† 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
GroupKiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NYNew YorkUnited States
Irish15.0%10.5%9.4%
Italian14.7%10.9%4.8%
German10.3%8.6%12.5%
English6.0%5.6%9.5%
American5.6%4.2%5.3%
Hungarian3.6%——
Polish3.4%3.9%2.2%
French0.7%1.3%1.6%
Puerto Rican7.2%5.1%1.8%
Mexican4.1%2.5%11.3%
Dominican2.5%4.6%0.7%
Ecuadorian1.0%1.6%—
Colombian0.8%0.9%0.4%
Guatemalan0.5%0.5%0.5%
Honduran0.5%0.3%0.3%
Salvadoran0.4%0.9%0.7%
African American†6.4%8.0%9.9%
Jamaican1.6%1.6%0.4%
Haitian0.5%0.9%0.3%
African0.4%0.6%0.5%
West Indian0.3%0.4%—
Nigerian0.2%0.2%0.2%
Guyanese0.2%0.7%—
Chinese1.1%3.6%1.3%
Asian Indian0.9%1.9%1.4%
Filipino0.3%0.6%0.9%
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
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY
New York
United States
Median age
39.3
39.9
39.1
Age 18–24
10.3%
9.0%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
16.5%
18.0%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY
New York
United States
Median household income
$98,151
$85,974
$84,427
Poverty rate
10.8%
14.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
36.4%
40.0%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY
New York
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
24.3%
30.9%
22.3%
Spanish
12.6%
14.8%
13.6%
German or other West Germanic
5.3%
1.5%
0.5%
Other Indo-European
2.0%
4.0%
2.0%
Religious landscape
Measure
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY
New York
United States
Catholic
28.5%
30.8%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
3.8%
5.1%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
53.9%
48.7%
51.5%
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.
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−2.5%
1896
−24.6%
1900
−18.3%
1904
−17.1%
1908
−14.4%
1912
−2.3%
1916
−12.6%
1920
−36.3%
1924
−42.3%
1928
−28.8%
1932
−12.9%
1936
−9.6%
1940
−14.4%
1944
−21.1%
1948
−30.1%
1952
−42.6%
1956
−55.9%
1960
−21.4%
1964
+24.1%
1968
−19.0%
1972
−41.0%
1976
−12.8%
1980
−25.2%
1984
−36.0%
1988
−24.3%
1992
−5.3%
1996
+6.6%
2000
−2.1%
2004
−7.8%
2008
+6.2%
2012
+6.5%
2016
−2.8%
2020
+4.5%
2024
−2.0%
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
48.8%Harris160,247
50.8%Trump166,714
0.4%
R+2.0
R+6.4
R+0.5
328,319
D
51.5%Biden166,398
47.0%Trump151,940
1.5%
D+4.5
D+7.3
±0.0
323,284
R
46.1%Clinton130,563
48.9%Trump138,466
4.9%
R+2.8
R+9.3
R+4.9
283,039
D
52.4%Obama138,627
45.9%Romney121,392
1.6%
D+6.5
D+0.3
D+2.7
264,333
D
52.5%Obama149,386
46.3%McCain131,670
1.1%
D+6.2
D+14.0
R+1.0
284,284
R
45.3%Kerry121,626
53.0%Bush142,461
1.7%
R+7.8
R+5.7
R+5.3
268,554
R
46.4%Gore110,560
48.5%Bush115,521
5.1%
R+2.1
R+8.7
R+2.6
238,328
D
46.9%Clinton102,334
40.2%Dole87,885
12.9%
D+6.6
D+11.9
R+1.9
218,359
R
36.8%Clinton87,601
42.1%Bush100,202
21.0%
R+5.3
D+19.0
R+10.9
237,848
R
37.4%Dukakis77,433
61.7%Bush127,611
0.8%
R+24.3
D+11.8
R+16.5
206,769
R
31.8%Mondale65,530
67.8%Reagan139,737
0.4%
R+36.0
R+10.8
R+17.8
205,993
R
32.0%Carter58,638
57.2%Reagan104,884
10.9%
R+25.2
R+12.4
R+15.5
183,477
R
43.1%Carter77,893
55.9%Ford100,997
1.0%
R+12.8
D+28.2
R+14.8
180,784
R
29.4%McGovern53,650
70.4%Nixon128,420
0.2%
R+41.0
R+22.0
R+17.8
182,418
R
36.5%Humphrey59,147
55.5%Nixon89,987
8.1%
R+19.0
R+43.2
R+18.3
162,216
D
62.0%Johnson98,423
37.9%Goldwater60,113
0.1%
D+24.1
D+45.6
D+1.6
158,649
R
39.3%Kennedy61,313
60.7%Nixon94,755
0.1%
R+21.4
D+34.4
R+21.6
156,186
R
22.1%Stevenson31,598
77.9%Eisenhower111,579
0.0%
R+55.9
R+13.3
R+40.5
143,177
R
28.6%Stevenson39,229
71.2%Eisenhower97,598
0.2%
R+42.6
R+12.5
R+31.8
137,147
R
33.4%Truman38,077
