† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
D+60R+60
7 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
GroupSyracuseNew YorkUnited States
Irish17.3%10.5%9.4%
German14.5%8.6%12.5%
English13.3%5.6%9.5%
Italian13.2%10.9%4.8%
Polish5.2%3.9%2.2%
American4.4%4.2%5.3%
French3.2%1.3%1.6%
Dutch0.8%——
African American†5.1%8.0%9.9%
Jamaican0.3%1.6%0.4%
African0.2%0.6%0.5%
Somali0.2%——
Puerto Rican2.0%5.1%1.8%
Mexican0.7%2.5%11.3%
Cuban0.4%—0.7%
Dominican0.3%4.6%0.7%
Chinese1.1%3.6%1.3%
Asian Indian0.6%1.9%1.4%
Burmese0.3%——
Korean0.2%0.6%0.4%
Vietnamese0.2%—0.6%
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
Syracuse
New York
United States
Median age
39.5
39.9
39.1
Age 18–24
12.6%
9.0%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.7%
18.0%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Syracuse
New York
United States
Median household income
$74,114
$85,974
$84,427
Poverty rate
14.1%
14.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
36.3%
40.0%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Syracuse
New York
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
9.6%
30.9%
22.3%
Spanish
2.7%
14.8%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
1.3%
4.0%
2.0%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)
1.0%
3.2%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Syracuse
New York
United States
Catholic
26.4%
30.8%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
7.2%
5.1%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
55.4%
48.7%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
6.1%
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.
Syracuse, New York
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−14.1%
1896
−26.6%
1900
−22.7%
1904
−26.8%
1908
−22.6%
1912
−1.8%
1916
−16.1%
1920
−40.8%
1924
−43.2%
1928
−26.5%
1932
−12.1%
1936
−22.1%
1940
−22.1%
1944
−14.1%
1948
−18.1%
1952
−36.7%
1956
−49.5%
1960
−15.0%
1964
+32.7%
1968
−10.5%
1972
−37.8%
1976
−19.7%
1980
−14.1%
1984
−22.6%
1988
−5.4%
1992
+5.7%
1996
+12.9%
2000
+8.6%
2004
+6.7%
2008
+16.8%
2012
+18.3%
2016
+6.5%
2020
+11.3%
2024
+8.5%
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
D
54.0%Harris235,570
45.5%Trump198,410
0.5%
D+8.5
R+2.8
D+10.0
436,330
D
54.5%Biden242,203
43.2%Trump192,112
2.3%
D+11.3
D+4.8
D+6.8
444,377
D
49.9%Clinton197,979
43.4%Trump172,164
6.7%
D+6.5
R+11.8
D+4.4
396,758
D
58.1%Obama221,467
39.8%Romney151,578
2.1%
D+18.3
D+1.5
D+14.5
381,234
D
57.5%Obama236,023
40.6%McCain166,863
1.9%
D+16.8
D+10.1
D+9.6
410,625
D
52.3%Kerry216,047
45.6%Bush188,199
2.1%
D+6.7
R+1.8
D+9.2
413,077
D
51.4%Gore200,140
42.8%Bush166,736
5.8%
D+8.6
R+4.3
D+8.1
389,590
D
50.0%Clinton185,068
37.2%Dole137,489
12.8%
D+12.9
D+7.1
D+4.3
370,022
D
41.1%Clinton167,644
35.4%Bush144,264
23.6%
D+5.7
D+11.1
D+0.2
408,028
R
46.9%Dukakis174,233
52.3%Bush194,365
0.9%
R+5.4
D+17.2
D+2.3
371,774
R
38.5%Mondale147,242
61.1%Reagan233,723
0.4%
R+22.6
R+8.5
R+4.4
382,398
R
37.2%Carter131,503
51.3%Reagan181,524
11.6%
R+14.1
D+5.5
R+4.4
353,920
R
39.9%Carter140,099
59.5%Ford209,216
0.6%
R+19.7
D+18.2
R+21.7
351,454
R
31.0%McGovern112,569
68.8%Nixon250,172
0.2%
R+37.8
R+27.3
R+14.7
363,592
R
42.0%Humphrey141,228
52.5%Nixon176,571
5.5%
R+10.5
R+43.2
R+9.8
336,440
D
66.3%Johnson227,924
33.6%Goldwater115,623
0.1%
D+32.7
D+47.6
D+10.1
343,834
R
42.5%Kennedy152,343
