Oswego County, New York: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+24%. Republican peak: R+54 in 1956.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+24MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 117,9532024 5-year
- Median household income
- $69,1832024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 92.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+33 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+54 in 1956MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Juneau County, WI · similarity 0.98
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Oswego CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Oswego 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 | −18.5% |
| 1896 | −27.6% |
| 1900 | −24.7% |
| 1904 | −27.2% |
| 1908 | −23.8% |
| 1912 | −4.6% |
| 1916 | −21.3% |
| 1920 | −36.5% |
| 1924 | −37.5% |
| 1928 | −30.1% |
| 1932 | −15.6% |
| 1936 | −34.1% |
| 1940 | −25.5% |
| 1944 | −22.1% |
| 1948 | −19.1% |
| 1952 | −41.4% |
| 1956 | −53.7% |
| 1960 | −21.4% |
| 1964 | +33.2% |
| 1968 | −14.7% |
| 1972 | −43.9% |
| 1976 | −18.8% |
| 1980 | −17.6% |
| 1984 | −37.2% |
| 1988 | −15.7% |
| 1992 | −3.0% |
| 1996 | +7.2% |
| 2000 | −0.8% |
| 2004 | −4.2% |
| 2008 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | +7.9% |
| 2016 | −22.0% |
| 2020 | −20.2% |
| 2024 | −24.1% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 20,483 | 33,548 | 54,163 | ||
| R | 21,145 | 32,142 | 54,498 | ||
| R | 17,095 | 27,688 | 48,180 | ||
| D | 23,515 | 19,980 | 44,591 | ||
| D | 24,777 | 23,571 | 49,349 | ||
| R | 24,133 | 26,325 | 51,607 | ||
| R | 22,857 | 23,249 | 48,479 | ||
| D | 20,440 | 17,159 | 45,673 | ||
| R | 16,990 | 18,530 | 50,931 | ||
| R | 18,430 | 25,362 | 44,211 | ||
| R | 14,347 | 31,481 | 46,034 | ||
| R | 15,343 | 22,816 | 42,541 | ||
| R | 16,332 | 23,949 | 40,463 | ||
| R | 11,317 | 29,109 | 40,518 | ||
| R | 14,636 | 20,041 | 36,845 | ||
| D | 24,788 | 12,415 | 37,226 | ||
| R | 15,544 | 24,013 | 39,568 | ||
| R | 8,809 | 29,277 | 38,086 | ||
| R | 11,444 | 27,609 | 39,082 | ||
| R | 12,820 | 19,095 | 32,904 | ||
| R | 12,593 | 19,733 | 32,355 | ||
| R | 13,459 | 22,688 | 36,230 | ||
| R | 11,068 | 22,803 | 34,376 | ||
| R | 13,314 | 18,322 | 32,201 | ||
| R | 11,639 | 21,849 | 33,930 | ||
| R | 7,864 | 18,576 | 28,542 | ||
| R | 8,045 | 17,905 | 26,979 | ||
| R | 6,210 | 9,854 | 17,072 | ||
| R | 5,256 | 5,996 | 16,003 | ||
| R | 6,172 | 10,447 | 17,945 | ||
| R | 6,152 | 11,174 | 18,430 | ||
| R | 6,605 | 11,160 | 18,464 | ||
| R | 6,401 | 11,411 | 18,168 | ||
| R | 6,729 | 10,012 | 17,739 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
18.1%
English
14.8%
German
14.3%
Italian
12.6%
American
5.7%
Polish
5.4%
French
4.8%
African American
0.8%
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: 40.9 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
$69,183
Oswego County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Oswego County$69,183
New York$85,974
United States$80,734
Oswego 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
16.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1824.0%
Working age (18–64)14.8%
Seniors (65+)9.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.9%
speak English only
Spanish1.6%
Other Indo-European1.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 63.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Oswego County's R+24 presidential margin in 2024 reflects a broader realignment among rural and working-class communities in upstate New York, a shift of roughly 20 points from its more competitive standing a decade ago.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-four points in 1956. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-four points.
A population of 117,953, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $69,183 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Juneau County and Sandusky County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Oswego County, New York vote in 2024?
In 2024, Oswego County, New York voted Republican by 24.1 points (R+24), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 54,163 votes cast, 20,483 went Democratic and 33,548 went Republican.
What is Oswego County, New York's political typology?
Akashic places Oswego County, New York in the "Farm Belt" typology — Rural Plains and Midwest farm counties — Republican, with modest recent movement. 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 Oswego County, New York last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Oswego County, New York voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Oswego County, New York?
Oswego County, New York has a population of 117,953 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Oswego County, New York?
Median household income in Oswego County, New York is $69,183 — below the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of Oswego County, New York?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Oswego County, New York from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 30 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.