Tioga County, New York: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+23%. Republican peak: R+58 in 1956.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+23MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 47,8642024 5-year
- Median household income
- $72,7392024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 93.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+19 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+58 in 1956MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Berkeley County, WV · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Tioga CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Tioga 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 | −16.8% |
| 1896 | −25.5% |
| 1900 | −21.3% |
| 1904 | −23.2% |
| 1908 | −21.2% |
| 1912 | −3.8% |
| 1916 | −9.8% |
| 1920 | −45.9% |
| 1924 | −51.8% |
| 1928 | −55.4% |
| 1932 | −32.3% |
| 1936 | −35.6% |
| 1940 | −40.2% |
| 1944 | −39.9% |
| 1948 | −42.8% |
| 1952 | −56.6% |
| 1956 | −57.9% |
| 1960 | −44.3% |
| 1964 | +18.6% |
| 1968 | −30.1% |
| 1972 | −41.9% |
| 1976 | −25.7% |
| 1980 | −18.7% |
| 1984 | −43.2% |
| 1988 | −21.8% |
| 1992 | −6.5% |
| 1996 | −3.0% |
| 2000 | −13.7% |
| 2004 | −17.0% |
| 2008 | −10.2% |
| 2012 | −14.8% |
| 2016 | −25.7% |
| 2020 | −20.6% |
| 2024 | −22.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 9,437 | 15,038 | 24,559 | ||
| R | 9,634 | 14,791 | 25,036 | ||
| R | 7,526 | 13,260 | 22,299 | ||
| R | 8,930 | 12,117 | 21,589 | ||
| R | 10,172 | 12,536 | 23,131 | ||
| R | 9,694 | 13,762 | 23,902 | ||
| R | 9,170 | 12,239 | 22,457 | ||
| R | 8,769 | 9,416 | 21,282 | ||
| R | 7,791 | 9,287 | 23,065 | ||
| R | 8,102 | 12,670 | 20,946 | ||
| R | 5,860 | 14,856 | 20,817 | ||
| R | 6,690 | 10,291 | 19,214 | ||
| R | 6,969 | 11,824 | 18,893 | ||
| R | 5,470 | 13,396 | 18,910 | ||
| R | 5,336 | 10,441 | 16,956 | ||
| D | 10,411 | 7,147 | 17,567 | ||
| R | 4,855 | 12,572 | 17,431 | ||
| R | 3,188 | 11,958 | 15,146 | ||
| R | 3,259 | 11,799 | 15,095 | ||
| R | 3,385 | 8,673 | 12,362 | ||
| R | 3,831 | 8,934 | 12,790 | ||
| R | 4,081 | 9,618 | 13,758 | ||
| R | 4,305 | 9,163 | 13,640 | ||
| R | 4,067 | 8,047 | 12,328 | ||
| R | 2,779 | 9,963 | 12,958 | ||
| R | 2,234 | 7,834 | 10,810 | ||
| R | 2,406 | 6,772 | 9,511 | ||
| R | 2,748 | 3,376 | 6,396 | ||
| R | 2,400 | 2,642 | 6,432 | ||
| R | 2,706 | 4,247 | 7,254 | ||
| R | 2,840 | 4,628 | 7,714 | ||
| R | 3,037 | 4,747 | 8,034 | ||
| R | 2,824 | 4,849 | 7,941 | ||
| R | 2,923 | 4,221 | 7,708 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
17.4%
English
16.5%
German
15.3%
Italian
9.7%
American
6.5%
Polish
3.9%
French
1.7%
African American
1.0%
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: 44.8 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
$72,739
Tioga County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Tioga County$72,739
New York$85,974
United States$80,734
Tioga 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
13.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.8%
Working age (18–64)12.5%
Seniors (65+)10.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.0%
speak English only
Other Indo-European1.3%
Spanish1.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
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 65.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Tioga's economy is rooted in agriculture and small manufacturing, and its presidential margins have moved roughly 20 points toward Republicans since 2000, tracking a broader realignment across rural upstate New York.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-eight points in 1956. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-three points.
A population of 47,864, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $72,739 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Berkeley County and Caroline County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Tioga County, New York vote in 2024?
In 2024, Tioga County, New York voted Republican by 22.8 points (R+23), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 24,559 votes cast, 9,437 went Democratic and 15,038 went Republican.
What is Tioga County, New York's political typology?
Akashic places Tioga County, New York in the "Stable Rural Right" typology — Mountain, Plains, and rural Republican counties already near their ceiling, with little further room to swing. 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 1 times, Republican 33 times, and other 0 times.
When did Tioga County, New York last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Tioga County, New York voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Tioga County, New York?
Tioga County, New York has a population of 47,864 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Tioga County, New York?
Median household income in Tioga County, New York is $72,739 — below the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of Tioga County, New York?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Tioga County, New York from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 33 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.