A small upstate metro where SUNY enrollment shapes the voter base
Cortland County's electorate reflects the pull of a mid-size state university campus alongside a declining manufacturing workforce, producing a competitive mix that has shifted measurably in presidential cycles over the past two decades.
| Group | Cortland, NY | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 93.2% | 57.4% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(13) | 2.3% | 19.3% |
Multiracial / Other | 1.9% | 4.0% |
▶Black / African American(8) | 1.5% | 12.2% |
▶Asian(6) | 0.9% | 6.0% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(5) | 0.6% | 0.9% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(1) | 0.2% | 0.9% |
Catholic-Evangelical edge: +42.0pp (vs national 4.5pp). A strongly Catholic-leaning religious profile, which nationally correlates with Democratic-leaning urban and suburban communities.
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents | US Pop | US Adherents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19.2% | 58.0% | — | — | |
| 8.5% | 25.6% | — | — | |
| 3.8% | 11.6% | — | — | |
| 1.6% | 4.8% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 0.9% | 2.7% | — | — |
Non-religiousPopulation | 66.9% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Cortland, NY metro area? 191,765 residents across 4 counties.
24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree — 9pp below the national average. Places with similar education levels vote R+9 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+6.4 | R+2.2 | 4.2pp |