The Dominican Election That Took Over Upper Manhattan

Dominicans overseas have been able to vote in general elections since 2004, and for their own representatives since 2012. There are about eleven million people in the country and about 2.8 million Dominicans abroad—nine hundred and thirty-five thousand of whom live in New York, making it a key battleground state in any election. (“There’s almost as many Dominicans in New York as in the capital, Santo Domingo,” Carolina Beltré, another candidate, pointed out.)