† 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
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · 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 FallsNew YorkUnited States
Irish20.5%10.5%9.4%
English14.9%5.6%9.5%
German13.0%8.6%12.5%
Italian12.5%10.9%4.8%
French6.0%1.3%1.6%
American4.7%4.2%5.3%
Polish4.5%3.9%2.2%
Scottish3.5%—1.3%
Puerto Rican1.0%5.1%1.8%
Dominican0.7%4.6%0.7%
Mexican0.4%2.5%11.3%
Chilean0.4%——
Salvadoran0.3%0.9%0.7%
Spaniard0.3%——
Spanish0.3%——
African American†2.5%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
New York
United States
Median age
36.9
39.9
39.1
Age 18–24
9.0%
9.0%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
16.0%
18.0%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Glens Falls
New York
United States
Median household income
$67,788
$85,974
$84,427
Poverty rate
11.3%
14.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
33.7%
40.0%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Glens Falls
New York
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
4.6%
30.9%
22.3%
Spanish
1.4%
14.8%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Glens Falls
New York
United States
Catholic
—
30.8%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
5.1%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
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.
Glens Falls, New York
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+8.5%
2008
+22.6%
2012
+27.1%
2016
+12.7%
2020
+22.9%
2024
+19.0%
DemocraticRepublican
6 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. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
D
58.8%Harris4,009
39.8%Trump2,715
1.3%
D+19.0
R+4.0
D+20.5
6,814
D
60.0%Biden4,126
37.1%Trump2,548
2.9%
D+22.9
D+10.3
D+18.5
6,876
D
50.6%Clinton2,940
37.9%Trump2,204
11.5%
D+12.7
R+14.4
D+10.6
5,814
D
62.5%Obama3,451
35.3%Romney1,953
2.2%
D+27.1
D+4.5
D+23.3
5,526
D
60.3%Obama3,722
37.7%McCain2,326
2.0%
D+22.6
D+14.1
D+15.3
6,172
D
53.1%Kerry3,059
44.6%Bush2,569
2.3%
D+8.5
—
D+11.0
5,758
Glens Falls sits at the edge of the Adirondacks in Warren County, a former paper-mill hub whose working-class roots and shrinking population have made it a consistent bellwether for broader upstate New York political trends.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 27.1 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 4.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 19.0 points.
A population of 14,609, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $67,788 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Biddeford and Waterville.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
In 2024, Glens Falls, New York voted Democratic by 19.0 points (D+19.0), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 6,814 votes cast, 4,009 went Democratic and 2,715 went Republican.
How many people live in Glens Falls, New York?
Glens Falls, New York has a population of 14,609 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Glens Falls, New York?
Median household income in Glens Falls, New York is $67,788 — below the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of Glens Falls, New York?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Glens Falls, New York from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
