HarrisDemocratic50.4%39,668TrumpRepublican49.0%38,601OtherAll other candidates0.6%467
D+1.4- Lead
- 1,067
- Total
- 78,736
- vs nation
- D+2.8
- Turnout
- 63.6%
Akashiccounty
Rensselaer County, NY
Contests in this Place (79 available)
President34 · 1892–2024 · 3 mapped
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President margin by year
Place winner margin
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the county’s overall result across 1892–2024.
President results by year
2024 turnout 63.6% of 126,255 citizens 18+
BidenDemocratic51.7%40,969TrumpRepublican46.0%36,500JorgensenLibertarian1.3%1,016
D+5.6- Lead
- 4,469
- Total
- 79,286
- vs nation
- D+1.2
- Turnout
- 64.7%
ClintonDemocratic45.7%32,717TrumpRepublican47.1%33,726JohnsonLibertarian4.1%2,944
R+1.4- Lead
- 1,009
- Total
- 71,562
- vs nation
- R+3.5
- Turnout
- 58.0%
ObamaDemocratic55.0%37,408RomneyRepublican42.8%29,113JohnsonLibertarian1.1%754
D+12.2- Lead
- 8,295
- Total
- 68,061
- vs nation
- D+8.3
- Turnout
- —
ObamaDemocratic53.7%39,753McCainRepublican44.4%32,840OtherAll other candidates1.9%1,393
D+9.3- Lead
- 6,913
- Total
- 73,986
- vs nation
- D+2.1
- Turnout
- —
KerryDemocratic49.7%36,075BushRepublican47.9%34,734OtherAll other candidates2.4%1,705
D+1.8- Lead
- 1,341
- Total
- 72,514
- vs nation
- D+4.3
- Turnout
- —
GoreDemocratic50.9%34,808BushRepublican43.2%29,562NaderGreen4.8%3,291
D+7.7- Lead
- 5,246
- Total
- 68,436
- vs nation
- D+7.1
- Turnout
- —
ClintonDemocratic50.7%34,273DoleRepublican34.7%23,482PerotReform12.4%8,405
D+16.0- Lead
- 10,791
- Total
- 67,625
- vs nation
- D+7.4
- Turnout
- —
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+1.4MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 160,3322024 5-year
- Population density
- 246 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 653 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $87,9152024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 78.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 6.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 6.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+42.1 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+45.8 in 1956MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Saratoga County, NY · twin score 94.4
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.
2004–20248 cycles · 5 audited
- 2024 turnout
- 63.6%80,240 participants ÷ 126,255 CVAP
- 2020→2022 drop-off
- +15.3 ptsVolatile
- Drop-off vs state
- -6.4 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
- Mechanical 2026
- 48.2%–52.3%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast
Participation by cycle
Presidential Midterm Derived, pre-2016
Select a presidential cycle to show it on the map and results ledger above.
| Cycle | Participants | CVAP | Turnout | Series | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80,240 | 126,255 ± 848 | 63.6% | Audited | A/A | |
| 2022Mid | 62,405 | 126,255 ± 903 | 49.4% | Audited | C/A |
| 80,263 | 123,990 ± 702 | 64.7% | Audited | A/A | |
| 2018Mid | 63,258 | 124,245 ± 603 | 50.9% | Audited | A/A |
| 72,135 | 124,292 ± 606 | 58.0% | Audited | A/A | |
| 68,061 | 122,302 | 55.6% | Derived | — | |
| 73,986 | 117,412 | 63.0% | Derived | — | |
| 72,514 | 112,522 extrapolated | 64.4% | 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 159, denominator source 157; top ticket votes; canonical-complete-contest-floor-v1; allocation share 0.0%; series 154/183.
