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1876–2024
Westchester County, New York
Westchester County·New York

Westchester County is one of the bluest places in America.

Affluent suburbs north of Manhattan shifted further Democratic in 2024

18762024·38 elections
Westchester County, New York · Various, see individual links. · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
D+26
in 2024
Archetype
Urban anchor
since the recent cycles
Population
999,677
2024 ACS
Most similar
Union County
NJ · similarity 0.99
906 precincts · 457,838 votes cast
Harris · D+26
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024D
+26.1%
287,434167,795457,838
2020D
+36.3%
312,437144,731462,364
2016D
+33.7%
272,926131,238420,655
2012D
+25.1%
240,785143,122388,447
2008D
+27.6%
261,810147,824413,044
2004D
+17.7%
229,849159,628395,770
2000D
+21.2%
218,010139,278371,813
1996D
+21.0%
196,310123,719344,863
1992D
+8.5%
184,300151,990378,840
1988R
−7.6%
169,860197,956371,008
1984R
−17.6%
160,225229,005390,308
1980R
−18.7%
130,136198,552365,149
1976R
−9.2%
173,153208,527384,296
1972R
−25.9%
154,412262,901418,435
1968R
−6.9%
173,954201,652400,807
1964D
+24.1%
243,723149,052393,235
1960R
−13.4%
171,410224,562396,663
1956R
−44.3%
104,857271,906376,763
1952R
−35.1%
113,358237,105352,170
1948R
−28.0%
95,681177,077290,611
1944R
−23.7%
107,591174,635282,982
1940R
−24.8%
110,114182,883293,691
1936R
−3.9%
123,561133,670261,569
1932R
−5.1%
101,435112,747220,788
1928R
−14.8%
80,926109,939195,544
1924R
−40.6%
30,96485,029133,035
1920R
−43.1%
28,06076,020111,335
1916R
−21.0%
22,45734,69358,380
1912D
+9.9%
21,16015,84353,711
1908R
−22.0%
18,34629,43850,422
1904R
−15.6%
18,09325,10144,879
1900R
−12.4%
16,43921,25638,727
1896R
−23.4%
11,75219,33732,434
1892D
+8.5%
16,08813,45631,139
1888
No data
1884
No data
1880
No data
1876
No data
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
Polish
0.5%
African American
10.9%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
0.0%
speak English only
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
41.7%
Non-Christian
7.1%
Other Christian
4.1%
Mainline Protestant
2.8%
Baptist
1.7%
Methodist
1.5%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 40.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Westchester County's high median incomes and dense commuter suburbs have accompanied a steady leftward trend over two decades, culminating in a 26-point Democratic presidential margin in 2024 — one of the widest among large northeastern suburban counties.

The Democratic margin in Westchester County has been steady. It reached its modern peak at thirty-six points in 2020; the 2024 margin was twenty-six points, still in line with the county's long pattern.

Westchester County's political identity is inseparable from its demographic profile: a 52% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $118,976, and the full diversity of a major metropolitan center. The county's voting pattern resembles other major urban centers most closely — Union County and Shelby County.