Election Results for Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY-MA-VT Market Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	28,294	10.0
Deaths:	33,316	11.8
Net Migration:	4,454	1.6
Net Immigration:	3,706	1.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +27,757	D +53,543	D + 6.6%
D +81,300
2020 vs. 2012	R +58,215	R +10,413	R + 4.0%
D +47,802
2020 vs. 2008	R +34,393	R +9,699	R + 2.7%
D +24,694

2016 vs. 2008	R +6,636	R +63,242	R + 9.3%
D -56,606
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2020	63%	Joe Biden (D)	398,159	55.1%	Donald Trump* (R)	307,431	42.6%	16,602 [+]	2.3%	722,192	-4	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 8,565 (1.2%);
2016	57%	Hillary Clinton (D)	316,859	49.3%	Donald Trump (R)	279,674	43.6%	45,650 [+]	7.1%	642,183	-2	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 24,400 (3.8%); Jill Stein (Grn) 12,105 (1.9%); Evan McMullin (I) 1,275 (0.2%);
2012	55%	Barack Obama* (D)	350,357	57.1%	Mitt Romney (R)	249,216	40.6%	13,552 [+]	2.2%	613,125	-7	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 6,429 (1.0%);
2008	61%	Barack Obama (D)	373,465	56.6%	John McCain (R)	273,038	41.4%	12,792 [+]	1.9%	659,295	-4	0.50%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 7,167 (1.1%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 2,482 (0.4%);
2004	62%	John Kerry (D)	343,228	52.7%	George W. Bush* (R)	295,475	45.3%	13,061 [+]	2.0%	651,764	-5	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 10,763 (1.7%);
2000	60%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	316,170	51.7%	George W. Bush (R)	257,979	42.2%	37,108 [+]	6.1%	611,257	-6	0.58%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 29,630 (4.8%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 2,735 (0.4%);
1996	58%	Bill Clinton* (D)	312,709	52.6%	Robert Dole (R)	199,383	33.6%	81,855 [+]	13.8%	593,947	-7	0.62%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 70,497 (11.9%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 6,206 (1.0%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 1,582 (0.3%);
1992	64%	Bill Clinton (D)	281,225	43.4%	George Bush* (R)	231,363	35.7%	135,400 [+]	20.9%	647,988	-2	0.62%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 130,335 (20.1%);
1988	60%	Michael Dukakis (D)	295,558	49.7%	George Bush (R)	293,481	49.4%	5,226 [+]	0.9%	594,265	-4	0.65%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 1,809 (0.3%);
1984	62%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	359,157	59.8%	Walter Mondale (D)	238,798	39.8%	2,475	0.4%	600,430	1	0.65%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	63%	Ronald Reagan (R)	266,816	45.8%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	246,194	42.2%	69,904 [+]	12.0%	582,914	-5	0.67%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 58,477 (10.0%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 7,480 (1.3%);
1976	67%	Gerald Ford* (R)	313,717	53.9%	Jimmy Carter (D)	260,657	44.8%	7,486 [+]	1.3%	581,860	6	0.71%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 1,629 (0.3%);
1972	69%	Richard Nixon* (R)	364,919	61.7%	George McGovern (D)	224,508	37.9%	2,470 [+]	0.4%	591,897	1	0.76%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 0 (0.0%);
1968	70%	Richard Nixon (R)	259,230	47.6%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	258,463	47.4%	27,112 [+]	5.0%	544,805	4	0.74%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 24,464 (4.5%);
1964	75%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	398,505	71.1%	Barry Goldwater (R)	161,375	28.8%	814	0.1%	560,694	-10	0.79%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	81%	Richard Nixon (R)	297,718	50.5%	John Kennedy (D)	291,210	49.4%	547	0.1%	589,475	1	0.86%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	78%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	402,198	68.7%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	183,158	31.3%	309	0.1%	585,665	11	0.94%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	81%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	376,358	63.4%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	216,139	36.4%	1,340	0.2%	593,837	8	0.96%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	74%	Thomas Dewey (R)	276,796	53.1%	Harry Truman* (D)	227,090	43.5%	17,774 [+]	3.4%	521,660	8	1.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 15,336 (2.9%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	75%	Thomas Dewey (R)	268,987	53.0%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	237,685	46.8%	1,322	0.3%	507,994	7	1.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	81%	Wendell Willkie (R)	278,861	52.3%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	252,696	47.4%	1,355	0.3%	532,912	8	1.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	82%	Alf Landon (R)	249,046	49.7%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	240,761	48.0%	11,260 [+]	2.2%	501,067	13	1.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: Norman Thomas (Soc) 8,999 (1.8%); William Lemke (Union) 1,571 (0.3%);
1932	77%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	232,731	50.2%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	221,695	47.8%	9,013 [+]	1.9%	463,439	11	1.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 7,743 (1.7%);
1928	79%	Herbert Hoover (R)	249,042	54.5%	Al Smith (D)	200,879	43.9%	7,294 [+]	1.6%	457,215	-4	1.24%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 6,751 (1.5%);
1924	66%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	221,055	60.3%	John Davis (D)	116,352	31.7%	29,358 [+]	8.0%	366,765	6	1.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 28,003 (7.6%);
1920	60%	Warren Harding (R)	205,797	62.9%	James Cox (D)	106,185	32.5%	15,229 [+]	4.7%	327,211	3	1.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 11,505 (3.5%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 2,629 (0.8%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 527 (0.2%);
1916	38%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	107,675	53.7%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	87,045	43.4%	5,958 [+]	3.0%	200,678	8	1.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 3,533 (1.8%); James Hanly (Proh) 2,156 (1.1%);
1912	36%	William Taft* (R)	76,589	40.4%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	72,337	38.2%	40,625 [+]	21.4%	189,551	17	1.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 29,429 (15.5%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 8,097 (4.3%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 2,588 (1.4%);
1908	40%	William Taft (R)	113,019	55.7%	William J. Bryan (D)	80,801	39.8%	9,004 [+]	4.4%	202,824	4	1.36%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Chafin (Proh) 3,275 (1.6%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 2,898 (1.4%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 2,322 (1.1%);
1904	41%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	115,520	57.3%	Alton Parker (D)	79,093	39.2%	7,133 [+]	3.5%	201,746	1	1.49%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Silas Swallow (Proh) 2,996 (1.5%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 2,551 (1.3%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 529 (0.3%);
1900	41%	William McKinley* (R)	111,694	57.4%	William J. Bryan (D)	78,008	40.1%	5,004 [+]	2.6%	194,706	6	1.39%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 3,302 (1.7%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 519 (0.3%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY-MA-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

