Cortland County, New York
Precinct data
Results by precinct
51 precincts · 22,063 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct 0700002360230700002 | 391 | 560 | 4 | 955 | 40.9% | 58.6% | R+17.7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct 0700005360230700005 | 546 | 369 | 2 | 917 | 59.5% | 40.2% | D+19.3 |
| Precinct 1500002360231500002 | 385 | 520 | 1 | 906 | 42.5% | 57.4% | R+14.9 |
| Precinct 0300003360230300003 | 363 | 528 | 4 | 895 | 40.6% | 59.0% | R+18.4 |
| Precinct 0300001360230300001 | 469 | 384 | 3 | 856 | 54.8% | 44.9% | D+9.9 |
| Precinct 0300006360230300006 | 486 | 365 | 2 | 853 | 57.0% | 42.8% | D+14.2 |
| Precinct 0206001360230206001 | 448 | 353 | 2 | 803 | 55.8% | 44.0% | D+11.8 |
| Precinct 0300002360230300002 | 413 | 382 | 2 | 797 | 51.8% | 47.9% | D+3.9 |
| Precinct 1000001360231000001 | 322 | 452 | 2 | 776 | 41.5% | 58.2% | R+16.8 |
| Precinct 0207001360230207001 | 411 | 307 | 0 | 718 | 57.2% | 42.8% | D+14.5 |
| Precinct 0201001360230201001 | 433 | 249 | 4 | 686 | 63.1% | 36.3% | D+26.8 |
| Precinct 0700003360230700003 | 352 | 314 | 4 | 670 | 52.5% | 46.9% | D+5.7 |
| Precinct 0700004360230700004 | 342 | 305 | 3 | 650 | 52.6% | 46.9% | D+5.7 |
| Precinct 0208001360230208001 | 359 | 244 | 0 | 603 | 59.5% | 40.5% | D+19.1 |
| Precinct 1400001360231400001 | 210 | 385 | 1 | 596 | 35.2% | 64.6% | R+29.4 |
| Precinct 0900001360230900001 | 170 | 416 | 2 | 588 | 28.9% | 70.7% | R+41.8 |
| Precinct 1100001360231100001 | 208 | 355 | 2 | 565 | 36.8% | 62.8% | R+26.0 |
| Precinct 1200001360231200001 | 178 | 382 | 1 | 561 | 31.7% | 68.1% | R+36.4 |
| Precinct 0201003360230201003 | 303 | 234 | 1 | 538 | 56.3% | 43.5% | D+12.8 |
| Precinct 0204001360230204001 | 279 | 239 | 1 | 519 | 53.8% | 46.1% | D+7.7 |
| Precinct 0100001360230100001 | 128 | 385 | 3 | 516 | 24.8% | 74.6% | R+49.8 |
| Precinct 0202001360230202001 | 303 | 207 | 3 | 513 | 59.1% | 40.4% | D+18.7 |
| Precinct 1500001360231500001 | 239 | 260 | 1 | 500 | 47.8% | 52.0% | R+4.2 |
| Precinct 0900002360230900002 | 179 | 271 | 1 | 451 | 39.7% | 60.1% | R+20.4 |
| Precinct 1600001360231600001 | 100 | 340 | 2 | 442 | 22.6% | 76.9% | R+54.3 |
| Precinct 0300004360230300004 | 153 | 271 | 3 | 427 | 35.8% | 63.5% | R+27.6 |
| Precinct 0400001360230400001 | 103 | 316 | 0 | 419 | 24.6% | 75.4% | R+50.8 |
| Precinct 0600001360230600001 | 125 | 284 | 1 | 410 | 30.5% | 69.3% | R+38.8 |
| Precinct 0205002360230205002 | 179 | 228 | 0 | 407 | 44.0% | 56.0% | R+12.0 |
| Precinct 0800001360230800001 | 107 | 255 | 0 | 362 | 29.6% | 70.4% | R+40.9 |
| Precinct 0205004360230205004 | 203 | 139 | 1 | 343 | 59.2% | 40.5% | D+18.7 |
| Precinct 0500001360230500001 | 116 | 211 | 2 | 329 | 35.3% | 64.1% | R+28.9 |
| Precinct 0300005360230300005 | 153 | 167 | 1 | 321 | 47.7% | 52.0% | R+4.4 |
| Precinct 1300001360231300001 | 64 | 200 | 1 | 265 | 24.2% | 75.5% | R+51.3 |
| Precinct 0700001360230700001 | 119 | 118 | 2 | 239 | 49.8% | 49.4% | D+0.4 |
| Precinct 0203005360230203005 | 121 | 103 | 1 | 225 | 53.8% | 45.8% | D+8.0 |
| Precinct 0203001360230203001 | 158 | 60 | 0 | 218 | 72.5% | 27.5% | D+45.0 |
| Precinct 0202002360230202002 | 101 | 67 | 0 | 168 | 60.1% | 39.9% | D+20.2 |
| Precinct 0203003360230203003 | 99 | 65 | 0 | 164 | 60.4% | 39.6% | D+20.7 |
| Precinct 0208002360230208002 | 83 | 69 | 1 | 153 | 54.2% | 45.1% | D+9.2 |
| Precinct 0204002360230204002 | 65 | 84 | 0 | 149 | 43.6% | 56.4% | R+12.8 |
| Precinct 0203002360230203002 | 82 | 65 | 1 | 148 | 55.4% | 43.9% | D+11.5 |
| Precinct 0203004360230203004 | 52 | 60 | 1 | 113 | 46.0% | 53.1% | R+7.1 |
| Precinct 0202003360230202003 | 60 | 34 | 1 | 95 | 63.2% | 35.8% | D+27.4 |
| Precinct 0206002360230206002 | 54 | 24 | 0 | 78 | 69.2% | 30.8% | D+38.5 |
