HarrisDemocratic53.4%378,666TrumpRepublican45.7%324,491OtherAll other candidates0.3%2,395
D+7.6- Lead
- 54,175
- Total
- 709,442
- vs nation
- D+9.1
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Albany-Schenectady-Troy
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President margin by year
Place winner margin
14 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
President results by year
Vote totals, margins, and source status
BidenDemocratic55.2%398,159TrumpRepublican42.6%307,431OtherAll other candidates2.2%15,938
D+12.6- Lead
- 90,728
- Total
- 721,528
- vs nation
- D+8.1
ClintonDemocratic49.3%316,859TrumpRepublican43.5%279,674OtherAll other candidates7.2%46,541
D+5.8- Lead
- 37,185
- Total
- 643,074
- vs nation
- D+3.7
ObamaDemocratic57.1%350,357RomneyRepublican40.6%249,216OtherAll other candidates2.2%13,552
D+16.5- Lead
- 101,141
- Total
- 613,125
- vs nation
- D+12.6
ObamaDemocratic56.6%373,465McCainRepublican41.4%273,038OtherAll other candidates1.9%12,792
D+15.2- Lead
- 100,427
- Total
- 659,295
- vs nation
- D+8.0
KerryDemocratic52.7%343,228BushRepublican45.3%295,475OtherAll other candidates2.0%13,061
D+7.3- Lead
- 47,753
- Total
- 651,764
- vs nation
- D+9.8
GoreDemocratic51.7%316,170BushRepublican42.2%257,979OtherAll other candidates6.1%37,108
D+9.5- Lead
- 58,191
- Total
- 611,257
- vs nation
- D+9.0
ClintonDemocratic52.6%312,709DoleRepublican33.6%199,383OtherAll other candidates13.8%81,855
D+19.1- Lead
- 113,326
- Total
- 593,947
- vs nation
- D+10.6
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+7.6MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 1,414,4032024 5-year
- Population density
- 141 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 10,009 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $83,3812024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 79.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 5.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 6.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+42.3 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+37.4 in 1956MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Syracuse, NY · twin score 95.1
presidential history
Party record book
Albany-Schenectady-Troy · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1892–2024 · 34 presidential cycles
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Lyndon B. Johnson1964
71.1%
398,505 votes · D+42.3
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · 57.1%
Republican
Dwight D. Eisenhower1956
68.7%
402,198 votes · R+37.4
Runner-up · Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1952 · 63.4%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Lyndon B. Johnson1964
398,505votes
71.1% of the vote · D+42.3
Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · 398,159 votes
Republican
Dwight D. Eisenhower1956
402,198votes
68.7% of the vote · R+37.4
Runner-up · Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1952 · 376,358 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
Lyndon B. Johnson1964
+19.7pts D vs U.S.
Place D+42.3 · U.S. D+22.6
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · +12.6 pts
Republican
Alf Landon1936
+25.9pts R vs U.S.
Place R+1.7 · U.S. D+24.3
Runner-up · Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1956 · +22.0 pts
U.S. House elections · 3 House
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
U.S. House
On a multi-state Place, each row sums votes cast in the separate U.S. House races held inside the Place that year. It is a geographic vote total, not one contest or a seat tally.
Some U.S. House rows cover a contest held in only part of this Place — the votes are real, but the total is not place-wide because the rest of the Place had no such race that year.
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026D+5.5
Presidential vote · 2024D+7.6
Registration and the presidential vote track closely here — within 2.1 points.
DemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther parties
† Some years predate full county coverage; a flagged year sums only the counties reporting it.
| Year | Total registered | Democratic | Republican | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 (partial) | 98,423 | 27,402 | 6,886 | 63,122 | 1,013 |
| 2026 (partial) | 900,162 | 311,600 | 261,946 | 263,962 | 62,654 |
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+2,372 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −24,480 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | −3,990 |
| 2012 | −2,916 |
| 2013 | −2,965 |
| 2014 | −4,962 |
| 2015 | −4,629 |
| 2016 | −5,216 |
| 2017 | −1,269 |
| 2018 | −2,512 |
| 2019 | −4,742 |
| 2021 | +9,202 |
| 2022 | −3,087 |
| 2023 | −1,085 |
| 2024 | +1,319 |
| 2025 | +2,372 |
Home to New York's state government complex, the Albany-Schenectady-Troy media market carries an unusually high share of public-sector employees, a demographic that has historically produced stable Democratic margins in federal and statewide contests.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 42.3 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 37.4 points in 1956. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved 4.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 7.6 points.
A population of 1,414,403, a 79% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $83,381 describe the market. The market's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Syracuse and Rochester, NY.
Political twins — media markets
The media markets whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Syracuse
New York
95.1twin score
2000–2024 trajectory
Rochester, NY
87.6twin score
2012–2024 trajectory≠ % unaffiliated
Providence-New Bedford
Rhode Island
87.2twin score
2012–2024 trajectory% Evangelical≠ 2000 margin
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York vote in 2024?
In 2024, Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York voted Democratic by 7.6 points (D+7.6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 709,442 votes cast, 378,666 went Democratic and 324,491 went Republican.
When did Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York?
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York has a population of 1,414,403 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York?
Median household income in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York is $83,381 — above the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 23 went Republican.