Hamilton County, New York: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+29%. Republican peak: R+70 in 1956.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+29MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 5,0892024 5-year
- Median household income
- $68,8352024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 91.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+12 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+70 in 1956MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Union County, OH · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Hamilton CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Hamilton 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 | +2.6% |
| 1896 | −31.7% |
| 1900 | −12.0% |
| 1904 | −2.4% |
| 1908 | −3.6% |
| 1912 | +3.4% |
| 1916 | +0.9% |
| 1920 | −26.0% |
| 1924 | −24.9% |
| 1928 | −19.0% |
| 1932 | −18.2% |
| 1936 | −28.9% |
| 1940 | −41.4% |
| 1944 | −37.6% |
| 1948 | −45.0% |
| 1952 | −65.4% |
| 1956 | −69.6% |
| 1960 | −46.3% |
| 1964 | +11.6% |
| 1968 | −44.6% |
| 1972 | −56.0% |
| 1976 | −37.2% |
| 1980 | −34.5% |
| 1984 | −56.2% |
| 1988 | −40.5% |
| 1992 | −28.2% |
| 1996 | −17.0% |
| 2000 | −34.6% |
| 2004 | −36.0% |
| 2008 | −26.9% |
| 2012 | −25.8% |
| 2016 | −34.6% |
| 2020 | −30.3% |
| 2024 | −29.4% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1,211 | 2,223 | 3,439 | ||
| R | 1,178 | 2,225 | 3,460 | ||
| R | 949 | 2,064 | 3,225 | ||
| R | 1,128 | 1,932 | 3,113 | ||
| R | 1,225 | 2,141 | 3,411 | ||
| R | 1,145 | 2,475 | 3,695 | ||
| R | 1,114 | 2,388 | 3,682 | ||
| R | 1,228 | 1,841 | 3,612 | ||
| R | 963 | 2,038 | 3,817 | ||
| R | 976 | 2,320 | 3,317 | ||
| R | 737 | 2,637 | 3,382 | ||
| R | 925 | 2,038 | 3,230 | ||
| R | 1,052 | 2,306 | 3,370 | ||
| R | 731 | 2,597 | 3,334 | ||
| R | 762 | 2,123 | 3,053 | ||
| D | 1,603 | 1,269 | 2,873 | ||
| R | 795 | 2,168 | 2,964 | ||
| R | 470 | 2,619 | 3,089 | ||
| R | 546 | 2,615 | 3,165 | ||
| R | 744 | 2,000 | 2,790 | ||
| R | 830 | 1,834 | 2,673 | ||
| R | 840 | 2,029 | 2,873 | ||
| R | 934 | 1,695 | 2,629 | ||
| R | 1,107 | 1,603 | 2,728 | ||
| R | 952 | 1,399 | 2,351 | ||
| R | 631 | 1,063 | 1,736 | ||
| R | 516 | 881 | 1,406 | ||
| D | 623 | 612 | 1,250 | ||
| D | 493 | 454 | 1,135 | ||
| R | 586 | 632 | 1,264 | ||
| R | 655 | 688 | 1,356 | ||
| R | 509 | 651 | 1,184 | ||
| R | 378 | 756 | 1,192 | ||
| D | 480 | 454 | 1,019 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
20.2%
English
19.0%
German
16.6%
American
7.8%
Italian
7.4%
French
4.9%
Scottish
4.5%
African American
1.3%
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: 58.1 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
$68,835
Hamilton County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Hamilton County$68,835
New York$85,974
United States$80,734
Hamilton 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
10.6%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 185.3%
Working age (18–64)11.1%
Seniors (65+)12.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
98.6%
speak English only
Spanish0.8%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 34.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Hamilton County's roughly 5,400 residents are spread across the Adirondack wilderness, making it the smallest county by population in New York and one where Republican presidential candidates have carried comfortable margins for decades.
The Republican margin here reached seventy points in 1956. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-nine points.
A population of 5,089, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $68,835 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Union County and Kenton County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Hamilton County, New York vote in 2024?
In 2024, Hamilton County, New York voted Republican by 29.4 points (R+29), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 3,439 votes cast, 1,211 went Democratic and 2,223 went Republican.
What is Hamilton County, New York's political typology?
Akashic places Hamilton County, New York in the "Stable Rural Right" typology — Mountain, Plains, and rural Republican counties already near their ceiling, with little further room to swing. 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 4 times, Republican 30 times, and other 0 times.
When did Hamilton County, New York last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Hamilton County, New York voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Hamilton County, New York?
Hamilton County, New York has a population of 5,089 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Hamilton County, New York?
Median household income in Hamilton County, New York is $68,835 — below the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of Hamilton County, New York?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Hamilton County, New York from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 30 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.