† 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
GroupPlattsburgh, NYNew YorkUnited States
Irish15.3%10.5%9.4%
French15.0%1.3%1.6%
English12.0%5.6%9.5%
German8.8%8.6%12.5%
French Canadian7.7%——
Italian6.5%10.9%4.8%
American6.1%4.2%5.3%
Scottish2.5%—1.3%
Mexican0.8%2.5%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.8%5.1%1.8%
Dominican0.6%4.6%0.7%
African American†2.3%8.0%9.9%
Nigerian0.2%0.2%0.2%
Jamaican0.2%1.6%0.4%
Filipino0.5%0.6%0.9%
Chinese0.4%3.6%1.3%
Asian Indian0.3%1.9%1.4%
Korean0.2%0.6%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
Plattsburgh, NY
New York
United States
Median age
41.9
39.9
39.1
Age 18–24
12.1%
9.0%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
19.1%
18.0%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Plattsburgh, NY
New York
United States
Median household income
$71,224
$85,974
$84,427
Poverty rate
13.7%
14.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
27.6%
40.0%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Plattsburgh, NY
New York
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
5.7%
30.9%
22.3%
Spanish
1.8%
14.8%
13.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)
1.5%
1.5%
0.7%
Religious landscape
Measure
Plattsburgh, NY
New York
United States
Catholic
34.6%
30.8%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
3.2%
5.1%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
57.2%
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.
Plattsburgh, NY
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−3.6%
1896
−31.9%
1900
−19.0%
1904
−21.8%
1908
−16.3%
1912
−6.6%
1916
−9.2%
1920
−37.0%
1924
−20.3%
1928
+16.3%
1932
+14.3%
1936
+1.8%
1940
+4.6%
1944
+6.5%
1948
−1.7%
1952
−29.1%
1956
−40.9%
1960
+10.5%
1964
+50.3%
1968
−7.8%
1972
−27.4%
1976
−14.3%
1980
−6.0%
1984
−28.7%
1988
−10.6%
1992
−1.8%
1996
+19.4%
2000
+7.4%
2004
+6.8%
2008
+22.9%
2012
+25.6%
2016
+1.9%
2020
+5.2%
2024
−2.1%
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%Harris17,478
50.9%Trump18,247
0.2%Stein60 +3
R+2.1
R+7.4
R+0.7
35,817
All 6 candidates in 2024 · 4 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican50.9%18,247
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic48.8%17,478
Jill SteinIndependent0.2%60
Chase OliverIndependent0.1%26
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.0%3
Peter SonskiIndependent0.0%3
D
51.8%Biden18,364
46.6%Trump16,514
1.6%
D+5.2
D+3.3
D+0.8
35,437
D
46.9%Clinton15,059
45.0%Trump14,449
8.1%
D+1.9
R+23.7
R+0.2
32,105
D
61.9%Obama18,961
36.3%Romney11,115
1.9%
D+25.6
D+2.7
D+21.7
30,656
D
60.6%Obama20,216
37.7%McCain12,579
1.6%
D+22.9
D+16.1
D+15.6
33,337
D
52.2%Kerry17,624
45.4%Bush15,330
2.3%
D+6.8
R+0.6
D+9.3
33,736
D
50.9%Gore15,542
43.4%Bush13,274
5.7%
D+7.4
R+11.9
D+6.9
30,559
D
52.9%Clinton15,386
33.6%Dole9,759
13.5%
D+19.4
D+21.2
D+10.8
29,060
R
40.3%Clinton12,881
42.1%Bush13,455
17.7%
R+1.8
D+8.8
R+7.4
31,988
R
44.4%Dukakis12,670
55.0%Bush15,702
0.7%
R+10.6
D+18.1
R+2.9
28,563
R
35.5%Mondale10,804
64.2%Reagan19,549
0.3%
R+28.7
R+22.7
R+10.5
30,443
R
42.8%Carter11,498
48.8%Reagan13,120
8.4%
R+6.0
D+8.3
D+3.7
26,890
R
42.6%Carter11,555
56.9%Ford15,433
0.4%
R+14.3
D+13.1
R+16.4
27,103
R
36.2%McGovern9,703
63.6%Nixon17,048
0.2%
R+27.4
R+19.6
R+4.2
26,804
R
43.8%Humphrey10,153
51.6%Nixon11,951
4.6%
R+7.8
R+58.1
R+7.1
23,168
D
75.1%Johnson18,398
24.8%Goldwater6,078
0.1%
D+50.3
D+39.8
D+27.7
24,492
D
