Montgomery County, New York: Florida Surge county. In 2024, voted R+29%. Democratic peak: D+39 in 1964.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+29MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Florida SurgeAkashic typology
- Population
- 49,5282024 5-year
- Median household income
- $64,9432024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 80.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 15.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+39 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+36 in 1920MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Le Sueur County, MN · similarity 0.98
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Montgomery CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Montgomery 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 | −2.4% |
| 1896 | −19.2% |
| 1900 | −17.0% |
| 1904 | −17.2% |
| 1908 | −17.4% |
| 1912 | −4.4% |
| 1916 | −11.0% |
| 1920 | −35.6% |
| 1924 | −34.0% |
| 1928 | −21.4% |
| 1932 | −9.2% |
| 1936 | +2.0% |
| 1940 | −1.5% |
| 1944 | −1.1% |
| 1948 | −0.4% |
| 1952 | −20.3% |
| 1956 | −34.8% |
| 1960 | +3.7% |
| 1964 | +39.1% |
| 1968 | −4.4% |
| 1972 | −27.4% |
| 1976 | −8.1% |
| 1980 | −9.4% |
| 1984 | −22.8% |
| 1988 | +1.1% |
| 1992 | +3.0% |
| 1996 | +15.7% |
| 2000 | +2.3% |
| 2004 | −8.9% |
| 2008 | −8.1% |
| 2012 | −4.6% |
| 2016 | −24.7% |
| 2020 | −22.6% |
| 2024 | −28.5% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 7,356 | 13,286 | 20,782 | ||
| R | 7,977 | 12,745 | 21,134 | ||
| R | 6,595 | 11,301 | 19,054 | ||
| R | 8,493 | 9,334 | 18,186 | ||
| R | 9,080 | 10,711 | 20,175 | ||
| R | 9,449 | 11,338 | 21,221 | ||
| D | 10,249 | 9,765 | 20,809 | ||
| D | 10,485 | 7,172 | 21,166 | ||
| D | 9,509 | 8,802 | 23,443 | ||
| D | 11,371 | 11,128 | 22,685 | ||
| R | 9,044 | 14,398 | 23,520 | ||
| R | 9,645 | 11,917 | 24,086 | ||
| R | 11,271 | 13,281 | 24,734 | ||
| R | 9,460 | 16,640 | 26,171 | ||
| R | 11,449 | 12,566 | 25,257 | ||
| D | 19,370 | 8,471 | 27,861 | ||
| D | 15,976 | 14,837 | 30,827 | ||
| R | 9,996 | 20,678 | 30,674 | ||
| R | 12,934 | 19,554 | 32,533 | ||
| R | 14,085 | 14,212 | 29,064 | ||
| R | 14,400 | 14,726 | 29,189 | ||
| R | 15,079 | 15,546 | 30,659 | ||
| D | 14,698 | 14,127 | 29,139 | ||
| R | 11,700 | 14,104 | 26,076 | ||
| R | 9,845 | 15,257 | 25,309 | ||
| R | 5,939 | 12,869 | 20,362 | ||
| R | 5,911 | 12,835 | 19,425 | ||
| R | 5,347 | 6,704 | 12,285 | ||
| R | 4,508 | 5,040 | 11,999 | ||
| R | 5,254 | 7,571 | 13,278 | ||
| R | 5,209 | 7,444 | 12,993 | ||
| R | 5,138 | 7,302 | 12,732 | ||
| R | 4,759 | 7,082 | 12,129 | ||
| R | 5,445 | 5,727 | 11,837 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
14.8%
Italian
14.4%
Irish
11.7%
English
8.9%
Polish
7.9%
American
5.6%
French
2.7%
African American
2.5%
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: 40.3 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
$64,943
Montgomery County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Montgomery County$64,943
New York$85,974
United States$80,734
Montgomery 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
14.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.5%
Working age (18–64)12.5%
Seniors (65+)18.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
88.1%
speak English only
Spanish6.6%
Other Indo-European4.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
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 52.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Montgomery County's small-city core around Amsterdam sits amid a largely rural landscape, and its electorate has shifted decisively rightward over the past decade, posting a 28.6-point Republican margin in 2024 despite a modest working-class Democratic history.
The Democratic margin here once reached thirty-nine points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved six points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-nine points.
A population of 49,528, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $64,943 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Le Sueur County and Mille Lacs County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Montgomery County, New York vote in 2024?
In 2024, Montgomery County, New York voted Republican by 28.5 points (R+29), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 20,782 votes cast, 7,356 went Democratic and 13,286 went Republican.
What is Montgomery County, New York's political typology?
Akashic places Montgomery County, New York in the "Florida Surge" typology — Florida coastal and retiree counties that moved sharply Republican across the Trump era. 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 7 times, Republican 27 times, and other 0 times.
When did Montgomery County, New York last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Montgomery County, New York voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in Montgomery County, New York?
Montgomery County, New York has a population of 49,528 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Montgomery County, New York?
Median household income in Montgomery County, New York is $64,943 — below the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of Montgomery County, New York?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Montgomery County, New York from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The county's typology — "Florida Surge" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.