Elmira, NY, New York: Industrial Catholic Metro metro. In 2024, voted R+17%. Republican peak: R+48 in 1956.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+17MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 82,1472024 5-year
- Median household income
- $63,7162024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 85.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 6.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+28 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+48 in 1956MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Elmira, NY
TrumpR+17
Constituent county margins for Elmira, 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 | 58.2% | 21,861 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 41.5% | 15,572 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.3% | 127 |
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 | −6.7% |
| 1896 | −19.6% |
| 1900 | −2.8% |
| 1904 | −12.0% |
| 1908 | −10.3% |
| 1912 | +20.7% |
| 1916 | +7.2% |
| 1920 | −41.4% |
| 1924 | −39.8% |
| 1928 | −34.4% |
| 1932 | −18.2% |
| 1936 | −13.7% |
| 1940 | −18.5% |
| 1944 | −19.1% |
| 1948 | −25.5% |
| 1952 | −37.4% |
| 1956 | −48.3% |
| 1960 | −19.3% |
| 1964 | +28.3% |
| 1968 | −12.3% |
| 1972 | −34.8% |
| 1976 | −9.0% |
| 1980 | −13.7% |
| 1984 | −25.9% |
| 1988 | −13.4% |
| 1992 | −2.5% |
| 1996 | +7.5% |
| 2000 | −3.6% |
| 2004 | −10.9% |
| 2008 | −1.2% |
| 2012 | −2.3% |
| 2016 | −17.6% |
| 2020 | −13.4% |
| 2024 | −16.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 15,572 | 21,861 | 37,560 | ||
| R | 16,636 | 21,922 | 39,410 | ||
| R | 13,757 | 20,097 | 36,119 | ||
| R | 16,797 | 17,612 | 35,010 | ||
| R | 18,888 | 19,364 | 38,695 | ||
| R | 17,080 | 21,321 | 39,075 | ||
| R | 17,424 | 18,779 | 37,710 | ||
| D | 16,977 | 14,287 | 35,813 | ||
| R | 15,099 | 16,088 | 39,135 | ||
| R | 15,966 | 20,951 | 37,139 | ||
| R | 14,638 | 24,909 | 39,647 | ||
| R | 14,565 | 19,674 | 37,209 | ||
| R | 17,207 | 20,640 | 38,026 | ||
| R | 12,650 | 26,200 | 38,944 | ||
| R | 15,820 | 20,693 | 39,553 | ||
| D | 26,332 | 14,716 | 41,082 | ||
| R | 17,899 | 26,469 | 44,396 | ||
| R | 11,592 | 33,270 | 44,862 | ||
| R | 13,729 | 30,188 | 44,022 | ||
| R | 13,352 | 22,754 | 36,919 | ||
| R | 15,064 | 22,198 | 37,359 | ||
| R | 15,203 | 22,156 | 37,499 | ||
| R | 15,542 | 20,515 | 36,195 | ||
| R | 13,825 | 20,152 | 34,750 | ||
| R | 12,189 | 25,029 | 37,354 | ||
| R | 7,162 | 18,599 | 28,765 | ||
| R | 7,060 | 17,864 | 26,068 | ||
| D | 7,461 | 6,409 | 14,704 | ||
| D | 6,008 | 3,317 | 12,985 | ||
| R | 5,966 | 7,410 | 13,952 | ||
| R | 5,641 | 7,282 | 13,664 | ||
| R | 6,531 | 6,921 | 13,997 | ||
| R | 5,259 | 7,926 | 13,586 | ||
| R | 4,661 | 5,410 | 11,175 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
16.2%
German
16.0%
English
14.0%
Italian
10.9%
American
5.6%
Polish
4.6%
Scottish
2.1%
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: 42.0 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
$63,716
Elmira, NY ranks near the middle of US counties.
Elmira, NY$63,716
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
16.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1821.9%
Working age (18–64)15.6%
Seniors (65+)8.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.3%
speak English only
Spanish1.9%
Other Indo-European1.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.2%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
The Elmira metro, centered on Chemung County, has drifted Republican in presidential cycles even as New York tilts blue—reflecting a deindustrialized workforce and rural collar communities that consistently outperform statewide GOP baselines.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of twenty-eight points in 1964 and a Republican high of forty-eight points in 1956. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was seventeen points.
A population of 82,147, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $63,716 describe the metro.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Elmira, NY, New York vote in 2024?
In 2024, Elmira, NY, New York voted Republican by 16.7 points (R+17), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 37,560 votes cast, 15,572 went Democratic and 21,861 went Republican.
What is Elmira, NY, New York's political typology?
Akashic places Elmira, NY, New York in the "Industrial Catholic Metro" 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 4 times, Republican 30 times, and other 0 times.
When did Elmira, NY, New York last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Elmira, NY, New York voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Elmira, NY, New York?
Elmira, NY, New York has a population of 82,147 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Elmira, NY, New York?
Median household income in Elmira, NY, New York is $63,716 — below the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of Elmira, NY, New York?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Elmira, NY, New York from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 30 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.