New York, New York: Urban anchor market. In 2024, voted D+14%. Republican peak: R+37 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+14MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Urban anchorAkashic typology
- Population
- 20,937,1652024 5-year
- Median household income
- $101,7102024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 47.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 15.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 25.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+35 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+37 in 1920MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for New York, NYOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 4,831,023 | 3,661,635 | 8,645,186 | ||
| D | 5,689,890 | 3,287,664 | 9,058,152 | ||
| D | 4,948,152 | 2,766,337 | 8,004,287 | ||
| D | 4,672,092 | 2,487,369 | 7,244,641 | ||
| D | 4,945,729 | 2,771,508 | 7,782,842 | ||
| D | 4,359,521 | 2,902,598 | 7,343,456 | ||
| D | 4,134,481 | 2,219,500 | 6,613,838 | ||
| D | 3,732,974 | 1,877,890 | 6,130,388 | ||
| D | 3,411,280 | 2,405,954 | 6,696,277 | ||
| D | 3,126,041 | 3,114,964 | 6,305,856 | ||
| R | 3,013,034 | 3,600,160 | 6,646,240 | ||
| R | 2,529,328 | 2,948,386 | 6,013,569 | ||
| D | 3,357,046 | 2,902,365 | 6,332,553 | ||
| R | 2,846,018 | 3,998,866 | 6,894,293 | ||
| D | 3,262,228 | 2,878,890 | 6,607,351 | ||
| D | 4,643,549 | 2,228,782 | 6,892,409 | ||
| D | 3,675,986 | 3,121,675 | 6,832,358 | ||
| R | 2,635,263 | 3,879,078 | 6,538,282 | ||
| R | 2,986,987 | 3,451,466 | 6,531,923 | ||
| D | 2,557,254 | 2,471,897 | 5,588,744 | ||
| D | 3,099,139 | 2,600,913 | 5,732,381 | ||
| D | 3,046,601 | 2,538,933 | 5,624,926 | ||
| D | 3,198,055 | 1,629,363 | 4,924,832 | ||
| D | 2,381,861 | 1,497,095 | 4,083,063 | ||
| D | 1,883,705 | 1,727,869 | 3,694,707 | ||
| R | 820,693 | 1,384,268 | 2,625,549 | ||
| R | 625,966 | 1,475,372 | 2,292,014 | ||
| R | 590,466 | 625,316 | 1,263,503 | ||
| D | 523,228 | 246,738 | 1,166,522 | ||
| R | 490,570 | 594,151 | 1,163,395 | ||
| R | 523,350 | 558,229 | 1,137,566 | ||
| R | 504,117 | 527,383 | 1,062,897 | ||
| R | 380,425 | 527,614 | 950,434 | ||
| D | 487,542 | 355,722 | 875,422 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Italian
11.0%
Irish
8.9%
German
5.9%
American
3.9%
Polish
3.3%
English
3.2%
French
0.7%
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: 39.7 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
$101,710
New York ranks near the middle of US counties.
New York$101,710
New York$103,556
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.1%
Working age (18–64)11.2%
Seniors (65+)15.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
60.8%
speak English only
Spanish19.5%
Other Indo-European11.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander6.3%
Other languages2.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 47.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
The New York DMA's sheer ad cost makes it an expensive target for statewide campaigns, while genuine competitiveness is concentrated in Long Island and the Hudson Valley exurbs rather than the five boroughs.
The Democratic margin in New York has been steady. It reached its modern peak at thirty-five points in 1964; the 2024 margin was fourteen points, still in line with the market's long pattern.
Its political identity is inseparable from its demographic profile: a 47% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $101,710, and the full diversity of a major metropolitan center.
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Frequently asked questions
How did New York, New York vote in 2024?
In 2024, New York, New York voted Democratic by 13.5 points (D+14), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 8,645,186 votes cast, 4,831,023 went Democratic and 3,661,635 went Republican.
What is New York, New York's political archetype?
Akashic classifies New York, New York as a "Urban anchor" market based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the market has voted Democratic 22 times, Republican 12 times, and other 0 times.
When did New York, New York last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which New York, New York voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in New York, New York?
New York, New York has a population of 20,937,165 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in New York, New York?
Median household income in New York, New York is $101,710 — above the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $103,556.
What is the political history of New York, New York?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in New York, New York from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The market's archetype — "Urban anchor" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.