Are you actually saying that Democrats will spend less? Are you saying that Democrats are less intrusive?
Republicans leave because NY is hostile to business and is taxed as high as some European countries. The density of Democrats is not because of party converted Republicans but rather their migration to other places. NY is losing population and no one starts a business or moves one here.
You will live to see Florida, North Carolina, Virgina and perhaps Georgia surpass NY in population. 20 years from now New York will be a mid-sized democrat state with a declingin population and a sliding economic base.
the sliding economic base is only upstate. NYC metro is booming.
the demographics here, as in other states, favor the Dems:
- a very large base of government workers, teachers, etc - they turn out to vote Dem, to protect their salaries and pensions.
- wealthy liberal elites who work in financial services, media companies, etc
- large minority voting blocks
plenty of people move to the NYC metro area - too many want to come in fact. its upstate NY that is a ghost town.