Hudson Valley anchor where college towns meet rural swing precincts
The Kingston metro blends Ulster County's arts-driven, college-educated enclaves with older working-class townships that have shifted competitively in recent cycles, making countywide margins tighter than statewide trends suggest.
| Group | Kingston, NY | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 80.4% | 57.4% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(20) | 8.8% | 19.3% |
▶Black / African American(12) | 5.8% | 12.2% |
Multiracial / Other | 2.9% | 4.0% |
▶Asian(6) | 1.7% | 6.0% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(10) | 0.7% | 0.9% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(2) | 0.3% | 0.9% |
Catholic-Evangelical edge: +47.2pp (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21.1% | 59.0% | — | — | |
| 6.0% | 16.8% | — | — | |
| 4.8% | 13.5% | — | — | |
| 2.6% | 7.3% | — | — | |
| 1.0% | 2.7% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 0.7% | 2.0% | — | — |
| 0.2% | 0.7% | — | — | |
Non-religiousPopulation | 64.2% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Kingston, NY metro area? 722,365 residents across 4 counties.
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+18.5 | D+25.3 | 6.8pp |