Monroe County, New York: Democratic loyalist county. In 2024, voted D+19%. Democratic peak: D+44 in 1964.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+19MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 753,7532024 5-year
- Median household income
- $76,3822024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 69.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 14.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 9.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+44 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+39 in 1920MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Snohomish County, WA · similarity 0.98
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Monroe CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Monroe 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 |
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| D | 214,757 | 145,940 | 364,781 | ||
| D | 225,746 | 145,661 | 379,864 | ||
| D | 188,592 | 136,582 | 347,790 | ||
| D | 193,501 | 133,362 | 333,813 | ||
| D | 207,371 | 144,262 | 356,424 | ||
| D | 173,497 | 163,545 | 343,064 | ||
| D | 161,743 | 141,266 | 317,825 | ||
| D | 164,858 | 115,694 | 309,994 | ||
| D | 141,502 | 134,021 | 340,369 | ||
| R | 153,650 | 155,271 | 311,466 | ||
| R | 132,109 | 182,696 | 316,277 | ||
| D | 142,423 | 128,615 | 306,733 | ||
| R | 134,739 | 167,303 | 303,434 | ||
| R | 120,031 | 196,579 | 317,305 | ||
| R | 141,437 | 143,233 | 296,755 | ||
| D | 205,226 | 80,099 | 285,582 | ||
| R | 141,378 | 148,423 | 289,948 | ||
| R | 91,161 | 183,747 | 274,908 | ||
| R | 110,723 | 159,172 | 270,400 | ||
| D | 110,641 | 109,608 | 227,793 | ||
| D | 119,672 | 111,725 | 232,273 | ||
| D | 120,613 | 114,383 | 236,095 | ||
| D | 114,286 | 93,055 | 210,523 | ||
| R | 83,208 | 95,964 | 185,960 | ||
| R | 73,759 | 99,803 | 179,078 | ||
| R | 28,956 | 80,577 | 141,128 | ||
| R | 28,523 | 73,809 | 115,721 | ||
| R | 21,782 | 39,393 | 63,863 | ||
| O | 17,863 | 16,880 | 53,577 | ||
| R | 22,704 | 33,250 | 58,649 | ||
| R | 16,544 | 30,772 | 51,053 | ||
| R | 19,611 | 26,691 | 48,870 | ||
| R | 17,158 | 26,288 | 44,818 | ||
| R | 17,706 | 21,327 | 41,488 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Italian
16.2%
German
16.1%
Irish
14.2%
English
10.9%
Polish
4.5%
American
4.1%
French
1.9%
African American
11.4%
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. 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: 39.6 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
$76,382
Monroe County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Monroe County$76,382
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
13.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.8%
Working age (18–64)12.5%
Seniors (65+)10.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
87.4%
speak English only
Spanish5.8%
Other Indo-European3.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.0%
Other languages1.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Monroe County's presidential margins have trended Democratic by double digits for over two decades, driven by Rochester's dense urban core and a sizable higher-education and healthcare workforce that has reshaped the county's partisan composition.
The Democratic margin in Monroe County reached its widest at forty-four points in 1964. The margin in 2024 was nineteen points — still decisive.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $76,382, a 70% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 753,753 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 Snohomish County and Franklin city.
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Monroe County, New York — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://akashic.app/county/36055/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Monroe County, New York vote in 2024?
In 2024, Monroe County, New York voted Democratic by 18.9 points (D+19), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 364,781 votes cast, 214,757 went Democratic and 145,940 went Republican.
What is Monroe County, New York's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Monroe County, New York as a "Democratic loyalist" county based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 15 times, Republican 18 times, and other 1 times.
When did Monroe County, New York last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Monroe County, New York voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Monroe County, New York?
Monroe County, New York has a population of 753,753 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Monroe County, New York?
Median household income in Monroe County, New York is $76,382 — below the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of Monroe County, New York?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Monroe County, New York from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The county's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.