† 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
4 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)United States
German16.9%12.5%
English16.3%9.5%
Irish15.3%9.4%
American8.6%5.3%
Italian8.2%4.8%
Polish4.5%2.2%
Scottish2.1%1.3%
French1.6%1.6%
African American†2.5%9.9%
African0.2%0.5%
Puerto Rican0.9%1.8%
Mexican0.5%11.3%
Chinese0.4%1.3%
Asian Indian0.3%1.4%
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)
United States
Median age
43.4
39.1
Age 18–24
7.6%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
21.2%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Elmira (Corning)
United States
Median household income
$65,083
$84,427
Poverty rate
14.4%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
25.9%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Elmira (Corning)
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
4.4%
22.3%
Spanish
1.3%
13.6%
German or other West Germanic
1.0%
0.5%
Religious landscape
Measure
Elmira (Corning)
United States
Catholic
14.5%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
11.1%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
60.6%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
10.3%
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), New York
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−16.5%
1896
−27.0%
1900
−18.3%
1904
−28.3%
1908
−21.6%
1912
+8.8%
1916
−10.3%
1920
−46.2%
1924
−45.2%
1928
−44.2%
1932
−27.3%
1936
−23.8%
1940
−28.9%
1944
−30.2%
1948
−31.2%
1952
−45.4%
1956
−52.7%
1960
−30.9%
1964
+21.3%
1968
−25.0%
1972
−43.0%
1976
−16.3%
1980
−21.3%
1984
−37.4%
1988
−24.3%
1992
−11.4%
1996
−2.9%
2000
−16.9%
2004
−23.1%
2008
−12.2%
2012
−13.7%
2016
−30.7%
2020
−27.0%
2024
−29.7%
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
34.9%Harris39,821
64.6%Trump73,627
0.1%Oliver145 +5
R+29.7
R+2.6
R+28.2
113,977
All 8 candidates in 2024 · 6 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican64.6%73,627
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic34.9%39,821
OtherAll other candidates0.3%293
Chase OliverIndependent0.1%145
Jill SteinIndependent0.1%81
Cornel WestIndependent0.0%6
Peter SonskiIndependent0.0%3
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.0%1
R
35.5%Biden41,284
62.5%Trump72,759
2.0%
R+27.0
D+3.6
R+31.5
116,404
R
31.6%Clinton33,275
62.2%Trump65,592
6.2%
R+30.7
R+16.9
R+32.8
105,400
R
42.1%Obama41,615
55.9%Romney55,189
2.0%
R+13.7
R+1.5
R+17.6
98,781
R
43.2%Obama46,359
55.4%McCain59,435
1.3%
R+12.2
D+10.9
R+19.5
107,190
R
37.7%Kerry40,485
60.7%Bush65,280
1.6%
R+23.1
R+6.2
R+20.6
107,520
R
39.5%Gore39,942
56.3%Bush56,995
4.2%
R+16.9
R+13.9
R+17.4
101,198
R
41.4%Clinton39,722
44.3%Dole42,513
14.4%
R+2.9
D+8.5
R+11.4
96,044
R
33.1%Clinton34,869
44.5%Bush46,898
22.3%
R+11.4
D+12.8
R+17.0
105,287
R
37.5%Dukakis36,497
61.8%Bush60,072
0.6%
R+24.3
D+13.1
R+16.5
97,197
R
31.2%Mondale31,591
68.6%Reagan69,496
0.3%
R+37.4
R+16.1
R+19.2
101,368
R
35.5%Carter34,178
56.9%Reagan54,700
7.6%
R+21.3
R+5.0
R+11.6
96,185
R
41.6%Carter40,572
57.9%Ford56,488
0.6%
R+16.3
D+26.7
R+18.4
97,635
R
28.3%McGovern27,782
71.3%Nixon69,881
0.3%
R+43.0
R+17.9
R+19.8
98,006
R
34.0%Humphrey33,571
59.0%Nixon58,285
7.0%
R+25.0
R+46.3
R+24.3
98,802
D
60.6%Johnson62,707
39.3%Goldwater40,693
0.1%
D+21.3
D+52.2
R+1.3
103,478
R
34.5%Kennedy38,188
65.4%Nixon72,390
0.1%
R+30.9
D+21.8
