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Hudson, NY·New York

Hudson, NY has voted Democratic in eight straight presidential cycles.

Small Hudson Valley city where arts migration reshaped the electorate

1876 — 2024·38 elections
NY
Latest
D+15
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
61,100
2024 ACS

Hudson, NY, New York: Democratic loyalist metro. In 2024, voted D+15%. Republican peak: R+58 in 1956.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+15MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
61,1002024 5-year
Median household income
$81,5282024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
83.3%2024 5-year
Black
3.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
6.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+23 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+58 in 1956MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 1 D · 0 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+14.6%
20,39615,16835,897
D
+16.7%
20,38614,46435,522
D
+4.9%
15,28413,75630,902
D
+13.7%
16,22112,22529,129
D
+13.4%
17,55613,33731,433
D
+4.7%
15,92914,45731,103
D
+1.2%
13,48913,15328,698
D
+9.4%
12,91010,32427,403
R
−0.7%
11,36811,56829,056
R
−13.1%
11,58515,11126,924
R
−35.3%
8,96018,81427,891
R
−16.9%
9,50013,94626,274
R
−20.2%
10,51415,87126,574
R
−40.8%
7,55817,99525,610
R
−26.4%
7,76213,85723,085
D
+23.3%
14,5169,02323,558
R
−29.0%
8,74715,89324,664
R
−58.3%
4,99919,00424,003
R
−48.5%
6,07517,53923,659
R
−34.6%
6,52713,75820,880
R
−30.3%
6,96913,05520,078
R
−22.3%
8,59113,52722,162
R
−21.5%
8,37513,03421,673
R
−12.3%
9,08311,66720,931
R
−36.9%
6,40314,00020,612
R
−31.4%
5,46610,77416,914
R
−27.5%
5,2039,28414,823
R
−3.6%
4,9385,31410,349
D
+8.7%
4,5993,7419,841
R
−5.7%
5,0975,72611,109
R
−6.6%
5,2455,99611,447
R
−13.1%
4,9536,47811,648
R
−20.0%
4,3736,65411,382
D
+4.1%
5,8685,38411,807
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
17.2%
Irish
16.8%
English
12.9%
Italian
12.2%
Polish
5.4%
American
4.7%
French
3.7%
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.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 49.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
1.1%
85+
1.7%
3.9%
75–84
4.1%
7.6%
65–74
7.9%
8.5%
55–64
8.1%
6.3%
45–54
6.3%
6.0%
35–44
5.7%
5.5%
25–34
5.2%
3.3%
18–24
3.1%
6.6%
5–17
5.6%
1.9%
<5
1.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$81,528
Hudson, NY ranks near the middle of US counties.
Hudson, NY$81,528
New York$85,974
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.1%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.1%
Working age (18–64)11.8%
Seniors (65+)9.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.8%
speak English only
Other Indo-European4.3%
Spanish4.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
11.5%
Mainline Protestant
5.5%
Other Christian
4.2%
Methodist
2.7%
Non-Christian
1.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 74.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Hudson and surrounding Columbia County shifted measurably toward Democrats over the 2000s and 2010s as creative-industry transplants from New York City displaced older agricultural and manufacturing demographics, producing margins that now diverge sharply from neighboring rural counties.

The Democratic margin in Hudson, NY reached its widest at twenty-three points in 1964. The margin in 2024 was fifteen points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $81,528, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 61,100 together describe a metro whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Hudson, NY, New York vote in 2024?
In 2024, Hudson, NY, New York voted Democratic by 14.6 points (D+15), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 35,897 votes cast, 20,396 went Democratic and 15,168 went Republican.
What is Hudson, NY, New York's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Hudson, NY, New York as a "Democratic loyalist" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 11 times, Republican 23 times, and other 0 times.
When did Hudson, NY, New York last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Hudson, NY, New York voted Republican was 1992.
How many people live in Hudson, NY, New York?
Hudson, NY, New York has a population of 61,100 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Hudson, NY, New York?
Median household income in Hudson, NY, New York is $81,528 — above the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of Hudson, NY, New York?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Hudson, NY, New York from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.