Utica-Rome, NY, New York: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+24%. Republican peak: R+40 in 1956.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+24MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 288,8812024 5-year
- Median household income
- $69,8152024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 82.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 5.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 6.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+30 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+40 in 1956MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Utica-Rome, 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 | 48,525 | 80,244 | 129,671 | ||
| R | 51,912 | 76,731 | 131,180 | ||
| R | 41,826 | 68,136 | 117,264 | ||
| R | 51,741 | 57,812 | 111,740 | ||
| R | 55,600 | 63,875 | 121,549 | ||
| R | 52,467 | 68,416 | 123,691 | ||
| R | 56,157 | 61,750 | 123,715 | ||
| D | 56,309 | 48,081 | 121,555 | ||
| R | 51,846 | 55,858 | 138,281 | ||
| R | 60,359 | 70,143 | 131,483 | ||
| R | 52,949 | 84,204 | 137,527 | ||
| R | 55,789 | 66,073 | 132,687 | ||
| R | 60,654 | 73,017 | 134,365 | ||
| R | 43,129 | 98,743 | 142,211 | ||
| R | 55,625 | 68,067 | 131,426 | ||
| D | 93,495 | 49,896 | 143,527 | ||
| D | 78,345 | 77,271 | 155,749 | ||
| R | 43,438 | 102,424 | 145,862 | ||
| R | 56,037 | 90,632 | 146,951 | ||
| R | 60,909 | 61,443 | 125,951 | ||
| R | 60,752 | 64,405 | 125,429 | ||
| R | 62,122 | 69,952 | 132,399 | ||
| R | 56,286 | 62,258 | 120,240 | ||
| R | 49,607 | 56,351 | 107,938 | ||
| R | 48,885 | 63,406 | 114,495 | ||
| R | 24,588 | 53,170 | 84,297 | ||
| R | 22,067 | 50,621 | 76,715 | ||
| R | 22,341 | 26,747 | 50,385 | ||
| D | 17,304 | 15,910 | 47,256 | ||
| R | 20,886 | 27,548 | 50,116 | ||
| R | 19,891 | 27,562 | 49,216 | ||
| R | 18,221 | 27,304 | 47,174 | ||
| R | 16,030 | 26,951 | 44,552 | ||
| R | 19,078 | 20,578 | 42,148 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Italian
16.3%
Irish
15.6%
German
14.2%
English
10.3%
Polish
8.9%
American
5.5%
French
3.4%
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: 41.5 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
$69,815
Utica-Rome, NY ranks near the middle of US counties.
Utica-Rome, NY$69,815
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
15.1%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1821.3%
Working age (18–64)13.6%
Seniors (65+)10.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
88.4%
speak English only
Other Indo-European4.5%
Spanish3.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.7%
Other languages1.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 51.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Once a Manufacturing stronghold, the Utica-Rome metro has shifted markedly toward Republican margins in federal races over the past decade, driven by demographic change and deindustrialization in Oneida County's mid-sized cities.
The Democratic margin in Utica-Rome, NY peaked at thirty points in 1964. By 2000 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was twenty-four points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $69,815 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 Utica-Rome, NY, New York vote in 2024?
In 2024, Utica-Rome, NY, New York voted Republican by 24.5 points (R+24), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 129,671 votes cast, 48,525 went Democratic and 80,244 went Republican.
What is Utica-Rome, NY, New York's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Utica-Rome, 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 Utica-Rome, NY, New York last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Utica-Rome, NY, New York voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Utica-Rome, NY, New York?
Utica-Rome, NY, New York has a population of 288,881 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Utica-Rome, NY, New York?
Median household income in Utica-Rome, NY, New York is $69,815 — below the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of Utica-Rome, NY, New York?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Utica-Rome, 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.