† 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
2 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
GroupGlens Falls, NYNew YorkUnited States
Irish20.5%10.5%9.4%
English14.8%5.6%9.5%
German12.0%8.6%12.5%
Italian11.1%10.9%4.8%
French7.0%1.3%1.6%
American7.0%4.2%5.3%
Scottish3.6%—1.3%
Polish2.4%3.9%2.2%
Puerto Rican0.8%5.1%1.8%
Mexican0.5%2.5%11.3%
Dominican0.4%4.6%0.7%
Chilean0.2%——
African American†1.5%8.0%9.9%
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
Glens Falls, NY
New York
United States
Median age
46.1
39.9
39.1
Age 18–24
6.7%
9.0%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
23.0%
18.0%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Glens Falls, NY
New York
United States
Median household income
$76,067
$85,974
$84,427
Poverty rate
10.6%
14.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
29.7%
40.0%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Glens Falls, NY
New York
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
4.2%
30.9%
22.3%
Spanish
1.5%
14.8%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Glens Falls, NY
New York
United States
Catholic
18.3%
30.8%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
4.5%
5.1%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
68.7%
48.7%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
6.4%
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.
Glens Falls, NY
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−22.3%
1896
−38.7%
1900
−36.4%
1904
−34.3%
1908
−30.2%
1912
−7.2%
1916
−28.1%
1920
−49.9%
1924
−46.1%
1928
−31.6%
1932
−29.3%
1936
−31.3%
1940
−32.1%
1944
−30.6%
1948
−39.2%
1952
−50.8%
1956
−61.3%
1960
−30.8%
1964
+24.9%
1968
−30.3%
1972
−48.2%
1976
−32.3%
1980
−27.1%
1984
−48.6%
1988
−28.0%
1992
−8.0%
1996
+2.2%
2000
−11.0%
2004
−12.0%
2008
+1.8%
2012
+2.1%
2016
−12.8%
2020
−6.9%
2024
−11.7%
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
44.0%Harris28,323
55.7%Trump35,874
0.3%
R+11.7
R+4.8
R+10.3
64,415
R
45.5%Biden29,207
52.4%Trump33,640
2.2%
R+6.9
D+5.9
R+11.4
64,250
R
39.7%Clinton22,189
52.5%Trump29,361
7.8%
R+12.8
R+15.0
R+14.9
55,936
D
50.0%Obama26,329
47.8%Romney25,204
2.2%
D+2.1
D+0.3
R+1.7
52,673
D
50.1%Obama29,022
48.2%McCain27,962
1.7%
D+1.8
D+13.9
R+5.4
57,975
R
42.8%Kerry24,029
54.8%Bush30,796
2.4%
R+12.0
R+1.0
R+9.6
56,162
R
41.8%Gore21,834
52.9%Bush27,589
5.3%
R+11.0
R+13.2
R+11.5
52,176
D
42.9%Clinton21,175
40.8%Dole20,106
16.3%
D+2.2
D+10.2
R+6.4
49,335
R
33.9%Clinton18,249
41.9%Bush22,565
24.3%
R+8.0
D+20.0
R+13.6
53,902
R
35.6%Dukakis16,781
63.6%Bush29,963
0.8%
R+28.0
D+20.6
R+20.2
47,137
R
25.6%Mondale11,795
74.1%Reagan34,196
0.3%
R+48.6
R+21.5
R+30.3
46,131
R
31.9%Carter14,115
58.9%Reagan26,099
9.2%
R+27.1
D+5.2
R+17.3
44,283
R
33.6%Carter14,526
65.9%Ford28,494
0.5%
R+32.3
D+15.9
R+34.4
43,236
R
25.8%McGovern11,437
74.0%Nixon32,785
0.2%
R+48.2
R+17.8
R+25.0
44,329
R
32.5%Humphrey13,266
62.8%Nixon25,657
4.7%
R+30.3
R+55.2
R+29.6
40,849
D
62.4%Johnson26,598
37.5%Goldwater15,994
0.0%
D+24.9
D+55.6
D+2.3
42,613
R
34.6%Kennedy15,602
65.4%Nixon29,470
0.1%
R+30.8
D+30.5
R+30.9
45,095
R
19.4%Stevenson8,714
80.6%Eisenhower36,301
0.0%
R+61.3
R+10.5
R+45.9
45,015
R
24.5%Stevenson11,261
75.3%Eisenhower34,597
0.1%
