Rochester, NY, New York
Akashic| Kamala Harris ✓Democratic | 54.0% | 278,847 |
|---|---|---|
| Donald TrumpRepublican | 45.5% | 234,886 |
| Jill SteinWrite-In | 0.5% | 2,518 |
County-level results (5 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Livingston County, NY | Republican | R+21.4 |
| Monroe County, NY | Democratic | D+19.0 |
| Ontario County, NY | Republican | R+1.2 |
| Orleans County, NY | Republican | R+40.4 |
| Wayne County, NY | Republican | R+23.0 |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 54.0%Harris278,847 | 45.5%Trump234,886 | 0.5%Stein2,518 | 516,251 | ||
| D | 54.4%Biden290,015 | 43.3%Trump230,955 | 2.3%Jorgensen12,318 | 533,288 | ||
| D | 49.2%Clinton239,465 | 44.0%Trump214,217 | 6.7%Trump32,733 | 486,415 | ||
| D | 54.4%Obama250,715 | 43.5%Romney200,284 | 2.1%Romney9,690 | 460,689 | ||
| D | 54.7%Obama270,927 | 43.9%McCain217,410 | 1.4%McCain6,885 | 495,222 | ||
| R | 47.4%Kerry227,835 | 50.8%Bush244,299 | 1.8%Bush8,785 | 480,919 | ||
| D | 47.8%Gore212,948 | 47.5%Bush211,298 | 4.7%Nader20,924 | 445,170 | ||
| D | 50.5%Clinton216,260 | 38.9%Dole166,614 | 10.5%Perot44,962 | 427,836 | ||
| R | 39.1%Clinton183,007 | 40.7%Bush190,625 | 20.2%Perot94,500 | 468,132 | ||
| R | 47.1%Dukakis199,369 | 52.1%Bush220,696 | 0.8%Bush3,490 | 423,555 | ||
| R | 39.0%Mondale166,481 | 60.5%Reagan258,306 | 0.5%Reagan1,951 | 426,738 | ||
| D | 44.7%Carter184,287 | 43.9%Reagan180,878 | 11.3%Anderson46,651 | 411,816 | ||
| R | 43.1%Carter176,400 | 56.4%Ford230,783 | 0.5%Ford2,091 | 409,274 | ||
| R | 35.7%McGovern150,648 | 64.1%Nixon270,610 | 0.2%Schmitz919 | 422,177 | ||
| R | 44.8%Humphrey173,838 | 51.0%Nixon197,985 | 4.2%Wallace16,256 | 388,079 | ||
| D | 69.9%Johnson266,662 | 30.0%Goldwater114,219 | 0.1%Hass342 | 381,223 | ||
| R | 45.2%Kennedy176,385 | 54.7%Nixon213,392 | 0.1%Byrd197 | 389,974 | ||
| R | 30.6%Stevenson113,243 | 69.4%Eisenhower256,422 | 0.0% | 369,665 | ||
| R | 37.2%Stevenson135,901 | 62.6%Eisenhower228,970 | 0.2%Hallinan619 | 365,490 | ||
| R | 44.3%Truman136,660 | 52.8%Dewey162,807 | 2.9%Thurmond8,931 | 308,398 | ||
| R | 46.5%Roosevelt146,465 | 53.2%Dewey167,488 | 0.3%Thomas1,040 | 314,993 | ||
| R | 45.5%Roosevelt148,003 | 54.1%Willkie176,098 | 0.4%Thomas1,375 | 325,476 | ||
| R | 47.2%Roosevelt140,276 | 51.0%Landon151,690 | 1.8%Lemke5,253 | 297,219 | ||
| R | 41.5%Roosevelt110,435 | 55.4%Hoover147,468 | 3.1%Thomas8,261 | 266,164 | ||
| R | 36.9%Smith96,925 | 59.8%Hoover157,219 | 3.3%Thomas8,766 | 262,910 | ||
| R | 21.4%Davis44,876 | 61.4%Coolidge128,963 | 17.2%La Follette36,232 | 210,071 | ||
| R | 24.7%Cox44,327 | 66.0%Harding118,296 | 9.3%Debs16,680 | 179,303 | ||
| R | 35.7%Wilson38,002 | 60.6%Hughes64,463 | 3.7%Benson3,944 | 106,409 | ||
| R | 34.3%Wilson32,182 | 35.4%Taft33,256 | 30.3%Roosevelt28,432 | 93,870 | ||
| R | 37.7%Bryan38,749 | 58.4%Taft60,088 | 3.9%Debs4,011 | 102,848 | ||
| R | 33.4%Parker31,721 | 61.0%Roosevelt57,948 | 5.6%Debs5,317 | 94,986 | ||
| R | 39.2%Bryan36,453 | 56.5%McKinley52,628 | 4.3%Woolley3,988 | 93,069 | ||
| R | 38.4%Bryan33,991 | 58.7%McKinley51,958 | 2.9%Palmer2,604 | 88,553 | ||
| R | 41.3%Cleveland34,437 | 52.0%Harrison43,393 | 6.7%Weaver5,546 | 83,376 |
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −10.7% |
| 1896 | −20.3% |
| 1900 | −17.4% |
| 1904 | −27.6% |
| 1908 | −20.7% |
| 1912 | −1.1% |
| 1916 | −24.9% |
| 1920 | −41.3% |
| 1924 | −40.0% |
| 1928 | −22.9% |
| 1932 | −13.9% |
| 1936 | −3.8% |
| 1940 | −8.6% |
| 1944 | −6.7% |
| 1948 | −8.5% |
| 1952 | −25.5% |
| 1956 | −38.7% |
| 1960 | −9.5% |
| 1964 | +40.0% |
| 1968 | −6.2% |
| 1972 | −28.4% |
| 1976 | −13.3% |
| 1980 | +0.8% |
| 1984 | −21.5% |
| 1988 | −5.0% |
| 1992 | −1.6% |
| 1996 | +11.6% |
| 2000 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | −3.4% |
| 2008 | +10.8% |
| 2012 | +10.9% |
| 2016 | +5.2% |
| 2020 | +11.1% |
| 2024 | +8.5% |
Rochester's electorate reflects a post-industrial city anchored by major research universities and healthcare institutions, producing high Democratic margins in Monroe County even as surrounding exurban townships trend in the opposite direction.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 40.0 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 41.3 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 2.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 8.5 points.
A population of 1,058,413, a 73% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $76,325 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Syracuse, NY and Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY.
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