Tompkins County, New York
Precinct data
Results by precinct
62 precincts · 46,902 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct 0300004361090300004 | 1,139 | 211 | 39 | 1,389 | 82.0% | 15.2% | D+66.8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct 0602001361090602001 | 1,258 | 60 | 31 | 1,349 | 93.3% | 4.4% | D+88.8 |
| Precinct 0603002361090603002 | 1,079 | 79 | 40 | 1,198 | 90.1% | 6.6% | D+83.5 |
| Precinct 0800005361090800005 | 859 | 223 | 28 | 1,110 | 77.4% | 20.1% | D+57.3 |
| Precinct 1000001361091000001 | 913 | 174 | 15 | 1,102 | 82.8% | 15.8% | D+67.1 |
| Precinct 0800003361090800003 | 729 | 336 | 35 | 1,100 | 66.3% | 30.5% | D+35.7 |
| Precinct 0605001361090605001 | 911 | 106 | 37 | 1,054 | 86.4% | 10.1% | D+76.4 |
| Precinct 0500002361090500002 | 539 | 459 | 20 | 1,018 | 52.9% | 45.1% | D+7.9 |
| Precinct 0800007361090800007 | 812 | 177 | 22 | 1,011 | 80.3% | 17.5% | D+62.8 |
| Precinct 0500001361090500001 | 397 | 603 | 10 | 1,010 | 39.3% | 59.7% | R+20.4 |
| Precinct 0300006361090300006 | 635 | 355 | 18 | 1,008 | 63.0% | 35.2% | D+27.8 |
| Precinct 0200003361090200003 | 731 | 236 | 20 | 987 | 74.1% | 23.9% | D+50.2 |
| Precinct 0200001361090200001 | 741 | 214 | 18 | 973 | 76.2% | 22.0% | D+54.2 |
| Precinct 0800001361090800001 | 623 | 313 | 13 | 949 | 65.6% | 33.0% | D+32.7 |
| Precinct 0300002361090300002 | 616 | 302 | 16 | 934 | 66.0% | 32.3% | D+33.6 |
| Precinct 0601001361090601001 | 787 | 104 | 22 | 913 | 86.2% | 11.4% | D+74.8 |
| Precinct 0700004361090700004 | 773 | 112 | 15 | 900 | 85.9% | 12.4% | D+73.4 |
| Precinct 0700003361090700003 | 774 | 102 | 13 | 889 | 87.1% | 11.5% | D+75.6 |
| Precinct 0700011361090700011 | 755 | 106 | 14 | 875 | 86.3% | 12.1% | D+74.2 |
| Precinct 0100002361090100002 | 600 | 244 | 16 | 860 | 69.8% | 28.4% | D+41.4 |
| Precinct 0300008361090300008 | 719 | 111 | 17 | 847 | 84.9% | 13.1% | D+71.8 |
| Precinct 1000004361091000004 | 662 | 175 | 7 | 844 | 78.4% | 20.7% | D+57.7 |
| Precinct 0700006361090700006 | 728 | 89 | 24 | 841 | 86.6% | 10.6% | D+76.0 |
| Precinct 0900001361090900001 | 462 | 360 | 8 | 830 | 55.7% | 43.4% | D+12.3 |
| Precinct 0900002361090900002 | 407 | 417 | 5 | 829 | 49.1% | 50.3% | R+1.2 |
| Precinct 0604001361090604001 | 695 | 105 | 17 | 817 | 85.1% | 12.9% | D+72.2 |
| Precinct 0602002361090602002 | 716 | 68 | 27 | 811 | 88.3% | 8.4% | D+79.9 |
| Precinct 0300001361090300001 | 479 | 320 | 8 | 807 | 59.4% | 39.7% | D+19.7 |
| Precinct 0900003361090900003 | 457 | 335 | 14 | 806 | 56.7% | 41.6% | D+15.1 |
| Precinct 0300009361090300009 | 476 | 314 | 14 | 804 | 59.2% | 39.1% | D+20.1 |
| Precinct 0500003361090500003 | 335 | 457 | 9 | 801 | 41.8% | 57.1% | R+15.2 |
| Precinct 0300005361090300005 | 513 | 262 | 16 | 791 | 64.9% | 33.1% | D+31.7 |
| Precinct 0603001361090603001 | 691 | 61 | 26 | 778 | 88.8% | 7.8% | D+81.0 |
| Precinct 0100003361090100003 | 559 | 203 | 8 | 770 | 72.6% | 26.4% | D+46.2 |
| Precinct 0602003361090602003 | 670 | 58 | 37 | 765 | 87.6% | 7.6% | D+80.0 |
| Precinct 1000002361091000002 | 511 | 233 | 8 | 752 | 68.0% | 31.0% | D+37.0 |
| Precinct 0700010361090700010 | 624 | 104 | 11 | 739 | 84.4% | 14.1% | D+70.4 |
| Precinct 0800004361090800004 | 392 | 321 | 8 | 721 | 54.4% | 44.5% | D+9.8 |
| Precinct 0700008361090700008 | 657 | 48 | 12 | 717 | 91.6% | 6.7% | D+84.9 |
| Precinct 0700005361090700005 | 613 | 80 | 21 | 714 | 85.9% | 11.2% | D+74.6 |
| Precinct 0601002361090601002 | 591 | 98 | 10 | 699 | 84.5% | 14.0% | D+70.5 |
| Precinct 0700001361090700001 | 507 | 130 | 15 | 652 | 77.8% | 19.9% | D+57.8 |
| Precinct 0601003361090601003 | 589 | 47 | 14 | 650 | 90.6% | 7.2% | D+83.4 |
| Precinct 0700007361090700007 | 567 | 57 | 7 | 631 | 89.9% | 9.0% | D+80.8 |
| Precinct 0400002361090400002 | 408 | 212 | 8 | 628 | 65.0% | 33.8% | D+31.2 |
| Precinct 0800006361090800006 | 525 | 86 | 13 | 624 | 84.1% | 13.8% | D+70.4 |
