Seneca Falls, NY, New York: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+12%. Republican peak: R+49 in 1924.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+12MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 32,9202024 5-year
- Median household income
- $68,0892024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 88.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+33 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+49 in 1924MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Seneca Falls, NY, NYOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 6,610 | 8,379 | 15,105 | ||
| R | 6,914 | 8,329 | 15,608 | ||
| R | 5,697 | 7,236 | 13,980 | ||
| D | 7,094 | 5,889 | 13,266 | ||
| D | 7,422 | 7,038 | 14,741 | ||
| R | 6,979 | 7,981 | 15,325 | ||
| D | 6,841 | 6,734 | 14,338 | ||
| D | 6,825 | 5,004 | 13,955 | ||
| D | 5,810 | 5,432 | 14,974 | ||
| R | 6,215 | 7,221 | 13,571 | ||
| R | 4,825 | 9,420 | 14,307 | ||
| R | 5,010 | 7,174 | 13,690 | ||
| R | 5,745 | 7,659 | 13,508 | ||
| R | 4,441 | 9,368 | 13,842 | ||
| R | 5,222 | 7,083 | 13,005 | ||
| D | 8,890 | 4,473 | 13,376 | ||
| R | 5,693 | 8,741 | 14,435 | ||
| R | 3,623 | 10,417 | 14,040 | ||
| R | 4,328 | 9,669 | 14,020 | ||
| R | 4,897 | 7,266 | 12,516 | ||
| R | 4,236 | 7,424 | 11,688 | ||
| R | 4,203 | 8,364 | 12,598 | ||
| R | 4,295 | 7,919 | 12,454 | ||
| R | 4,764 | 6,502 | 11,486 | ||
| R | 3,873 | 7,911 | 11,938 | ||
| R | 7,103 | 22,583 | 31,584 | ||
| R | 3,023 | 6,260 | 9,696 | ||
| R | 2,845 | 3,307 | 6,505 | ||
| D | 2,573 | 2,336 | 6,211 | ||
| R | 3,136 | 3,749 | 7,101 | ||
| R | 3,288 | 3,823 | 7,278 | ||
| R | 3,461 | 3,787 | 7,399 | ||
| R | 3,213 | 3,853 | 7,198 | ||
| D | 3,199 | 3,112 | 6,707 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
18.6%
English
16.5%
Irish
15.9%
Italian
12.2%
American
5.7%
Polish
3.5%
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.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 43.0 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.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$68,089
Seneca Falls, NY ranks near the middle of US counties.
Seneca Falls, NY$68,089
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
13.5%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.6%
Working age (18–64)12.6%
Seniors (65+)10.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.3%
speak English only
Other Indo-European4.5%
Spanish2.7%
Other languages0.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 63.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Seneca Falls, NY sits in the Mid-Atlantic. For most of the post-war period it was a Democratic metro — its working-class profile gave it the same political habits as much of its region. That identity has shifted decisively in the last twenty years.
The Democratic margin in Seneca Falls, NY peaked at thirty-three points in 1964. By 2016 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was twelve points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $68,089 sits well below state and national norms, and 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Seneca Falls, NY, New York vote in 2024?
In 2024, Seneca Falls, NY, New York voted Republican by 11.7 points (R+12), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 15,105 votes cast, 6,610 went Democratic and 8,379 went Republican.
What is Seneca Falls, NY, New York's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Seneca Falls, NY, New York as a "Populist" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 8 times, Republican 26 times, and other 0 times.
When did Seneca Falls, NY, New York last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Seneca Falls, NY, New York voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Seneca Falls, NY, New York?
Seneca Falls, NY, New York has a population of 32,920 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Seneca Falls, NY, New York?
Median household income in Seneca Falls, NY, New York is $68,089 — below the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of Seneca Falls, NY, New York?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Seneca Falls, NY, New York from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 26 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.