R+31.1
110,645
R
23.6%Stevenson25,925
76.4%Eisenhower83,794
0.0%
R+52.7
R+7.4
R+37.3
109,725
R
27.2%Stevenson29,673
72.6%Eisenhower79,118
0.2%
R+45.4
R+14.1
R+34.6
109,017
R
33.4%Truman31,101
64.6%Dewey60,160
2.0%
R+31.2
R+1.1
R+35.7
93,088
R
34.8%Roosevelt33,540
64.9%Dewey62,623
0.3%
R+30.2
R+1.3
R+37.7
96,418
R
35.4%Roosevelt36,499
64.3%Willkie66,324
0.3%
R+28.9
R+5.1
R+38.9
103,157
R
37.5%Roosevelt38,513
61.3%Landon62,888
1.1%
R+23.8
D+3.5
R+48.0
102,568
R
35.4%Roosevelt32,303
62.6%Hoover57,212
2.0%
R+27.3
D+16.9
R+45.1
91,368
R
26.9%Smith26,307
71.1%Hoover69,580
2.1%
R+44.2
D+1.0
R+26.7
97,905
R
22.6%Davis18,354
67.8%Coolidge55,130
9.6%
R+45.2
D+1.0
R+20.1
81,305
R
23.9%Cox16,950
70.1%Harding49,744
6.0%
R+46.2
R+35.9
R+20.0
70,973
R
42.4%Wilson19,416
52.7%Hughes24,136
4.9%
R+10.3
R+19.1
R+13.5
45,798
D
37.8%Wilson16,721
29.1%Taft12,847
33.1%
D+8.8
D+30.3
R+10.8
44,194
R
36.8%Bryan18,348
58.4%Taft29,087
4.8%
R+21.6
D+6.8
R+12.0
49,827
R
33.2%Parker16,167
61.6%Roosevelt29,942
5.2%
R+28.3
R+10.0
R+8.7
48,631
R
38.7%Bryan19,930
57.0%McKinley29,388
4.3%
R+18.3
D+8.7
R+10.8
51,543
R
34.8%Bryan17,677
61.8%McKinley31,398
3.4%
R+27.0
R+10.5
R+20.9
50,795
R
37.1%Cleveland17,375
53.7%Harrison25,103
9.2%
R+16.5
—
R+18.2
46,780
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026R+24.9
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+29.7
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 4.8 points more Democratic.
Domestic migration in Elmira (Corning) in Elmira (Corning): net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+273
2012
−79
2013
−1,707
2014
−2,387
2015
−1,891
2016
−2,225
2017
−1,959
2018
−1,162
2019
−964
2021
−91
2022
−1,765
2023
−417
2024
−200
2025
−119
The Elmira-Corning media market spans the hilly Southern Tier of New York, where post-industrial communities and a shrinking manufacturing base have driven some of the state's sharpest partisan swings over the past two decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 21.3 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 52.7 points in 1956. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved 2.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 29.7 points.
A population of 233,242, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $65,083 describe the market. The market's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Johnstown-Altoona-State College and Clarksburg-Weston.
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In 2024, Elmira (Corning), New York voted Republican by 29.7 points (R+29.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 113,977 votes cast, 39,821 went Democratic and 73,627 went Republican.
When did Elmira (Corning), New York last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Elmira (Corning), New York voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Elmira (Corning), New York?
Elmira (Corning), New York has a population of 233,242 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Elmira (Corning), New York?
Median household income in Elmira (Corning), New York is $65,083 — below the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of Elmira (Corning), New York?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Elmira (Corning), New York from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 32 went Republican.