- 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
122 precincts · 79,154 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct 1200001360831200001 | 860 | 905 | 20 | 1,785 | 48.2% | 50.7% | R+2.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct 0700002360830700002 | 974 | 675 | 20 | 1,669 | 58.4% | 40.4% | D+17.9 |
| Precinct 0700004360830700004 | 650 | 760 | 12 | 1,422 | 45.7% | 53.4% | R+7.7 |
| Precinct 0300001360830300001 | 861 | 525 | 16 | 1,402 | 61.4% | 37.4% | D+24.0 |
| Precinct 0300006360830300006 | 641 | 590 | 14 | 1,245 | 51.5% | 47.4% | D+4.1 |
| Precinct 0300002360830300002 | 591 | 573 | 13 | 1,177 | 50.2% | 48.7% | D+1.5 |
| Precinct 0700005360830700005 | 581 | 573 | 18 | 1,172 | 49.6% | 48.9% | D+0.7 |
| Precinct 0700008360830700008 | 563 | 599 | 9 | 1,171 | 48.1% | 51.2% | R+3.1 |
| Precinct 1200003360831200003 | 599 | 562 | 8 | 1,169 | 51.2% | 48.1% | D+3.2 |
| Precinct 0200009360830200009 | 426 | 624 | 6 | 1,056 | 40.3% | 59.1% | R+18.8 |
| Precinct 0200001360830200001 | 486 | 548 | 14 | 1,048 | 46.4% | 52.3% | R+5.9 |
| Precinct 0200004360830200004 | 443 | 580 | 7 | 1,030 | 43.0% | 56.3% | R+13.3 |
| Precinct 1000004360831000004 | 462 | 545 | 9 | 1,016 | 45.5% | 53.6% | R+8.2 |
| Precinct 1400006360831400006 | 413 | 576 | 7 | 996 | 41.5% | 57.8% | R+16.4 |
| Precinct 0600002360830600002 | 362 | 603 | 15 | 980 | 36.9% | 61.5% | R+24.6 |
| Precinct 0300011360830300011 | 522 | 410 | 18 | 950 | 54.9% | 43.2% | D+11.8 |
| Precinct 1600019360831600019 | 567 | 364 | 12 | 943 | 60.1% | 38.6% | D+21.5 |
| Precinct 1400004360831400004 | 412 | 474 | 11 | 897 | 45.9% | 52.8% | R+6.9 |
| Precinct 0300010360830300010 | 570 | 318 | 7 | 895 | 63.7% | 35.5% | D+28.2 |
| Precinct 1000002360831000002 | 305 | 584 | 4 | 893 | 34.2% | 65.4% | R+31.2 |
| Precinct 1500002360831500002 | 410 | 478 | 4 | 892 | 46.0% | 53.6% | R+7.6 |
| Precinct 1200002360831200002 | 421 | 446 | 4 | 871 | 48.3% | 51.2% | R+2.9 |
| Precinct 0200008360830200008 | 362 | 491 | 8 | 861 | 42.0% | 57.0% | R+15.0 |
| Precinct 1300001360831300001 | 272 | 575 | 4 | 851 | 32.0% | 67.6% | R+35.6 |
| Precinct 0200005360830200005 | 462 | 369 | 12 | 843 | 54.8% | 43.8% | D+11.0 |
| Precinct 1400007360831400007 | 402 | 431 | 7 | 840 | 47.9% | 51.3% | R+3.5 |
| Precinct 1600001360831600001 | 477 | 359 | 2 | 838 | 56.9% | 42.8% | D+14.1 |
| Precinct 1400011360831400011 | 441 | 391 | 5 | 837 | 52.7% | 46.7% | D+6.0 |
| Precinct 1600018360831600018 | 646 | 160 | 20 | 826 | 78.2% | 19.4% | D+58.8 |
| Precinct 0300008360830300008 | 475 | 337 | 6 | 818 | 58.1% | 41.2% | D+16.9 |
| Precinct 1300007360831300007 | 266 | 543 | 5 | 814 | 32.7% | 66.7% | R+34.0 |
| Precinct 1400008360831400008 | 350 | 440 | 18 | 808 | 43.3% | 54.5% | R+11.1 |
| Precinct 1100006360831100006 | 452 | 338 | 10 | 800 | 56.5% | 42.3% | D+14.2 |
| Precinct 1600021360831600021 | 471 | 309 | 16 | 796 | 59.2% | 38.8% | D+20.4 |
| Precinct 0300007360830300007 | 431 | 350 | 12 | 793 | 54.4% | 44.1% | D+10.2 |
| Precinct 1400001360831400001 | 427 | 351 | 7 | 785 | 54.4% | 44.7% | D+9.7 |
| Precinct 0700003360830700003 | 376 | 395 | 5 | 776 | 48.5% | 50.9% | R+2.4 |
| Precinct 0800001360830800001 | 284 | 455 | 13 | 752 | 37.8% | 60.5% | R+22.7 |
| Precinct 1400003360831400003 | 423 | 322 | 5 | 750 | 56.4% | 42.9% | D+13.5 |
| Precinct 1600017360831600017 | 609 | 101 | 27 | 737 | 82.6% | 13.7% | D+68.9 |
| Precinct 0100002360830100002 | 237 | 480 | 12 | 729 | 32.5% | 65.8% | R+33.3 |
| Precinct 1300006360831300006 | 294 | 423 | 5 | 722 | 40.7% | 58.6% | R+17.9 |
| Precinct 0400002360830400002 | 238 | 476 | 3 | 717 | 33.2% | 66.4% | R+33.2 |
