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Albany-Schenectady-Troy·New York

Albany-Schenectady-Troy delivered D+8 in 2024.

Capital-region market where state-worker density shapes the electorate

1876 — 2024·38 elections
NY
Latest
D+8
in 2024
Archetype
Bellwether
since the recent cycles
Population
1,414,403
2024 ACS

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York: Bellwether market. In 2024, voted D+8%. Democratic peak: D+42 in 1964.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+8MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
BellwetherAkashic typology
Population
1,414,4032024 5-year
Median household income
$83,3812024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
80.5%2024 5-year
Black
5.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
6.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+42 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+37 in 1956MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
14 counties · 7 D · 7 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
+7.5%
378,345324,624712,129
D
+12.6%
398,159307,431721,528
D
+5.8%
316,859279,674643,074
D
+16.5%
350,357249,216613,125
D
+15.2%
373,465273,038659,295
D
+7.3%
343,228295,475651,764
D
+9.5%
316,170257,979611,257
D
+19.1%
312,709199,383593,947
D
+7.7%
281,225231,363647,988
D
+0.4%
295,567293,472594,265
R
−20.0%
238,798359,157600,410
R
−3.5%
246,194266,816582,914
R
−9.1%
260,657313,717581,860
R
−23.7%
224,508364,919591,296
R
−0.1%
258,463259,230544,673
D
+42.3%
398,505161,375560,629
R
−1.1%
291,210297,718589,475
R
−37.4%
183,158402,198585,617
R
−27.0%
216,139376,358593,837
R
−9.5%
227,090276,796521,660
R
−6.2%
237,685268,987507,995
R
−4.9%
252,696278,861532,912
R
−1.7%
240,761249,046501,067
R
−2.4%
221,695232,731463,439
R
−10.5%
200,879249,042457,215
R
−27.5%
112,125207,674347,227
R
−30.4%
106,185205,797327,211
R
−10.8%
87,045108,882201,885
R
−2.2%
72,33776,589189,552
R
−15.9%
80,801113,019202,824
R
−18.1%
79,093115,520201,746
R
−17.3%
78,008111,694194,706
R
−21.0%
70,584109,463185,267
R
−2.6%
82,33586,984178,594
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
19.3%
Italian
14.2%
German
13.8%
English
11.7%
French
5.2%
Polish
5.0%
American
4.8%
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: 42.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.9%
85+
1.5%
2.6%
75–84
3.3%
5.8%
65–74
6.3%
7.1%
55–64
7.4%
6.0%
45–54
6.0%
6.2%
35–44
6.2%
6.2%
25–34
6.1%
5.0%
18–24
4.8%
7.2%
5–17
6.7%
2.4%
<5
2.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$83,381
Albany-Schenectady-Troy ranks near the middle of US counties.
Albany-Schenectady-Troy$83,381
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
11.4%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.4%
Working age (18–64)10.8%
Seniors (65+)10.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.9%
speak English only
Other Indo-European3.5%
Spanish3.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.8%
Other languages0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
22.2%
Other Christian
5.2%
Mainline Protestant
3.1%
Non-Christian
2.6%
Methodist
2.2%
Baptist
1.2%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.6%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 63.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Home to New York's state government complex, the Albany-Schenectady-Troy media market carries an unusually high share of public-sector employees, a demographic that has historically produced stable Democratic margins in federal and statewide contests.

The Democratic margin in Albany-Schenectady-Troy has rarely exceeded forty-two points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded thirty-seven points. 2024 delivered the market to the Democratic candidate by eight points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most markets. A 81% non-Hispanic-white share, a 11% poverty rate, and a median household income of $83,381 — all within the broad national range.

Cite this page
All citations released under CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Akashic Intelligence.
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/dma/532/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York vote in 2024?
In 2024, Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York voted Democratic by 7.5 points (D+8), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 712,129 votes cast, 378,345 went Democratic and 324,624 went Republican.
What is Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York as a "Bellwether" market based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the market has voted Democratic 11 times, Republican 23 times, and other 0 times.
When did Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York?
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York has a population of 1,414,403 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York?
Median household income in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York is $83,381 — above the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The market's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.