Delaware County, New York: Industrial Catholic Metro county. In 2024, voted R+20%. Republican peak: R+64 in 1956.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+20MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 44,4872024 5-year
- Median household income
- $63,3372024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 89.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+17 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+64 in 1956MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Schuyler County, NY · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Delaware CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Delaware County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | −14.2% |
| 1896 | −26.5% |
| 1900 | −23.6% |
| 1904 | −26.5% |
| 1908 | −20.4% |
| 1912 | −1.9% |
| 1916 | −11.0% |
| 1920 | −43.1% |
| 1924 | −49.5% |
| 1928 | −57.5% |
| 1932 | −31.7% |
| 1936 | −42.2% |
| 1940 | −44.8% |
| 1944 | −48.8% |
| 1948 | −47.6% |
| 1952 | −62.3% |
| 1956 | −63.8% |
| 1960 | −48.5% |
| 1964 | +16.6% |
| 1968 | −37.1% |
| 1972 | −48.4% |
| 1976 | −26.2% |
| 1980 | −22.3% |
| 1984 | −41.6% |
| 1988 | −20.7% |
| 1992 | −8.2% |
| 1996 | +5.4% |
| 2000 | −11.0% |
| 2004 | −15.3% |
| 2008 | −5.2% |
| 2012 | −8.8% |
| 2016 | −26.9% |
| 2020 | −18.5% |
| 2024 | −19.6% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 9,237 | 13,789 | 23,260 | ||
| R | 9,143 | 13,387 | 22,971 | ||
| R | 6,627 | 11,942 | 19,792 | ||
| R | 8,304 | 9,938 | 18,638 | ||
| R | 9,462 | 10,524 | 20,389 | ||
| R | 8,724 | 11,958 | 21,167 | ||
| R | 8,450 | 10,662 | 20,176 | ||
| D | 8,724 | 7,684 | 19,394 | ||
| R | 7,152 | 8,829 | 20,530 | ||
| R | 7,463 | 11,391 | 19,010 | ||
| R | 5,745 | 14,002 | 19,830 | ||
| R | 6,333 | 10,609 | 19,164 | ||
| R | 7,254 | 12,443 | 19,827 | ||
| R | 5,243 | 15,136 | 20,426 | ||
| R | 5,360 | 12,366 | 18,898 | ||
| D | 11,686 | 8,359 | 20,064 | ||
| R | 5,662 | 16,336 | 22,013 | ||
| R | 3,835 | 17,364 | 21,199 | ||
| R | 4,116 | 17,737 | 21,879 | ||
| R | 4,965 | 14,226 | 19,474 | ||
| R | 5,128 | 14,916 | 20,069 | ||
| R | 5,968 | 15,684 | 21,700 | ||
| R | 6,142 | 15,164 | 21,364 | ||
| R | 6,723 | 13,050 | 19,980 | ||
| R | 4,362 | 16,225 | 20,645 | ||
| R | 4,158 | 13,020 | 17,919 | ||
| R | 4,528 | 11,719 | 16,701 | ||
| R | 4,986 | 6,266 | 11,660 | ||
| R | 4,511 | 4,731 | 11,733 | ||
| R | 4,641 | 7,142 | 12,255 | ||
| R | 4,347 | 7,628 | 12,396 | ||
| R | 4,639 | 7,626 | 12,676 | ||
| R | 4,450 | 7,790 | 12,615 | ||
| R | 4,706 | 6,421 | 12,099 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
18.8%
Irish
18.1%
English
14.2%
Italian
10.3%
Polish
4.7%
American
3.5%
Scottish
3.0%
African American
0.9%
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: 48.8 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
$63,337
Delaware County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Delaware County$63,337
New York$85,974
United States$80,734
Delaware 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
14.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.2%
Working age (18–64)14.7%
Seniors (65+)10.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.4%
speak English only
Other Indo-European3.3%
Spanish2.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 70.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Delaware County's rural Catskill Mountain terrain and declining population have tracked a steady rightward shift in presidential voting, reaching a nearly 20-point Republican margin in 2024 despite its historically Democratic small-town labor roots.
Its margins are typically close. The Democratic margin reached seventeen points in 1964; the Republican margin reached sixty-four points in 1956. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty points.
Its demographics sit near national norms: a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $63,337, and a 14% poverty rate. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Schuyler County and Steele County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Delaware County, New York vote in 2024?
In 2024, Delaware County, New York voted Republican by 19.6 points (R+20), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 23,260 votes cast, 9,237 went Democratic and 13,789 went Republican.
What is Delaware County, New York's political typology?
Akashic places Delaware County, New York in the "Industrial Catholic Metro" typology — Mid-size industrial metros with Catholic ethnic roots — among the most competitive, swing-prone ground in the country. 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 Delaware County, New York last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Delaware County, New York voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Delaware County, New York?
Delaware County, New York has a population of 44,487 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Delaware County, New York?
Median household income in Delaware County, New York is $63,337 — below the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of Delaware County, New York?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Delaware County, New York from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 32 went Republican. The county's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.