.84,001
Warren CountyClinton+30.33,749
Herkimer CountyClinton+44.13,613
Cortland CountyClinton+36.63,515
Montgomery CountyClinton+50.63,452
Franklin CountyClinton+43.43,322
Tioga CountyClinton+30.73,299
Washington CountyClinton+31.73,063
Genesee CountyClinton+46.42,949
Delaware CountyClinton+24.62,857
Chenango CountyClinton+30.02,716
Fulton CountyClinton+50.62,588
Seneca CountyClinton+46.42,569
Greene CountyClinton+22.82,436
Essex CountyClinton+16.62,314
Allegany CountyClinton+31.02,266
Schoharie CountyClinton+34.41,787
Orleans CountyClinton+46.51,741
Wyoming CountyClinton+44.01,706
Yates CountyClinton+42.91,475
Schuyler CountyClinton+26.41,245
Lewis CountyClinton+43.41,215
Hamilton CountyClinton+23.7380