"I've done extremely well with union households," he said, "and I think that will continue."

He also scored higher than the president in union households.

That year, 26 percent of all voters came from union households.

Union leaders said they hoped an even higher percentage of voters would come from union households this year.

They also point to surveys showing that 26 percent of voters came from union households.

And 45 percent of voters from union households said they would vote in the Republican primary.

"We think you'll see an increased percentage of voters from union households."

The potential for such an effort in New York State, with 2.5 million union households, is enormous.

The 2.5 million union households represent 7.7 million people who require health coverage.

Mr. Brown picked up more than a third of the votes from union households.