winning several counties, including Saint Lawrence and Monroe Counties, that traditionally vote Democrat. Presidential voting patterns These results are fashioned from the following counties being within Downstate New York: Bronx, Kings (Brooklyn), New York (Manhattan), Queens, Richmond (Staten Island) [encompassing New York City], Nassau, Suffolk [encompassing the majority of Long Island], Westchester, and Rockland counties. The remainder (including Putnam County) belong to Upstate New York. Gubernatorial voting patterns See also Politics of New York (state) New York State Legislature Secession in New York References