Batavia, NY, New York: Farm Belt metro. In 2024, voted R+34%. Republican peak: R+55 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+34MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 57,7872024 5-year
- Median household income
- $73,3142024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 88.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+32 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+55 in 1920MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Batavia, NY
TrumpR+34
Constituent county margins for Batavia, 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 | 66.8% | 18,997 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 32.9% | 9,367 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.3% | 80 |
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 | −12.6% |
| 1896 | −25.9% |
| 1900 | −23.5% |
| 1904 | −32.2% |
| 1908 | −28.2% |
| 1912 | −7.0% |
| 1916 | −32.1% |
| 1920 | −54.6% |
| 1924 | −49.7% |
| 1928 | −42.0% |
| 1932 | −31.2% |
| 1936 | −35.5% |
| 1940 | −36.9% |
| 1944 | −32.9% |
| 1948 | −27.9% |
| 1952 | −41.7% |
| 1956 | −49.3% |
| 1960 | −17.5% |
| 1964 | +31.9% |
| 1968 | −12.5% |
| 1972 | −32.8% |
| 1976 | −14.7% |
| 1980 | −4.0% |
| 1984 | −31.9% |
| 1988 | −17.4% |
| 1992 | −13.7% |
| 1996 | −3.1% |
| 2000 | −16.4% |
| 2004 | −23.2% |
| 2008 | −18.4% |
| 2012 | −20.2% |
| 2016 | −35.1% |
| 2020 | −31.7% |
| 2024 | −33.9% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 9,367 | 18,997 | 28,444 | ||
| R | 9,625 | 18,876 | 29,217 | ||
| R | 7,650 | 16,915 | 26,432 | ||
| R | 9,601 | 14,607 | 24,746 | ||
| R | 10,762 | 15,705 | 26,873 | ||
| R | 10,331 | 16,725 | 27,580 | ||
| R | 10,191 | 14,459 | 26,074 | ||
| R | 10,074 | 10,821 | 24,238 | ||
| R | 8,071 | 11,663 | 26,225 | ||
| R | 9,945 | 14,182 | 24,332 | ||
| R | 8,549 | 16,582 | 25,210 | ||
| R | 10,677 | 11,650 | 24,489 | ||
| R | 10,803 | 14,567 | 25,536 | ||
| R | 8,631 | 17,107 | 25,811 | ||
| R | 9,533 | 12,418 | 23,150 | ||
| D | 15,713 | 8,114 | 23,841 | ||
| R | 10,343 | 14,724 | 25,085 | ||
| R | 5,986 | 17,614 | 23,600 | ||
| R | 6,819 | 16,606 | 23,443 | ||
| R | 7,024 | 12,650 | 20,142 | ||
| R | 6,796 | 13,478 | 20,324 | ||
| R | 6,664 | 14,503 | 21,229 | ||
| R | 6,177 | 13,292 | 20,069 | ||
| R | 6,152 | 11,881 | 18,335 | ||
| R | 5,181 | 13,251 | 19,195 | ||
| R | 3,384 | 11,101 | 15,542 | ||
| R | 2,570 | 9,628 | 12,923 | ||
| R | 2,802 | 5,590 | 8,682 | ||
| R | 2,656 | 3,231 | 8,264 | ||
| R | 3,171 | 5,794 | 9,306 | ||
| R | 2,883 | 5,810 | 9,094 | ||
| R | 3,267 | 5,385 | 9,002 | ||
| R | 3,004 | 5,190 | 8,439 | ||
| R | 3,250 | 4,289 | 8,249 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
25.7%
Irish
17.9%
English
15.2%
Italian
15.0%
Polish
9.1%
American
4.0%
French
2.3%
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: 42.4 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
$73,314
Batavia, NY ranks near the middle of US counties.
Batavia, NY$73,314
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
10.6%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1810.9%
Working age (18–64)10.6%
Seniors (65+)10.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.2%
speak English only
Spanish2.6%
Other Indo-European0.8%
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 57.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Batavia anchors a compact upstate New York metro that has trended toward Republican margins in recent cycles, reflecting the broader political realignment visible across deindustrialized communities in the Great Lakes region.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of thirty-two points in 1964 and a Republican high of fifty-five points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-four points.
A population of 57,787, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $73,314 describe the metro.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Batavia, NY, New York vote in 2024?
In 2024, Batavia, NY, New York voted Republican by 33.9 points (R+34), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 28,444 votes cast, 9,367 went Democratic and 18,997 went Republican.
What is Batavia, NY, New York's political typology?
Akashic places Batavia, NY, New York in the "Farm Belt" 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 1 times, Republican 33 times, and other 0 times.
When did Batavia, NY, New York last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Batavia, NY, New York voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Batavia, NY, New York?
Batavia, NY, New York has a population of 57,787 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Batavia, NY, New York?
Median household income in Batavia, NY, New York is $73,314 — below the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of Batavia, NY, New York?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Batavia, NY, New York from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 33 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.