Delaware County, New York: Republican loyalist county. In 2024, voted R+20%. Republican peak: R+64 in 1956.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+20MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Republican loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 44,4872024 5-year
- Median household income
- $63,3372024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 89.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+17 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+64 in 1956MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Schuyler County, NY · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Delaware CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Delaware County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 9,237 | 13,789 | 23,260 | ||
| R | 9,143 | 13,387 | 22,971 | ||
| R | 6,627 | 11,942 | 19,792 | ||
| R | 8,304 | 9,938 | 18,638 | ||
| R | 9,462 | 10,524 | 20,389 | ||
| R | 8,724 | 11,958 | 21,167 | ||
| R | 8,450 | 10,662 | 20,176 | ||
| D | 8,724 | 7,684 | 19,394 | ||
| R | 7,152 | 8,829 | 20,530 | ||
| R | 7,463 | 11,391 | 19,010 | ||
| R | 5,745 | 14,002 | 19,830 | ||
| R | 6,333 | 10,609 | 19,164 | ||
| R | 7,254 | 12,443 | 19,827 | ||
| R | 5,243 | 15,136 | 20,426 | ||
| R | 5,360 | 12,366 | 18,898 | ||
| D | 11,686 | 8,359 | 20,064 | ||
| R | 5,662 | 16,336 | 22,013 | ||
| R | 3,835 | 17,364 | 21,199 | ||
| R | 4,116 | 17,737 | 21,879 | ||
| R | 4,965 | 14,226 | 19,474 | ||
| R | 5,128 | 14,916 | 20,069 | ||
| R | 5,968 | 15,684 | 21,700 | ||
| R | 6,142 | 15,164 | 21,364 | ||
| R | 6,723 | 13,050 | 19,980 | ||
| R | 4,362 | 16,225 | 20,645 | ||
| R | 4,158 | 13,020 | 17,919 | ||
| R | 4,528 | 11,719 | 16,701 | ||
| R | 4,986 | 6,266 | 11,660 | ||
| R | 4,511 | 4,731 | 11,733 | ||
| R | 4,641 | 7,142 | 12,255 | ||
| R | 4,347 | 7,628 | 12,396 | ||
| R | 4,639 | 7,626 | 12,676 | ||
| R | 4,450 | 7,790 | 12,615 | ||
| R | 4,706 | 6,421 | 12,099 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
18.8%
Irish
18.1%
English
14.2%
Italian
10.3%
Polish
4.7%
American
3.5%
Scottish
3.0%
African American
0.9%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
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.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 48.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$63,337
Delaware County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Delaware County$63,337
New York$85,974
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
14.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.2%
Working age (18–64)14.7%
Seniors (65+)10.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.4%
speak English only
Other Indo-European3.3%
Spanish2.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 70.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Delaware County's rural Catskill Mountain terrain and declining population have tracked a steady rightward shift in presidential voting, reaching a nearly 20-point Republican margin in 2024 despite its historically Democratic small-town labor roots.
The Republican margin in Delaware County reached its widest at sixty-four points in 1956. The margin in 2024 was twenty points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $63,337, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 44,487 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Schuyler County and Steele County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Delaware County, New York vote in 2024?
In 2024, Delaware County, New York voted Republican by 19.6 points (R+20), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 23,260 votes cast, 9,237 went Democratic and 13,789 went Republican.
What is Delaware County, New York's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Delaware County, New York as a "Republican loyalist" county based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 2 times, Republican 32 times, and other 0 times.
When did Delaware County, New York last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Delaware County, New York voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Delaware County, New York?
Delaware County, New York has a population of 44,487 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Delaware County, New York?
Median household income in Delaware County, New York is $63,337 — below the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of Delaware County, New York?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Delaware County, New York from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 32 went Republican. The county's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.