† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
1 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupBatavia, NYNew YorkUnited States
German25.7%8.6%12.5%
Irish17.9%10.5%9.4%
English15.2%5.6%9.5%
Italian15.0%10.9%4.8%
Polish9.1%3.9%2.2%
American4.0%4.2%5.3%
French2.3%1.3%1.6%
Scottish1.7%—1.3%
Puerto Rican1.8%5.1%1.8%
Mexican1.4%2.5%11.3%
Ecuadorian0.4%1.6%—
Dominican0.3%4.6%0.7%
Guatemalan0.2%0.5%0.5%
Spanish0.2%——
African American†1.3%8.0%9.9%
African0.3%0.6%0.5%
Jamaican0.3%1.6%0.4%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Batavia, NY
New York
United States
Median age
42.4
39.9
39.1
Age 18–24
7.5%
9.0%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
20.3%
18.0%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Batavia, NY
New York
United States
Median household income
$73,314
$85,974
$84,427
Poverty rate
10.6%
14.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
23.8%
40.0%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Batavia, NY
New York
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
3.8%
30.9%
22.3%
Spanish
2.6%
14.8%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Batavia, NY
New York
United States
Catholic
28.4%
30.8%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
6.3%
5.1%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
57.1%
48.7%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
6.7%
3.8%
5.2%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Batavia, NY
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−12.6%
1896
−25.9%
1900
−23.5%
1904
−32.2%
1908
−28.2%
1912
−7.0%
1916
−32.1%
1920
−54.6%
1924
−49.7%
1928
−42.0%
1932
−31.2%
1936
−35.5%
1940
−36.9%
1944
−32.9%
1948
−27.9%
1952
−41.7%
1956
−49.3%
1960
−17.5%
1964
+31.9%
1968
−12.5%
1972
−32.8%
1976
−14.7%
1980
−4.0%
1984
−31.9%
1988
−17.4%
1992
−13.7%
1996
−3.1%
2000
−16.4%
2004
−23.2%
2008
−18.4%
2012
−20.2%
2016
−35.1%
2020
−31.7%
2024
−33.9%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
32.9%Harris9,367
66.8%Trump18,997
0.3%
R+33.9
R+2.2
R+32.4
28,444
R
32.9%Biden9,625
64.6%Trump18,876
2.5%
R+31.7
D+3.4
R+36.1
29,217
R
28.9%Clinton7,650
64.0%Trump16,915
7.1%
R+35.1
R+14.8
R+37.1
26,432
R
38.8%Obama9,601
59.0%Romney14,607
2.2%
R+20.2
R+1.8
R+24.1
24,746
R
40.0%Obama10,762
58.4%McCain15,705
1.5%
R+18.4
D+4.8
R+25.7
26,873
R
37.5%Kerry10,331
60.6%Bush16,725
1.9%
R+23.2
R+6.8
R+20.7
27,580
R
39.1%Gore10,191
55.5%Bush14,459
5.5%
R+16.4
R+13.3
R+16.9
26,074
R
41.6%Clinton10,074
44.6%Dole10,821
13.8%
R+3.1
D+10.6
R+11.6
24,238
R
30.8%Clinton8,071
44.5%Bush11,663
24.8%
R+13.7
D+3.7
R+19.3
26,225
R
40.9%Dukakis9,945
58.3%Bush14,182
0.8%
R+17.4
D+14.5
R+9.7
24,332
R
33.9%Mondale8,549
65.8%Reagan16,582
0.3%
R+31.9
R+27.9
R+13.6
25,210
R
43.6%Carter10,677
47.6%Reagan11,650
8.8%
R+4.0
D+10.8
D+5.8
24,489
R
42.3%Carter10,803
57.0%Ford14,567
0.7%
R+14.7
D+18.1
R+16.8
25,536
R
33.4%McGovern8,631
66.3%Nixon17,107
0.3%
R+32.8
R+20.4
R+9.7
25,811
R
41.2%Humphrey9,533
53.6%Nixon12,418
5.2%
R+12.5
R+44.3
R+11.8
23,150
D
65.9%Johnson15,713
34.0%Goldwater8,114
0.1%
D+31.9
D+49.3
D+9.3
23,841
R
41.2%Kennedy10,343
58.7%Nixon14,724
0.1%
R+17.5
D+31.8
R+17.6
25,085
R
25.4%Stevenson5,986
74.6%Eisenhower17,614
0.0%
R+49.3
R+7.5
R+33.9
23,600
R
