2024 presidential election
Lockport
Constituent county margins for Lockport, NYOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Kamala Harris ✓Democratic | 49.6% | 4,403 |
|---|---|---|
| Donald TrumpRepublican | 49.5% | 4,394 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.9% | 84 |
D+60R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | +9.7% |
| 2012 | +13.7% |
| 2016 | −5.9% |
| 2020 | +4.7% |
| 2024 | +0.1% |
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 4,403 | 4,394 | 8,881 | ||
| D | 4,656 | 4,225 | 9,097 | ||
| R | 3,575 | 4,061 | 8,176 | ||
| D | 3,547 | 2,691 | 6,238 | ||
| D | 4,809 | 3,940 | 8,931 |
Demographics
Demographic profile
Demographic Profile
Key indicators compared across containing geographies
| Indicator | LockportCity | New YorkState | United StatesNation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Race & Ethnicity | |||
| White | 79.1% | 55.2% | 61.0% |
| Black | 10.6% | 14.4% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 0.5% | 9.1% | 6.0% |
| Two or more races | 6.7% | 10.3% | 12.6% |
| Other race | 3.1% | 11.1% | 8.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4.9% | 19.8% | 19.3% |
| Income & Age | |||
| Median household income | $62,410 | $85,974 | $84,427 |
| Poverty rate | 15.2% | 14.0% | 12.5% |
| Median age | 36.8 | 39.9 | 39.1 |
| Age 18–24 | 7.8% | 9.0% | 9.2% |
| Age 65 and older | 20.7% | 18.0% | 17.2% |
| Education & Language | |||
| Bachelor's degree or higher (25+) | 24.6% | 40.2% | 35.7% |
| Speaks a non-English language at home | 4.6% | 30.9% | 22.3% |
| Spanish | 2.4% | 14.8% | 13.6% |
| Ancestry | |||
| Largest ancestry | German 22.0% | Italian 10.9% | German 12.5% |
| 2nd-largest ancestry | Italian 16.8% | Irish 10.5% | English 9.5% |
| 3rd-largest ancestry | Irish 14.8% | German 8.6% | Irish 9.4% |
| Religion | |||
| Catholic | 29.1%County context | 30.8% | 18.6% |
| Evangelical Protestant | 9.1%County context | 5.1% | 16.5% |
| Unaffiliated or unclaimed | 51.8%County context | 48.7% | 51.5% |
| Mainline Protestant | 5.4%County context | 3.8% | 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
22.0%
Italian
16.8%
Irish
14.8%
English
11.2%
Polish
10.1%
American
3.5%
French
2.2%
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
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 36.8 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.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$62,410
Lockport$62,410
New York$85,974
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
15.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.4%
Working age (18–64)12.2%
Seniors (65+)11.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.4%
speak English only
Spanish2.4%
Other languages0.7%
Vietnamese0.5%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.4%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.2%
Korean0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Unaffiliated or not counted51.8%
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.
Lockport sits in the Mid-Atlantic. In 2024 it voted Democratic.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 13.7 points in 2012 and a Republican high of 5.9 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 4.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 0.1 points.
A population of 20,610, a 79% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $62,410 describe the city.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Lockport, New York vote in 2024?
In 2024, Lockport, New York voted a near-tie (Tied), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 8,881 votes cast, 4,403 went Democratic and 4,394 went Republican.
What is Lockport, New York's political typology?
Akashic places Lockport, 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 4 times, Republican 1 times, and other 0 times.
When did Lockport, New York last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Lockport, New York voted Republican was 2016.
How many people live in Lockport, New York?
Lockport, New York has a population of 20,610 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Lockport, New York?
Median household income in Lockport, New York is $62,410 — below the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of Lockport, New York?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Lockport, New York from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 1 went Republican. The city's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.