Glens Falls, NY, New York: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+12%. Republican peak: R+61 in 1956.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+12MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 126,0392024 5-year
- Median household income
- $76,0672024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 91.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+25 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+61 in 1956MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Glens Falls, 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 | 28,323 | 35,874 | 64,791 | ||
| R | 29,207 | 33,640 | 64,250 | ||
| R | 22,189 | 29,361 | 55,936 | ||
| D | 26,329 | 25,204 | 52,673 | ||
| D | 29,022 | 27,962 | 57,975 | ||
| R | 24,029 | 30,796 | 56,162 | ||
| R | 21,834 | 27,589 | 52,176 | ||
| D | 21,175 | 20,106 | 49,335 | ||
| R | 18,249 | 22,565 | 53,902 | ||
| R | 16,781 | 29,963 | 47,137 | ||
| R | 11,795 | 34,196 | 46,131 | ||
| R | 14,115 | 26,099 | 44,283 | ||
| R | 14,526 | 28,494 | 43,236 | ||
| R | 11,437 | 32,785 | 44,329 | ||
| R | 13,266 | 25,657 | 40,849 | ||
| D | 26,598 | 15,994 | 42,613 | ||
| R | 15,602 | 29,470 | 45,095 | ||
| R | 8,714 | 36,301 | 45,015 | ||
| R | 11,261 | 34,597 | 45,920 | ||
| R | 11,503 | 26,859 | 39,167 | ||
| R | 13,816 | 26,005 | 39,889 | ||
| R | 15,203 | 29,617 | 44,898 | ||
| R | 14,520 | 28,059 | 43,188 | ||
| R | 14,173 | 26,063 | 40,576 | ||
| R | 14,014 | 27,196 | 41,682 | ||
| R | 7,984 | 23,401 | 33,432 | ||
| R | 7,351 | 22,656 | 30,648 | ||
| R | 6,732 | 12,190 | 19,402 | ||
| R | 6,357 | 7,748 | 19,188 | ||
| R | 6,612 | 12,733 | 20,277 | ||
| R | 6,273 | 13,267 | 20,396 | ||
| R | 5,897 | 13,038 | 19,622 | ||
| R | 5,508 | 12,824 | 18,927 | ||
| R | 6,386 | 10,441 | 18,212 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
20.5%
English
14.8%
German
12.0%
Italian
11.1%
American
7.0%
French
7.0%
Polish
2.4%
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: 46.1 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
$76,067
Glens Falls, NY ranks near the middle of US counties.
Glens Falls, NY$76,067
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
10.6%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.4%
Working age (18–64)10.1%
Seniors (65+)9.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.8%
speak English only
Other Indo-European1.9%
Spanish1.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 68.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Anchored by Warren County and the southern Adirondack foothills, the Glens Falls metro posted a 71-point Democratic margin in 2024, making it one of the most lopsided small metros in upstate New York.
The Democratic margin in Glens Falls, NY peaked at twenty-five points in 1964. By 2016 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was twelve points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $76,067 sits well below state and national norms, and 11% 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 Glens Falls, NY, New York vote in 2024?
In 2024, Glens Falls, NY, New York voted Republican by 11.7 points (R+12), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 64,791 votes cast, 28,323 went Democratic and 35,874 went Republican.
What is Glens Falls, NY, New York's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Glens Falls, 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 4 times, Republican 30 times, and other 0 times.
When did Glens Falls, NY, New York last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Glens Falls, NY, New York voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Glens Falls, NY, New York?
Glens Falls, NY, New York has a population of 126,039 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Glens Falls, NY, New York?
Median household income in Glens Falls, NY, New York is $76,067 — below the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of Glens Falls, NY, New York?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Glens Falls, NY, New York from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 30 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.