Utica, New York: Industrial Catholic Metro market. In 2024, voted R+21%. Republican peak: R+43 in 1956.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+21MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 348,9892024 5-year
- Median household income
- $69,6552024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 83.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 4.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+30 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+43 in 1956MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Utica
TrumpR+21
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 60.3% | 95,500 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 38.9% | 61,556 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.8% | 1,207 |
D+60R+60
3 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 | −3.9% |
| 1896 | −22.5% |
| 1900 | −17.6% |
| 1904 | −15.4% |
| 1908 | −12.7% |
| 1912 | +2.7% |
| 1916 | −7.0% |
| 1920 | −35.9% |
| 1924 | −34.6% |
| 1928 | −19.3% |
| 1932 | −10.3% |
| 1936 | −10.2% |
| 1940 | −10.7% |
| 1944 | −7.6% |
| 1948 | −5.9% |
| 1952 | −28.1% |
| 1956 | −42.6% |
| 1960 | −4.7% |
| 1964 | +30.0% |
| 1968 | −11.7% |
| 1972 | −38.8% |
| 1976 | −10.9% |
| 1980 | −8.5% |
| 1984 | −23.4% |
| 1988 | −7.5% |
| 1992 | −2.2% |
| 1996 | +7.5% |
| 2000 | −4.3% |
| 2004 | −11.0% |
| 2008 | −4.6% |
| 2012 | −4.0% |
| 2016 | −20.4% |
| 2020 | −16.5% |
| 2024 | −21.4% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 61,556 | 95,500 | 158,263 | ||
| R | 64,887 | 91,113 | 159,190 | ||
| R | 52,277 | 81,444 | 142,932 | ||
| R | 63,858 | 69,273 | 135,879 | ||
| R | 69,170 | 75,901 | 147,670 | ||
| R | 65,190 | 81,758 | 150,343 | ||
| R | 67,617 | 73,969 | 149,073 | ||
| D | 67,779 | 56,855 | 145,681 | ||
| R | 62,317 | 65,999 | 164,887 | ||
| R | 71,428 | 83,164 | 155,818 | ||
| R | 62,531 | 100,981 | 164,038 | ||
| R | 64,584 | 77,887 | 156,594 | ||
| R | 70,441 | 87,813 | 159,119 | ||
| R | 51,027 | 116,107 | 167,532 | ||
| R | 63,606 | 81,610 | 154,122 | ||
| D | 108,685 | 58,539 | 167,386 | ||
| R | 86,244 | 94,693 | 181,096 | ||
| R | 49,082 | 121,908 | 170,990 | ||
| R | 62,152 | 110,936 | 173,409 | ||
| R | 68,083 | 76,880 | 149,148 | ||
| R | 68,601 | 79,832 | 148,742 | ||
| R | 69,920 | 86,723 | 157,046 | ||
| R | 64,093 | 78,940 | 145,005 | ||
| R | 57,721 | 71,255 | 131,203 | ||
| R | 54,891 | 81,692 | 139,101 | ||
| R | 30,429 | 66,743 | 104,967 | ||
| R | 28,342 | 62,733 | 95,676 | ||
| R | 28,316 | 32,673 | 62,689 | ||
| D | 22,642 | 21,048 | 59,897 | ||
| R | 26,861 | 35,007 | 64,093 | ||
| R | 25,616 | 35,332 | 63,230 | ||
| R | 24,363 | 35,197 | 61,568 | ||
| R | 21,850 | 35,112 | 59,029 | ||
| R | 25,486 | 27,673 | 56,484 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
15.6%
Italian
15.3%
German
14.4%
English
11.2%
Polish
8.0%
American
5.6%
French
2.8%
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: 41.3 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
$69,655
Utica ranks near the middle of US counties.
Utica$69,655
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
14.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1820.4%
Working age (18–64)13.3%
Seniors (65+)10.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.3%
speak English only
Other Indo-European4.3%
Spanish3.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.4%
Other languages1.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 54.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Utica's media market stretches across a post-industrial corridor where refugee resettlement has quietly diversified formerly homogeneous communities, contributing to shifting margins in state and federal races over the past decade.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of thirty points in 1964 and a Republican high of forty-three points in 1956. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-one points.
A population of 348,989, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $69,655 describe the market.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Utica, New York vote in 2024?
In 2024, Utica, New York voted Republican by 21.4 points (R+21), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 158,263 votes cast, 61,556 went Democratic and 95,500 went Republican.
What is Utica, New York's political typology?
Akashic places Utica, 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 market has voted Democratic 3 times, Republican 31 times, and other 0 times.
When did Utica, New York last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Utica, New York voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Utica, New York?
Utica, New York has a population of 348,989 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Utica, New York?
Median household income in Utica, New York is $69,655 — below the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of Utica, New York?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Utica, New York from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 31 went Republican. The market's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.