Rochester, NY, New York
Akashic| Kamala Harris ✓Democratic | 54.6% | 277,882 |
|---|---|---|
| Donald TrumpRepublican | 44.9% | 228,325 |
| Jill SteinWrite-In | 0.5% | 2,515 |
County-level results (5 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Livingston County, NY | Republican | R+21.4 |
| Monroe County, NY | Democratic | D+19.0 |
| Ontario County, NY | Republican | R+1.2 |
| Wayne County, NY | Republican | R+23.0 |
| Yates County, NY | Republican | R+16.1 |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 54.6%Harris277,882 | 44.9%Trump228,325 | 0.5%Stein2,515 | 508,722 | ||
| D | 54.9%Biden288,647 | 42.8%Trump225,037 | 2.3%Jorgensen12,151 | 525,835 | ||
| D | 49.7%Clinton238,654 | 43.5%Trump208,941 | 6.8%Trump32,506 | 480,101 | ||
| D | 54.8%Obama249,416 | 43.1%Romney196,488 | 2.1%Romney9,521 | 455,425 | ||
| D | 55.1%Obama269,203 | 43.6%McCain212,971 | 1.4%McCain6,744 | 488,918 | ||
| R | 47.6%Kerry226,081 | 50.6%Bush240,291 | 1.8%Bush8,681 | 475,053 | ||
| D | 48.0%Gore210,919 | 47.3%Bush207,661 | 4.7%Nader20,805 | 439,385 | ||
| D | 50.7%Clinton214,093 | 38.8%Dole163,674 | 10.5%Perot44,128 | 421,895 | ||
| R | 39.3%Clinton181,322 | 40.6%Bush187,523 | 20.1%Perot92,625 | 461,470 | ||
| R | 47.2%Dukakis196,963 | 52.0%Bush217,156 | 0.8%Bush3,455 | 417,574 | ||
| R | 39.1%Mondale164,722 | 60.4%Reagan254,130 | 0.5%Reagan1,924 | 420,776 | ||
| D | 44.7%Carter181,348 | 43.9%Reagan178,036 | 11.4%Anderson46,205 | 405,589 | ||
| R | 43.0%Carter173,376 | 56.5%Ford227,585 | 0.5%Ford2,032 | 402,993 | ||
| R | 35.7%McGovern148,235 | 64.1%Nixon266,311 | 0.2%Schmitz920 | 415,466 | ||
| R | 44.8%Humphrey171,210 | 51.0%Nixon194,958 | 4.2%Wallace16,004 | 382,172 | ||
| D | 70.0%Johnson262,341 | 30.0%Goldwater112,327 | 0.1%Hass322 | 374,990 | ||
| R | 45.2%Kennedy173,279 | 54.8%Nixon209,940 | 0.1%Byrd199 | 383,418 | ||
| R | 30.6%Stevenson111,385 | 69.4%Eisenhower252,437 | 0.0% | 363,822 | ||
| R | 37.2%Stevenson133,828 | 62.6%Eisenhower225,115 | 0.2%Hallinan627 | 359,570 | ||
| R | 44.5%Truman134,691 | 52.6%Dewey159,238 | 2.9%Thurmond8,809 | 302,738 | ||
| R | 46.7%Roosevelt144,464 | 53.0%Dewey163,828 | 0.3%Thomas1,027 | 309,319 | ||
| R | 45.6%Roosevelt145,648 | 53.9%Willkie172,224 | 0.4%Thomas1,360 | 319,232 | ||
| R | 47.5%Roosevelt138,517 | 50.8%Landon148,018 | 1.7%Lemke4,970 | 291,505 | ||
| R | 41.7%Roosevelt108,531 | 55.2%Hoover143,781 | 3.1%Thomas8,115 | 260,427 | ||
| R | 36.9%Smith95,083 | 60.0%Hoover154,777 | 3.2%Thomas8,153 | 258,013 | ||
| R | 21.4%Davis44,124 | 61.4%Coolidge126,754 | 17.2%La Follette35,466 | 206,344 | ||
| R | 24.9%Cox43,632 | 66.0%Harding115,629 | 9.1%Debs16,023 | 175,284 | ||
| R | 35.9%Wilson37,139 | 60.4%Hughes62,500 | 3.8%Benson3,917 | 103,556 | ||
| R | 34.3%Wilson31,190 | 35.2%Taft32,068 | 30.5%Roosevelt27,767 | 91,025 | ||
| R | 37.9%Bryan38,086 | 58.3%Taft58,478 | 3.8%Debs3,815 | 100,379 | ||
| R | 33.5%Parker30,971 | 60.9%Roosevelt56,301 | 5.5%Debs5,108 | 92,380 | ||
| R | 39.3%Bryan35,801 | 56.5%McKinley51,393 | 4.2%Woolley3,804 | 90,998 | ||
| R | 38.3%Bryan33,084 | 58.7%McKinley50,664 | 2.9%Palmer2,526 | 86,274 | ||
| R | 40.8%Cleveland33,083 | 52.2%Harrison42,394 | 7.0%Weaver5,687 | 81,164 |
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −11.5% |
| 1896 | −20.4% |
| 1900 | −17.1% |
| 1904 | −27.4% |
| 1908 | −20.3% |
| 1912 | −1.0% |
| 1916 | −24.5% |
| 1920 | −41.1% |
| 1924 | −40.0% |
| 1928 | −23.1% |
| 1932 | −13.5% |
| 1936 | −3.3% |
| 1940 | −8.3% |
| 1944 | −6.3% |
| 1948 | −8.1% |
| 1952 | −25.4% |
| 1956 | −38.8% |
| 1960 | −9.6% |
| 1964 | +40.0% |
| 1968 | −6.2% |
| 1972 | −28.4% |
| 1976 | −13.5% |
| 1980 | +0.8% |
| 1984 | −21.2% |
| 1988 | −4.8% |
| 1992 | −1.3% |
| 1996 | +12.0% |
| 2000 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | −3.0% |
| 2008 | +11.5% |
| 2012 | +11.6% |
| 2016 | +6.2% |
| 2020 | +12.1% |
| 2024 | +9.7% |
Rochester's media market anchors Monroe County, a bellwether that has tracked closely with statewide margins while its urban core and outer-ring suburbs increasingly diverge in turnout patterns and party preference.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 40.0 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 41.1 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved 2.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 9.7 points.
A population of 1,043,331, a 73% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $76,563 describe the market. The market's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Syracuse and Albany-Schenectady-Troy.
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