57.4%Nixon205,972
0.1%
R+15.0
D+34.5
R+15.1
358,546
R
25.2%Stevenson86,608
74.8%Eisenhower256,438
0.0%
R+49.5
R+12.8
R+34.1
343,046
R
31.5%Stevenson107,206
68.3%Eisenhower231,956
0.2%
R+36.7
R+18.6
R+26.0
339,833
R
39.4%Truman114,601
57.5%Dewey167,313
3.2%
R+18.1
R+4.0
R+22.6
291,200
R
42.8%Roosevelt122,490
56.9%Dewey162,968
0.3%
R+14.1
D+8.0
R+21.6
286,318
R
38.7%Roosevelt117,694
60.9%Willkie184,960
0.4%
R+22.1
±0.0
R+32.1
303,789
R
38.0%Roosevelt107,946
60.1%Landon170,826
1.9%
R+22.1
R+10.0
R+46.4
284,273
R
42.5%Roosevelt110,795
54.6%Hoover142,442
2.9%
R+12.1
D+14.4
R+29.9
260,722
R
35.9%Smith95,998
62.4%Hoover167,004
1.8%
R+26.5
D+16.6
R+9.1
267,695
R
24.2%Davis56,410
67.3%Coolidge157,193
8.5%
R+43.2
R+2.4
R+18.0
233,480
R
27.1%Cox50,544
67.8%Harding126,615
5.1%
R+40.8
R+24.6
R+14.6
186,669
R
39.5%Wilson45,423
55.6%Hughes63,945
4.9%
R+16.1
R+14.3
R+19.2
115,010
R
34.5%Wilson37,066
36.3%Taft39,008
29.1%
R+1.8
D+20.8
R+21.4
107,340
R
35.8%Bryan41,727
58.4%Taft68,011
5.7%
R+22.6
D+4.2
R+13.0
116,411
R
34.5%Parker39,619
61.3%Roosevelt70,403
4.2%
R+26.8
R+4.1
R+7.1
114,855
R
36.6%Bryan41,392
59.3%McKinley67,070
4.1%
R+22.7
D+3.9
R+15.2
113,080
R
35.2%Bryan38,815
61.8%McKinley68,189
3.1%
R+26.6
R+12.5
R+20.5
110,402
R
39.7%Cleveland41,192
53.8%Harrison55,857
6.5%
R+14.1
—
R+15.8
103,762
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026D+4.2
vs
Presidential vote · 2024D+8.5
Registration leans Democratic; the presidential vote runs 4.3 points more Republican.
Domestic migration in Syracuse in Syracuse: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−4,587
2012
−5,817
2013
−2,895
2014
−6,936
2015
−7,780
2016
−8,394
2017
−7,560
2018
−4,503
2019
−5,257
2021
−7,210
2022
−2,645
2023
−3,671
2024
−2,600
2025
−3,647
The Syracuse media market spans a swath of central New York where presidential margins have tightened cycle over cycle, blending a mid-size Democratic-leaning urban core with rural and small-city counties that have shifted sharply toward Republicans since 2008.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 32.7 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 49.5 points in 1956. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved 2.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 8.5 points.
A population of 915,215, a 80% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $74,114 describe the market. The market's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Albany-Schenectady-Troy and Providence-New Bedford.
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In 2024, Syracuse, New York voted Democratic by 8.5 points (D+8.5), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 436,330 votes cast, 235,570 went Democratic and 198,410 went Republican.
When did Syracuse, New York last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Syracuse, New York voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Syracuse, New York?
Syracuse, New York has a population of 915,215 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Syracuse, New York?
Median household income in Syracuse, New York is $74,114 — below the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of Syracuse, New York?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Syracuse, New York from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 24 went Republican.
