Selden, NY — Elections 2008–2024

2024 presidential election

Selden

TrumpR+20.6

How it voted

Share of the 2024 vote

Donald Trump ✓Republican	59.3%	5,881
Kamala HarrisDemocratic	38.7%	3,834
OtherAll other candidates	2.0%	203

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 time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
2008	+2.4%
2012	+4.7%
2016	−17.5%
2020	−10.8%
2024	−20.6%

DemocraticRepublican

5 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Democratic	Republican	Other	Margin	Total
2024	R	38.7%Harris3,834	59.3%Trump5,881	2.0%	−20.6%	9,918
2020	R	43.8%Biden4,365	54.6%Trump5,436	1.6%incl. Jorgensen	−10.8%	9,960
2016	R	39.2%Clinton3,441	56.7%Trump4,979	4.2%incl. Johnson	−17.5%	8,785
2012	D	52.4%Obama4,309	47.6%Romney3,921	0.0%	+4.7%	8,230
2008	D	50.6%Obama4,313	48.2%McCain4,106	1.3%	+2.4%	8,527

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.
Indicator	SeldenCity	New YorkState	United StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White	61.8%	55.2%	61.0%
Black	3.3%	14.4%	12.2%
Asian	7.0%	9.1%	6.0%
Two or more races	16.0%	10.3%	12.6%
Other race	11.9%	11.1%	8.2%
Hispanic or Latino	25.6%	19.8%	19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income	$108,952	$85,974	$84,427
Poverty rate	6.7%	14.0%	12.5%
Median age	39.1	39.9	39.1
Age 18–24	9.0%	9.0%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	17.9%	18.0%	17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	40.2%	40.0%	35.6%
Speaks a non-English language at home	24.8%	30.9%	22.3%
Spanish	16.1%	14.8%	13.6%
Other Indo-European	3.3%	4.0%	2.0%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)	1.1%	1.5%	0.7%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	1.1%	2.0%	0.7%
Ancestry
Largest ancestry	Italian 20.6%	Italian 10.9%	German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestry	Irish 16.2%	Irish 10.5%	English 9.5%
3rd-largest ancestry	German 11.0%	German 8.6%	Irish 9.4%
Religion
Catholic	54.9%County context	30.8%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	3.7%County context	5.1%	16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed	32.8%County context	48.7%	51.5%

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.

Italian

20.6%

Irish

16.2%

German

11.0%

English

4.2%

Polish

4.0%

American

3.9%

French

1.0%

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: 39.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.8%

85+

1.4%

2.3%

75–84

3.1%

4.9%

65–74

5.4%

7.4%

55–64

7.5%

6.6%

45–54

6.6%

6.1%

35–44

5.9%

6.3%

25–34

6.0%

4.6%

18–24

4.4%

7.9%

5–17

7.6%

2.7%

2.6%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Median household income

Inflation-adjusted dollars

$108,952

Selden$108,952

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

6.7%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 187.1%

Working age (18–64)6.0%

Seniors (65+)8.9%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

75.2%

speak English only

Spanish16.1%

Other Indo-European3.3%

French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)1.1%

Russian, Polish, or other Slavic1.1%

Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)0.9%

Other Asian & Pacific Island0.8%

Other languages0.5%

German or other West Germanic0.4%

Korean0.2%

Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.2%

Arabic0.2%

Vietnamese0.1%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

2020 religion census

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic

54.9%

Evangelical Protestant

3.7%

Mainline Protestant

3.2%

Muslim

1.9%

Jewish

1.1%

Other Christian

0.8%

Black Protestant

0.7%

Orthodox Christian

0.4%

Latter-day Saints

0.2%

Buddhist

0.2%

Other faiths

0.1%

Unaffiliated or not counted32.8%

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.

Selden sits in the Mid-Atlantic. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 4.7 points in 2012 and a Republican high of 20.6 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 9.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 20.6 points.

A population of 21,604, a 62% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $108,952 describe the city.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Selden, New York vote in 2024?

In 2024, Selden, New York voted Republican by 20.6 points (R+20.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 9,918 votes cast, 3,834 went Democratic and 5,881 went Republican.

What is Selden, New York's political typology?

Akashic places Selden, 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 2 times, Republican 3 times, and other 0 times.

When did Selden, New York last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Selden, New York voted Democratic was 2012.

How many people live in Selden, New York?

Selden, New York has a population of 21,604 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Selden, New York?

Median household income in Selden, New York is $108,952 — above the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.

What is the political history of Selden, New York?

Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Selden, New York from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 3 went Republican. The city's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.

Selden moved 9.9 points toward the Republican candidate between 2020 and 2024.

Demographics

Demographic Profile

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