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Niagara Falls·New York

Niagara Falls moved 8.3 points toward the Republican candidate between 2020 and 2024.

20082024·5 elections
NY
Niagara Falls
HarrisD+10.2
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala HarrisDemocratic54.7%9,455
Donald TrumpRepublican44.5%7,698
OtherAll other candidates0.8%133
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: +10.2% in 2024.+10.2%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+28.0%
2012+34.3%
2016+13.0%
2020+18.5%
2024+10.2%
DemocraticRepublican
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
54.7%Harris9,455
44.5%Trump7,698
0.8%
+10.2%
17,286
D
58.4%Biden10,862
39.9%Trump7,420
1.8%incl. Jorgensen
+18.5%
18,612
D
54.2%Clinton9,196
41.2%Trump6,984
4.6%incl. Johnson
+13.0%
16,952
D
67.2%Obama12,317
32.8%Romney6,025
0.0%
+34.3%
18,342
D
63.1%Obama11,988
35.2%McCain6,675
1.7%
+28.0%
18,989

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.
IndicatorNiagara FallsCityNew YorkStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White64.4%55.2%61.0%
Black18.6%14.4%12.2%
Asian2.4%9.1%6.0%
Two or more races11.3%10.3%12.6%
Other race3.3%11.1%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino7.6%19.8%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$49,101$85,974$84,427
Poverty rate23.7%14.0%12.5%
Median age40.839.939.1
Age 18–247.8%9.0%9.2%
Age 65 and older20.7%18.0%17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)28.0%40.0%35.6%
Speaks a non-English language at home5.9%30.9%22.3%
Spanish2.3%14.8%13.6%
Other Indo-European1.2%4.0%2.0%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryGerman 22.0%Italian 10.9%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryItalian 16.8%Irish 10.5%Mexican 11.3%
3rd-largest ancestryIrish 14.8%German 8.6%English 9.5%
Religion
Catholic29.1%County context30.8%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant9.1%County context5.1%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed51.8%County context48.7%51.5%
Mainline Protestant5.4%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 origins and ancestries reported within it.
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
German
22.0%
Italian
16.8%
Irish
14.8%
English
11.2%
Polish
10.1%
American
3.5%
French
2.2%
Scottish
2.1%
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
African American identity is recorded by the ACS race question; the ancestry item enumerates specific African and Caribbean ancestries only.
Jamaican
0.4%
African
0.3%
The ACS does not publish subgroup detail for people reporting two or more races.
Specific origin · ACS B03001
Puerto Rican
1.7%
Mexican
0.7%
Dominican
0.4%
Cuban
0.3%
Spanish
0.2%
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and other single-race responses combined.
Detailed group · ACS B02015
Asian Indian
0.3%
Chinese
0.2%
Pakistani
0.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Race shares: B02001 · B03003. Subgroup detail: B03001 (Hispanic or Latino specific origin), B02015 (Asian groups), B02020 · B02016 (American Indian/Alaska Native tribes and Pacific Islander groups), B04006 (reported ancestry). Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so group shares can total more than 100%. All subgroup rows are shares of total population; ancestry is self-reported and multiple-response, so rows do not sum to the parent group's share.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.1%
speak English only
Spanish2.3%
Other Indo-European1.2%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.7%
German or other West Germanic0.4%
Arabic0.3%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.2%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)0.2%
Other languages0.2%
Vietnamese0.1%
Other Asian & Pacific Island0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic
29.1%
Evangelical Protestant
9.1%
Mainline Protestant
5.4%
Muslim
1.9%
Other Christian
0.8%
Black Protestant
0.8%
Latter-day Saints
0.7%
Orthodox Christian
0.3%
Buddhist
0.1%
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.

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

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 34.3 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 8.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 10.2 points.

A population of 47,987, a 64% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $49,101 describe the city.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Niagara Falls, New York vote in 2024?
In 2024, Niagara Falls, New York voted Democratic by 10.2 points (D+10.2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 17,286 votes cast, 9,455 went Democratic and 7,698 went Republican.
What is Niagara Falls, New York's political typology?
Akashic places Niagara Falls, 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 Niagara Falls, New York?
Niagara Falls, New York has a population of 47,987 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Niagara Falls, New York?
Median household income in Niagara Falls, New York is $49,101 — below the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of Niagara Falls, New York?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Niagara Falls, 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.