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

Saratoga County delivered a near-tie in 2024.

A onetime Republican stronghold that has drifted to near-even margins

18762024·38 elections
Saratoga County, New York · UpstateNYer · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
D+2
in 2024
Archetype
Tossup
since the recent cycles
Population
238,284
2024 ACS
Most similar
Kent County
DE · similarity 0.94
204 precincts · 130,812 votes cast
Harris · D+2
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024D
+1.8%
66,32163,940130,812
2020D
+5.4%
68,47161,305132,655
2016R
−3.2%
50,91354,575114,094
2012D
+2.4%
52,95750,382105,510
2008D
+3.4%
56,64552,855111,387
2004R
−7.0%
48,73056,158106,873
2000R
−3.4%
43,35946,62395,057
1996D
+6.4%
39,83234,33785,665
1992R
−4.3%
33,01136,91789,812
1988R
−15.6%
31,68443,49875,788
1984R
−36.1%
22,16647,39469,788
1980R
−16.1%
23,64134,18465,362
1976R
−23.3%
23,76838,29662,486
1972R
−38.7%
17,89940,58258,631
1968R
−17.2%
17,76625,65845,922
1964D
+37.3%
29,26413,36442,675
1960R
−15.9%
18,17925,03543,250
1956R
−55.4%
9,33832,52241,860
1952R
−44.4%
11,41329,71241,186
1948R
−27.5%
11,45720,70633,666
1944R
−18.8%
13,78820,19734,083
1940R
−17.2%
15,03721,29836,433
1936R
−13.2%
14,61919,15334,266
1932R
−15.6%
13,05317,99031,578
1928R
−21.5%
12,24719,18332,187
1924R
−38.7%
9,16724,51439,699
1920R
−39.1%
6,90516,22223,858
1916R
−8.9%
6,7118,06215,211
1912R
−7.5%
5,2966,40114,648
1908R
−13.7%
6,5188,70615,976
1904R
−20.8%
6,1499,54616,329
1900R
−23.0%
5,9169,60216,059
1896R
−30.7%
4,9879,63815,161
1892R
−11.4%
5,7557,38314,244
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
1.4%
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. 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
20.0%
Other Christian
6.0%
Methodist
3.0%
Non-Christian
3.0%
Mainline Protestant
2.2%
Baptist
0.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 65.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Saratoga County's blend of historic horse-racing resort towns and fast-growing Albany exurbs has compressed a once-reliable Republican advantage to under two points in recent presidential cycles.

The county's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached thirty-seven points in 1964; the Republican margin reached fifty-five points in 1956. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Saratoga County's demographics — a population of 238,284, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $100,787 — situate the county close to national averages on several dimensions. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Kent County and Dutchess County.