- Lead
- 5,930
- Total
- 20,712
- vs nation
- R+27.2
- Turnout
- 55.5%
Montgomery County, NY
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President margin by year
Place winner margin
President results by year
2024 turnout 55.5% of 37,758 citizens 18+
- Lead
- 4,768
- Total
- 21,134
- vs nation
- R+27.0
- Turnout
- 56.9%
- Lead
- 4,706
- Total
- 19,054
- vs nation
- R+26.8
- Turnout
- 51.0%
- Lead
- 841
- Total
- 18,186
- vs nation
- R+8.5
- Turnout
- —
- Lead
- 1,631
- Total
- 20,175
- vs nation
- R+15.4
- Turnout
- —
- Lead
- 1,889
- Total
- 21,221
- vs nation
- R+6.4
- Turnout
- —
- Lead
- 484
- Total
- 20,809
- vs nation
- D+1.8
- Turnout
- —
- Lead
- 3,313
- Total
- 21,166
- vs nation
- D+7.1
- Turnout
- —
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+28.6MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 49,5282024 5-year
- Population density
- 123 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 403 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $64,9432024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 77.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 15.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+39.1 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+35.6 in 1920MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Luzerne County, PA · twin score 91.2
Turnout and midterm durability
Participation measured against the same-year citizen voting-age population. Audited cycles count total general-election participants — ballots or participating voters, not presidential candidate votes. Cycles before 2016 predate that series and are derived from the certified presidential returns instead; they are marked everywhere they appear and are excluded from the figures below.
- 2024 turnout
- 55.5%20,971 participants ÷ 37,758 CVAP
- 2020→2022 drop-off
- +14.3 ptsVolatile
- Drop-off vs state
- -7.5 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
- Mechanical 2026
- 41.3%–44.2%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast
Select a presidential cycle to show it on the map and results ledger above.
| Cycle | Participants | CVAP | Turnout | Series | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20,971 | 37,758 ± 333 | 55.5% | Audited | A/A | |
| 2022Mid | 16,068 | 37,702 ± 303 | 42.6% | Audited | A/A |
| 21,298 | 37,445 ± 296 | 56.9% | Audited | A/A | |
| 2018Mid | 16,021 | 37,646 ± 263 | 42.6% | Audited | A/A |
| 19,274 | 37,766 ± 278 | 51.0% | Audited | A/A | |
| 18,186 | 37,573 | 48.4% | Derived | — | |
| 20,175 | 36,485 | 55.3% | Derived | — | |
| 21,221 | 35,397 extrapolated | 60.0% | Derived | — |
Sources and methods
Audited cycles (2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024) count total general-election participants against the same-year CVAP special tabulation, each cell carrying its own numerator and denominator quality grade. Derived cycles (2004, 2008, 2012) come from the certified presidential returns on this page over the ACS 5-year CVAP series, so they measure presidential votes cast rather than ballots — a floor on participation. Where a derived cycle predates the ACS its denominator is extrapolated rather than read, and says so on its own line below. They are shown for the longer arc and are excluded from the drop-off, excess-drop-off, and 2026 scenario figures above.
- 2024: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 311/228.
- 2022: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 306/183.
- 2020: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 301/2.
- 2018: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 297/138.
- 2016: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 293/111.
- 2012 (derived): Certified presidential returns · ACS 5-year CVAP (B05003); presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count.
- 2008 (derived): Certified presidential returns · ACS 5-year CVAP (B05003); presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count.
- 2004 (derived): Certified presidential returns · extrapolated CVAP denominator; presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count; 2004 predates the ACS, so the denominator is a linear back-extrapolation from the 2008 and 2012 CVAP values, not a read figure.
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Precinct data
Results by precinct
35 precincts · 20,788 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct 0500001360570500001 | 479 | 1,083 | 18 | 1,580 | 30.3% | 68.5% | R+38.2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct 0200003360570200003 | 540 | 897 | 10 | 1,447 | 37.3% | 62.0% | R+24.7 |
| Precinct 0600001360570600001 | 338 | 823 | 9 | 1,170 | 28.9% | 70.3% | R+41.5 |
| Precinct 1100001360571100001 | 323 | 702 | 5 | 1,030 | 31.4% | 68.2% | R+36.8 |
| Precinct 0104001360570104001 | 436 | 533 | 3 | 972 | 44.9% | 54.8% | R+10.0 |
| Precinct 0300001360570300001 | 344 | 565 | 9 | 918 | 37.5% | 61.5% | R+24.1 |
| Precinct 0200001360570200001 | 306 | 572 | 10 | 888 | 34.5% | 64.4% | R+30.0 |
| Precinct 0900001360570900001 | 204 | 648 | 3 | 855 | 23.9% | 75.8% | R+51.9 |
| Precinct 1000001360571000001 | 215 | 613 | 8 | 836 | 25.7% | 73.3% | R+47.6 |
| Precinct 0700002360570700002 | 325 | 472 | 9 | 806 | 40.3% | 58.6% | R+18.2 |
| Precinct 0800001360570800001 | 223 | 560 | 2 | 785 | 28.4% | 71.3% | R+42.9 |
