† 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
GroupOlean, NYNew YorkUnited States
German25.2%8.6%12.5%
Irish16.2%10.5%9.4%
English13.2%5.6%9.5%
Polish8.6%3.9%2.2%
Italian8.1%10.9%4.8%
American4.1%4.2%5.3%
Swedish2.3%——
French1.8%1.3%1.6%
Puerto Rican0.9%5.1%1.8%
Mexican0.6%2.5%11.3%
Venezuelan0.2%——
African American†1.3%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
Olean, NY
New York
United States
Median age
42.8
39.9
39.1
Age 18–24
8.8%
9.0%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
20.9%
18.0%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Olean, NY
New York
United States
Median household income
$59,540
$85,974
$84,427
Poverty rate
19.1%
14.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
21.1%
40.0%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Olean, NY
New York
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
6.0%
30.9%
22.3%
Spanish
1.1%
14.8%
13.6%
German or other West Germanic
3.0%
1.5%
0.5%
Religious landscape
Measure
Olean, NY
New York
United States
Catholic
16.6%
30.8%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
9.0%
5.1%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
64.8%
48.7%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
5.8%
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.
Olean, NY
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−14.7%
1896
−20.4%
1900
−22.3%
1904
−33.0%
1908
−19.7%
1912
+0.5%
1916
−14.0%
1920
−39.1%
1924
−44.1%
1928
−36.1%
1932
−21.5%
1936
−26.0%
1940
−31.6%
1944
−25.5%
1948
−22.9%
1952
−37.2%
1956
−44.9%
1960
−19.0%
1964
+33.7%
1968
−12.4%
1972
−33.4%
1976
−17.1%
1980
−13.2%
1984
−40.5%
1988
−22.3%
1992
−10.8%
1996
+0.2%
2000
−13.5%
2004
−19.1%
2008
−10.6%
2012
−13.2%
2016
−32.7%
2020
−29.6%
2024
−32.7%
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
33.5%Harris11,424
66.2%Trump22,586
0.2%Stein53 +5
R+32.7
R+3.2
R+31.3
34,107
All 8 candidates in 2024 · 6 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican66.2%22,586
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic33.5%11,424
Jill SteinIndependent0.2%53
Chase OliverIndependent0.1%28
Peter SonskiIndependent0.0%12
Cornel WestIndependent0.0%2
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.0%1
Raymond Anthony SchollinIndependent0.0%1
R
34.2%Biden11,879
63.7%Trump22,155
2.1%
R+29.6
D+3.2
R+34.0
34,760
R
30.5%Clinton9,497
63.2%Trump19,692
6.3%
R+32.7
R+19.5
R+34.8
31,161
R
42.5%Obama12,649
55.7%Romney16,569
1.8%
R+13.2
R+2.6
R+17.0
29,767
R
43.9%Obama14,307
54.5%McCain17,770
1.7%
R+10.6
D+8.5
R+17.9
32,617
R
39.4%Kerry13,514
58.5%Bush20,051
2.0%
R+19.1
R+5.5
R+16.6
34,266
R
41.0%Gore13,816
54.5%Bush18,382
4.6%
R+13.5
R+13.7
R+14.1
33,733
D
41.2%Clinton13,029
41.0%Dole12,971
17.8%
D+0.2
D+11.0
R+8.3
31,643
R
28.9%Clinton10,150
39.7%Bush13,944
31.3%
R+10.8
D+11.5
R+16.4
35,092
R
38.4%Dukakis12,447
60.7%Bush19,691
0.9%
R+22.3
D+18.2
R+14.6
32,428
R
29.6%Mondale10,194
70.1%Reagan24,162
0.3%
R+40.5
R+27.4
R+22.3
34,468
R
39.5%Carter12,917
52.7%Reagan17,222
7.9%
R+13.2
D+3.9
R+3.4
32,709
R
41.2%Carter13,768
58.3%Ford19,469
0.6%
R+17.1
D+16.3
R+19.1
33,422
R
33.1%McGovern10,909
66.5%Nixon21,906
0.3%
R+33.4
R+21.0
R+10.2
32,927
R
40.9%Humphrey12,733
53.3%Nixon16,594
5.8%
R+12.4
R+46.1
R+11.7
31,148
D
66.8%Johnson21,994
33.1%Goldwater10,907
0.1%
D+33.7
D+52.7
D+11.1
32,933
R
40.5%Kennedy14,797
