A small upstate metro where manufacturing heritage shapes the ballot
Corning's Steuben County core leans reliably Republican in federal races, but the metro's identity is anchored by Corning Inc., making it unusually dependent on a single global employer for both its economy and its workforce demographics.
| Group | Corning, NY | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 94.1% | 57.4% |
▶Black / African American(8) | 1.5% | 12.2% |
Multiracial / Other | 1.5% | 4.0% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(13) | 1.4% | 19.3% |
▶Asian(5) | 1.3% | 6.0% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(7) | 0.5% | 0.9% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(2) | 0.2% | 0.9% |
Catholic-Evangelical edge: -6.7pp (vs national 4.5pp). A moderate religious balance between Catholic and Evangelical traditions.
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents | US Pop | US Adherents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14.4% | 37.8% | — | — | |
| 13.6% | 35.6% | — | — | |
| 7.5% | 19.7% | — | — | |
| 2.5% | 6.6% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 1.8% | 4.8% | — | — |
Non-religiousPopulation | 61.9% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Corning, NY metro area? 386,139 residents across 4 counties.
21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree — 12pp below the national average. Places with similar education levels vote R+15 on average nationally.
Scale, voting-age share, and this geography's footprint inside the national electorate.
Income, attainment, and ownership indicators that often shape coalition structure and turnout behavior.
Age structure, language use, and nativity signals that explain how this geography differs from state and nation.
| Offices | Margin A | Margin B | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| President vs Senate | R+31.7 | R+28.2 | 3.5pp |