AOC's home base is visible in red.
In Tuesday's presidential election, far-left Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's voters tilted toward President-elect Trump by the widest margin citywide.
In 2020, 77% of voters in the AOC Congressional District, which covers parts of the Bronx and Queens, voted for Joe Biden, while Trump won just 22%. Analysis of voting records According to the progressive news organization Daily Kos, the current district line was used.
That 55-point gap was nearly cut in half this week, with Vice President Harris securing just under 65% of the votes cast in NY-14 and President Trump's lead, according to unofficial city voting records and Daily Kos data. Obtained 33%.
The once deep blue city saw a rough view. 15 point swing Overall in 2020, support for Mr. Trump was widespread, with Ms. Harris receiving about 68% of the vote, compared to just over 30% for the Republican candidate.
“In New York City, as in the rest of the country, voters squarely rejected Biden, Harris and AOC's record on inflation, open borders and radical progressivism,” New York Republican Party spokesman David Laska said in a statement. “We saw a huge shift to the right on election night,” he told the Post.
The far-left firebrand's unique outer borough district particularly overlaps with Bronx neighborhoods like Throggs Neck and Schuylerville, which elected City Councilwoman Christy Marmorato, the first Republican to hold public office in the borough in nearly 20 years. There is.
“Everyone sees AOC as a darling of the left and from a district that reflects those politics,” said Jake Dilemani, a Democratic strategist. But he added that the district she represents is “one of the most conservative areas in the Bronx.”
Trump's vast district also has a large Latino and Asian population, two groups that have recently moved to the right and played a key role in Trump's victory, Republican political consultant Ryan Gardusky said. suggested.
“If you look at how whites and Asians and Hispanics vote in New York City, they're rejecting the Democratic Party on quality of life issues like crime and the immigration crisis, and they're blaming the Democratic Party. The Democratic Party.” he said.
Other congressional districts in the Big Apple that have seen surprising swings in favor of Trump include New York's 6th District in Queens, led by Rep. Grace Meng. In the Bronx, Rep. Richie Torres has the support of a majority-Latino NY-15 vote, according to voting records and a Daily Kos analysis.
AOC took to Instagram Wednesday to blame sexism and Trump's appeal to working-class voters for Harris' loss.
“We suffered a major setback in this election because the fascists won the support of a large portion of the working class, something like this has never happened before in history,” she said.
AOC's office did not respond to requests for comment.