59.5%Nixon21,749
0.1%
R+19.0
D+25.9
R+19.2
36,573
R
27.5%Stevenson9,613
72.5%Eisenhower25,282
0.0%
R+44.9
R+7.7
R+29.5
34,895
R
31.3%Stevenson11,333
68.5%Eisenhower24,808
0.1%
R+37.2
R+14.3
R+26.5
36,195
R
37.1%Truman11,289
60.0%Dewey18,246
2.8%
R+22.9
D+2.6
R+27.4
30,393
R
37.1%Roosevelt11,787
62.6%Dewey19,907
0.3%
R+25.5
D+6.0
R+33.0
31,795
R
34.0%Roosevelt11,924
65.6%Willkie22,987
0.4%
R+31.6
R+5.5
R+41.5
35,055
R
36.1%Roosevelt11,901
62.1%Landon20,484
1.8%
R+26.0
R+4.6
R+50.3
32,984
R
37.2%Roosevelt11,467
58.7%Hoover18,071
4.1%
R+21.5
D+14.6
R+39.2
30,786
R
31.0%Smith10,229
67.1%Hoover22,135
1.9%
R+36.1
D+8.0
R+18.6
33,001
R
19.8%Davis5,369
63.9%Coolidge17,307
16.2%
R+44.1
R+5.0
R+18.9
27,066
R
27.9%Cox6,693
66.9%Harding16,083
5.2%
R+39.1
R+25.1
R+12.9
24,029
R
40.5%Wilson6,565
54.5%Hughes8,825
5.0%
R+14.0
R+14.4
R+17.1
16,197
D
34.0%Wilson4,886
33.6%Taft4,820
32.4%
D+0.5
D+20.2
R+19.1
14,363
R
37.2%Bryan6,096
56.9%Taft9,320
5.8%
R+19.7
D+13.3
R+10.1
16,371
R
30.9%Parker4,923
64.0%Roosevelt10,182
5.1%
R+33.0
R+10.8
R+13.4
15,919
R
37.2%Bryan6,224
59.5%McKinley9,948
3.2%
R+22.3
R+1.8
R+14.7
16,713
R
38.3%Bryan6,088
58.8%McKinley9,337
2.9%
R+20.4
R+5.8
R+14.4
15,889
R
38.1%Cleveland5,753
52.8%Harrison7,973
9.1%
R+14.7
—
R+16.4
15,105
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
36.8%12,172
62.8%20,775
33,087
2022
R
33.7%8,677
65.8%16,938
25,740
2018
R
44.0%10,431
56.0%13,256
23,692
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026R+17.3
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+32.7
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 15 points more Democratic.
Domestic migration in Olean, NY in Olean, NY: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−545
2012
−636
2013
−501
2014
−519
2015
−831
2016
−320
2017
−502
2018
−411
2019
−565
2021
−265
2022
−103
2023
−170
2024
−39
2025
+125
Olean anchors Cattaraugus County, a persistently Republican-leaning corner of western New York where manufacturing decline and a regional university create an unusual mix of working-class and college-town demographics.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 33.7 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 44.9 points in 1956. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 3.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 32.7 points.
A population of 76,145, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $59,540 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Sunbury, PA and Gloversville, NY.
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In 2024, Olean, NY, New York voted Republican by 32.7 points (R+32.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 34,107 votes cast, 11,424 went Democratic and 22,586 went Republican.
When did Olean, NY, New York last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Olean, NY, New York voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Olean, NY, New York?
Olean, NY, New York has a population of 76,145 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Olean, NY, New York?
Median household income in Olean, NY, New York is $59,540 — below the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of Olean, NY, New York?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Olean, NY, New York from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 31 went Republican.