| Precinct 0207002360230207002 | 29 | 30 | 0 | 59 | 49.2% | 50.8% | R+1.7 |
| Precinct 0205001360230205001 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 27 | 48.1% | 51.9% | R+3.7 |
| Precinct 0205003360230205003 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 25 | 40.0% | 60.0% | R+20.0 |
| Precinct 0201002360230201002 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 68.8% | 31.3% | D+37.5 |
| Precinct 0204003360230204003 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 50.0% | 50.0% | Even |
| Precinct 0207003360230207003 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 38.5% | 61.5% | R+23.1 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −15.9% |
| 1896 | −30.4% |
| 1900 | −26.4% |
| 1904 | −31.2% |
| 1908 | −30.3% |
| 1912 | −9.1% |
| 1916 | −23.9% |
| 1920 | −56.4% |
| 1924 | −60.3% |
| 1928 | −52.3% |
| 1932 | −37.3% |
| 1936 | −42.7% |
| 1940 | −40.7% |
| 1944 | −35.5% |
| 1948 | −38.1% |
| 1952 | −54.8% |
| 1956 | −59.2% |
| 1960 | −35.0% |
| 1964 | +28.7% |
| 1968 | −26.3% |
| 1972 | −42.1% |
| 1976 | −23.4% |
| 1980 | −20.6% |
| 1984 | −35.9% |
| 1988 | −17.4% |
| 1992 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | +7.8% |
| 2000 | −0.8% |
| 2004 | −4.1% |
| 2008 | +10.0% |
| 2012 | +9.1% |
| 2016 | −5.6% |
| 2020 | −1.9% |
| 2024 | −6.4% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration and the presidential vote track closely here — within 1.1 points.
31,074 registered voters · 2026
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
−194 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −2,886 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $54,536 in average income, against $71,009 for residents who stayed — 23% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean D+18.5 on average — 25 points more Democratic-leaning than Cortland County, NY itself (R+6.4).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Tompkins County, NY198D+50.0
- Onondaga County, NY125D+17.2
- Broome County, NY72D+0.4
- Cayuga County, NY57R+13.0
- Chenango County, NY41R+27.1
- Tioga County, NY27R+22.8
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Tompkins County, NY173
- Onondaga County, NY142
- Broome County, NY85
- Cayuga County, NY43
- Chenango County, NY34
- Tioga County, NY33
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | +39 |
| 2012 | −375 |
| 2013 | −91 |
| 2014 | −280 |
| 2015 | −523 |
| 2016 | −426 |
| 2017 | −193 |
| 2018 | −136 |
| 2019 | −210 |
| 2021 | −191 |
| 2022 | −227 |
| 2023 | −119 |
| 2024 | +40 |
| 2025 | −194 |
Home to SUNY Cortland, the county blends a student-influenced urban core with surrounding agricultural townships, a tension that has compressed its presidential margins over successive cycles before landing at R+6.4 in 2024.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 28.7 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 60.3 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 4.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 6.4 points.
A population of 46,246, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $70,418 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Otsego County and Chemung County.
The counties 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.
Browse places by community — income, education, race & ethnicity, language — all community cuts →
Compare two places, side by side
Twelve curated comparisons line up election history, demographics, and the divergence story for two places at a glance. Browse all comparisons →
Cortland County, New York. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/36023/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.