St. Lawrence County, New York: Heartland Swing county. In 2024, voted R+18%. Republican peak: R+53 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+18MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Heartland SwingAkashic typology
- Population
- 107,2262024 5-year
- Median household income
- $62,8502024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 91.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+41 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+53 in 1920MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT · similarity 0.96
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of St. Lawrence CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for St. Lawrence 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 | −34.2% |
| 1896 | −44.3% |
| 1900 | −44.6% |
| 1904 | −43.7% |
| 1908 | −39.6% |
| 1912 | −16.4% |
| 1916 | −36.0% |
| 1920 | −53.5% |
| 1924 | −39.7% |
| 1928 | −34.0% |
| 1932 | −27.9% |
| 1936 | −33.5% |
| 1940 | −21.9% |
| 1944 | −18.0% |
| 1948 | −22.8% |
| 1952 | −36.6% |
| 1956 | −49.1% |
| 1960 | −14.2% |
| 1964 | +41.3% |
| 1968 | −14.0% |
| 1972 | −26.2% |
| 1976 | −11.9% |
| 1980 | −3.6% |
| 1984 | −24.0% |
| 1988 | −3.5% |
| 1992 | +10.2% |
| 1996 | +28.5% |
| 2000 | +12.4% |
| 2004 | +11.6% |
| 2008 | +16.3% |
| 2012 | +16.7% |
| 2016 | −8.8% |
| 2020 | −11.7% |
| 2024 | −17.9% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 18,010 | 25,919 | 44,168 | ||
| R | 19,361 | 24,608 | 44,800 | ||
| R | 16,488 | 19,942 | 39,158 | ||
| D | 21,353 | 15,138 | 37,191 | ||
| D | 23,706 | 16,956 | 41,326 | ||
| D | 22,857 | 18,029 | 41,761 | ||
| D | 21,386 | 16,449 | 39,786 | ||
| D | 21,798 | 10,827 | 38,477 | ||
| D | 18,197 | 13,901 | 42,317 | ||
| R | 18,921 | 20,290 | 39,481 | ||
| R | 15,963 | 26,062 | 42,149 | ||
| R | 17,006 | 18,437 | 39,624 | ||
| R | 17,503 | 22,249 | 39,934 | ||
| R | 15,286 | 26,145 | 41,503 | ||
| R | 15,662 | 20,982 | 37,933 | ||
| D | 29,173 | 12,102 | 41,307 | ||
| R | 19,430 | 25,848 | 45,302 | ||
| R | 10,892 | 31,897 | 42,789 | ||
| R | 13,000 | 28,036 | 41,087 | ||
| R | 13,200 | 21,160 | 34,925 | ||
| R | 15,223 | 21,919 | 37,219 | ||
| R | 15,569 | 24,339 | 39,990 | ||
| R | 12,763 | 26,031 | 39,556 | ||
| R | 12,687 | 22,650 | 35,680 | ||
| R | 12,567 | 25,804 | 38,960 | ||
| R | 7,026 | 17,682 | 26,856 | ||
| R | 7,213 | 24,651 | 32,606 | ||
| R | 6,056 | 13,142 | 19,683 | ||
| R | 5,329 | 8,404 | 18,721 | ||
| R | 5,898 | 14,151 | 20,849 | ||
| R | 5,798 | 15,274 | 21,686 | ||
| R | 5,699 | 15,296 | 21,539 | ||
| R | 5,749 | 15,287 | 21,541 | ||
| R | 6,156 | 13,177 | 20,535 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
14.8%
English
14.0%
German
8.8%
French
8.8%
American
6.3%
Italian
5.8%
Scottish
2.9%
African American
1.6%
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: 39.3 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
$62,850
St. Lawrence County ranks near the middle of US counties.
St. Lawrence County$62,850
New York$85,974
United States$80,734
St. Lawrence 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
16.9%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1820.9%
Working age (18–64)15.9%
Seniors (65+)15.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.7%
speak English only
Other Indo-European4.1%
Spanish1.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 60.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
St. Lawrence spans more than 2,800 square miles along the Canadian border, and its mix of rural towns, a small college city in Canton, and a declining manufacturing base has driven a steady shift from competitive to reliably Republican in presidential contests.
The Democratic margin here peaked at forty-one points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved six points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was eighteen points.
A population of 107,226, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $62,850 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region and Oxford County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did St. Lawrence County, New York vote in 2024?
In 2024, St. Lawrence County, New York voted Republican by 17.9 points (R+18), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 44,168 votes cast, 18,010 went Democratic and 25,919 went Republican.
What is St. Lawrence County, New York's political typology?
Akashic places St. Lawrence County, New York in the "Heartland Swing" typology — Industrial Midwest swing counties drifting steadily toward the Republican Party. 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 St. Lawrence County, New York last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which St. Lawrence County, New York voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in St. Lawrence County, New York?
St. Lawrence County, New York has a population of 107,226 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in St. Lawrence County, New York?
Median household income in St. Lawrence County, New York is $62,850 — below the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of St. Lawrence County, New York?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in St. Lawrence County, New York from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The county's typology — "Heartland Swing" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.