Young men on being Republican in New York: ‘It caused all types of consternation among my friends’

Republicans are few and far between in the city - but America's young men are increasingly shifting to the right. In photographs and interviews by Paola Chapdelaine, members of young Republican clubs explain how they found their way to the party

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In New York City, Republicans are something of a rarity. Only 10% of New Yorkers are Republicans, according to 2021 voter registration data, and the state is polling bright blue for Kamala Harris. But the Republican party has not called it quits.

You live in a blue city, but it's going red very, very quickly," Donald Trump claimed at a Bronx rally in May. Step into the suburbs, and Republican candidates have enough momentum to turn multiple House elections - and ultimately, control of the House - into nail-biters.