Putnam County, New York: Diversifying Metro county. In 2024, voted R+14%. Republican peak: R+47 in 1972.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+14MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 98,1072024 5-year
- Median household income
- $126,2572024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 74.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 20.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+16 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+47 in 1956MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Brevard County, FL · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Putnam CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Putnam County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | −8.2% |
| 1896 | −38.3% |
| 1900 | −24.1% |
| 1904 | −24.4% |
| 1908 | −24.2% |
| 1912 | +1.7% |
| 1916 | −14.1% |
| 1920 | −41.6% |
| 1924 | −41.5% |
| 1928 | −32.3% |
| 1932 | −10.6% |
| 1936 | −10.1% |
| 1940 | −19.8% |
| 1944 | −24.4% |
| 1948 | −32.7% |
| 1952 | −37.5% |
| 1956 | −46.6% |
| 1960 | −19.7% |
| 1964 | +15.6% |
| 1968 | −19.8% |
| 1972 | −47.2% |
| 1976 | −21.4% |
| 1980 | −36.1% |
| 1984 | −46.0% |
| 1988 | −32.7% |
| 1992 | −11.8% |
| 1996 | −3.3% |
| 2000 | −7.8% |
| 2004 | −14.6% |
| 2008 | −7.5% |
| 2012 | −10.3% |
| 2016 | −15.8% |
| 2020 | −7.9% |
| 2024 | −13.6% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 23,956 | 31,553 | 56,014 | ||
| R | 24,955 | 29,283 | 54,991 | ||
| R | 19,366 | 27,024 | 48,563 | ||
| R | 19,512 | 24,083 | 44,345 | ||
| R | 21,613 | 25,145 | 47,244 | ||
| R | 19,575 | 26,356 | 46,571 | ||
| R | 18,525 | 21,853 | 42,554 | ||
| R | 16,173 | 17,452 | 38,432 | ||
| R | 14,048 | 18,934 | 41,263 | ||
| R | 12,158 | 24,086 | 36,500 | ||
| R | 9,473 | 25,707 | 35,277 | ||
| R | 8,691 | 20,193 | 31,819 | ||
| R | 11,963 | 18,523 | 30,711 | ||
| R | 7,747 | 21,673 | 29,497 | ||
| R | 8,472 | 13,293 | 24,314 | ||
| D | 12,636 | 9,219 | 21,879 | ||
| R | 8,013 | 11,946 | 19,987 | ||
| R | 4,694 | 12,898 | 17,592 | ||
| R | 5,001 | 11,038 | 16,118 | ||
| R | 4,012 | 8,222 | 12,877 | ||
| R | 4,251 | 7,010 | 11,294 | ||
| R | 4,794 | 7,164 | 11,997 | ||
| R | 4,682 | 5,761 | 10,633 | ||
| R | 3,730 | 4,633 | 8,512 | ||
| R | 2,278 | 4,534 | 6,981 | ||
| R | 1,472 | 3,796 | 5,605 | ||
| R | 1,405 | 3,447 | 4,911 | ||
| R | 1,290 | 1,717 | 3,030 | ||
| D | 1,321 | 1,267 | 3,212 | ||
| R | 1,369 | 2,275 | 3,748 | ||
| R | 1,395 | 2,316 | 3,770 | ||
| R | 1,345 | 2,219 | 3,631 | ||
| R | 1,027 | 2,364 | 3,495 | ||
| R | 1,549 | 1,846 | 3,609 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Italian
22.3%
Irish
17.6%
German
9.8%
American
8.3%
English
6.0%
Polish
3.1%
Scottish
1.0%
African American
2.4%
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: 44.0 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
$126,257
Putnam County ranks in the top 0.5% of US counties.
Putnam County$126,257
New York$85,974
United States$80,734
Putnam County ranks in the top 0.5% 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
7.1%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 185.9%
Working age (18–64)7.0%
Seniors (65+)11.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
78.6%
speak English only
Spanish13.3%
Other Indo-European6.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.5%
Other languages0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 51.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Putnam County sits between New York City's northern suburbs and the rural Catskills corridor, drawing commuter households whose voting patterns have shifted the county from competitive to reliably Republican-leaning, with the 2024 margin reaching R+13.6.
The Democratic margin here reached sixteen points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved six points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fourteen points.
A population of 98,107, a 75% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $126,257 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Brevard County and Polk County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Putnam County, New York vote in 2024?
In 2024, Putnam County, New York voted Republican by 13.6 points (R+14), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 56,014 votes cast, 23,956 went Democratic and 31,553 went Republican.
What is Putnam County, New York's political typology?
Akashic places Putnam 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 2 times, Republican 32 times, and other 0 times.
When did Putnam County, New York last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Putnam County, New York voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Putnam County, New York?
Putnam County, New York has a population of 98,107 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Putnam County, New York?
Median household income in Putnam County, New York is $126,257 — above the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of Putnam County, New York?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Putnam County, New York from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 32 went Republican. The county's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.