Otsego County, New York

2024 results by precinct

50 precincts · 28,592 votes cast

Trump · R+8

Harris +50

Trump +50

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38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−7.8%	13,031	15,256	28,592
2020	R	−5.0%	12,975	14,382	28,010
2016	R	−11.1%	10,451	13,308	25,668
2012	D	+2.7%	12,117	11,461	24,139
2008	D	+5.9%	13,570	12,026	26,121
2004	R	−2.3%	12,723	13,342	26,652
2000	R	−3.0%	11,460	12,219	25,358
1996	D	+11.2%	11,470	8,774	24,126
1992	D	+1.2%	10,471	10,141	26,606
1988	R	−8.0%	11,069	13,021	24,335
1984	R	−27.1%	9,582	16,777	26,511
1980	R	−12.6%	8,795	11,814	23,907
1976	R	−20.2%	9,787	14,796	24,754
1972	R	−37.4%	7,898	17,364	25,321
1968	R	−24.5%	7,981	13,543	22,696
1964	D	+27.4%	15,190	8,643	23,859
1960	R	−37.6%	7,899	17,422	25,347
1956	R	−55.1%	5,644	19,484	25,128
1952	R	−53.6%	6,115	20,304	26,458
1948	R	−35.6%	7,174	15,437	23,197
1944	R	−32.5%	7,849	15,427	23,313
1940	R	−36.4%	7,798	16,771	24,647
1936	R	−35.8%	7,807	16,682	24,765
1932	R	−29.2%	8,114	14,904	23,265
1928	R	−49.9%	6,006	18,286	24,606
1924	R	−37.4%	5,841	13,573	20,670
1920	R	−30.8%	6,275	12,112	18,961
1916	D	+0.4%	5,975	5,926	12,304
1912	D	+1.6%	5,338	5,138	12,641
1908	R	−10.6%	5,975	7,459	13,977
1904	R	−14.6%	5,725	7,770	14,014
1900	R	−12.2%	6,142	7,893	14,394
1896	R	−16.2%	5,820	8,161	14,477
1892	R	−4.8%	6,408	7,095	14,336
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%

African American

1.8%

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.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 39.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.9%

85+

1.4%

3.0%

75–84

3.6%

6.1%

65–74

6.5%

6.8%

55–64

6.9%

5.1%

45–54

5.1%

4.9%

35–44

5.0%

5.4%

25–34

4.7%

8.6%

18–24

11.2%

5.7%

5–17

5.2%

2.0%

1.9%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$68,885

Otsego County ranks near the middle of US counties.

Otsego County$68,885

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

12.5%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1818.0%

Working age (18–64)100.0%

Seniors (65+)18.0%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

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

11.1%

Other Christian

7.1%

Methodist

5.9%

Mainline Protestant

4.6%

Baptist

1.5%

Non-Christian

0.7%

Pentecostal & Holiness

0.4%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 68.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Otsego County, home to Cooperstown and a patchwork of small farms and college towns, delivered an R+7.8 margin in 2024—a notable shift for a county that was competitive as recently as the early 2000s.

The Democratic margin in Otsego County has rarely exceeded twenty-seven points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded fifty-five points. 2024 delivered the county to the Republican candidate by eight points.

Otsego County's demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most counties. A 89% non-Hispanic-white share, a 13% poverty rate, and a median household income of $68,885 — all within the broad national range. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Penobscot County and Seneca County.

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