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1876–2024
Kingston, NY·New York

Kingston, NY has voted Democratic in nine straight presidential cycles.

Hudson Valley anchor where college towns meet rural swing precincts

1876 — 2024·38 elections
NY
Latest
D+18
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
182,601
2024 ACS

Kingston, NY, New York: Democratic loyalist metro. In 2024, voted D+18%. Republican peak: R+53 in 1956.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+18MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
182,6012024 5-year
Median household income
$86,2712024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
74.6%2024 5-year
Black
6.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
12.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+24 in 2008MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+53 in 1956MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 1 D · 0 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+18.4%
57,97439,74399,172
D
+20.9%
57,97037,59097,420
D
+11.0%
44,59735,23985,290
D
+22.6%
47,75229,75979,626
D
+23.6%
54,32033,30089,149
D
+11.2%
47,60237,82187,712
D
+6.0%
38,16233,44778,237
D
+13.1%
35,85226,21273,851
D
+4.5%
32,88629,22380,821
R
−14.4%
30,74441,17372,557
R
−28.2%
26,44547,37274,102
R
−21.8%
22,17936,70966,726
R
−7.8%
30,19035,35366,153
R
−37.3%
21,37146,88368,433
R
−23.0%
20,88634,79860,387
D
+19.8%
35,48623,74959,326
R
−22.5%
23,01736,41859,502
R
−52.7%
13,32143,03456,355
R
−39.2%
15,73336,14152,085
R
−32.2%
14,44128,94145,012
R
−22.3%
16,94326,70343,763
R
−14.2%
20,40327,18647,696
R
−12.5%
19,11824,67844,611
R
−7.3%
18,09221,00239,721
R
−27.6%
14,20025,41840,695
R
−33.8%
9,36120,04831,660
R
−35.8%
8,75919,00128,612
R
−15.4%
7,80710,73418,971
D
+5.2%
8,5107,48519,526
R
−9.7%
8,56010,47519,740
R
−8.6%
9,51611,35621,373
R
−9.5%
9,34911,34821,141
R
−15.0%
8,14011,10019,711
D
+1.8%
9,8089,45020,415
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
17.7%
Italian
16.1%
German
14.3%
English
8.6%
American
6.3%
Polish
4.2%
French
2.2%
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: 44.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.9%
85+
1.7%
2.8%
75–84
3.4%
6.0%
65–74
6.5%
7.5%
55–64
7.6%
6.4%
45–54
6.1%
6.5%
35–44
6.1%
6.4%
25–34
6.0%
4.4%
18–24
4.6%
6.5%
5–17
6.3%
2.2%
<5
2.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$86,271
Kingston, NY ranks near the middle of US counties.
Kingston, NY$86,271
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%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.5%
Working age (18–64)15.3%
Seniors (65+)11.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
87.9%
speak English only
Spanish7.1%
Other Indo-European3.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.3%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
21.5%
Other Christian
4.8%
Mainline Protestant
3.3%
Methodist
2.9%
Non-Christian
2.3%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.6%
Baptist
0.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 64.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

The Kingston metro blends Ulster County's arts-driven, college-educated enclaves with older working-class townships that have shifted competitively in recent cycles, making countywide margins tighter than statewide trends suggest.

The Democratic margin in Kingston, NY reached its widest at twenty-four points in 2008. The margin in 2024 was eighteen points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $86,271, a 75% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 182,601 together describe a metro whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Kingston, NY, New York — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/cbsa/28740/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did Kingston, NY, New York vote in 2024?
In 2024, Kingston, NY, New York voted Democratic by 18.4 points (D+18), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 99,172 votes cast, 57,974 went Democratic and 39,743 went Republican.
What is Kingston, NY, New York's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Kingston, NY, New York as a "Democratic loyalist" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 12 times, Republican 22 times, and other 0 times.
When did Kingston, NY, New York last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Kingston, NY, New York voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Kingston, NY, New York?
Kingston, NY, New York has a population of 182,601 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Kingston, NY, New York?
Median household income in Kingston, NY, New York is $86,271 — above the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of Kingston, NY, New York?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Kingston, NY, New York from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.