2008 Election Snapshots

Age: 18
Neighborhood: Washington Heights
Occupation: Student, Hunter College
First Time Voter: Yes
Political Affiliation: Democrat

“We’re supposed to be world leaders. We’re supposed to be revolutionaries.”

Age: 18
Neighborhood: Harlem
Occupation: Student, Hunter College
First Time Voter: Yes
Political Affiliation: Independent

“I’d like to see a lot of social reform done in the next four years.”

Age: 23

Occupation: Unemployed

First time voter: No

Age: 44

Neighborhood: Hunts Point

Occupation: Contractor

First time voter: No

Political Affiliation: Democrat

Age: 42

Neighborhood: Jamaica, Queens

Occupation: Mortgage Banker

First Time Voter: No

Political Affiliation: Republican

“Too many of my colleagues have perished in this war.”

Age: 50

Neighborhood: Queens Village, Queens

Occupation: Transit Worker

First Time Voter: No

Political Affiliation: Democrat

“People need to be bailed out with the houses before you fix the banks.”

Neighborhood: Hillcrest Estates, Queens
Occupation: Museum Educator
First Time Voter: No

“I’d like to see people actually see doctors and get appointments with them sometime within a five-week window.”

Age: 21
Occupation: Student, York College
First Time Voter: Yes
Political Affiliation: Democrat

“I just want to be secure.”