29.1%Stevenson6,819
70.8%Eisenhower16,606
0.1%
R+41.7
R+13.8
R+31.0
23,443
R
34.9%Truman7,024
62.8%Dewey12,650
2.3%
R+27.9
D+4.9
R+32.4
20,142
R
33.4%Roosevelt6,796
66.3%Dewey13,478
0.2%
R+32.9
D+4.0
R+40.4
20,324
R
31.4%Roosevelt6,664
68.3%Willkie14,503
0.3%
R+36.9
R+1.5
R+46.9
21,229
R
30.8%Roosevelt6,177
66.2%Landon13,292
3.0%
R+35.5
R+4.2
R+59.7
20,069
R
33.6%Roosevelt6,152
64.8%Hoover11,881
1.6%
R+31.2
D+10.8
R+49.0
18,335
R
27.0%Smith5,181
69.0%Hoover13,251
4.0%
R+42.0
D+7.6
R+24.6
19,195
R
21.8%Davis3,384
71.4%Coolidge11,101
6.8%
R+49.7
D+5.0
R+24.5
15,542
R
19.9%Cox2,570
74.5%Harding9,628
5.6%
R+54.6
R+22.5
R+28.4
12,923
R
32.3%Wilson2,802
64.4%Hughes5,590
3.3%
R+32.1
R+25.2
R+35.3
8,682
R
32.1%Wilson2,656
39.1%Taft3,231
28.8%
R+7.0
D+21.2
R+26.5
8,264
R
34.1%Bryan3,171
62.3%Taft5,794
3.7%
R+28.2
D+4.0
R+18.6
9,306
R
31.7%Parker2,883
63.9%Roosevelt5,810
4.4%
R+32.2
R+8.7
R+12.5
9,094
R
36.3%Bryan3,267
59.8%McKinley5,385
3.9%
R+23.5
D+2.4
R+16.0
9,002
R
35.6%Bryan3,004
61.5%McKinley5,190
2.9%
R+25.9
R+13.3
R+19.8
8,439
R
39.4%Cleveland3,250
52.0%Harrison4,289
8.6%
R+12.6
—
R+14.3
8,249
Congressional elections · 3 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
R
35.1%9,736
64.4%17,871
27,733
2022
R
31.9%7,056
67.4%14,897
22,088
2018
R
39.3%8,149
60.6%12,552
20,711
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026R+23.8
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+33.9
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 10 points more Democratic.
Domestic migration in Batavia, NY in Batavia, NY: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−127
2012
−261
2013
−532
2014
−383
2015
−311
2016
−430
2017
−153
2018
−247
2019
−120
2021
−180
2022
−280
2023
+338
2024
+256
2025
+168
Batavia anchors a compact upstate New York metro that has trended toward Republican margins in recent cycles, reflecting the broader political realignment visible across deindustrialized communities in the Great Lakes region.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 31.9 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 54.6 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 2.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 33.9 points.
A population of 57,787, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $73,314 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Olean, NY and Utica-Rome, NY.
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In 2024, Batavia, NY, New York voted Republican by 33.9 points (R+33.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 28,444 votes cast, 9,367 went Democratic and 18,997 went Republican.
When did Batavia, NY, New York last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Batavia, NY, New York voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Batavia, NY, New York?
Batavia, NY, New York has a population of 57,787 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Batavia, NY, New York?
Median household income in Batavia, NY, New York is $73,314 — below the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of Batavia, NY, New York?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Batavia, NY, New York from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 33 went Republican.
