Yates County, New York: Diversifying Metro county. In 2024, voted R+16%. Republican peak: R+66 in 1956.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+16MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 24,5262024 5-year
- Median household income
- $69,7012024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 94.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+15 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+66 in 1956MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Wayne County, NY · similarity 0.98
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Yates CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Yates 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 | −23.9% |
| 1896 | −22.8% |
| 1900 | −21.2% |
| 1904 | −30.6% |
| 1908 | −25.1% |
| 1912 | −7.8% |
| 1916 | −26.8% |
| 1920 | −55.0% |
| 1924 | −58.5% |
| 1928 | −57.9% |
| 1932 | −42.5% |
| 1936 | −50.0% |
| 1940 | −53.0% |
| 1944 | −51.9% |
| 1948 | −48.4% |
| 1952 | −62.2% |
| 1956 | −66.2% |
| 1960 | −48.2% |
| 1964 | +15.1% |
| 1968 | −41.0% |
| 1972 | −54.3% |
| 1976 | −33.1% |
| 1980 | −22.3% |
| 1984 | −40.8% |
| 1988 | −21.8% |
| 1992 | −11.1% |
| 1996 | +1.5% |
| 2000 | −15.9% |
| 2004 | −19.6% |
| 2008 | −3.7% |
| 2012 | −3.3% |
| 2016 | −19.9% |
| 2020 | −18.6% |
| 2024 | −16.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 4,401 | 6,098 | 10,609 | ||
| R | 4,219 | 6,208 | 10,701 | ||
| R | 3,659 | 5,660 | 10,066 | ||
| R | 4,488 | 4,798 | 9,442 | ||
| R | 4,890 | 5,269 | 10,280 | ||
| R | 4,205 | 6,309 | 10,711 | ||
| R | 3,962 | 5,565 | 10,059 | ||
| D | 4,066 | 3,925 | 9,327 | ||
| R | 3,242 | 4,366 | 10,092 | ||
| R | 3,507 | 5,488 | 9,074 | ||
| R | 2,670 | 6,367 | 9,062 | ||
| R | 2,828 | 4,694 | 8,384 | ||
| R | 2,903 | 5,796 | 8,742 | ||
| R | 1,958 | 6,639 | 8,618 | ||
| R | 2,158 | 5,482 | 8,117 | ||
| D | 4,983 | 3,675 | 8,663 | ||
| R | 2,409 | 6,892 | 9,308 | ||
| R | 1,606 | 7,910 | 9,516 | ||
| R | 1,820 | 7,831 | 9,670 | ||
| R | 2,040 | 5,997 | 8,174 | ||
| R | 2,005 | 6,338 | 8,352 | ||
| R | 2,170 | 7,084 | 9,275 | ||
| R | 2,257 | 6,897 | 9,280 | ||
| R | 2,399 | 6,048 | 8,584 | ||
| R | 1,950 | 7,386 | 9,395 | ||
| R | 1,568 | 6,334 | 8,153 | ||
| R | 1,571 | 5,638 | 7,391 | ||
| R | 1,666 | 2,940 | 4,759 | ||
| R | 1,456 | 1,795 | 4,367 | ||
| R | 1,927 | 3,275 | 5,371 | ||
| R | 1,752 | 3,380 | 5,312 | ||
| R | 2,199 | 3,432 | 5,820 | ||
| R | 2,086 | 3,370 | 5,630 | ||
| R | 1,711 | 3,014 | 5,462 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
19.7%
English
17.2%
Irish
10.5%
American
8.0%
Italian
5.7%
Scottish
2.8%
Polish
2.6%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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: 42.5 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
$69,701
Yates County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Yates County$69,701
New York$85,974
United States$80,734
Yates 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
12.7%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.1%
Working age (18–64)11.4%
Seniors (65+)9.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
82.1%
speak English only
Other Indo-European15.6%
Spanish1.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 66.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Yates County hugs the western shore of Seneca Lake, where a tourism-driven economy and a sparse, rural population have produced consistent Republican presidential margins — R+16.1 in 2024 — well above statewide averages.
The Democratic margin here reached fifteen points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was sixteen points.
A population of 24,526, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $69,701 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Wayne County and Livingston County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Yates County, New York vote in 2024?
In 2024, Yates County, New York voted Republican by 16.0 points (R+16), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 10,609 votes cast, 4,401 went Democratic and 6,098 went Republican.
What is Yates County, New York's political typology?
Akashic places Yates County, New York in the "Diversifying Metro" typology — Mid-size metropolitan counties growing more diverse and trending Democratic. 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 2 times, Republican 32 times, and other 0 times.
When did Yates County, New York last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Yates County, New York voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Yates County, New York?
Yates County, New York has a population of 24,526 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Yates County, New York?
Median household income in Yates County, New York is $69,701 — below the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of Yates County, New York?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Yates County, New York from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 32 went Republican. The county's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.