[okie01]

Absolutely not. Big cities are the problem with NYS. Eliminate NYC, Buffalo, Rochester, Albany and a could other cities and the state is as conservative and red as any other one.

To illustrate: even the blue states consist of a sea of red counties, surrounding blue metros.

Liberal/conservative geography is largely a function of urban vs rural.

[dragnet2]

It’s like that in every state now.

[metmom]

To illustrate: even the blue states consist of a sea of red counties, surrounding blue metros.

That's EXACTLY the situation in NY.

Look at a red/blue country by county election map and that is exactly what you'll see.