† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupCayuga HeightsNew YorkUnited States
English12.3%5.6%9.5%
Irish11.4%10.5%9.4%
German11.1%8.6%12.5%
Italian6.7%10.9%4.8%
American3.3%4.2%5.3%
Polish3.0%3.9%2.2%
Dutch2.3%——
French2.1%1.3%1.6%
Chinese8.1%3.6%1.3%
Asian Indian4.9%1.9%1.4%
Korean1.2%0.6%0.4%
Bangladeshi0.6%0.6%—
Japanese0.4%0.2%0.2%
Pakistani0.4%0.4%—
Burmese0.4%——
Mexican1.4%2.5%11.3%
Puerto Rican1.4%5.1%1.8%
Dominican0.5%4.6%0.7%
Cuban0.4%—0.7%
Guatemalan0.4%0.5%0.5%
Ecuadorian0.3%1.6%—
Argentinean0.2%——
Peruvian0.2%——
African American†3.2%8.0%9.9%
Jamaican0.2%1.6%0.4%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Cayuga Heights
New York
United States
Median age
34.3
39.9
39.1
Age 18–24
32.0%
9.0%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
31.3%
18.0%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Cayuga Heights
New York
United States
Median household income
$166,526
$85,974
$84,427
Poverty rate
11.2%
14.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
81.3%
40.0%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Cayuga Heights
New York
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
32.5%
30.9%
22.3%
Spanish
5.1%
14.8%
13.6%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic
6.3%
2.0%
0.7%
Other Indo-European
3.6%
4.0%
2.0%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)
8.5%
3.2%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Cayuga Heights
New York
United States
Catholic
—
30.8%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
5.1%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
48.7%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Cayuga Heights, New York
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+57.2%
2008
+65.3%
2012
+62.3%
2016
+73.4%
2020
+79.8%
2024
+80.8%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
D
89.6%Harris1,733
8.8%Trump171
1.6%
D+80.8
D+0.9
D+82.2
1,934
D
89.1%Biden1,754
9.3%Trump183
1.6%
D+79.8
D+6.4
D+75.4
1,968
D
83.9%Clinton1,574
10.5%Trump197
5.5%
D+73.4
D+11.2
D+71.4
1,875
D
79.3%Obama1,259
17.1%Romney271
3.6%
D+62.3
R+3.1
D+58.4
1,587
D
81.9%Obama1,592
16.6%McCain323
1.4%
D+65.3
D+8.1
D+58.0
1,943
D
77.2%Kerry1,453
20.0%Bush377
2.8%
D+57.2
—
D+59.6
1,882
Cayuga Heights sits on the northern edge of Ithaca, drawing heavily from Cornell University faculty and staff. Its small, highly educated electorate turns out at rates well above the national average for municipalities its size.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 80.8 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 0.9 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 80.8 points.
A population of 4,000, a 62% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $166,526 describe the city.
In 2024, Cayuga Heights, New York voted Democratic by 80.8 points (D+80.8), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 1,934 votes cast, 1,733 went Democratic and 171 went Republican.
How many people live in Cayuga Heights, New York?
Cayuga Heights, New York has a population of 4,000 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Cayuga Heights, New York?
Median household income in Cayuga Heights, New York is $166,526 — above the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of Cayuga Heights, New York?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Cayuga Heights, New York from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
