† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
2 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupElmira-Corning, NYNew YorkUnited States
English16.3%5.6%9.5%
German16.2%8.6%12.5%
Irish16.1%10.5%9.4%
Italian9.2%10.9%4.8%
American6.1%4.2%5.3%
Polish4.3%3.9%2.2%
French2.1%1.3%1.6%
Scottish2.0%—1.3%
African American†3.3%8.0%9.9%
African0.3%0.6%0.5%
Puerto Rican1.0%5.1%1.8%
Mexican0.6%2.5%11.3%
Chinese0.5%3.6%1.3%
Asian Indian0.4%1.9%1.4%
Korean0.2%0.6%0.4%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Elmira-Corning, NY
New York
United States
Median age
42.5
39.9
39.1
Age 18–24
7.5%
9.0%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
20.6%
18.0%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Elmira-Corning, NY
New York
United States
Median household income
$64,866
$85,974
$84,427
Poverty rate
15.0%
14.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
26.7%
40.0%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Elmira-Corning, NY
New York
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
5.0%
30.9%
22.3%
Spanish
1.4%
14.8%
13.6%
German or other West Germanic
1.1%
1.5%
0.5%
Religious landscape
Measure
Elmira-Corning, NY
New York
United States
Catholic
16.4%
30.8%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
11.9%
5.1%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
60.0%
48.7%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
7.3%
3.8%
5.2%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Elmira-Corning, NY
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−9.4%
1896
−21.5%
1900
−10.8%
1904
−19.9%
1908
−15.1%
1912
+12.8%
1916
−3.9%
1920
−40.3%
1924
−42.2%
1928
−38.8%
1932
−22.4%
1936
−19.5%
1940
−24.9%
1944
−25.1%
1948
−26.4%
1952
−42.8%
1956
−52.3%
1960
−27.6%
1964
+24.8%
1968
−21.5%
1972
−42.5%
1976
−15.7%
1980
−19.5%
1984
−36.2%
1988
−23.2%
1992
−10.8%
1996
−0.7%
2000
−14.0%
2004
−20.5%
2008
−9.3%
2012
−9.5%
2016
−26.4%
2020
−22.2%
2024
−24.9%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
37.4%Harris30,985
62.3%Trump51,638
0.3%
R+24.9
R+2.7
R+23.4
82,904
R
37.9%Biden32,426
60.0%Trump51,396
2.1%
R+22.2
D+4.3
R+26.6
85,589
R
33.6%Clinton26,283
60.1%Trump46,928
6.3%
R+26.4
R+16.9
R+28.5
78,121
R
44.3%Obama32,584
53.8%Romney39,566
1.9%
R+9.5
R+0.2
R+13.3
73,541
R
44.7%Obama36,036
54.0%McCain43,567
1.2%
R+9.3
D+11.2
R+16.6
80,606
R
38.8%Kerry31,603
59.4%Bush48,301
1.8%
R+20.5
R+6.5
R+18.1
81,359
R
40.9%Gore32,024
54.9%Bush42,979
4.2%
R+14.0
R+13.3
R+14.5
78,273
R
42.5%Clinton31,458
43.2%Dole31,997
14.2%
R+0.7
D+10.1
R+9.2
73,984
R
33.7%Clinton27,142
44.5%Bush35,849
21.8%
R+10.8
D+12.4
R+16.4
80,545
R
38.1%Dukakis28,790
61.3%Bush46,310
0.7%
R+23.2
D+13.1
R+15.4
75,605
R
31.8%Mondale25,109
68.0%Reagan53,757
0.3%
R+36.2
R+16.7
R+18.0
79,064
R
36.3%Carter27,391
55.8%Reagan42,092
7.8%
R+19.5
R+3.8
R+9.8
75,379
R
41.9%Carter31,892
57.6%Ford43,804
0.5%
R+15.7
D+26.8
R+17.7
76,041
R
28.6%McGovern22,112
71.1%Nixon54,908
0.2%
R+42.5
R+21.0
R+19.3
77,197
R
35.8%Humphrey28,049
57.4%Nixon44,882
6.8%
R+21.5
R+46.3
R+20.8
78,243
D
62.4%Johnson50,966
37.6%Goldwater30,704
0.1%
D+24.8
D+52.4
D+2.2
81,727
R
36.2%Kennedy31,797
63.8%Nixon56,107
0.0%
R+27.6
D+24.7
R+27.8
87,945
R
23.8%Stevenson21,032
76.2%Eisenhower67,172
0.0%
R+52.3
R+9.5
R+36.9
88,204
R
28.5%Stevenson24,883
71.3%Eisenhower62,311
