Amsterdam, NY, New York: Florida Surge metro. In 2024, voted R+29%. Democratic peak: D+39 in 1964.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+29MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Florida SurgeAkashic typology
- Population
- 49,5282024 5-year
- Median household income
- $64,9432024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 80.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 15.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+39 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+36 in 1920MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Amsterdam, NY
TrumpR+29
Constituent county margins for Amsterdam, NY, NYOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 63.9% | 13,286 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 35.4% | 7,356 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.7% | 140 |
D+60R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | −2.4% |
| 1896 | −19.2% |
| 1900 | −17.0% |
| 1904 | −17.2% |
| 1908 | −17.4% |
| 1912 | −4.4% |
| 1916 | −11.0% |
| 1920 | −35.6% |
| 1924 | −34.0% |
| 1928 | −21.4% |
| 1932 | −9.2% |
| 1936 | +2.0% |
| 1940 | −1.5% |
| 1944 | −1.1% |
| 1948 | −0.4% |
| 1952 | −20.3% |
| 1956 | −34.8% |
| 1960 | +3.7% |
| 1964 | +39.1% |
| 1968 | −4.4% |
| 1972 | −27.4% |
| 1976 | −8.1% |
| 1980 | −9.4% |
| 1984 | −22.8% |
| 1988 | +1.1% |
| 1992 | +3.0% |
| 1996 | +15.7% |
| 2000 | +2.3% |
| 2004 | −8.9% |
| 2008 | −8.1% |
| 2012 | −4.6% |
| 2016 | −24.7% |
| 2020 | −22.6% |
| 2024 | −28.5% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 7,356 | 13,286 | 20,782 | ||
| R | 7,977 | 12,745 | 21,134 | ||
| R | 6,595 | 11,301 | 19,054 | ||
| R | 8,493 | 9,334 | 18,186 | ||
| R | 9,080 | 10,711 | 20,175 | ||
| R | 9,449 | 11,338 | 21,221 | ||
| D | 10,249 | 9,765 | 20,809 | ||
| D | 10,485 | 7,172 | 21,166 | ||
| D | 9,509 | 8,802 | 23,443 | ||
| D | 11,371 | 11,128 | 22,685 | ||
| R | 9,044 | 14,398 | 23,520 | ||
| R | 9,645 | 11,917 | 24,086 | ||
| R | 11,271 | 13,281 | 24,734 | ||
| R | 9,460 | 16,640 | 26,171 | ||
| R | 11,449 | 12,566 | 25,257 | ||
| D | 19,370 | 8,471 | 27,861 | ||
| D | 15,976 | 14,837 | 30,827 | ||
| R | 9,996 | 20,678 | 30,674 | ||
| R | 12,934 | 19,554 | 32,533 | ||
| R | 14,085 | 14,212 | 29,064 | ||
| R | 14,400 | 14,726 | 29,189 | ||
| R | 15,079 | 15,546 | 30,659 | ||
| D | 14,698 | 14,127 | 29,139 | ||
| R | 11,700 | 14,104 | 26,076 | ||
| R | 9,845 | 15,257 | 25,309 | ||
| R | 5,939 | 12,869 | 20,362 | ||
| R | 5,911 | 12,835 | 19,425 | ||
| R | 5,347 | 6,704 | 12,285 | ||
| R | 4,508 | 5,040 | 11,999 | ||
| R | 5,254 | 7,571 | 13,278 | ||
| R | 5,209 | 7,444 | 12,993 | ||
| R | 5,138 | 7,302 | 12,732 | ||
| R | 4,759 | 7,082 | 12,129 | ||
| R | 5,445 | 5,727 | 11,837 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
14.8%
Italian
14.4%
Irish
11.7%
English
8.9%
Polish
7.9%
American
5.6%
French
2.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 40.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$64,943
Amsterdam, NY ranks near the middle of US counties.
Amsterdam, NY$64,943
New York$85,974
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
14.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.5%
Working age (18–64)12.5%
Seniors (65+)18.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
88.1%
speak English only
Spanish6.6%
Other Indo-European4.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 52.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Amsterdam anchors a compact metro straddling the Mohawk Valley, where post-industrial demographic shifts and a significant Latino population have reshaped local electoral patterns over the past two decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of thirty-nine points in 1964 and a Republican high of thirty-six points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved six points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-nine points.
A population of 49,528, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $64,943 describe the metro.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Amsterdam, NY, New York vote in 2024?
In 2024, Amsterdam, NY, New York voted Republican by 28.5 points (R+29), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 20,782 votes cast, 7,356 went Democratic and 13,286 went Republican.
What is Amsterdam, NY, New York's political typology?
Akashic places Amsterdam, NY, New York in the "Florida Surge" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 7 times, Republican 27 times, and other 0 times.
When did Amsterdam, NY, New York last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Amsterdam, NY, New York voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in Amsterdam, NY, New York?
Amsterdam, NY, New York has a population of 49,528 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Amsterdam, NY, New York?
Median household income in Amsterdam, NY, New York is $64,943 — below the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of Amsterdam, NY, New York?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Amsterdam, NY, New York from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Florida Surge" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.