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Riverdale-Spuyten Duyvil, NY

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President margin by year

Place winner margin

2004–2024 · D minus R
Full record · 2004 → 2024
2024 presidential vote for Riverdale-Spuyten DuyvilThe boundary of Riverdale-Spuyten Duyvil, filled by its 2024 presidential vote (D+49.8).Riverdale-Spuyten Duyvil · D+49.8
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

HarrisDemocratic73.9%15,339TrumpRepublican24.1%5,011OtherAll other candidates1.9%404
D+49.8
Lead
10,328
Total
20,754
vs nation
D+51.2
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
BidenDemocratic77.3%16,267TrumpRepublican21.2%4,471OtherAll other candidates1.5%315
D+56.0
Lead
11,796
Total
21,053
vs nation
D+51.6
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic76.8%15,551TrumpRepublican19.2%3,891OtherAll other candidates4.0%814
D+57.6
Lead
11,660
Total
20,256
vs nation
D+55.5
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic75.2%14,005RomneyRepublican24.8%4,613OtherAll other candidates0.0%0
D+50.4
Lead
9,392
Total
18,618
vs nation
D+46.6
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic73.3%14,824McCainRepublican25.8%5,209OtherAll other candidates0.9%192
D+47.5
Lead
9,615
Total
20,225
vs nation
D+40.3
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic62.9%12,447BushRepublican35.8%7,092OtherAll other candidates1.2%244
D+27.1
Lead
5,355
Total
19,783
vs nation
D+29.5
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+49.8MIT Election Lab
Population
47,9272020 Census PL 94-171 blocks
Population density
21,214 / sq mi2020 Census PL 94-171 blocks · NYC Department of City Planning
Land area
2.3 sq miNYC Department of City Planning
Median household income
$80,4832024 ACS 5-year parent-city context
White alone
59.4%2020 Census PL 94-171 P1
Black alone
9.9%2020 Census PL 94-171 P1
Hispanic / Latino (any race)
24.7%2020 Census PL 94-171 P2
Peak Democratic margin
D+57.6 in 2016MIT Election Lab
Most similar
Astoria (North)-Ditmars-Steinway, NY · twin score 76.7

presidential history

Party record book

Riverdale-Spuyten Duyvil, 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

Joe Biden2020

77.3%

16,267 votes · D+56.0 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Hillary Clinton, 2016 · 76.8%

Republican

George W. Bush2004

35.8%

7,092 votes · D+27.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · John McCain, 2008 · 25.8%

Most votes

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

Democratic

Joe Biden2020

16,267votes

77.3% of the vote · D+56.0 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Hillary Clinton, 2016 · 15,551 votes

Republican

George W. Bush2004

7,092votes

35.8% of the vote · D+27.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · John McCain, 2008 · 5,209 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

Hillary Clinton2016

+55.5pts D vs U.S.

Place D+57.6 · U.S. D+2.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · +51.6 pts

Republican

George W. Bush2004

−29.5pts R vs U.S.

Place D+27.1 · U.S. R+2.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · John McCain, 2008 · −40.3 pts

Records rank each party’s presidential nominees over the returns for Riverdale-Spuyten Duyvil, 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

Riverdale-Spuyten Duyvil voted Democratic by 49.8 points in the modeled 2024 presidential estimate. Its two-party direction moved 22.7 points toward Republicans or Democrats in net terms—specifically Democratic—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.

Riverdale-Spuyten Duyvil: Democratic by 49.8 points in the modeled 2024 presidential result.
Boundary system
NYC 2020 NTAs · NYC Department of City Planning
2020 population
47,927 (2020) · 2020 Census PL 94-171 blocks
2024 presidential estimate
Democratic by 49.8 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.

Astoria (North)-Ditmars-Steinway
New York
76.7twin score
Similarity 0.77
Portage Park
Illinois
73.4twin score
Similarity 0.73
Irving Park
Illinois
73.0twin score
Similarity 0.73

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 Riverdale-Spuyten Duyvil, New York vote in 2024?
In 2024, Riverdale-Spuyten Duyvil, New York voted Democratic by 49.8 points (D+49.8), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 20,754 votes cast, 15,339 went Democratic and 5,011 went Republican.
How many people live in Riverdale-Spuyten Duyvil, New York?
Riverdale-Spuyten Duyvil, New York has a population of 47,927 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Riverdale-Spuyten Duyvil, New York?
Median household income in Riverdale-Spuyten Duyvil, 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 Riverdale-Spuyten Duyvil, New York?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Riverdale-Spuyten Duyvil, New York from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.