New York: New American market. In 2024, voted D+14%. Republican peak: R+37 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+14MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- New AmericanAkashic typology
- Population
- 20,937,1652024 5-year
- Median household income
- $101,7102024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 47.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 15.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 25.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+35 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+37 in 1920MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
New York
HarrisD+14
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Kamala Harris ✓Democratic | 55.9% | 4,831,023 |
|---|---|---|
| Donald TrumpRepublican | 42.4% | 3,661,635 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.8% | 152,528 |
D+60R+60
28 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
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | +15.1% |
| 1896 | −15.5% |
| 1900 | −2.2% |
| 1904 | −3.1% |
| 1908 | −8.9% |
| 1912 | +23.7% |
| 1916 | −2.8% |
| 1920 | −37.1% |
| 1924 | −21.5% |
| 1928 | +4.2% |
| 1932 | +21.7% |
| 1936 | +31.9% |
| 1940 | +9.0% |
| 1944 | +8.7% |
| 1948 | +1.5% |
| 1952 | −7.1% |
| 1956 | −19.0% |
| 1960 | +8.1% |
| 1964 | +35.0% |
| 1968 | +5.8% |
| 1972 | −16.7% |
| 1976 | +7.2% |
| 1980 | −7.0% |
| 1984 | −8.8% |
| 1988 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | +15.0% |
| 1996 | +30.3% |
| 2000 | +29.0% |
| 2004 | +19.8% |
| 2008 | +27.9% |
| 2012 | +30.2% |
| 2016 | +27.3% |
| 2020 | +26.5% |
| 2024 | +13.5% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 4,831,023 | 3,661,635 | 8,645,186 | ||
| D | 5,689,890 | 3,287,664 | 9,058,152 | ||
| D | 4,948,152 | 2,766,337 | 8,004,287 | ||
| D | 4,672,092 | 2,487,369 | 7,244,641 | ||
| D | 4,945,729 | 2,771,508 | 7,782,842 | ||
| D | 4,359,521 | 2,902,598 | 7,343,456 | ||
| D | 4,134,481 | 2,219,500 | 6,613,838 | ||
| D | 3,732,974 | 1,877,890 | 6,130,388 | ||
| D | 3,411,280 | 2,405,954 | 6,696,277 | ||
| D | 3,126,041 | 3,114,964 | 6,305,856 | ||
| R | 3,013,034 | 3,600,160 | 6,646,240 | ||
| R | 2,529,328 | 2,948,386 | 6,013,569 | ||
| D | 3,357,046 | 2,902,365 | 6,332,553 | ||
| R | 2,846,018 | 3,998,866 | 6,894,293 | ||
| D | 3,262,228 | 2,878,890 | 6,607,351 | ||
| D | 4,643,549 | 2,228,782 | 6,892,409 | ||
| D | 3,675,986 | 3,121,675 | 6,832,358 | ||
| R | 2,635,263 | 3,879,078 | 6,538,282 | ||
| R | 2,986,987 | 3,451,466 | 6,531,923 | ||
| D | 2,557,254 | 2,471,897 | 5,588,744 | ||
| D | 3,099,139 | 2,600,913 | 5,732,381 | ||
| D | 3,046,601 | 2,538,933 | 5,624,926 | ||
| D | 3,198,055 | 1,629,363 | 4,924,832 | ||
| D | 2,381,861 | 1,497,095 | 4,083,063 | ||
| D | 1,883,705 | 1,727,869 | 3,694,707 | ||
| R | 820,693 | 1,384,268 | 2,625,549 | ||
| R | 625,966 | 1,475,372 | 2,292,014 | ||
| R | 590,466 | 625,316 | 1,263,503 | ||
| D | 523,228 | 246,738 | 1,166,522 | ||
| R | 490,570 | 594,151 | 1,163,395 | ||
| R | 523,350 | 558,229 | 1,137,566 | ||
| R | 504,117 | 527,383 | 1,062,897 | ||
| R | 380,425 | 527,614 | 950,434 | ||
| D | 487,542 | 355,722 | 875,422 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Italian
11.0%
Irish
8.9%
German
5.9%
American
3.9%
Polish
3.3%
English
3.2%
French
0.7%
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: 39.7 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
$101,710
New York ranks near the middle of US counties.
New York$101,710
New York$103,556
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.1%
Working age (18–64)11.2%
Seniors (65+)15.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
60.8%
speak English only
Spanish19.5%
Other Indo-European11.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander6.3%
Other languages2.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 47.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
The New York DMA's sheer ad cost makes it an expensive target for statewide campaigns, while genuine competitiveness is concentrated in Long Island and the Hudson Valley exurbs rather than the five boroughs.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of thirty-five points in 1964 and a Republican high of thirty-seven points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved thirteen points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fourteen points.
A population of 20,937,165, a 47% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $101,710 describe the market.
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Frequently asked questions
How did New York vote in 2024?
In 2024, New York voted Democratic by 13.5 points (D+14), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 8,645,186 votes cast, 4,831,023 went Democratic and 3,661,635 went Republican.
What is New York's political typology?
Akashic places New York in the "New American" 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 market has voted Democratic 22 times, Republican 12 times, and other 0 times.
When did New York last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which New York voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in New York?
New York has a population of 20,937,165 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in New York?
Median household income in New York is $101,710 — above the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $103,556.
What is the political history of New York?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in New York from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The market's typology — "New American" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.