† 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
GroupPenn YanNew YorkUnited States
German18.9%8.6%12.5%
English16.5%5.6%9.5%
Irish10.1%10.5%9.4%
American7.7%4.2%5.3%
Italian5.5%10.9%4.8%
Scottish2.7%—1.3%
Danish2.7%——
Polish2.5%3.9%2.2%
Puerto Rican2.4%5.1%1.8%
Mexican1.5%2.5%11.3%
Dominican0.9%4.6%0.7%
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
Penn Yan
New York
United States
Median age
48.5
39.9
39.1
Age 18–24
6.0%
9.0%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
30.4%
18.0%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Penn Yan
New York
United States
Median household income
$60,190
$85,974
$84,427
Poverty rate
12.8%
14.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
21.8%
40.0%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Penn Yan
New York
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
7.8%
30.9%
22.3%
Spanish
5.2%
14.8%
13.6%
Arabic
1.1%
0.7%
0.4%
Religious landscape
Measure
Penn Yan
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.
Penn Yan, New York
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−7.0%
2008
+9.6%
2012
+11.5%
2016
−6.4%
2020
−5.2%
2024
−7.2%
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
R
46.3%Harris985
53.5%Trump1,138
0.3%
R+7.2
R+2.0
R+5.7
2,129
R
45.6%Biden1,029
50.9%Trump1,147
3.5%
R+5.2
D+1.2
R+9.7
2,255
R
42.6%Clinton887
49.0%Trump1,021
8.4%
R+6.4
R+18.0
R+8.5
2,084
D
54.9%Obama1,033
43.4%Romney816
1.6%
D+11.5
D+1.9
D+7.7
1,880
D
54.0%Obama1,113
44.4%McCain915
1.6%
D+9.6
D+16.6
D+2.3
2,061
R
46.1%Kerry953
53.1%Bush1,098
0.8%
R+7.0
—
R+4.6
2,068
Penn Yan sits at the northern tip of Keuka Lake in one of New York's most reliably Republican small-county seats, where low population density and a stable agricultural economy have kept voting patterns consistent across recent cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 11.5 points in 2012 and a Republican high of 7.2 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 2.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 7.2 points.
A population of 4,714, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $60,190 describe the city.
In 2024, Penn Yan, New York voted Republican by 7.2 points (R+7.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,129 votes cast, 985 went Democratic and 1,138 went Republican.
When did Penn Yan, New York last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Penn Yan, New York voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Penn Yan, New York?
Penn Yan, New York has a population of 4,714 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Penn Yan, New York?
Median household income in Penn Yan, New York is $60,190 — below the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of Penn Yan, New York?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Penn Yan, New York from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 4 went Republican.
