NY and PA and the Dems?

[Dr. Cynic]

Actually Pennsylvania was a hugely Republican state until FDR.

That's true... Pennsylvania almost always voted Republican... In fact, they chose Hoover over Roosevelt... FDR's pro-labor policies ushered in a Democratic trend... This state will vote Republican still, but not as often as it used to... Right now, Democrats outnumber Republicans by a thin margain... Depends on who shows in this state.

[Dr. Cynic]

Then how come it was just NY in the North doing good for the Dems mostly then any other Northern state?

That can be answered in two words: Tammany Hall.

or wait maybe it wasn;t secret.

Well no... Tammany ran the New York party... Also, Democrats liked to pick New Yorkers such as Horatio Seymour, Horace Greeley, Samuel J. Tilden, and Grover Cleveland.