Ithaca, NY Metro Area — Elections 1876–2024

Ithaca, NY, New York: Diversifying Metro metro. In 2024, voted D+50%. Republican peak: R+57 in 1956.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+50MIT Election Lab
Political typology: Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
Population: 104,5372024 5-year
Median household income: $74,0242024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 75.2%2024 5-year
Black: 4.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 6.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+50 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+57 in 1956MIT Election Lab

2024 presidential election

Ithaca, NY

HarrisD+50

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How it voted

Share of the 2024 vote

Kamala Harris ✓Democratic	73.8%	34,631
Donald TrumpRepublican	24.2%	11,354
OtherAll other candidates	2.0%	917

D+60

R+60

1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.

presidential history

Presidential margin, 1876–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1876	No data
1880	No data
1884	No data
1888	No data
1892	−14.9%
1896	−20.0%
1900	−16.1%
1904	−17.0%
1908	−14.7%
1912	+12.8%
1916	−14.8%
1920	−44.4%
1924	−50.0%
1928	−47.1%
1932	−31.7%
1936	−30.5%
1940	−33.2%
1944	−28.1%
1948	−39.1%
1952	−49.5%
1956	−56.6%
1960	−32.7%
1964	+27.9%
1968	−12.3%
1972	−17.5%
1976	−9.3%
1980	−1.6%
1984	+2.9%
1988	+17.8%
1992	+28.0%
1996	+24.9%
2000	+21.1%
2004	+31.2%
2008	+42.1%
2012	+40.6%
2016	+43.4%
2020	+49.2%
2024	+49.6%

DemocraticRepublican

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+49.6%	34,631	11,354	46,902
2020	D	+49.2%	33,619	11,096	45,735
2016	D	+43.4%	28,890	10,371	42,678
2012	D	+40.6%	27,244	11,107	39,781
2008	D	+42.1%	29,826	11,927	42,552
2004	D	+31.2%	27,229	13,994	42,421
2000	D	+21.1%	21,807	13,351	40,060
1996	D	+24.9%	20,772	11,532	37,124
1992	D	+28.0%	23,197	11,520	41,660
1988	D	+17.8%	21,455	14,932	36,699
1984	D	+2.9%	19,357	18,255	37,777
1980	R	−1.6%	11,970	12,448	29,668
1976	R	−9.3%	12,808	15,463	28,671
1972	R	−17.5%	12,344	17,605	30,011
1968	R	−12.3%	10,343	13,446	25,248
1964	D	+27.9%	16,103	9,070	25,202
1960	R	−32.7%	8,659	17,061	25,733
1956	R	−56.6%	5,475	19,749	25,224
1952	R	−49.5%	6,285	18,673	25,019
1948	R	−39.1%	5,721	13,719	20,444
1944	R	−28.1%	7,174	12,805	20,053
1940	R	−33.2%	7,118	14,325	21,693
1936	R	−30.5%	7,007	13,332	20,746
1932	R	−31.7%	6,180	12,185	18,916
1928	R	−47.1%	5,114	14,471	19,866
1924	R	−50.0%	3,701	11,766	16,123
1920	R	−44.4%	3,487	9,508	13,573
1916	R	−14.8%	3,455	4,736	8,638
1912	D	+12.8%	3,272	2,237	8,103
1908	R	−14.7%	3,734	5,090	9,232
1904	R	−17.0%	3,780	5,414	9,615
1900	R	−16.1%	3,852	5,409	9,696
1896	R	−20.0%	3,506	5,342	9,200
1892	R	−14.9%	3,404	4,717	8,813
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

2024 ACS

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

English

13.6%

Irish

12.6%

German

12.2%

Italian

7.4%

American

3.6%

Polish

3.3%

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: 32.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.6%

85+

1.0%

2.2%

75–84

2.8%

4.6%

65–74

5.1%

5.0%

55–64

5.5%

4.5%

45–54

4.9%

5.2%

35–44

5.7%

5.8%

25–34

5.6%

13.5%

18–24

13.9%

5.4%

5–17

5.3%

1.8%

1.6%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Median household income

Inflation-adjusted dollars

$74,024

Ithaca, NY ranks near the middle of US counties.

Ithaca, NY$74,024

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

16.4%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1811.0%

Working age (18–64)18.4%

Seniors (65+)6.9%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

82.6%

speak English only

Other Indo-European6.3%

Asian & Pacific Islander6.1%

Spanish4.0%

Other languages1.0%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

2020 religion census

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Other Christian

8.7%

Catholic & Orthodox

7.1%

Non-Christian

6.0%

Methodist

3.2%

Mainline Protestant

3.2%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.0%

Baptist

0.7%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 70.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Home to Cornell University and Ithaca College, this small upstate metro returns presidential margins that rank among the most lopsided in the country, driven by a student and faculty population that dominates the local electorate.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of fifty points in 2024 and a Republican high of fifty-seven points in 1956. The 2024 margin was fifty points.

A population of 104,537, a 75% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $74,024 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Ithaca, NY, New York vote in 2024?

In 2024, Ithaca, NY, New York voted Democratic by 49.6 points (D+50), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 46,902 votes cast, 34,631 went Democratic and 11,354 went Republican.

What is Ithaca, NY, New York's political typology?

Akashic places Ithaca, NY, New York in the "Diversifying 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 13 times, Republican 21 times, and other 0 times.

When did Ithaca, NY, New York last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Ithaca, NY, New York voted Republican was 1980.

How many people live in Ithaca, NY, New York?

Ithaca, NY, New York has a population of 104,537 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Ithaca, NY, New York?

Median household income in Ithaca, NY, New York is $74,024 — below the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.

What is the political history of Ithaca, NY, New York?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Ithaca, NY, New York from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.

Ithaca, NY has voted Democratic in eleven straight presidential elections — D+50 in 2024.

Key facts

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