R+50.8
R+11.6
R+40.1
45,920
R
29.4%Truman11,503
68.6%Dewey26,859
2.1%
R+39.2
R+8.6
R+43.7
39,167
R
34.6%Roosevelt13,816
65.2%Dewey26,005
0.2%
R+30.6
D+1.5
R+38.1
39,889
R
33.9%Roosevelt15,203
66.0%Willkie29,617
0.2%
R+32.1
R+0.8
R+42.1
44,898
R
33.6%Roosevelt14,520
65.0%Landon28,059
1.4%
R+31.3
R+2.0
R+55.6
43,188
R
34.9%Roosevelt14,173
64.2%Hoover26,063
0.8%
R+29.3
D+2.3
R+47.1
40,576
R
33.6%Smith14,014
65.2%Hoover27,196
1.1%
R+31.6
D+14.5
R+14.2
41,682
R
23.9%Davis7,984
70.0%Coolidge23,401
6.1%
R+46.1
D+3.8
R+20.9
33,432
R
24.0%Cox7,351
73.9%Harding22,656
2.1%
R+49.9
R+21.8
R+23.7
30,648
R
34.7%Wilson6,732
62.8%Hughes12,190
2.5%
R+28.1
R+20.9
R+31.3
19,402
R
33.1%Wilson6,357
40.4%Taft7,748
26.5%
R+7.2
D+22.9
R+26.8
19,188
R
32.6%Bryan6,612
62.8%Taft12,733
4.6%
R+30.2
D+4.1
R+20.6
20,277
R
30.8%Parker6,273
65.0%Roosevelt13,267
4.2%
R+34.3
D+2.1
R+14.6
20,396
R
30.1%Bryan5,897
66.4%McKinley13,038
3.5%
R+36.4
D+2.3
R+28.8
19,622
R
29.1%Bryan5,508
67.8%McKinley12,824
3.1%
R+38.7
R+16.4
R+32.6
18,927
R
35.1%Cleveland6,386
57.3%Harrison10,441
7.6%
R+22.3
—
R+23.9
18,212
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
48.8%30,701
50.7%31,949
62,968
2022
R
44.3%22,036
55.1%27,439
49,797
2018
D
54.4%25,099
45.6%21,058
46,169
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026R+15.7
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+11.7
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 4.0 points more Republican.
Domestic migration in Glens Falls, NY in Glens Falls, NY: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−205
2012
−424
2013
−565
2014
−414
2015
−457
2016
−359
2017
−100
2018
−226
2019
−83
2021
+377
2022
+223
2023
−410
2024
−169
2025
−408
Anchored by Warren County and the southern Adirondack foothills, the Glens Falls metro posted a 71-point Democratic margin in 2024, making it one of the most lopsided small metros in upstate New York.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 24.9 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 61.3 points in 1956. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 4.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 11.7 points.
A population of 126,039, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $76,067 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Laconia, NH and Concord, NH.
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In 2024, Glens Falls, NY, New York voted Republican by 11.7 points (R+11.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 64,415 votes cast, 28,323 went Democratic and 35,874 went Republican.
When did Glens Falls, NY, New York last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Glens Falls, NY, New York voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Glens Falls, NY, New York?
Glens Falls, NY, New York has a population of 126,039 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Glens Falls, NY, New York?
Median household income in Glens Falls, NY, New York is $76,067 — below the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of Glens Falls, NY, New York?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Glens Falls, NY, New York from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 30 went Republican.
