† 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
GroupGouverneurNew YorkUnited States
Irish13.9%10.5%9.4%
English13.1%5.6%9.5%
German8.3%8.6%12.5%
French8.3%1.3%1.6%
American5.9%4.2%5.3%
Italian5.4%10.9%4.8%
French Canadian4.9%——
Scottish2.7%—1.3%
Puerto Rican2.3%5.1%1.8%
Mexican1.6%2.5%11.3%
Dominican1.2%4.6%0.7%
Spanish0.8%——
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
Gouverneur
New York
United States
Median age
39.9
39.9
39.1
Age 18–24
6.7%
9.0%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
23.2%
18.0%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Gouverneur
New York
United States
Median household income
$35,752
$85,974
$84,427
Poverty rate
27.3%
14.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
22.2%
40.0%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Gouverneur
New York
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
6.9%
30.9%
22.3%
Spanish
4.3%
14.8%
13.6%
German or other West Germanic
1.2%
1.5%
0.5%
Religious landscape
Measure
Gouverneur
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.
Gouverneur, New York
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+8.4%
2008
+14.0%
2012
+12.7%
2016
−8.8%
2020
−13.3%
2024
−24.3%
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
R
37.4%Harris424
61.7%Trump699
0.9%
R+24.3
R+11.0
R+22.8
1,133
R
42.1%Biden532
55.4%Trump700
2.5%
R+13.3
R+4.5
R+17.8
1,263
R
42.0%Clinton439
50.9%Trump531
7.1%
R+8.8
R+21.6
R+10.9
1,044
D
55.4%Obama735
42.7%Romney566
1.9%
D+12.7
R+1.2
D+8.9
1,326
D
56.1%Obama675
42.1%McCain507
1.8%
D+14.0
D+5.5
D+6.7
1,204
D
53.3%Kerry645
44.9%Bush543
1.7%
D+8.4
—
D+10.9
1,209
Gouverneur sits in the North Country's manufacturing belt, where declining zinc-mining and paper-industry employment have shifted voter composition over the past two decades, making it a bellwether within an already competitive county.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 14.0 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 24.3 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 11.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 24.3 points.
A population of 3,615, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $35,752 describe the city.
In 2024, Gouverneur, New York voted Republican by 24.3 points (R+24.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,133 votes cast, 424 went Democratic and 699 went Republican.
When did Gouverneur, New York last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Gouverneur, New York voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Gouverneur, New York?
Gouverneur, New York has a population of 3,615 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Gouverneur, New York?
Median household income in Gouverneur, New York is $35,752 — below the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of Gouverneur, New York?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Gouverneur, New York from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 3 went Republican.