| Precinct 0400003361090400003 | 356 | 256 | 3 | 615 | 57.9% | 41.6% | D+16.3 |
| Precinct 0800002361090800002 | 323 | 261 | 8 | 592 | 54.6% | 44.1% | D+10.5 |
| Precinct 0700009361090700009 | 509 | 66 | 11 | 586 | 86.9% | 11.3% | D+75.6 |
| Precinct 0300007361090300007 | 290 | 275 | 6 | 571 | 50.8% | 48.2% | D+2.6 |
| Precinct 0400001361090400001 | 286 | 276 | 9 | 571 | 50.1% | 48.3% | D+1.8 |
| Precinct 0601004361090601004 | 444 | 58 | 25 | 527 | 84.3% | 11.0% | D+73.2 |
| Precinct 0700002361090700002 | 376 | 83 | 13 | 472 | 79.7% | 17.6% | D+62.1 |
| Precinct 1000003361091000003 | 332 | 121 | 7 | 460 | 72.2% | 26.3% | D+45.9 |
| Precinct 0605002361090605002 | 394 | 43 | 7 | 444 | 88.7% | 9.7% | D+79.1 |
| Precinct 0100001361090100001 | 221 | 200 | 5 | 426 | 51.9% | 46.9% | D+4.9 |
| Precinct 0700012361090700012 | 319 | 57 | 4 | 380 | 83.9% | 15.0% | D+68.9 |
| Precinct 0300003361090300003 | 129 | 141 | 2 | 272 | 47.4% | 51.8% | R+4.4 |
| Precinct 0800008361090800008 | 122 | 126 | 1 | 249 | 49.0% | 50.6% | R+1.6 |
| Precinct 0200002361090200002 | 131 | 102 | 6 | 239 | 54.8% | 42.7% | D+12.1 |
| Precinct 0700013361090700013 | 127 | 15 | 0 | 142 | 89.4% | 10.6% | D+78.9 |
| Precinct 0604002361090604002 | 48 | 7 | 4 | 59 | 81.4% | 11.9% | D+69.5 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −14.9% |
| 1896 | −20.0% |
| 1900 | −16.1% |
| 1904 | −17.0% |
| 1908 | −14.7% |
| 1912 | +12.8% |
| 1916 | −14.8% |
| 1920 | −44.4% |
| 1924 | −50.0% |
| 1928 | −47.1% |
| 1932 | −31.7% |
| 1936 | −30.5% |
| 1940 | −33.2% |
| 1944 | −28.1% |
| 1948 | −39.1% |
| 1952 | −49.5% |
| 1956 | −56.6% |
| 1960 | −32.7% |
| 1964 | +27.9% |
| 1968 | −12.3% |
| 1972 | −17.5% |
| 1976 | −9.3% |
| 1980 | −1.6% |
| 1984 | +2.9% |
| 1988 | +17.8% |
| 1992 | +28.0% |
| 1996 | +24.9% |
| 2000 | +21.1% |
| 2004 | +31.2% |
| 2008 | +42.1% |
| 2012 | +40.6% |
| 2016 | +43.4% |
| 2020 | +49.2% |
| 2024 | +50.0% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Democratic; the presidential vote runs 13 points more Republican.
67,088 registered voters · 2026
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
−996 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −11,569 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $65,139 in average income, against $92,412 for residents who stayed — 30% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean D+14.9 on average — 35 points more Republican-leaning than Tompkins County, NY itself (D+50.0).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Cortland County, NY173R+6.4
- New York County, NY88D+64.2
- Tioga County, NY88R+22.8
- Kings County, NY79D+43.3
- Onondaga County, NY77D+17.2
- Cayuga County, NY68R+13.0
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- New York County, NY205
- Cortland County, NY198
- Tioga County, NY102
- Kings County, NY98
- Middlesex County, MA95
- Onondaga County, NY92
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 | −898 |
| 2012 | −216 |
| 2013 | −133 |
| 2014 | −1,198 |
| 2015 | −1,381 |
| 2016 | −1,072 |
| 2017 | −1,028 |
| 2018 | −794 |
| 2019 | −797 |
| 2021 | −2,823 |
| 2022 | +1,046 |
| 2023 | −401 |
| 2024 | −878 |
| 2025 | −996 |
Tompkins County's electorate is heavily shaped by Cornell University and Ithaca College, producing Democratic presidential margins that routinely exceed 50 points — among the widest of any county in the state.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 50.0 points in 2024 and a Republican high of 56.6 points in 1956. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 0.8 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 50.0 points.
A population of 104,537, a 74% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $74,024 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Washtenaw County and Benton County.
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