| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | D | 533,782 | 113,921 | 660,633 | |
| 2020 | D | 603,040 | 85,185 | 695,263 | |
| 2016 | D | 579,013 | 64,930 | 668,940 | |
| 2012 | D | 502,674 | 89,559 | 600,291 | |
| 2008 | D | 572,126 | 89,906 | 667,594 | |
| 2004 | D | 526,765 | 107,405 | 641,951 | |
| 2000 | D | 454,523 | 82,113 | 571,006 | |
| 1996 | D | 394,131 | 67,839 | 492,899 | |
| 1992 | D | 416,142 | 84,501 | 532,118 | |
| 1988 | D | 385,675 | 115,927 | 506,551 | |
| 1984 | D | 379,521 | 144,281 | 526,671 | |
| 1980 | D | 275,742 | 115,911 | 441,898 | |
| 1976 | D | 337,438 | 117,702 | 460,838 | |
| 1972 | D | 354,326 | 178,515 | 534,863 | |
| 1968 | D | 370,806 | 135,458 | 529,392 | |
| 1964 | D | 503,848 | 120,125 | 625,719 | |
| 1960 | D | 414,902 | 217,271 | 635,567 | |
| 1956 | D | 377,856 | 300,004 | 677,860 | |
| 1952 | D | 446,727 | 300,284 | 765,183 | |
| 1948 | D | 380,310 | 241,752 | 738,270 | |
| 1944 | D | 509,263 | 258,650 | 772,777 | |
| 1940 | D | 478,153 | 292,480 | 778,099 | |
| 1936 | D | 517,134 | 174,299 | 711,253 | |
| 1932 | D | 378,077 | 157,014 | 565,205 | |
| 1928 | D | 317,227 | 186,396 | 521,558 | |
| 1924 | R | 183,249 | 190,871 | 463,326 | |
| 1920 | R | 135,249 | 275,013 | 464,420 | |
| 1916 | D | 139,547 | 113,254 | 265,560 | |
| 1912 | D | 166,157 | 63,107 | 347,655 | |
| 1908 | D | 160,261 | 154,958 | 346,612 | |
| 1904 | D | 189,712 | 155,003 | 368,072 | |
| 1900 | D | 181,786 | 153,001 | 346,487 | |
| 1896 | R | 135,624 | 156,359 | 308,232 | |
| 1892 | D | 175,267 | 98,967 | 284,984 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
New York County—coterminous with Manhattan—delivers presidential margins exceeding 60 points for Democrats, driven by one of the highest urban population densities in the country and a highly educated, renter-majority electorate.
The Democratic margin in New York County reached its widest at seventy-seven points in 2016. The margin in 2024 was sixty-four points — still decisive.
New York County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $103,931, a 48% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 1,629,477 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 District of Columbia and Jefferson County.