| Precinct 0200002360830200002 | 356 | 354 | 6 | 716 | 49.7% | 49.4% | D+0.3 |
| Precinct 1300003360831300003 | 226 | 465 | 6 | 697 | 32.4% | 66.7% | R+34.3 |
| Precinct 0900004360830900004 | 262 | 429 | 5 | 696 | 37.6% | 61.6% | R+24.0 |
| Precinct 1500001360831500001 | 292 | 392 | 7 | 691 | 42.3% | 56.7% | R+14.5 |
| Precinct 0700007360830700007 | 267 | 394 | 8 | 669 | 39.9% | 58.9% | R+19.0 |
| Precinct 0500002360830500002 | 241 | 419 | 5 | 665 | 36.2% | 63.0% | R+26.8 |
| Precinct 1400010360831400010 | 355 | 297 | 11 | 663 | 53.5% | 44.8% | D+8.7 |
| Precinct 0400001360830400001 | 254 | 402 | 6 | 662 | 38.4% | 60.7% | R+22.4 |
| Precinct 1200005360831200005 | 355 | 299 | 8 | 662 | 53.6% | 45.2% | D+8.5 |
| Precinct 1600020360831600020 | 432 | 204 | 23 | 659 | 65.6% | 31.0% | D+34.6 |
| Precinct 0900003360830900003 | 162 | 488 | 4 | 654 | 24.8% | 74.6% | R+49.8 |
| Precinct 0600003360830600003 | 265 | 382 | 4 | 651 | 40.7% | 58.7% | R+18.0 |
| Precinct 1100001360831100001 | 347 | 279 | 3 | 629 | 55.2% | 44.4% | D+10.8 |
| Precinct 0300004360830300004 | 320 | 300 | 7 | 627 | 51.0% | 47.8% | D+3.2 |
| Precinct 0200010360830200010 | 353 | 255 | 14 | 622 | 56.8% | 41.0% | D+15.8 |
| Precinct 1100005360831100005 | 377 | 235 | 5 | 617 | 61.1% | 38.1% | D+23.0 |
| Precinct 1600029360831600029 | 401 | 198 | 6 | 605 | 66.3% | 32.7% | D+33.6 |
| Precinct 0300003360830300003 | 330 | 270 | 4 | 604 | 54.6% | 44.7% | D+9.9 |
| Precinct 1600012360831600012 | 429 | 159 | 15 | 603 | 71.1% | 26.4% | D+44.8 |
| Precinct 0200003360830200003 | 340 | 254 | 5 | 599 | 56.8% | 42.4% | D+14.4 |
| Precinct 0300009360830300009 | 319 | 268 | 10 | 597 | 53.4% | 44.9% | D+8.5 |
| Precinct 0700006360830700006 | 310 | 276 | 5 | 591 | 52.5% | 46.7% | D+5.8 |
| Precinct 1600026360831600026 | 283 | 290 | 6 | 579 | 48.9% | 50.1% | R+1.2 |
| Precinct 1600022360831600022 | 360 | 210 | 4 | 574 | 62.7% | 36.6% | D+26.1 |
| Precinct 1100002360831100002 | 342 | 218 | 9 | 569 | 60.1% | 38.3% | D+21.8 |
| Precinct 0600001360830600001 | 241 | 311 | 5 | 557 | 43.3% | 55.8% | R+12.6 |
| Precinct 1600011360831600011 | 385 | 152 | 17 | 554 | 69.5% | 27.4% | D+42.1 |
| Precinct 1600023360831600023 | 291 | 251 | 4 | 546 | 53.3% | 46.0% | D+7.3 |
| Precinct 1600010360831600010 | 413 | 126 | 6 | 545 | 75.8% | 23.1% | D+52.7 |
| Precinct 1600016360831600016 | 423 | 101 | 14 | 538 | 78.6% | 18.8% | D+59.9 |
| Precinct 1600009360831600009 | 390 | 133 | 8 | 531 | 73.4% | 25.0% | D+48.4 |
| Precinct 1600024360831600024 | 267 | 256 | 6 | 529 | 50.5% | 48.4% | D+2.1 |
| Precinct 0600004360830600004 | 219 | 305 | 3 | 527 | 41.6% | 57.9% | R+16.3 |
| Precinct 1600008360831600008 | 311 | 203 | 13 | 527 | 59.0% | 38.5% | D+20.5 |
| Precinct 0900002360830900002 | 136 | 382 | 1 | 519 | 26.2% | 73.6% | R+47.4 |
| Precinct 1600007360831600007 | 298 | 212 | 3 | 513 | 58.1% | 41.3% | D+16.8 |
| Precinct 1300005360831300005 | 218 | 291 | 2 | 511 | 42.7% | 56.9% | R+14.3 |
| Precinct 1300004360831300004 | 177 | 329 | 3 | 509 | 34.8% | 64.6% | R+29.9 |
| Precinct 1600006360831600006 | 295 | 204 | 10 | 509 | 58.0% | 40.1% | D+17.9 |
| Precinct 0900005360830900005 | 139 | 367 | 1 | 507 | 27.4% | 72.4% | R+45.0 |
| Precinct 1600003360831600003 | 269 | 226 | 12 | 507 | 53.1% | 44.6% | D+8.5 |
| Precinct 1600013360831600013 | 308 | 177 | 14 | 499 | 61.7% | 35.5% | D+26.3 |
| Precinct 0500007360830500007 | 263 | 228 | 2 | 493 | 53.3% | 46.2% | D+7.1 |
| Precinct 1000001360831000001 | 193 | 286 | 5 | 484 | 39.9% | 59.1% | R+19.2 |
| Precinct 1100004360831100004 | 267 | 212 | 5 | 484 | 55.2% | 43.8% | D+11.4 |
