Monroe County, New York: Diversifying Metro county. In 2024, voted D+19%. Democratic peak: D+44 in 1964.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+19MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 753,7532024 5-year
- Median household income
- $76,3822024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 69.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 14.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 9.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+44 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+39 in 1920MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Snohomish County, WA · similarity 0.98
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Monroe CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Monroe 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 | −8.7% |
| 1896 | −20.4% |
| 1900 | −14.5% |
| 1904 | −27.9% |
| 1908 | −18.0% |
| 1912 | +1.8% |
| 1916 | −27.6% |
| 1920 | −39.1% |
| 1924 | −36.6% |
| 1928 | −14.5% |
| 1932 | −6.9% |
| 1936 | +10.1% |
| 1940 | +2.6% |
| 1944 | +3.4% |
| 1948 | +0.5% |
| 1952 | −17.9% |
| 1956 | −33.7% |
| 1960 | −2.4% |
| 1964 | +43.8% |
| 1968 | −0.6% |
| 1972 | −24.1% |
| 1976 | −10.7% |
| 1980 | +4.5% |
| 1984 | −16.0% |
| 1988 | −0.5% |
| 1992 | +2.2% |
| 1996 | +15.9% |
| 2000 | +6.4% |
| 2004 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | +17.7% |
| 2012 | +18.0% |
| 2016 | +15.0% |
| 2020 | +21.1% |
| 2024 | +18.9% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 214,757 | 145,940 | 364,781 | ||
| D | 225,746 | 145,661 | 379,864 | ||
| D | 188,592 | 136,582 | 347,790 | ||
| D | 193,501 | 133,362 | 333,813 | ||
| D | 207,371 | 144,262 | 356,424 | ||
| D | 173,497 | 163,545 | 343,064 | ||
| D | 161,743 | 141,266 | 317,825 | ||
| D | 164,858 | 115,694 | 309,994 | ||
| D | 141,502 | 134,021 | 340,369 | ||
| R | 153,650 | 155,271 | 311,466 | ||
| R | 132,109 | 182,696 | 316,277 | ||
| D | 142,423 | 128,615 | 306,733 | ||
| R | 134,739 | 167,303 | 303,434 | ||
| R | 120,031 | 196,579 | 317,305 | ||
| R | 141,437 | 143,233 | 296,755 | ||
| D | 205,226 | 80,099 | 285,582 | ||
| R | 141,378 | 148,423 | 289,948 | ||
| R | 91,161 | 183,747 | 274,908 | ||
| R | 110,723 | 159,172 | 270,400 | ||
| D | 110,641 | 109,608 | 227,793 | ||
| D | 119,672 | 111,725 | 232,273 | ||
| D | 120,613 | 114,383 | 236,095 | ||
| D | 114,286 | 93,055 | 210,523 | ||
| R | 83,208 | 95,964 | 185,960 | ||
| R | 73,759 | 99,803 | 179,078 | ||
| R | 28,956 | 80,577 | 141,128 | ||
| R | 28,523 | 73,809 | 115,721 | ||
| R | 21,782 | 39,393 | 63,863 | ||
| O | 17,863 | 16,880 | 53,577 | ||
| R | 22,704 | 33,250 | 58,649 | ||
| R | 16,544 | 30,772 | 51,053 | ||
| R | 19,611 | 26,691 | 48,870 | ||
| R | 17,158 | 26,288 | 44,818 | ||
| R | 17,706 | 21,327 | 41,488 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Italian
16.2%
German
16.1%
Irish
14.2%
English
10.9%
Polish
4.5%
American
4.1%
French
1.9%
African American
11.4%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
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: 39.6 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
$76,382
Monroe County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Monroe County$76,382
New York$85,974
United States$80,734
Monroe County ranks in the top 25% 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
13.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.8%
Working age (18–64)12.5%
Seniors (65+)10.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
87.4%
speak English only
Spanish5.8%
Other Indo-European3.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.0%
Other languages1.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Monroe County's presidential margins have trended Democratic by double digits for over two decades, driven by Rochester's dense urban core and a sizable higher-education and healthcare workforce that has reshaped the county's partisan composition.
The Democratic margin here reached forty-four points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was nineteen points.
A population of 753,753, a 70% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $76,382 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Snohomish County and Franklin city.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Monroe County, New York vote in 2024?
In 2024, Monroe County, New York voted Democratic by 18.9 points (D+19), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 364,781 votes cast, 214,757 went Democratic and 145,940 went Republican.
What is Monroe County, New York's political typology?
Akashic places Monroe County, New York in the "Diversifying Metro" typology — Mid-size metropolitan counties growing more diverse and trending Democratic. 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 15 times, Republican 18 times, and other 1 times.
When did Monroe County, New York last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Monroe County, New York voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Monroe County, New York?
Monroe County, New York has a population of 753,753 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Monroe County, New York?
Median household income in Monroe County, New York is $76,382 — below the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of Monroe County, New York?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Monroe County, New York from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The county's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.