63.5%Dewey72,418
3.1%
R+30.1
R+9.0
R+34.6
114,070
R
39.3%Roosevelt46,837
60.4%Dewey71,931
0.3%
R+21.1
R+6.6
R+28.6
119,088
R
42.7%Roosevelt53,230
57.1%Willkie71,242
0.2%
R+14.4
R+4.8
R+24.4
124,739
R
44.2%Roosevelt51,995
53.8%Landon63,296
2.0%
R+9.6
D+3.3
R+33.9
117,621
R
42.8%Roosevelt43,345
55.7%Hoover56,444
1.5%
R+12.9
D+15.8
R+30.7
101,294
R
34.1%Smith35,795
62.9%Hoover66,021
3.1%
R+28.8
D+13.5
R+11.3
105,041
R
24.1%Davis18,629
66.4%Coolidge51,357
9.6%
R+42.3
R+6.0
R+17.1
77,386
R
29.6%Cox20,505
65.9%Harding45,710
4.6%
R+36.3
R+23.8
R+10.1
69,381
R
42.8%Wilson19,104
55.4%Hughes24,701
1.8%
R+12.6
R+10.3
R+15.7
44,593
R
41.1%Wilson18,275
43.4%Taft19,280
15.5%
R+2.3
D+12.2
R+21.8
44,451
R
41.0%Bryan18,899
55.5%Taft25,546
3.5%
R+14.4
D+2.7
R+4.9
46,051
R
39.9%Parker18,157
57.0%Roosevelt25,931
3.1%
R+17.1
D+1.2
D+2.6
45,504
R
39.8%Bryan17,871
58.1%McKinley26,073
2.0%
R+18.3
D+6.3
R+10.7
44,847
R
36.2%Bryan15,605
60.8%McKinley26,213
2.9%
R+24.6
R+22.1
R+18.5
43,089
R
45.9%Cleveland19,399
48.4%Harrison20,457
5.7%
R+2.5
—
R+4.2
42,249
Congressional elections · 3 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
D
54.1%172,100
45.4%144,180
317,909
2022
R
48.9%115,670
50.6%119,645
236,536
2018
D
56.8%131,376
43.2%99,908
231,368
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026D+7.7
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+2.0
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY registers Democratic but votes Republican — a 9.7-point gap between how voters register and how they vote, the signature of ancestral registration that trails realignment.
Domestic migration in Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY in Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−2,815
2012
−5,460
2013
−3,370
2014
−3,930
2015
−3,634
2016
−2,332
2017
−439
2018
+50
2019
+777
2021
+2,902
2022
−2,481
2023
−3,487
2024
−1,768
2025
−635
The metropolitan area spans the densely organized Haredi enclave of Kiryas Joel, where near-unanimous turnout shapes local races, and the broader mid-Hudson suburbs, where competitive margins reflect ongoing demographic and economic change.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 24.1 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 55.9 points in 1956. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 6.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 2.0 points.
A population of 704,836, a 61% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $98,151 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ and Rochester, NY.
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How did Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY, New York vote in 2024?
In 2024, Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY, New York voted Republican by 2.0 points (R+2.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 328,319 votes cast, 160,247 went Democratic and 166,714 went Republican.
When did Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY, New York last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY, New York voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY, New York?
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY, New York has a population of 704,836 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY, New York?
Median household income in Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY, New York is $98,151 — above the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY, New York?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY, New York from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 29 went Republican.
