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1876–2024
Jefferson County, New York
Jefferson County·New York

Jefferson County has voted Republican for as long as anyone can remember.

Fort Drum anchors a north-country county that votes reliably red

18762024·38 elections
Jefferson County, New York · Jiri Eischmann/Sesivany · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+24
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
115,040
2024 ACS
Most similar
Chemung County
NY · similarity 0.99
65 precincts · 42,843 votes cast
Trump · R+24
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−23.6%
16,32626,41742,843
2020R
−19.0%
17,30725,62943,855
2016R
−20.8%
13,80921,76338,236
2012R
−2.9%
17,09918,12235,708
2008R
−5.3%
18,16620,22038,886
2004R
−11.3%
16,86021,23138,800
2000R
−3.8%
16,79918,19236,423
1996D
+13.0%
16,78312,36234,127
1992R
−2.3%
13,38014,22737,426
1988R
−15.4%
14,13719,30433,622
1984R
−36.2%
10,96023,44534,496
1980R
−9.6%
13,27116,45533,128
1976R
−20.3%
13,50320,40134,028
1972R
−33.0%
11,62923,12334,817
1968R
−15.4%
13,43818,55233,109
1964D
+40.3%
25,17510,71835,914
1960R
−21.2%
15,80024,29040,115
1956R
−48.1%
9,95928,42938,388
1952R
−39.8%
12,02627,93239,983
1948R
−19.4%
13,17619,66133,351
1944R
−20.3%
14,44921,83436,329
1940R
−27.3%
14,58125,58440,262
1936R
−27.7%
13,97524,92539,466
1932R
−25.3%
13,47822,76036,724
1928R
−33.9%
12,90826,36139,695
1924R
−43.6%
7,66521,15930,942
1920R
−45.3%
7,92522,07231,201
1916R
−21.5%
7,08911,19719,081
1912R
−3.6%
6,0546,69217,624
1908R
−24.1%
6,69411,47719,813
1904R
−26.9%
6,69612,05019,893
1900R
−26.2%
6,77611,87019,451
1896R
−25.4%
6,64411,41118,744
1892R
−14.7%
7,1819,85618,146
1888
No data
1884
No data
1880
No data
1876
No data
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
Polish
1.0%
African American
3.8%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
0.0%
speak English only
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
17.6%
Other Christian
3.7%
Methodist
2.9%
Mainline Protestant
2.3%
Baptist
1.3%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.1%
Non-Christian
0.7%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 70.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Jefferson County's large active-duty military population at Fort Drum shapes both its demographics and its electoral patterns, contributing to a consistent Republican margin that reached double digits well before 2024.

The Republican margin in Jefferson County reached its widest at forty-eight points in 1956. The margin in 2024 was twenty-four points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Jefferson County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $66,301, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 115,040 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 Chemung County and Steele County.