Schenectady County, New York: Democratic loyalist county. In 2024, voted D+11%. Republican peak: R+46 in 1956.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+11MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 160,3692024 5-year
- Median household income
- $79,6232024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 69.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 10.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 8.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+41 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+46 in 1956MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Washington County, RI · similarity 0.98
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Schenectady CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Schenectady 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 | 39,733 | 31,975 | 72,572 | ||
| D | 42,465 | 30,741 | 74,862 | ||
| D | 33,747 | 28,953 | 67,280 | ||
| D | 36,844 | 26,568 | 64,933 | ||
| D | 38,611 | 29,758 | 69,842 | ||
| D | 35,971 | 32,066 | 69,469 | ||
| D | 35,534 | 27,961 | 66,954 | ||
| D | 35,404 | 22,106 | 66,709 | ||
| D | 32,335 | 26,258 | 73,870 | ||
| D | 36,483 | 33,364 | 70,386 | ||
| R | 30,612 | 42,808 | 73,697 | ||
| R | 29,932 | 32,003 | 70,534 | ||
| R | 31,838 | 40,789 | 74,732 | ||
| R | 29,619 | 47,529 | 77,339 | ||
| D | 34,786 | 33,687 | 72,002 | ||
| D | 51,892 | 21,848 | 73,820 | ||
| R | 37,003 | 40,180 | 77,253 | ||
| R | 21,673 | 58,540 | 80,213 | ||
| R | 27,157 | 54,272 | 81,699 | ||
| R | 28,225 | 35,495 | 67,485 | ||
| R | 33,397 | 35,178 | 68,869 | ||
| R | 32,041 | 34,101 | 66,476 | ||
| D | 31,027 | 26,914 | 59,407 | ||
| R | 22,230 | 28,187 | 53,371 | ||
| R | 21,277 | 29,428 | 52,009 | ||
| R | 3,413 | 6,142 | 9,879 | ||
| R | 8,741 | 19,208 | 33,582 | ||
| R | 8,962 | 9,759 | 20,566 | ||
| O | 5,345 | 5,230 | 17,027 | ||
| R | 7,129 | 9,944 | 18,862 | ||
| R | 5,981 | 9,535 | 16,515 | ||
| R | 4,783 | 6,769 | 11,984 | ||
| R | 3,711 | 4,903 | 8,907 | ||
| D | 4,081 | 3,481 | 8,055 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Italian
16.8%
Irish
15.7%
German
12.4%
English
9.7%
American
5.8%
Polish
5.1%
French
4.2%
African American
8.2%
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. 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
$79,623
Schenectady County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Schenectady County$79,623
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
13.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.3%
Working age (18–64)12.2%
Seniors (65+)11.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.4%
speak English only
Spanish3.9%
Other Indo-European3.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.9%
Other languages0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 64.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Schenectady County's Democratic lean of roughly 11 points in 2024 reflects a mix of a historically industrial city core and surrounding suburbs that have shifted gradually leftward over the past decade.
The Democratic margin in Schenectady County reached its widest at forty-one points in 1964. The margin in 2024 was eleven points — still decisive.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $79,623, a 69% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 160,369 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 Washington County and Pierce County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Schenectady County, New York vote in 2024?
In 2024, Schenectady County, New York voted Democratic by 10.7 points (D+11), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 72,572 votes cast, 39,733 went Democratic and 31,975 went Republican.
What is Schenectady County, New York's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Schenectady 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 14 times, Republican 19 times, and other 1 times.
When did Schenectady County, New York last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Schenectady County, New York voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in Schenectady County, New York?
Schenectady County, New York has a population of 160,369 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Schenectady County, New York?
Median household income in Schenectady County, New York is $79,623 — below the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of Schenectady County, New York?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Schenectady County, New York from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 19 went Republican. The county's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.