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
GroupVassar CollegeNew YorkUnited States
Italian18.8%10.9%4.8%
Irish18.2%10.5%9.4%
German12.5%8.6%12.5%
English7.9%5.6%9.5%
American6.6%4.2%5.3%
Polish3.7%3.9%2.2%
French1.8%1.3%1.6%
Scottish1.5%—1.3%
Chinese3.2%3.6%1.3%
Asian Indian3.0%1.9%1.4%
Korean0.8%0.6%0.4%
Filipino0.5%0.6%0.9%
African American†6.5%8.0%9.9%
Jamaican1.9%1.6%0.4%
African0.4%0.6%0.5%
Haitian0.3%0.9%0.3%
Nigerian0.2%0.2%0.2%
West Indian0.2%0.4%—
Guyanese0.2%0.7%—
Puerto Rican3.6%5.1%1.8%
Mexican1.9%2.5%11.3%
Dominican0.9%4.6%0.7%
Ecuadorian0.8%1.6%—
Colombian0.5%0.9%0.4%
Cuban0.3%—0.7%
Guatemalan0.3%0.5%0.5%
Peruvian0.3%——
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
Vassar College
New York
United States
Median age
20.7
39.9
39.1
Age 18–24
88.0%
9.0%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
1.3%
18.0%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Vassar College
New York
United States
Median household income
$121,469
$85,974
$84,427
Poverty rate
32.4%
14.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
87.0%
40.0%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Vassar College
New York
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
17.7%
30.9%
22.3%
Spanish
5.9%
14.8%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
3.1%
4.0%
2.0%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)
3.2%
3.2%
1.1%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
1.5%
0.9%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Vassar College
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.
Vassar College, New York
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+40.5%
2008
+50.6%
2012
+48.7%
2016
+49.3%
2020
+53.4%
2024
+85.0%
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
D
91.8%Harris571
6.8%Trump42
1.4%
D+85.0
D+31.6
D+86.5
622
D
75.3%Biden550
21.9%Trump160
2.7%
D+53.4
D+4.1
D+49.0
730
D
72.0%Clinton521
22.7%Trump164
5.4%
D+49.3
D+0.6
D+47.2
724
D
73.4%Obama553
24.7%Romney186
1.9%
D+48.7
R+1.8
D+44.9
753
D
74.7%Obama591
24.1%McCain191
1.1%
D+50.6
D+10.1
D+43.3
791
D
69.4%Kerry483
28.9%Bush201
1.7%
D+40.5
—
D+43.0
696
Vassar College CDP exists as a statistical unit wrapped around the residential college in Poughkeepsie's eastern orbit, meaning its electorate skews heavily toward traditional college-age voters whose registration patterns shift sharply with enrollment cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 85.0 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 31.6 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 85.0 points.
A population of 3,529, a 64% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $121,469 describe the city.
In 2024, Vassar College, New York voted Democratic by 85.0 points (D+85.0), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 622 votes cast, 571 went Democratic and 42 went Republican.
How many people live in Vassar College, New York?
Vassar College, New York has a population of 3,529 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Vassar College, New York?
Median household income in Vassar College, New York is $121,469 — above the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of Vassar College, New York?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Vassar College, New York from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
