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Geneseo·New York

Geneseo moved 13.1 points toward the Republican candidate between 2020 and 2024.

20082024·5 elections
NY
Geneseo
HarrisD+24.0
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala HarrisDemocratic61.3%1,273
Donald TrumpRepublican37.3%775
OtherAll other candidates1.3%28
D+60
R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: +24.0% in 2024.+24.0%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+42.4%
2012+28.3%
2016+38.5%
2020+37.1%
2024+24.0%
DemocraticRepublican
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
61.3%Harris1,273
37.3%Trump775
1.3%
+24.0%
2,076
D
67.5%Biden1,765
30.4%Trump795
2.1%incl. Jorgensen
+37.1%
2,615
D
65.2%Clinton2,000
26.7%Trump819
8.1%incl. Johnson
+38.5%
3,066
D
64.1%Obama1,189
35.9%Romney665
0.0%
+28.3%
1,854
D
70.1%Obama2,272
27.7%McCain898
2.2%
+42.4%
3,240

Demographics

Demographic profile

Demographic Profile

Key indicators compared across containing geographies

Demographic Profile. Key indicators compared across containing geographies. ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error. Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.
IndicatorGeneseoCityNew YorkStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White82.8%55.2%61.0%
Black5.9%14.4%12.2%
Asian5.0%9.1%6.0%
Two or more races4.5%10.3%12.6%
Other race1.7%11.1%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino6.1%19.8%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$46,589$85,974$84,427
Poverty rate36.6%14.0%12.5%
Median age21.239.939.1
Age 18–2414.4%9.0%9.2%
Age 65 and older20.2%18.0%17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)30.6%40.0%35.6%
Speaks a non-English language at home5.6%30.9%22.3%
Spanish2.4%14.8%13.6%
German or other West Germanic1.0%1.5%0.5%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryGerman 20.5%Italian 10.9%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryIrish 17.1%Irish 10.5%English 9.5%
3rd-largest ancestryEnglish 15.4%German 8.6%Irish 9.4%
Religion
Catholic28.4%County context30.8%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant5.9%County context5.1%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed56.0%County context48.7%51.5%
Mainline Protestant8.1%County context3.8%5.2%

ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error.

Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
20.5%
Irish
17.1%
English
15.4%
Italian
11.5%
American
4.7%
Polish
3.6%
French
2.7%
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.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.4%
speak English only
Spanish2.4%
German or other West Germanic1.0%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.4%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Other Asian & Pacific Island0.4%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)0.3%
Other languages0.3%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.2%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.1%
Arabic0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic
28.4%
Mainline Protestant
8.1%
Evangelical Protestant
5.9%
Latter-day Saints
0.8%
Other Christian
0.8%
Unaffiliated or not counted56.0%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. The unaffiliated-or-not-counted share is everyone not claimed as an adherent by any reporting body — uncounted congregations as well as the religiously unaffiliated.

Geneseo sits in the Mid-Atlantic. In 2024 it voted Democratic.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 42.4 points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 13.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 24.0 points.

A population of 7,701, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $46,589 describe the city.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Geneseo, New York vote in 2024?
In 2024, Geneseo, New York voted Democratic by 24.0 points (D+24.0), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 2,076 votes cast, 1,273 went Democratic and 775 went Republican.
What is Geneseo, New York's political typology?
Akashic places Geneseo, New York in the "" 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 5 elections in the dataset, the city has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 0 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in Geneseo, New York?
Geneseo, New York has a population of 7,701 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Geneseo, New York?
Median household income in Geneseo, New York is $46,589 — below the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of Geneseo, New York?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Geneseo, New York from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The city's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.