Auburn, NY, New York: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+13%. Republican peak: R+44 in 1956.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+13MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 75,1022024 5-year
- Median household income
- $67,9042024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 87.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+36 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+44 in 1956MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Auburn, 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 | 15,772 | 20,482 | 36,517 | ||
| R | 16,359 | 19,632 | 36,754 | ||
| R | 13,522 | 17,384 | 33,172 | ||
| D | 17,007 | 13,454 | 31,161 | ||
| D | 18,128 | 15,243 | 34,022 | ||
| R | 17,534 | 17,743 | 36,052 | ||
| D | 17,031 | 14,988 | 33,978 | ||
| D | 15,879 | 11,093 | 31,894 | ||
| D | 13,088 | 12,065 | 35,671 | ||
| R | 15,044 | 16,934 | 32,285 | ||
| R | 12,207 | 21,451 | 33,779 | ||
| R | 11,708 | 17,945 | 32,756 | ||
| R | 13,348 | 19,775 | 33,343 | ||
| R | 11,097 | 22,774 | 33,952 | ||
| R | 14,604 | 16,167 | 32,666 | ||
| D | 24,090 | 11,453 | 35,566 | ||
| R | 17,257 | 20,437 | 37,722 | ||
| R | 10,268 | 26,503 | 36,771 | ||
| R | 11,695 | 25,037 | 36,804 | ||
| R | 14,317 | 19,017 | 33,747 | ||
| R | 13,849 | 18,680 | 32,629 | ||
| R | 13,985 | 21,032 | 35,173 | ||
| R | 12,158 | 20,203 | 33,200 | ||
| R | 12,989 | 17,280 | 31,043 | ||
| R | 11,787 | 20,202 | 32,525 | ||
| R | 7,369 | 17,252 | 27,100 | ||
| R | 6,343 | 15,234 | 22,510 | ||
| R | 6,391 | 7,831 | 14,689 | ||
| R | 4,691 | 5,788 | 13,777 | ||
| R | 5,789 | 9,699 | 16,624 | ||
| R | 5,707 | 10,708 | 17,028 | ||
| R | 6,330 | 10,328 | 17,217 | ||
| R | 5,846 | 10,024 | 16,330 | ||
| R | 5,999 | 8,341 | 15,461 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
21.8%
English
16.4%
German
15.9%
Italian
14.5%
Polish
5.8%
American
4.6%
French
3.3%
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: 43.8 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
$67,904
Auburn, NY ranks near the middle of US counties.
Auburn, NY$67,904
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
13.5%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.3%
Working age (18–64)12.5%
Seniors (65+)13.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.0%
speak English only
Spanish1.9%
Other Indo-European1.7%
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 56.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Auburn anchors Cayuga County, a historically Democratic manufacturing region that has trended Republican in recent cycles, with Cayuga Community College adding a modest but measurable younger-voter cohort to an otherwise older, working-class electorate.
The Democratic margin in Auburn, NY peaked at thirty-six points in 1964. By 2016 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was thirteen points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $67,904 sits well below state and national norms, and 14% 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 Auburn, NY, New York vote in 2024?
In 2024, Auburn, NY, New York voted Republican by 12.9 points (R+13), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 36,517 votes cast, 15,772 went Democratic and 20,482 went Republican.
What is Auburn, NY, New York's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Auburn, 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 6 times, Republican 28 times, and other 0 times.
When did Auburn, NY, New York last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Auburn, NY, New York voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Auburn, NY, New York?
Auburn, NY, New York has a population of 75,102 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Auburn, NY, New York?
Median household income in Auburn, NY, New York is $67,904 — below the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of Auburn, NY, New York?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Auburn, NY, New York from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 28 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.