A college-anchored small city where enrollment shapes the voter rolls
Oneonta's electorate is noticeably influenced by SUNY Oneonta and Hartwick College, which together bring thousands of students into a Catskill-edge community that would otherwise skew older and more rural.
| Group | Oneonta, NY | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 92.0% | 57.4% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(15) | 3.0% | 19.3% |
▶Black / African American(11) | 1.9% | 12.2% |
Multiracial / Other | 1.7% | 4.0% |
▶Asian(5) | 1.1% | 6.0% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(8) | 0.5% | 0.9% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(1) | 0.2% | 0.9% |
Catholic-Evangelical edge: +13.9pp (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11.6% | 37.9% | — | — | |
| 10.8% | 35.4% | — | — | |
| 5.2% | 17.0% | — | — | |
| 2.9% | 9.5% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 0.9% | 3.1% | — | — |
Non-religiousPopulation | 69.5% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Oneonta, NY metro area? 244,849 residents across 4 counties.
28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree — 5pp below the national average. Places with similar education levels vote R+3 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+7.8 | R+2.2 | 5.6pp |