398,159

55.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

307,431

42.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

8,565

1.2%

Other

8,037

1.1%

TOTAL

722,192

Turnout: 63%	Diff (US): -4

2016 President, Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY-MA-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

316,859

49.3%

Donald Trump (R)

279,674

43.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

24,400

3.8%

Jill Stein (Grn)

12,105

1.9%

Evan McMullin (I)

1,275

0.2%

Other

7,870

1.2%

TOTAL

642,183

Turnout: 57%	Diff (US): -2

2012 President, Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY-MA-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

350,357

57.1%

Mitt Romney (R)

249,216

40.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

6,429

1.0%

Other

7,123

1.2%

TOTAL

613,125

Turnout: 55%	Diff (US): -7

2008 President, Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY-MA-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

373,465

56.6%

John McCain (R)

273,038

41.4%

Ralph Nader (I)

7,167

1.1%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

2,482

0.4%

Other

3,143

0.5%

TOTAL

659,295

Turnout: 61%	Diff (US): -4

2004 President, Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY-MA-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

295,475

45.3%

John Kerry (D)

343,228

52.7%

Ralph Nader (I)

10,763

1.7%

Other

2,298

0.4%

TOTAL

651,764

Turnout: 62%	Diff (US): -5

2000 President, Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY-MA-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

257,979

42.2%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

316,170

51.7%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

29,630

4.8%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

2,735

0.4%

Other

4,743

0.8%

TOTAL

611,257

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): -6

1996 President, Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY-MA-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

312,709

52.6%

Robert Dole (R)

199,383

33.6%

Ross Perot (Ref)

70,497

11.9%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

6,206

1.0%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

1,582

0.3%

Other

3,570

0.6%

TOTAL

593,947

Turnout: 58%	Diff (US): -7

1992 President, Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY-MA-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

281,225

43.4%

George Bush* (R)

231,363

35.7%

Ross Perot (I)

130,335

20.1%

Other

5,065

0.8%

TOTAL

647,988

Turnout: 64%	Diff (US): -2

1988 President, Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY-MA-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

