Amsterdam, NY, New York: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+29%. Democratic peak: D+39 in 1964.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+29MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 49,5282024 5-year
- Median household income
- $64,9432024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 80.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 15.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+39 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+36 in 1920MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Amsterdam, NY, NYOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 7,356 | 13,286 | 20,782 | ||
| R | 7,977 | 12,745 | 21,134 | ||
| R | 6,595 | 11,301 | 19,054 | ||
| R | 8,493 | 9,334 | 18,186 | ||
| R | 9,080 | 10,711 | 20,175 | ||
| R | 9,449 | 11,338 | 21,221 | ||
| D | 10,249 | 9,765 | 20,809 | ||
| D | 10,485 | 7,172 | 21,166 | ||
| D | 9,509 | 8,802 | 23,443 | ||
| D | 11,371 | 11,128 | 22,685 | ||
| R | 9,044 | 14,398 | 23,520 | ||
| R | 9,645 | 11,917 | 24,086 | ||
| R | 11,271 | 13,281 | 24,734 | ||
| R | 9,460 | 16,640 | 26,171 | ||
| R | 11,449 | 12,566 | 25,257 | ||
| D | 19,370 | 8,471 | 27,861 | ||
| D | 15,976 | 14,837 | 30,827 | ||
| R | 9,996 | 20,678 | 30,674 | ||
| R | 12,934 | 19,554 | 32,533 | ||
| R | 14,085 | 14,212 | 29,064 | ||
| R | 14,400 | 14,726 | 29,189 | ||
| R | 15,079 | 15,546 | 30,659 | ||
| D | 14,698 | 14,127 | 29,139 | ||
| R | 11,700 | 14,104 | 26,076 | ||
| R | 9,845 | 15,257 | 25,309 | ||
| R | 5,939 | 12,869 | 20,362 | ||
| R | 5,911 | 12,835 | 19,425 | ||
| R | 5,347 | 6,704 | 12,285 | ||
| R | 4,508 | 5,040 | 11,999 | ||
| R | 5,254 | 7,571 | 13,278 | ||
| R | 5,209 | 7,444 | 12,993 | ||
| R | 5,138 | 7,302 | 12,732 | ||
| R | 4,759 | 7,082 | 12,129 | ||
| R | 5,445 | 5,727 | 11,837 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
14.8%
Italian
14.4%
Irish
11.7%
English
8.9%
Polish
7.9%
American
5.6%
French
2.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 40.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$64,943
Amsterdam, NY ranks near the middle of US counties.
Amsterdam, NY$64,943
New York$85,974
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
14.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.5%
Working age (18–64)12.5%
Seniors (65+)18.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
88.1%
speak English only
Spanish6.6%
Other Indo-European4.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 52.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Amsterdam anchors a compact metro straddling the Mohawk Valley, where post-industrial demographic shifts and a significant Latino population have reshaped local electoral patterns over the past two decades.
The Democratic margin in Amsterdam, NY peaked at thirty-nine points in 1964. By 2004 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was twenty-nine points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $64,943 sits well below state and national norms, and 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Amsterdam, NY, New York vote in 2024?
In 2024, Amsterdam, NY, New York voted Republican by 28.5 points (R+29), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 20,782 votes cast, 7,356 went Democratic and 13,286 went Republican.
What is Amsterdam, NY, New York's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Amsterdam, NY, New York as a "Populist" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 7 times, Republican 27 times, and other 0 times.
When did Amsterdam, NY, New York last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Amsterdam, NY, New York voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in Amsterdam, NY, New York?
Amsterdam, NY, New York has a population of 49,528 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Amsterdam, NY, New York?
Median household income in Amsterdam, NY, New York is $64,943 — below the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of Amsterdam, NY, New York?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Amsterdam, NY, New York from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.