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1876–2024
Glens Falls, NY·New York

Glens Falls, NY moved 5 points toward the Republican candidate between 2020 and 2024.

A small Adirondack-gateway metro where Democrats routinely dominate by wide margins

1876 — 2024·38 elections
NY
LatestR+12in 2024
TypologyIndustrial Catholic Metrocluster typology
Population126,0392024 ACS

Glens Falls, NY, New York: Industrial Catholic Metro metro. In 2024, voted R+12%. Republican peak: R+61 in 1956.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+12MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
Population
126,0392024 5-year
Median household income
$76,0672024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
91.5%2024 5-year
Black
1.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
3.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+25 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+61 in 1956MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Glens Falls, NY
TrumpR+12
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2024 presidential margin by county for Glens Falls, NY, NYA map of the constituent counties of Glens Falls, NY, NY, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Washington County, NY · R+21Warren County, NY · R+4
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican55.4%35,874
Kamala HarrisDemocratic43.7%28,323
OtherAll other candidates0.9%594
D+60
R+60
2 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: −11.7% in 2024.flipped R · 2016−11.7%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892−22.3%
1896−38.7%
1900−36.4%
1904−34.3%
1908−30.2%
1912−7.2%
1916−28.1%
1920−49.9%
1924−46.1%
1928−31.6%
1932−29.3%
1936−31.3%
1940−32.1%
1944−30.6%
1948−39.2%
1952−50.8%
1956−61.3%
1960−30.8%
1964+24.9%
1968−30.3%
1972−48.2%
1976−32.3%
1980−27.1%
1984−48.6%
1988−28.0%
1992−8.0%
1996+2.2%
2000−11.0%
2004−12.0%
2008+1.8%
2012+2.1%
2016−12.8%
2020−6.9%
2024−11.7%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−11.7%
28,32335,87464,791
R
−6.9%
29,20733,64064,250
R
−12.8%
22,18929,36155,936
D
+2.1%
26,32925,20452,673
D
+1.8%
29,02227,96257,975
R
−12.0%
24,02930,79656,162
R
−11.0%
21,83427,58952,176
D
+2.2%
21,17520,10649,335
R
−8.0%
18,24922,56553,902
R
−28.0%
16,78129,96347,137
R
−48.6%
11,79534,19646,131
R
−27.1%
14,11526,09944,283
R
−32.3%
14,52628,49443,236
R
−48.2%
11,43732,78544,329
R
−30.3%
13,26625,65740,849
D
+24.9%
26,59815,99442,613
R
−30.8%
15,60229,47045,095
R
−61.3%
8,71436,30145,015
R
−50.8%
11,26134,59745,920
R
−39.2%
11,50326,85939,167
R
−30.6%
13,81626,00539,889
R
−32.1%
15,20329,61744,898
R
−31.3%
14,52028,05943,188
R
−29.3%
14,17326,06340,576
R
−31.6%
14,01427,19641,682
R
−46.1%
7,98423,40133,432
R
−49.9%
7,35122,65630,648
R
−28.1%
6,73212,19019,402
R
−7.2%
6,3577,74819,188
R
−30.2%
6,61212,73320,277
R
−34.3%
6,27313,26720,396
R
−36.4%
5,89713,03819,622
R
−38.7%
5,50812,82418,927
R
−22.3%
6,38610,44118,212
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
20.5%
English
14.8%
German
12.0%
Italian
11.1%
American
7.0%
French
7.0%
Polish
2.4%
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: 46.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
1.1%
85+
1.6%
2.9%
75–84
3.6%
6.9%
65–74
6.9%
7.9%
55–64
8.2%
6.3%
45–54
6.0%
6.1%
35–44
5.8%
6.3%
25–34
5.7%
3.6%
18–24
3.1%
7.0%
5–17
6.5%
2.3%
<5
2.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$76,067
Glens Falls, NY ranks near the middle of US counties.
Glens Falls, NY$76,067
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 1813.4%
Working age (18–64)10.1%
Seniors (65+)9.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.8%
speak English only
Other Indo-European1.9%
Spanish1.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
18.3%
Other Christian
4.4%
Methodist
2.8%
Mainline Protestant
2.4%
Baptist
2.2%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.9%
Non-Christian
0.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 68.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored by Warren County and the southern Adirondack foothills, the Glens Falls metro posted a 71-point Democratic margin in 2024, making it one of the most lopsided small metros in upstate New York.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of twenty-five points in 1964 and a Republican high of sixty-one points in 1956. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twelve points.

A population of 126,039, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $76,067 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Glens Falls, NY, New York vote in 2024?
In 2024, Glens Falls, NY, New York voted Republican by 11.7 points (R+12), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 64,791 votes cast, 28,323 went Democratic and 35,874 went Republican.
What is Glens Falls, NY, New York's political typology?
Akashic places Glens Falls, 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 Glens Falls, NY, New York last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Glens Falls, NY, New York voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Glens Falls, NY, New York?
Glens Falls, NY, New York has a population of 126,039 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Glens Falls, NY, New York?
Median household income in Glens Falls, NY, New York is $76,067 — below the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of Glens Falls, NY, New York?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Glens Falls, 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.