| Precinct 0700001360570700001 | 140 | 632 | 6 | 778 | 18.0% | 81.2% | R+63.2 |
| Precinct 0400001360570400001 | 164 | 600 | 6 | 770 | 21.3% | 77.9% | R+56.6 |
| Precinct 0102004360570102004 | 307 | 423 | 5 | 735 | 41.8% | 57.6% | R+15.8 |
| Precinct 0200002360570200002 | 287 | 436 | 4 | 727 | 39.5% | 60.0% | R+20.5 |
| Precinct 0800002360570800002 | 173 | 436 | 5 | 614 | 28.2% | 71.0% | R+42.8 |
| Precinct 0101001360570101001 | 293 | 272 | 4 | 569 | 51.5% | 47.8% | D+3.7 |
| Precinct 0101003360570101003 | 274 | 257 | 4 | 535 | 51.2% | 48.0% | D+3.2 |
| Precinct 0800003360570800003 | 113 | 399 | 0 | 512 | 22.1% | 77.9% | R+55.9 |
| Precinct 0103001360570103001 | 252 | 252 | 5 | 509 | 49.5% | 49.5% | Exact tie |
| Precinct 0105004360570105004 | 222 | 273 | 2 | 497 | 44.7% | 54.9% | R+10.3 |
| Precinct 0300003360570300003 | 101 | 277 | 5 | 383 | 26.4% | 72.3% | R+46.0 |
| Precinct 0300002360570300002 | 102 | 270 | 1 | 373 | 27.3% | 72.4% | R+45.0 |
| Precinct 0103003360570103003 | 198 | 160 | 1 | 359 | 55.2% | 44.6% | D+10.6 |
| Precinct 0900002360570900002 | 121 | 190 | 2 | 313 | 38.7% | 60.7% | R+22.0 |
| Precinct 0103002360570103002 | 156 | 150 | 2 | 308 | 50.6% | 48.7% | D+1.9 |
| Precinct 0101004360570101004 | 135 | 162 | 2 | 299 | 45.2% | 54.2% | R+9.0 |
| Precinct 0105003360570105003 | 125 | 102 | 2 | 229 | 54.6% | 44.5% | D+10.0 |
| Precinct 0105001360570105001 | 121 | 94 | 0 | 215 | 56.3% | 43.7% | D+12.6 |
| Precinct 0101002360570101002 | 75 | 113 | 0 | 188 | 39.9% | 60.1% | R+20.2 |
| Precinct 0102002360570102002 | 95 | 90 | 3 | 188 | 50.5% | 47.9% | D+2.7 |
| Precinct 0105002360570105002 | 79 | 84 | 0 | 163 | 48.5% | 51.5% | R+3.1 |
| Precinct 0102003360570102003 | 32 | 60 | 1 | 93 | 34.4% | 64.5% | R+30.1 |
| Precinct 0900003360570900003 | 16 | 59 | 0 | 75 | 21.3% | 78.7% | R+57.3 |
| Precinct 0102001360570102001 | 42 | 27 | 0 | 69 | 60.9% | 39.1% | D+21.7 |
presidential history
Party record book
Montgomery County, NY · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1892–2024 · 34 presidential cycles
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Lyndon B. Johnson1964
69.5%
19,370 votes · D+39.1
Runner-up · John F. Kennedy, 1960 · 51.8%
Republican
Dwight D. Eisenhower1956
67.4%
20,678 votes · R+34.8
Runner-up · Warren G. Harding, 1920 · 66.1%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Lyndon B. Johnson1964
19,370votes
69.5% of the vote · D+39.1
Runner-up · John F. Kennedy, 1960 · 15,976 votes
Republican
Dwight D. Eisenhower1956
20,678votes
67.4% of the vote · R+34.8
Runner-up · Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1952 · 19,554 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
Lyndon B. Johnson1964
+16.5pts D vs U.S.
Place D+39.1 · U.S. D+22.6
Runner-up · Michael Dukakis, 1988 · +8.8 pts
Republican
Donald Trump2024
+27.2pts R vs U.S.
Place R+28.6 · U.S. R+1.5
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · +27.0 pts
Current officeholders
Seats representing Montgomery County, NY. A county elects none of these itself — they are the members for the 2 congressional, 1 state senate and 2 state house districts it falls inside, so parts of the county are represented by different members.
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
U.S. House
Each row shows U.S. House votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
| Year | Vote lead | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 39.2%7,068 | 60.8%10,958 | 18,026 |
| 2020 | R | 44.5%9,129 | 55.5%11,374 | 20,503 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 19 points more Republican than the rolls.
31,720 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
+512 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −1,534 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $49,127 in average income, against $65,999 for residents who stayed — 26% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+11.3 on average — 17 points more Democratic-leaning than Montgomery County, NY itself (R+28.6).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Fulton County, NY289R+35.8
- Schenectady County, NY162D+10.8
- Saratoga County, NY105D+1.8
- Albany County, NY95D+25.6
- Herkimer County, NY38R+36.4
- Schoharie County, NY38R+30.4
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Fulton County, NY303
- Schenectady County, NY134
- Saratoga County, NY102
- Albany County, NY74
- Herkimer County, NY51
- Schoharie County, NY45
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 | −445 |
| 2012 | −163 |
| 2013 | −165 |
| 2014 | −252 |
| 2015 | −250 |
| 2016 | −552 |
| 2017 | −205 |
| 2018 | −10 |
| 2019 | −267 |
| 2021 | +114 |
| 2022 | −10 |
| 2023 | +119 |
| 2024 | +40 |
| 2025 | +512 |
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.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 39.1 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 35.6 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 6.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 28.6 points.
A population of 49,528, a 77% 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 Luzerne County and Oneida County.
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Montgomery County, New York. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/36057/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.