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White Plains·New York

White Plains moved 10.1 points toward the Republican candidate between 2020 and 2024.

20082024·5 elections
NY
White Plains
HarrisD+37.4
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala HarrisDemocratic68.4%18,622
Donald TrumpRepublican31.0%8,449
OtherAll other candidates0.6%155
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: +37.4% in 2024.+37.4%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+39.5%
2012+36.9%
2016+45.4%
2020+47.4%
2024+37.4%
DemocraticRepublican
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+37.4%
18,6228,44927,226
D
+47.4%
19,9027,00127,204
D
+45.4%
17,6216,30124,917
D
+36.9%
15,4647,13522,599
D
+39.5%
16,5647,12123,912

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.
IndicatorWhite PlainsCityNew YorkStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White45.7%55.2%61.0%
Black13.3%14.4%12.2%
Asian8.7%9.1%6.0%
Two or more races13.0%10.3%12.6%
Other race19.3%11.1%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino32.1%19.8%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$110,763$85,974$84,427
Poverty rate11.2%14.0%12.5%
Median age41.539.939.1
Age 18–248.5%9.0%9.2%
Age 65 and older18.2%18.0%17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)53.9%40.2%35.7%
Speaks a non-English language at home40.5%30.9%22.3%
Spanish26.4%14.8%13.6%
Other Indo-European5.4%4.0%2.0%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)1.8%3.2%1.1%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)1.5%1.5%0.7%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryItalian 14.4%Italian 10.9%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryIrish 10.8%Irish 10.5%English 9.5%
3rd-largest ancestryGerman 5.8%German 8.6%Irish 9.4%
Religion
Catholic41.1%County context30.8%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant3.8%County context5.1%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed40.0%County context48.7%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
14.4%
Irish
10.8%
German
5.8%
American
4.7%
English
4.0%
Polish
2.7%
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
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
59.5%
speak English only
Spanish26.4%
Other Indo-European5.4%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)1.8%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)1.5%
Other Asian & Pacific Island1.3%
German or other West Germanic1.0%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.9%
Other languages0.9%
Korean0.5%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.5%
Arabic0.4%
Vietnamese0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic
41.1%
Jewish
4.2%
Evangelical Protestant
3.8%
Mainline Protestant
3.7%
Black Protestant
2.3%
Muslim
2.2%
Other Christian
1.0%
Orthodox Christian
0.7%
Latter-day Saints
0.4%
Hindu
0.3%
Buddhist
0.2%
Other faiths
0.1%
Unaffiliated or not counted40.0%
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.

White Plains sits in the Mid-Atlantic. In 2024 it voted Democratic.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 47.4 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 10.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 37.4 points.

A population of 60,666, a 46% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $110,763 describe the city.

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Frequently asked questions

How did White Plains, New York vote in 2024?
In 2024, White Plains, New York voted Democratic by 37.4 points (D+37.4), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 27,226 votes cast, 18,622 went Democratic and 8,449 went Republican.
What is White Plains, New York's political typology?
Akashic places White Plains, 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 White Plains, New York?
White Plains, New York has a population of 60,666 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in White Plains, New York?
Median household income in White Plains, New York is $110,763 — above the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of White Plains, New York?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in White Plains, 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.