One of the widest Democratic presidential margins of any U.S. metro
Home to Cornell University and Ithaca College, this small upstate metro returns presidential margins that rank among the most lopsided in the country, driven by a student and faculty population that dominates the local electorate.
| Group | Ithaca, NY | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 79.0% | 57.4% |
▶Asian(6) | 9.3% | 6.0% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(18) | 4.6% | 19.3% |
▶Black / African American(14) | 3.9% | 12.2% |
Multiracial / Other | 3.1% | 4.0% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(8) | 1.0% | 0.9% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(2) | 0.3% | 0.9% |
Catholic-Evangelical edge: -10.2pp (vs national 4.5pp). A strongly Evangelical-leaning religious profile, which nationally correlates with Republican-leaning rural and exurban communities.
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents | US Pop | US Adherents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.7% | 28.7% | — | — | |
| 7.6% | 25.3% | — | — | |
| 6.9% | 23.0% | — | — | |
| 6.5% | 21.5% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 1.3% | 4.2% | — | — |
| 0.2% | 0.8% | — | — | |
| 0.2% | 0.6% | — | — | |
Non-religiousPopulation | 69.8% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Ithaca, NY metro area? 405,889 residents across 4 counties.
52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree — 19pp above the national average. Places with similar education levels vote D+25 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 | D+50.0 | D+52.1 | 2.1pp |