akashic
1876–2024

District of Columbia vs New York County

Side-by-side: the political memory, the demographic profile, and the deepest deltas between these two places.

DC

District of Columbia

Latest
D+86
in 2024
Archetype
Urban anchor
since the recent cycles
Population
681,294
2024 ACS
Most similar
St. Louis city
MO · similarity 1.00

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+86MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Urban anchorAkashic typology
Population
681,2942024 5-year
Median household income
$109,8702024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
37.9%2024 5-year
Black
42.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
11.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+87 in 2016MIT Election Lab
Most similar
St. Louis city, MO · similarity 1.00
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+85.8%
289,45320,888313,096
D
+86.8%
317,32318,586344,356
D
+86.8%
282,83012,723311,268
D
+83.6%
267,07021,381293,764
D
+85.9%
245,80017,367265,853
D
+79.8%
202,97021,256227,586
D
+76.2%
171,92318,073201,894
D
+75.9%
158,22017,339185,726
D
+75.5%
192,61920,698227,572
D
+68.3%
159,40727,590192,877
D
+71.7%
180,40829,009211,288
D
+61.5%
130,23123,313173,889
D
+65.1%
137,81827,873168,830
D
+56.5%
127,62735,226163,421
D
+63.6%
139,56631,012170,578
D
+71.0%
169,79628,801198,597
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NY

New York County

Latest
D+64
in 2024
Archetype
Urban anchor
since the recent cycles
Population
1,629,477
2024 ACS
County seat
New York
NY
Most similar
District of Columbia
DC · similarity 1.00

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+64MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Urban anchorAkashic typology
Population
1,629,4772024 5-year
Median household income
$103,9312024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
48.3%2024 5-year
Black
13.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
24.4%2024 5-year
County seat
New York
Peak Democratic margin
D+77 in 2016MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+30 in 1920MIT Election Lab
Most similar
District of Columbia, DC · similarity 1.00
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+63.6%
533,782113,921660,633
D
+74.5%
603,04085,185695,263
D
+76.9%
579,01364,930668,940
D
+68.8%
502,67489,559600,291
D
+72.2%
572,12689,906667,594
D
+65.3%
526,765107,405641,951
D
+65.2%
454,52382,113571,006
D
+66.2%
394,13167,839492,899
D
+62.3%
416,14284,501532,118
D
+53.3%
385,675115,927506,551
D
+44.7%
379,521144,281526,671
D
+36.2%
275,742115,911441,898
D
+47.7%
337,438117,702460,838
D
+32.9%
354,326178,515534,863
D
+44.5%
370,806135,458529,392
D
+61.3%
503,848120,125625,719
D
+31.1%
414,902217,271635,567
D
+11.5%
377,856300,004677,860
D
+19.1%
446,727300,284765,183
D
+18.8%
380,310241,752738,270
D
+32.4%
509,263258,650772,777
D
+23.9%
478,153292,480778,099
D
+48.2%
517,134174,299711,253
D
+39.1%
378,077157,014565,205
D
+25.1%
317,227186,396521,558
R
−1.6%
183,249190,871463,326
R
−30.1%
135,249275,013464,420
D
+9.9%
139,547113,254265,560
D
+29.6%
166,15763,107347,655
D
+1.5%
160,261154,958346,612
D
+9.4%
189,712155,003368,072
D
+8.3%
181,786153,001346,487
R
−6.7%
135,624156,359308,232
D
+26.8%
175,26798,967284,984
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Biggest differences

Top 9 deltas, ranked by absolute magnitude.
MetricDistrict of ColumbiaNew York County
Population681,2941,629,477
Median household income$109,870$103,931
Black42.1%13.7%
Latest presidential marginD+86D+64
Hispanic / Latino11.9%24.4%
White (non-Hispanic)37.9%48.3%
Asian4.4%12.4%
Median age34.938.9
Poverty rate (overall)15.4%16.5%