| Precinct 1400005360831400005 | 251 | 213 | 10 | 474 | 53.0% | 44.9% | D+8.0 |
| Precinct 1100003360831100003 | 286 | 180 | 5 | 471 | 60.7% | 38.2% | D+22.5 |
| Precinct 0700001360830700001 | 199 | 260 | 2 | 461 | 43.2% | 56.4% | R+13.2 |
| Precinct 0500006360830500006 | 198 | 260 | 2 | 460 | 43.0% | 56.5% | R+13.5 |
| Precinct 1400009360831400009 | 226 | 228 | 3 | 457 | 49.5% | 49.9% | R+0.4 |
| Precinct 1600004360831600004 | 233 | 214 | 0 | 447 | 52.1% | 47.9% | D+4.3 |
| Precinct 1200004360831200004 | 180 | 250 | 4 | 434 | 41.5% | 57.6% | R+16.1 |
| Precinct 1200006360831200006 | 225 | 200 | 9 | 434 | 51.8% | 46.1% | D+5.8 |
| Precinct 1400002360831400002 | 197 | 231 | 3 | 431 | 45.7% | 53.6% | R+7.9 |
| Precinct 1600005360831600005 | 258 | 167 | 2 | 427 | 60.4% | 39.1% | D+21.3 |
| Precinct 0500001360830500001 | 217 | 204 | 5 | 426 | 50.9% | 47.9% | D+3.1 |
| Precinct 1600028360831600028 | 247 | 173 | 3 | 423 | 58.4% | 40.9% | D+17.5 |
| Precinct 0200006360830200006 | 198 | 215 | 4 | 417 | 47.5% | 51.6% | R+4.1 |
| Precinct 0900006360830900006 | 113 | 297 | 6 | 416 | 27.2% | 71.4% | R+44.2 |
| Precinct 0500004360830500004 | 164 | 220 | 1 | 385 | 42.6% | 57.1% | R+14.5 |
| Precinct 0900001360830900001 | 113 | 265 | 3 | 381 | 29.7% | 69.6% | R+39.9 |
| Precinct 1000003360831000003 | 161 | 217 | 1 | 379 | 42.5% | 57.3% | R+14.8 |
| Precinct 0500005360830500005 | 164 | 208 | 2 | 374 | 43.9% | 55.6% | R+11.8 |
| Precinct 0300012360830300012 | 192 | 175 | 4 | 371 | 51.8% | 47.2% | D+4.6 |
| Precinct 1600014360831600014 | 246 | 85 | 6 | 337 | 73.0% | 25.2% | D+47.8 |
| Precinct 0500003360830500003 | 86 | 246 | 4 | 336 | 25.6% | 73.2% | R+47.6 |
| Precinct 0300005360830300005 | 167 | 158 | 3 | 328 | 50.9% | 48.2% | D+2.7 |
| Precinct 1600015360831600015 | 251 | 57 | 7 | 315 | 79.7% | 18.1% | D+61.6 |
| Precinct 1300002360831300002 | 94 | 219 | 1 | 314 | 29.9% | 69.7% | R+39.8 |
| Precinct 1600027360831600027 | 185 | 126 | 0 | 311 | 59.5% | 40.5% | D+19.0 |
| Precinct 1600002360831600002 | 132 | 142 | 1 | 275 | 48.0% | 51.6% | R+3.6 |
| Precinct 1600025360831600025 | 198 | 69 | 7 | 274 | 72.3% | 25.2% | D+47.1 |
| Precinct 0200011360830200011 | 175 | 77 | 2 | 254 | 68.9% | 30.3% | D+38.6 |
| Precinct 0200012360830200012 | 128 | 102 | 5 | 235 | 54.5% | 43.4% | D+11.1 |
| Precinct 0200007360830200007 | 94 | 107 | 4 | 205 | 45.9% | 52.2% | R+6.3 |
| Precinct 0100001360830100001 | 80 | 106 | 6 | 192 | 41.7% | 55.2% | R+13.5 |
| Precinct 0200013360830200013 | 12 | 21 | 0 | 33 | 36.4% | 63.6% | R+27.3 |
| Precinct 0200015360830200015 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 23.1% | 76.9% | R+53.8 |
| Precinct 0200014360830200014 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 100.0% | R+100.0 |
presidential history
Party record book
Rensselaer 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
71.0%
51,170 votes · D+42.1
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · 55.0%
Republican
Dwight D. Eisenhower1956
72.9%
55,186 votes · R+45.8
Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1972 · 66.9%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Lyndon B. Johnson1964
51,170votes
71.0% of the vote · D+42.1
Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · 40,969 votes
Republican
Dwight D. Eisenhower1956
55,186votes
72.9% of the vote · R+45.8
Runner-up · Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1952 · 51,453 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
+19.5pts D vs U.S.
Place D+42.1 · U.S. D+22.6
Runner-up · Al Smith, 1928 · +18.6 pts
Republican
Dwight D. Eisenhower1956
+30.4pts R vs U.S.
Place R+45.8 · U.S. R+15.4
