A rural western New York county where Republicans routinely run up wide margins
Genesee County, anchored by the small city of Batavia, has shifted steadily toward Republican presidential candidates over the past two decades, with the 2024 margin of R+34 reflecting a pattern common to deindustrialized rural counties across upstate New York.
Contextual statewide polling for New York. County pages stay rooted in county returns, but live statewide polling helps frame the current cycle.