Cook County vs New York County

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

Cook County

Latest

D+42

in 2024

Archetype

since the recent cycles

Population

5,182,090

2024 ACS

County seat

Chicago

Most similar

Allendale County

SC · similarity 1.00

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+41.6%	1,447,821	583,852	2,079,239
2020	D	+50.2%	1,725,973	558,269	2,325,405
2016	D	+53.1%	1,611,946	453,287	2,180,344
2012	D	+49.3%	1,488,537	495,542	2,014,819
2008	D	+53.4%	1,629,024	487,736	2,137,466
2004	D	+41.1%	1,439,724	597,405	2,049,434
2000	D	+40.0%	1,280,547	534,542	1,865,907
1996	D	+40.1%	1,153,289	461,557	1,726,666
1992	D	+30.0%	1,249,533	605,300	2,146,655
1988	D	+12.4%	1,129,973	878,582	2,026,144
1984	D	+2.6%	1,112,641	1,055,558	2,180,735
1980	D	+12.4%	1,124,584	856,574	2,163,097
1976	D	+8.7%	1,180,814	987,498	2,209,748
1972	R	−7.4%	1,063,268	1,234,307	2,311,037
1968	D	+9.5%	1,181,316	960,493	2,336,538
1964	D	+26.4%	1,537,181	895,718	2,432,899
1960	D	+13.0%	1,378,343	1,059,607	2,445,269
1956	R	−13.9%	977,821	1,293,223	2,276,844
1952	R	−0.7%	1,172,454	1,188,973	2,367,939
1948	D	+8.9%	1,216,636	1,015,800	2,245,899
1944	D	+15.9%	1,275,367	924,659	2,206,191
1940	D	+10.9%	1,168,141	938,454	2,114,807
1936	D	+27.5%	1,253,164	701,206	2,009,457
1932	D	+13.8%	919,231	690,146	1,664,232
1928	R	−6.2%	716,283	812,063	1,540,171
1924	R	−41.6%	226,141	688,973	1,113,652
1920	R	−49.0%	197,499	635,197	893,137
1916	R	−6.6%	379,438	435,695	849,913
1912	O	+13.0%	130,702	74,851	429,312
1908	R	−18.6%	152,990	230,400	415,091
1904	R	−32.1%	103,762	229,848	392,945
1900	R	−4.4%	186,193	203,760	401,134
1896	R	−18.4%	152,146	221,823	379,608
1892	D	+12.8%	144,604	111,254	261,330
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Latest

D+64

in 2024

Archetype

since the recent cycles

Population

1,629,477

2024 ACS

County seat

New York

Most similar

District of Columbia

DC · similarity 1.00

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+63.6%	533,782	113,921	660,633
2020	D	+74.5%	603,040	85,185	695,263
2016	D	+76.9%	579,013	64,930	668,940
2012	D	+68.8%	502,674	89,559	600,291
2008	D	+72.2%	572,126	89,906	667,594
2004	D	+65.3%	526,765	107,405	641,951
2000	D	+65.2%	454,523	82,113	571,006
1996	D	+66.2%	394,131	67,839	492,899
1992	D	+62.3%	416,142	84,501	532,118
1988	D	+53.3%	385,675	115,927	506,551
1984	D	+44.7%	379,521	144,281	526,671
1980	D	+36.2%	275,742	115,911	441,898
1976	D	+47.7%	337,438	117,702	460,838
1972	D	+32.9%	354,326	178,515	534,863
1968	D	+44.5%	370,806	135,458	529,392
1964	D	+61.3%	503,848	120,125	625,719
1960	D	+31.1%	414,902	217,271	635,567
1956	D	+11.5%	377,856	300,004	677,860
1952	D	+19.1%	446,727	300,284	765,183
1948	D	+18.8%	380,310	241,752	738,270
1944	D	+32.4%	509,263	258,650	772,777
1940	D	+23.9%	478,153	292,480	778,099
1936	D	+48.2%	517,134	174,299	711,253
1932	D	+39.1%	378,077	157,014	565,205
1928	D	+25.1%	317,227	186,396	521,558
1924	R	−1.6%	183,249	190,871	463,326
1920	R	−30.1%	135,249	275,013	464,420
1916	D	+9.9%	139,547	113,254	265,560
1912	D	+29.6%	166,157	63,107	347,655
1908	D	+1.5%	160,261	154,958	346,612
1904	D	+9.4%	189,712	155,003	368,072
1900	D	+8.3%	181,786	153,001	346,487
1896	R	−6.7%	135,624	156,359	308,232
1892	D	+26.8%	175,267	98,967	284,984
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—