Runner-up · Alf Landon, 1936 · +28.7 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
RJake AshbyState Senate · 43
RScott BendettState House · 107
DJohn McDonaldState House · 108
Seats representing Rensselaer 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.
U.S. House elections · 3 House
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.
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026D+6.4
Presidential vote · 2024D+1.4
Registration leans Democratic; the presidential vote runs 5.1 points more Republican than the rolls.
113,926 registered voters · 2026
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+303 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −5,415 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $59,207 in average income, against $83,568 for residents who stayed — 29% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean D+16.7 on average — 15 points more Democratic-leaning than Rensselaer County, NY itself (D+1.4).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Albany County, NY1,588D+25.6
- Saratoga County, NY488D+1.8
- Schenectady County, NY278D+10.8
- Columbia County, NY193D+14.6
- Washington County, NY88R+21.1
- Dutchess County, NY79D+5.4
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Albany County, NY1,557
- Saratoga County, NY616
- Schenectady County, NY273
- Columbia County, NY98
- Washington County, NY55
- Middlesex County, MA54
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 | −235 |
| 2012 | −668 |
| 2013 | −239 |
| 2014 | −406 |
| 2015 | −574 |
| 2016 | −601 |
| 2017 | −436 |
| 2018 | −96 |
| 2019 | −632 |
| 2021 | −384 |
| 2022 | −1,386 |
| 2023 | −67 |
| 2024 | +6 |
| 2025 | +303 |
Rensselaer sits across the Hudson from Albany and has grown increasingly competitive in presidential contests, swinging from double-digit Democratic margins a decade ago to a D+1.4 result in 2024.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 42.1 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 45.8 points in 1956. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 4.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 1.4 points.
A population of 160,332, a 79% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $87,915 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Saratoga County and Schenectady County.
Political twins — counties
The counties whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Saratoga County
New York
94.4twin score
2016–2024 trajectoryItalian ancestry
Schenectady County
New York
92.8twin score
2000–2024 trajectory≠ Irish ancestry
Kent County
Rhode Island
92.7twin score
2012–2024 trajectory≠ % Catholic
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Frequently asked questions
How did Rensselaer County, New York vote in 2024?
In 2024, Rensselaer County, New York voted Democratic by 1.4 points (D+1.4), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 78,736 votes cast, 39,668 went Democratic and 38,601 went Republican.
When did Rensselaer County, New York last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Rensselaer County, New York voted Republican was 2016.
How many people live in Rensselaer County, New York?
Rensselaer County, New York has a population of 160,332 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Rensselaer County, New York?
Median household income in Rensselaer County, New York is $87,915 — above the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of Rensselaer County, New York?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Rensselaer County, New York from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 21 went Republican.