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1876–2024
Plattsburgh, NY·New York

Plattsburgh, NY peaked at D+50; 2024 delivered R+2.

Lake Champlain border city where Canadian cross-border ties shape local economics

1876 — 2024·38 elections
NY
Latest
R+2
in 2024
Archetype
Populist
since the recent cycles
Population
78,493
2024 ACS

Plattsburgh, NY, New York: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+2%. Democratic peak: D+50 in 1964.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+2MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
PopulistAkashic typology
Population
78,4932024 5-year
Median household income
$71,2242024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
89.0%2024 5-year
Black
3.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
3.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+50 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+41 in 1956MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 0 D · 1 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
R
−2.1%
17,47818,24735,817
D
+5.2%
18,36416,51435,437
D
+1.9%
15,05914,44932,105
D
+25.6%
18,96111,11530,656
D
+22.9%
20,21612,57933,337
D
+6.8%
17,62415,33033,736
D
+7.4%
15,54213,27430,559
D
+19.4%
15,3869,75929,060
R
−1.8%
12,88113,45531,988
R
−10.6%
12,67015,70228,563
R
−28.7%
10,80419,54930,443
R
−6.0%
11,49813,12026,890
R
−14.3%
11,55515,43327,103
R
−27.4%
9,70317,04826,804
R
−7.8%
10,15311,95123,168
D
+50.3%
18,3986,07824,492
D
+10.5%
13,78211,15424,951
R
−40.9%
6,83316,29523,128
R
−29.1%
7,96314,53522,546
R
−1.7%
9,3579,69419,755
D
+6.5%
9,9968,77518,806
D
+4.6%
11,37810,36921,800
D
+1.8%
10,89810,52121,538
D
+14.3%
11,0278,26319,365
D
+16.3%
10,8887,82418,771
R
−20.3%
5,1387,91813,698
R
−37.0%
4,1109,06213,385
R
−9.2%
4,1304,9869,288
R
−6.6%
3,3233,9038,723
R
−16.3%
3,8665,4749,856
R
−21.8%
3,9886,32710,712
R
−19.0%
4,2876,32610,756
R
−31.9%
3,0746,0059,189
R
−3.6%
4,7735,13510,149
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
15.3%
French
15.0%
English
12.0%
German
8.8%
Italian
6.5%
American
6.1%
Scottish
2.5%
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: 41.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.3%
2.7%
75–84
3.0%
5.7%
65–74
5.8%
7.2%
55–64
7.3%
6.4%
45–54
5.6%
6.8%
35–44
5.6%
6.5%
25–34
5.5%
5.8%
18–24
6.3%
6.9%
5–17
6.8%
2.2%
<5
2.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$71,224
Plattsburgh, NY ranks near the middle of US counties.
Plattsburgh, NY$71,224
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
13.7%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.3%
Working age (18–64)13.2%
Seniors (65+)9.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.3%
speak English only
Other Indo-European2.8%
Spanish1.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
34.6%
Other Christian
2.4%
Methodist
2.2%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.8%
Non-Christian
0.9%
Mainline Protestant
0.8%
Baptist
0.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Plattsburgh's metro straddles the Quebec border, and cross-border commerce with Montreal influences its labor market and retail economy in ways unusual for an upstate New York city of its size.

The Democratic margin in Plattsburgh, NY peaked at fifty points in 1964. By 2024 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was two points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.

The economic context is the key. The median household income of $71,224 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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Plattsburgh, NY, New York — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/cbsa/38460/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did Plattsburgh, NY, New York vote in 2024?
In 2024, Plattsburgh, NY, New York voted Republican by 2.1 points (R+2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 35,817 votes cast, 17,478 went Democratic and 18,247 went Republican.
What is Plattsburgh, NY, New York's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Plattsburgh, 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 14 times, Republican 20 times, and other 0 times.
When did Plattsburgh, NY, New York last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Plattsburgh, NY, New York voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Plattsburgh, NY, New York?
Plattsburgh, NY, New York has a population of 78,493 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Plattsburgh, NY, New York?
Median household income in Plattsburgh, NY, New York is $71,224 — below the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of Plattsburgh, NY, New York?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Plattsburgh, NY, New York from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 20 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.