55.2%Kennedy13,782
44.7%Nixon11,154
0.1%
D+10.5
D+51.4
D+10.4
24,951
R
29.5%Stevenson6,833
70.5%Eisenhower16,295
0.0%
R+40.9
R+11.8
R+25.5
23,128
R
35.3%Stevenson7,963
64.5%Eisenhower14,535
0.2%
R+29.1
R+27.4
R+18.4
22,546
R
47.4%Truman9,357
49.1%Dewey9,694
3.6%
R+1.7
R+8.2
R+6.2
19,755
D
53.2%Roosevelt9,996
46.7%Dewey8,775
0.2%
D+6.5
D+1.9
R+1.0
18,806
D
52.2%Roosevelt11,378
47.6%Willkie10,369
0.2%
D+4.6
D+2.9
R+5.3
21,800
D
50.6%Roosevelt10,898
48.8%Landon10,521
0.6%
D+1.8
R+12.5
R+22.5
21,538
D
56.9%Roosevelt11,027
42.7%Hoover8,263
0.4%
D+14.3
R+2.0
R+3.5
19,365
D
58.0%Smith10,888
41.7%Hoover7,824
0.3%
D+16.3
D+36.6
D+33.8
18,771
R
37.5%Davis5,138
57.8%Coolidge7,918
4.7%
R+20.3
D+16.7
D+4.9
13,698
R
30.7%Cox4,110
67.7%Harding9,062
1.6%
R+37.0
R+27.8
R+10.8
13,385
R
44.5%Wilson4,130
53.7%Hughes4,986
1.9%
R+9.2
R+2.6
R+12.4
9,288
R
38.1%Wilson3,323
44.7%Taft3,903
17.2%
R+6.6
D+9.7
R+26.2
8,723
R
39.2%Bryan3,866
55.5%Taft5,474
5.2%
R+16.3
D+5.5
R+6.8
9,856
R
37.2%Parker3,988
59.1%Roosevelt6,327
3.7%
R+21.8
R+2.9
R+2.2
10,712
R
39.9%Bryan4,287
58.8%McKinley6,326
1.3%
R+19.0
D+12.9
R+11.4
10,756
R
33.5%Bryan3,074
65.3%McKinley6,005
1.2%
R+31.9
R+28.3
R+25.8
9,189
R
47.0%Cleveland4,773
50.6%Harrison5,135
2.4%
R+3.6
—
R+5.2
10,149
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
53.4%18,614
46.2%16,109
34,883
2022
R
48.9%13,341
50.5%13,792
27,303
2018
D
61.4%15,930
38.6%10,012
25,944
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026D+1.1
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+2.1
Registration leans Democratic; the presidential vote runs 3.2 points more Democratic.
Domestic migration in Plattsburgh, NY in Plattsburgh, NY: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−569
2012
−192
2013
−288
2014
−256
2015
−917
2016
−368
2017
−75
2018
+28
2019
−253
2021
−539
2022
−846
2023
+4
2024
−12
2025
+422
Plattsburgh's metro straddles the Quebec border, and cross-border commerce with Montreal influences its labor market and retail economy in ways unusual for an upstate New York city of its size.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 50.3 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 40.9 points in 1956. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 7.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 2.1 points.
A population of 78,493, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $71,224 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Lewiston-Auburn, ME and Massena-Ogdensburg, NY.
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In 2024, Plattsburgh, NY, New York voted Republican by 2.1 points (R+2.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 35,817 votes cast, 17,478 went Democratic and 18,247 went Republican.
When did Plattsburgh, NY, New York last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Plattsburgh, NY, New York voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Plattsburgh, NY, New York?
Plattsburgh, NY, New York has a population of 78,493 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Plattsburgh, NY, New York?
Median household income in Plattsburgh, NY, New York is $71,224 — below the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of Plattsburgh, NY, New York?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Plattsburgh, NY, New York from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 20 went Republican.
