Support for Republicans in New York, which has a strong
Democratic lean, continues to grow nearly two months after President Donald
Trump's inauguration.
The winner of a local race last week was a Republican in
Southampton, a city of 70,000 people on Long Island. Democrat John Leonard lost
to Republican Richard Martel in the race for a city council seat previously
held by a Democrat.
With more than 99% of the votes counted, Martel garnered 53%
of the vote and won by a few hundred votes.
New York is overwhelmingly Democratic, but some areas have a
surprisingly strong and even growing Republican lean. Long Island has three
congressmen, two of them Republicans. In November 2016, the district awarded
the most votes to President Donald Trump of any city.