Chenango County, New York: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+27%. Republican peak: R+62 in 1956.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+27MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 46,3212024 5-year
- Median household income
- $62,9482024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 92.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+23 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+62 in 1956MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Crawford County, MI · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Chenango CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Chenango County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Harris +50Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | −10.5% |
| 1896 | −22.0% |
| 1900 | −21.5% |
| 1904 | −24.1% |
| 1908 | −21.1% |
| 1912 | −7.4% |
| 1916 | −13.8% |
| 1920 | −44.9% |
| 1924 | −50.9% |
| 1928 | −55.2% |
| 1932 | −31.7% |
| 1936 | −45.4% |
| 1940 | −45.9% |
| 1944 | −43.6% |
| 1948 | −42.5% |
| 1952 | −59.4% |
| 1956 | −62.2% |
| 1960 | −43.9% |
| 1964 | +23.0% |
| 1968 | −32.9% |
| 1972 | −41.4% |
| 1976 | −25.3% |
| 1980 | −17.8% |
| 1984 | −38.3% |
| 1988 | −18.6% |
| 1992 | −0.4% |
| 1996 | +7.7% |
| 2000 | −4.5% |
| 2004 | −10.8% |
| 2008 | −1.1% |
| 2012 | −3.1% |
| 2016 | −25.5% |
| 2020 | −23.3% |
| 2024 | −27.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 8,177 | 14,294 | 22,655 | ||
| R | 8,300 | 13,496 | 22,306 | ||
| R | 6,775 | 11,921 | 20,160 | ||
| R | 9,116 | 9,713 | 19,314 | ||
| R | 10,100 | 10,337 | 20,847 | ||
| R | 9,277 | 11,582 | 21,341 | ||
| R | 9,112 | 10,033 | 20,250 | ||
| D | 8,797 | 7,319 | 19,279 | ||
| R | 8,017 | 8,114 | 21,787 | ||
| R | 8,021 | 11,727 | 19,902 | ||
| R | 6,343 | 14,254 | 20,648 | ||
| R | 6,917 | 10,400 | 19,592 | ||
| R | 7,356 | 12,384 | 19,837 | ||
| R | 5,695 | 13,770 | 19,509 | ||
| R | 5,706 | 11,785 | 18,455 | ||
| D | 11,653 | 7,293 | 18,952 | ||
| R | 5,659 | 14,533 | 20,204 | ||
| R | 3,804 | 16,314 | 20,118 | ||
| R | 4,089 | 16,062 | 20,167 | ||
| R | 4,764 | 11,988 | 16,982 | ||
| R | 4,997 | 12,745 | 17,779 | ||
| R | 5,241 | 14,168 | 19,452 | ||
| R | 5,143 | 13,772 | 18,995 | ||
| R | 5,953 | 11,566 | 17,719 | ||
| R | 3,986 | 13,955 | 18,073 | ||
| R | 3,392 | 11,323 | 15,596 | ||
| R | 3,735 | 10,116 | 14,224 | ||
| R | 3,887 | 5,198 | 9,490 | ||
| R | 3,341 | 4,043 | 9,466 | ||
| R | 3,772 | 5,949 | 10,342 | ||
| R | 3,817 | 6,394 | 10,697 | ||
| R | 4,043 | 6,362 | 10,803 | ||
| R | 3,973 | 6,338 | 10,726 | ||
| R | 4,273 | 5,378 | 10,536 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
15.7%
English
15.0%
German
14.6%
American
8.9%
Italian
8.1%
Polish
3.6%
French
2.2%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 45.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$62,948
Chenango County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Chenango County$62,948
New York$85,974
United States$80,734
Chenango County ranks near the middle of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.5%
Working age (18–64)11.8%
Seniors (65+)10.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.7%
speak English only
Spanish1.8%
Other Indo-European1.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 64.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Chenango's economy long anchored by dairy farming and small manufacturing, and its population has declined steadily for decades — a demographic pattern that correlates strongly with its growing Republican presidential margins in recent elections.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-two points in 1956. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-seven points.
A population of 46,321, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $62,948 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Crawford County and St. Clair County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Chenango County, New York vote in 2024?
In 2024, Chenango County, New York voted Republican by 27.0 points (R+27), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 22,655 votes cast, 8,177 went Democratic and 14,294 went Republican.
What is Chenango County, New York's political typology?
Akashic places Chenango County, New York in the "Farm Belt" typology — Rural Plains and Midwest farm counties — Republican, with modest recent movement. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 2 times, Republican 32 times, and other 0 times.
When did Chenango County, New York last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Chenango County, New York voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Chenango County, New York?
Chenango County, New York has a population of 46,321 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Chenango County, New York?
Median household income in Chenango County, New York is $62,948 — below the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of Chenango County, New York?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Chenango County, New York from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 32 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.