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West Farms, 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 West FarmsThe boundary of West Farms, filled by its 2024 presidential vote (D+44.1).West Farms · D+44.1
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

HarrisDemocratic71.7%3,083TrumpRepublican27.6%1,186OtherAll other candidates0.8%33
D+44.1
Lead
1,897
Total
4,302
vs nation
D+45.6
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
BidenDemocratic86.7%4,409TrumpRepublican12.7%645OtherAll other candidates0.6%30
D+74.0
Lead
3,764
Total
5,084
vs nation
D+69.6
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic93.3%4,715TrumpRepublican4.8%242OtherAll other candidates1.9%95
D+88.5
Lead
4,473
Total
5,052
vs nation
D+86.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic96.5%4,501RomneyRepublican3.5%164OtherAll other candidates0.0%0
D+93.0
Lead
4,337
Total
4,665
vs nation
D+89.1
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic94.1%4,037McCainRepublican5.8%247OtherAll other candidates0.1%6
D+88.3
Lead
3,790
Total
4,290
vs nation
D+81.1
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic90.9%3,389BushRepublican8.9%332OtherAll other candidates0.2%6
D+82.0
Lead
3,057
Total
3,727
vs nation
D+84.5
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+44.1MIT Election Lab
Population
20,1472020 Census PL 94-171 blocks
Population density
48,000 / sq mi2020 Census PL 94-171 blocks · NYC Department of City Planning
Land area
0.4 sq miNYC Department of City Planning
Median household income
$80,4832024 ACS 5-year parent-city context
White alone
8.7%2020 Census PL 94-171 P1
Black alone
31.4%2020 Census PL 94-171 P1
Hispanic / Latino (any race)
70.0%2020 Census PL 94-171 P2
Peak Democratic margin
D+93.0 in 2012MIT Election Lab
Most similar
Hunts Point, NY · twin score 86.3

presidential history

Party record book

West Farms, 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

96.5%

4,501 votes · D+93.0 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 94.1%

Republican

Donald Trump2024

27.6%

1,186 votes · D+44.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 12.7%

Most votes

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

Democratic

Hillary Clinton2016

4,715votes

93.3% of the vote · D+88.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · 4,501 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2024

1,186votes

27.6% of the vote · D+44.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 645 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

+89.1pts D vs U.S.

Place D+93.0 · U.S. D+3.9 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Hillary Clinton, 2016 · +86.4 pts

Republican

Donald Trump2024

−45.6pts R vs U.S.

Place D+44.1 · U.S. R+1.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · −69.6 pts

Records rank each party’s presidential nominees over the returns for West Farms, 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

West Farms voted Democratic by 44.1 points in the modeled 2024 presidential estimate. Its two-party direction moved 37.9 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.

West Farms: Democratic by 44.1 points in the modeled 2024 presidential result.
Boundary system
NYC 2020 NTAs · NYC Department of City Planning
2020 population
20,147 (2020) · 2020 Census PL 94-171 blocks
2024 presidential estimate
Democratic by 44.1 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.

Hunts Point
New York
86.3twin score
Similarity 0.86
Crotona Park East
New York
79.5twin score
Similarity 0.79
Highbridge
New York
78.6twin score
Similarity 0.79

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 West Farms, New York vote in 2024?
In 2024, West Farms, New York voted Democratic by 44.1 points (D+44.1), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 4,302 votes cast, 3,083 went Democratic and 1,186 went Republican.
How many people live in West Farms, New York?
West Farms, New York has a population of 20,147 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in West Farms, New York?
Median household income in West Farms, 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 West Farms, New York?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in West Farms, New York from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.