0.2%
R+42.8
R+16.4
R+32.1
87,364
R
35.6%Truman26,247
62.0%Dewey45,692
2.3%
R+26.4
R+1.3
R+30.9
73,655
R
37.3%Roosevelt28,525
62.5%Dewey47,736
0.2%
R+25.1
R+0.2
R+32.6
76,431
R
37.4%Roosevelt29,854
62.3%Willkie49,743
0.3%
R+24.9
R+5.4
R+34.9
79,864
R
39.6%Roosevelt30,520
59.1%Landon45,502
1.3%
R+19.5
D+3.0
R+43.7
77,005
R
37.7%Roosevelt27,044
60.2%Hoover43,138
2.1%
R+22.4
D+16.3
R+40.2
71,709
R
29.4%Smith22,888
68.2%Hoover53,057
2.4%
R+38.8
D+3.5
R+21.3
77,820
R
23.6%Davis14,356
65.8%Coolidge40,080
10.7%
R+42.2
R+1.9
R+17.0
60,925
R
26.8%Cox14,461
67.1%Harding36,199
6.1%
R+40.3
R+36.4
R+14.1
53,936
R
45.6%Wilson15,493
49.5%Hughes16,833
5.0%
R+3.9
R+16.8
R+7.1
34,012
D
41.9%Wilson13,404
29.1%Taft9,303
29.0%
D+12.8
D+27.9
R+6.7
31,965
R
40.0%Bryan14,332
55.1%Taft19,723
4.9%
R+15.1
D+4.9
R+5.5
35,811
R
37.2%Parker13,005
57.2%Roosevelt19,962
5.6%
R+19.9
R+9.1
R+0.3
34,917
R
42.4%Bryan15,403
53.2%McKinley19,332
4.5%
R+10.8
D+10.6
R+3.3
36,356
R
37.6%Bryan13,230
59.0%McKinley20,784
3.4%
R+21.5
R+12.0
R+15.4
35,208
R
40.4%Cleveland12,968
49.8%Harrison15,987
9.7%
R+9.4
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R+11.1
32,076
Congressional elections · 3 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
R
39.2%31,692
60.4%48,845
80,837
2022
R
34.2%21,116
65.3%40,363
61,829
2018
R
44.8%28,215
55.1%34,678
62,913
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026R+20.4
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+24.9
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 4.5 points more Democratic.
Domestic migration in Elmira-Corning, NY in Elmira-Corning, NY: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−145
2012
−330
2013
−1,382
2014
−1,909
2015
−1,337
2016
−1,905
2017
−1,452
2018
−1,241
2019
−900
2021
−541
2022
−1,546
2023
−346
2024
−82
2025
−183
Elmira-Corning, NY sits in the Mid-Atlantic. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 24.8 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 52.3 points in 1956. Between 2020 and 2024 the region moved 2.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 24.9 points.
A population of 174,735, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $64,866 describe the region. The region's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Williamsport-Lock Haven, PA and Altoona-Huntingdon, PA.
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How did Elmira-Corning, NY, New York vote in 2024?
In 2024, Elmira-Corning, NY, New York voted Republican by 24.9 points (R+24.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 82,904 votes cast, 30,985 went Democratic and 51,638 went Republican.
When did Elmira-Corning, NY, New York last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Elmira-Corning, NY, New York voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Elmira-Corning, NY, New York?
Elmira-Corning, NY, New York has a population of 174,735 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Elmira-Corning, NY, New York?
Median household income in Elmira-Corning, NY, New York is $64,866 — below the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of Elmira-Corning, NY, New York?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Elmira-Corning, NY, New York from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 32 went Republican.
