NEW YORK (WABC) -- Residents and voters across the Tri-State area are weighing in on the results of the 2024 presidential election, less than 24 hours after Donald Trump declared victory , in one of the most momentous comebacks in political history. While it was no surprise that New York, New Jersey and Connecticut's electoral votes went to Vice President Kamala Harris, a deeper look into the numbers show that voters in certain parts of the Tri-State turned up in droves to support Trump. Eyewitness News took to several neighborhoods and communities in New York City and on Long Island to get a pulse on how people are feeling one day after elections.
For many voters, everything is coming up roses in the heart of Bay Ridge, Brooklyn where a Donald Trump win is being celebrated. Larry Vento, a life-long Democrat, instead voted for Trump in 2016 and 2020. "I thought the country was reaching out and saying, we need some changes," he said.
He's part of a shift that's unfolding in the area, in parts of Queens and the Bronx. Polls show, while those living in New York City voted for Harris by a more than 2-1 margin, Trump managed to break the 30% threshold. That's compared to 23% in 2020, and 18% in 2016.
Vento believes Trump's priority should be immigration. "We need to tidy up what's going on here, need to worry about people who work all there loves, hard workers and this country needs to be sealed up and taken care of first," Vento said. Meanwhile, Bay Ridge resident Judy Anderson, .