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1876–2024
Brooklyn
Kings County·New York

Kings County has voted Democratic for as long as anyone can remember.

Brooklyn's 2.5 million residents make it one of the nation's most populous counties

18762024·38 elections
Brooklyn · Sashimi-b · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
D+43
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
2,631,580
2024 ACS
Most similar
Bronx County
NY · similarity 1.00
1,341 precincts · 853,744 votes cast
Harris · D+43
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024D
+43.0%
601,265233,964853,744
2020D
+54.8%
703,310202,772913,690
2016D
+62.0%
640,553141,044805,605
2012D
+65.1%
604,443124,551736,982
2008D
+59.4%
603,525151,872759,848
2004D
+50.6%
514,973167,149687,884
2000D
+65.0%
497,51396,609617,237
1996D
+65.0%
432,23281,406539,833
1992D
+47.8%
411,183133,344581,594
1988D
+33.7%
363,916178,961549,019
1984D
+23.0%
368,518230,064600,771
1980D
+17.0%
288,893200,306521,092
1976D
+37.3%
419,382190,728613,643
1972D
+1.8%
387,768373,903763,620
1968D
+31.1%
489,174247,936774,969
1964D
+49.8%
684,839229,291915,503
1960D
+32.6%
646,582327,497977,306
1956D
+9.5%
557,655460,4561,018,111
1952D
+18.7%
656,229446,7081,123,249
1948D
+23.0%
579,922330,4941,083,817
1944D
+31.5%
758,270393,9261,158,364
1940D
+30.4%
742,668394,5341,145,567
1936D
+53.9%
738,306212,852974,301
1932D
+41.8%
514,172192,536769,008
1928D
+23.4%
404,393245,622679,837
1924R
−15.6%
158,907236,877498,687
1920R
−37.4%
119,612292,692462,248
1916D
+1.9%
125,625120,752257,457
1912D
+23.9%
109,74851,239244,663
1908R
−9.7%
96,756119,789236,570
1904R
−0.6%
111,855113,246235,317
1900R
−1.2%
106,232108,977219,848
1896R
−16.7%
76,882109,135193,676
1892D
+16.8%
100,16070,505176,385
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
0.9%
Scottish
0.5%
African American
22.2%
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
21.1%
Non-Christian
16.5%
Other Christian
3.9%
Baptist
2.3%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.4%
Mainline Protestant
0.8%
Methodist
0.7%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 53.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Kings County, coextensive with Brooklyn, delivers Democratic presidential margins above 40 points, fueled by one of the most ethnically and linguistically diverse urban populations anywhere in the United States.

The Democratic margin in Kings County reached its widest at sixty-five points in 2012. The margin in 2024 was forty-three points — still decisive.

Kings County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $80,263, a 38% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 2,631,580 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 Bronx County and Sumter County.