He won over all age groups, income levels and political ideologies,[1] with most voters saying they want a candidate who "can bring change" and "tells it like it is".

Despite an early victory by Ted Cruz in the Iowa caucuses, Donald Trump was seen as making steady progress towards the Republican nomination at the time.

[3][4] On March 15's primaries, Donald Trump took four of the five contests- Florida, Illinois, Missouri and North Carolina.

Marco Rubio suspended his campaign after losing the Florida contest,[5] leaving just Cruz and Kasich in the race to oppose Trump.

Ultimately, Trump was able to get the full slate of delegates in 22 out of 27 congressional districts, due to meeting or exceeding the 50% threshold in each.

New York is a Closed primary state, meaning that the turnout is based on Active Republican Voters on April 1, 2016