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Ridgewood, NY

Office (updates table and map)

President margin by year

Place winner margin

2004–2024 · D minus R
Full record · 2004 → 2024
2024 presidential vote for RidgewoodThe boundary of Ridgewood, filled by its 2024 presidential vote (D+30.8).Ridgewood · D+30.8
2024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
The boundary is the New York City 2020 Neighborhood Tabulation Areas. Results for 2004–2024 are modeled from precinct returns assigned through 2020 Census blocks, not certified neighborhood returns.

President results by year

Modeled candidate-vote estimate on Census boundaries

HarrisDemocratic63.4%12,016TrumpRepublican32.6%6,178OtherAll other candidates4.0%763
D+30.8
Lead
5,838
Total
18,957
vs nation
D+32.3
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
BidenDemocratic71.8%14,387TrumpRepublican26.6%5,335OtherAll other candidates1.6%317
D+45.2
Lead
9,052
Total
20,039
vs nation
D+40.7
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic74.6%11,828TrumpRepublican21.1%3,338OtherAll other candidates4.3%679
D+53.6
Lead
8,490
Total
15,845
vs nation
D+51.5
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic80.7%9,366RomneyRepublican19.3%2,247OtherAll other candidates0.0%0
D+61.3
Lead
7,119
Total
11,613
vs nation
D+57.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic73.9%9,512McCainRepublican25.1%3,227OtherAll other candidates1.0%128
D+48.8
Lead
6,285
Total
12,867
vs nation
D+41.6
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic70.5%8,577BushRepublican28.4%3,458OtherAll other candidates1.1%137
D+42.1
Lead
5,119
Total
12,172
vs nation
D+44.5
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
Modeled estimate from precinct returns disaggregated to 2020 Census blocks and assigned by block internal pointRelative-to-nation = Place margin minus national margin for the same office and year.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+30.8MIT Election Lab
Population
66,4022020 Census PL 94-171 blocks
Population density
43,507 / sq mi2020 Census PL 94-171 blocks · NYC Department of City Planning
Land area
1.5 sq miNYC Department of City Planning
Median household income
$80,4832024 ACS 5-year parent-city context
White alone
45.3%2020 Census PL 94-171 P1
Black alone
3.9%2020 Census PL 94-171 P1
Hispanic / Latino (any race)
44.1%2020 Census PL 94-171 P2
Peak Democratic margin
D+61.3 in 2012MIT Election Lab
Most similar
Portage Park, IL · twin score 83.8

presidential history

Party record book

Ridgewood, NY · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.

2004–2024 · 6 presidential cycles

Highest vote share

Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.

Democratic

Barack Obama2012

80.7%

9,366 votes · D+61.3 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Hillary Clinton, 2016 · 74.6%

Republican

Donald Trump2024

32.6%

6,178 votes · D+30.8 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · George W. Bush, 2004 · 28.4%

Most votes

Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.

Democratic

Joe Biden2020

14,387votes

71.8% of the vote · D+45.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 12,016 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2024

6,178votes

32.6% of the vote · D+30.8 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 5,335 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

Barack Obama2012

+57.4pts D vs U.S.

Place D+61.3 · U.S. D+3.9 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Hillary Clinton, 2016 · +51.5 pts

Republican

Donald Trump2024

−32.3pts R vs U.S.

Place D+30.8 · U.S. R+1.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · −40.7 pts

Records rank each party’s presidential nominees over the returns for Ridgewood, NY, 2004–2024. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024); national margins from the same series.Vote share is the nominee’s votes over the candidate-vote total; “relative to the U.S.” subtracts the national margin from this Place’s margin (reversed for the Republican side, so the two are exactly symmetric). Ranking uses full precision and an exact tie goes to the more recent cycle.At least one record above sits on a modeled cycle — precinct returns allocated to this boundary, marked in place and estimated rather than certified.

What the record shows

Ridgewood voted Democratic by 30.8 points in the modeled 2024 presidential estimate. Its two-party direction moved 11.3 points toward Republicans or Democrats in net terms—specifically Republican—between 2004 and 2024.

The boundary is the city-sourced Neighborhood Tabulation Area system (2020 / DCP release 26b). Election totals are estimated from precinct returns disaggregated to 2020 Census blocks and assigned by block internal point. Detailed age, income, poverty, education, and language panels use the parent city's 2024 ACS profile as context; population and headline race figures use 2020 Census blocks inside this boundary.

Ridgewood: Democratic by 30.8 points in the modeled 2024 presidential result.
Boundary system
NYC 2020 NTAs · NYC Department of City Planning
2020 population
66,402 (2020) · 2020 Census PL 94-171 blocks
2024 presidential estimate
Democratic by 30.8 points (2024) · Akashic block-disaggregated presidential model
Political twins — neighborhoods

The neighborhoods whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Portage Park
Illinois
83.8twin score
Similarity 0.84
Irving Park
Illinois
73.6twin score
Similarity 0.74
Albany Park
Illinois
70.8twin score
Similarity 0.71

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.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Ridgewood, New York vote in 2024?
In 2024, Ridgewood, New York voted Democratic by 30.8 points (D+30.8), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 18,957 votes cast, 12,016 went Democratic and 6,178 went Republican.
How many people live in Ridgewood, New York?
Ridgewood, New York has a population of 66,402 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Ridgewood, New York?
Median household income in Ridgewood, New York is $80,483 — below the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of Ridgewood, New York?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Ridgewood, New York from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.