Wayne County, New York: Industrial Catholic Metro county. In 2024, voted R+23%. Republican peak: R+59 in 1956.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+23MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 90,9292024 5-year
- Median household income
- $74,5062024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 87.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+28 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+59 in 1956MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Livingston County, NY · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Wayne CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Wayne County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | −18.2% |
| 1896 | −30.0% |
| 1900 | −27.3% |
| 1904 | −31.1% |
| 1908 | −28.2% |
| 1912 | −7.1% |
| 1916 | −21.0% |
| 1920 | −49.7% |
| 1924 | −53.2% |
| 1928 | −53.2% |
| 1932 | −34.9% |
| 1936 | −42.3% |
| 1940 | −44.5% |
| 1944 | −42.9% |
| 1948 | −40.5% |
| 1952 | −53.1% |
| 1956 | −59.0% |
| 1960 | −38.4% |
| 1964 | +27.8% |
| 1968 | −30.9% |
| 1972 | −48.0% |
| 1976 | −23.0% |
| 1980 | −12.0% |
| 1984 | −42.5% |
| 1988 | −22.6% |
| 1992 | −15.7% |
| 1996 | −1.9% |
| 2000 | −17.5% |
| 2004 | −21.8% |
| 2008 | −9.9% |
| 2012 | −9.1% |
| 2016 | −25.0% |
| 2020 | −19.6% |
| 2024 | −22.9% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 17,056 | 27,286 | 44,668 | ||
| R | 17,456 | 26,204 | 44,727 | ||
| R | 13,473 | 23,380 | 39,687 | ||
| R | 16,635 | 20,060 | 37,547 | ||
| R | 18,184 | 22,239 | 41,045 | ||
| R | 15,709 | 24,709 | 41,220 | ||
| R | 14,977 | 21,701 | 38,329 | ||
| R | 15,145 | 15,837 | 35,997 | ||
| R | 11,866 | 18,019 | 39,306 | ||
| R | 12,959 | 20,613 | 33,902 | ||
| R | 9,700 | 24,171 | 34,051 | ||
| R | 12,590 | 16,498 | 32,512 | ||
| R | 12,061 | 19,324 | 31,557 | ||
| R | 8,203 | 23,379 | 31,642 | ||
| R | 8,907 | 17,470 | 27,689 | ||
| D | 18,729 | 10,586 | 29,342 | ||
| R | 9,476 | 21,290 | 30,777 | ||
| R | 5,910 | 22,940 | 28,850 | ||
| R | 6,621 | 21,693 | 28,362 | ||
| R | 6,749 | 16,167 | 23,270 | ||
| R | 6,999 | 17,523 | 24,555 | ||
| R | 7,358 | 19,196 | 26,616 | ||
| R | 7,099 | 17,901 | 25,534 | ||
| R | 7,122 | 15,031 | 22,675 | ||
| R | 5,338 | 18,187 | 24,155 | ||
| R | 3,991 | 14,358 | 19,485 | ||
| R | 4,289 | 13,333 | 18,205 | ||
| R | 4,797 | 7,465 | 12,713 | ||
| R | 3,934 | 4,770 | 11,829 | ||
| R | 4,404 | 8,008 | 12,777 | ||
| R | 4,140 | 8,081 | 12,653 | ||
| R | 4,473 | 7,955 | 12,771 | ||
| R | 4,254 | 8,039 | 12,598 | ||
| R | 4,618 | 6,848 | 12,227 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
20.5%
English
15.1%
Irish
14.2%
Italian
12.3%
American
5.6%
Polish
3.9%
French
2.4%
African American
1.8%
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: 43.6 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
$74,506
Wayne County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Wayne County$74,506
New York$85,974
United States$80,734
Wayne 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
11.4%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.0%
Working age (18–64)11.0%
Seniors (65+)11.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.1%
speak English only
Spanish3.0%
Other Indo-European2.1%
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 67.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Wayne County's mix of small manufacturing towns and agricultural land along Lake Ontario has produced a Republican presidential margin that widened by roughly 10 points between 2012 and 2024, making it one of the sharper swing stories in Upstate New York.
Its margins are typically close. The Democratic margin reached twenty-eight points in 1964; the Republican margin reached fifty-nine points in 1956. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-three points.
Its demographics sit near national norms: a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $74,506, and a 11% poverty rate. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Livingston County and Steuben County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Wayne County, New York vote in 2024?
In 2024, Wayne County, New York voted Republican by 22.9 points (R+23), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 44,668 votes cast, 17,056 went Democratic and 27,286 went Republican.
What is Wayne County, New York's political typology?
Akashic places Wayne County, New York in the "Industrial Catholic Metro" typology — Mid-size industrial metros with Catholic ethnic roots — among the most competitive, swing-prone ground in the country. 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 Wayne County, New York last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Wayne County, New York voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Wayne County, New York?
Wayne County, New York has a population of 90,929 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Wayne County, New York?
Median household income in Wayne County, New York is $74,506 — below the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of Wayne County, New York?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Wayne County, New York from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 33 went Republican. The county's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.