293,481

49.4%

Michael Dukakis (D)

295,558

49.7%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

1,809

0.3%

Other

3,417

0.6%

TOTAL

594,265

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): -4

1984 President, Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY-MA-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

359,157

59.8%

Walter Mondale (D)

238,798

39.8%

Other

2,475

0.4%

TOTAL

600,430

Turnout: 62%	Diff (US): 1

1980 President, Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY-MA-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

266,816

45.8%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

246,194

42.2%

John Anderson (I)

58,477

10.0%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

7,480

1.3%

Other

3,947

0.7%

TOTAL

582,914

Turnout: 63%	Diff (US): -5

1976 President, Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY-MA-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

260,657

44.8%

Gerald Ford* (R)

313,717

53.9%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

1,629

0.3%

Other

5,857

1.0%

TOTAL

581,860

Turnout: 67%	Diff (US): 6

1972 President, Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY-MA-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

364,919

61.7%

George McGovern (D)

224,508

37.9%

Other

2,470

0.4%

TOTAL

591,897

Turnout: 69%	Diff (US): 1

1968 President, Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY-MA-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

259,230

47.6%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

258,463

47.4%

George Wallace (AIP)

24,464

4.5%

Other

2,648

0.5%

TOTAL

544,805

Turnout: 70%	Diff (US): 4

1964 President, Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY-MA-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

398,505

71.1%

Barry Goldwater (R)

161,375

28.8%

Other

814

0.1%

TOTAL

560,694

Turnout: 75%	Diff (US): -10

1960 President, Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY-MA-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

291,210

49.4%

Richard Nixon (R)

297,718

50.5%

Other

547

0.1%

TOTAL

589,475

Turnout: 81%	Diff (US): 1

1956 President, Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY-MA-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

402,198

68.7%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

183,158

31.3%

Other

309

0.1%

TOTAL

585,665

Turnout: 78%	Diff (US): 11

1952 President, Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY-MA-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

376,358

63.4%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

216,139

36.4%

Other

1,340

0.2%

TOTAL

593,837

Turnout: 81%	Diff (US): 8

1948 President, Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY-MA-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

227,090

43.5%

Thomas Dewey (R)

276,796

53.1%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

15,336

2.9%

Other

2,438

0.5%

TOTAL

521,660

Turnout: 74%	Diff (US): 8

1944 President, Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY-MA-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

237,685

46.8%

Thomas Dewey (R)

268,987

53.0%

Other

1,322

0.3%

TOTAL

507,994

Turnout: 75%	Diff (US): 7

1940 President, Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY-MA-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

252,696

47.4%

Wendell Willkie (R)

278,861

52.3%

Other

1,355

0.3%

TOTAL

532,912

Turnout: 81%	Diff (US): 8

1936 President, Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY-MA-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

240,761

48.0%

Alf Landon (R)

249,046

49.7%

William Lemke (Union)

1,571

0.3%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

8,999

1.8%

Other

690

0.1%

TOTAL

501,067

Turnout: 82%	Diff (US): 13

1932 President, Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY-MA-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

221,695

47.8%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

232,731

50.2%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

7,743

1.7%

Other

1,270

0.3%

TOTAL

463,439

Turnout: 77%	Diff (US): 11

1928 President, Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY-MA-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

249,042

54.5%

Al Smith (D)

200,879

43.9%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

6,751

1.5%

Other

543

0.1%

TOTAL

457,215

Turnout: 79%	Diff (US): -4

1924 President, Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY-MA-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

221,055

60.3%

John Davis (D)

116,352

31.7%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

28,003

7.6%

Other

1,355

0.4%

TOTAL

366,765

Turnout: 66%	Diff (US): 6

1920 President, Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY-MA-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

205,797

62.9%

James Cox (D)

106,185

32.5%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

11,505

3.5%

Parley Christiansen (FL)

527

0.2%

Aaron Watkins (Proh)

2,629

0.8%

Other

568

0.2%

TOTAL

327,211

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): 3

1916 President, Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY-MA-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

87,045

43.4%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

107,675

53.7%

Allan Benson (Soc)

3,533

1.8%

James Hanly (Proh)

2,156

1.1%

Other

269

0.1%

TOTAL

200,678

Turnout: 38%	Diff (US): 8

1912 President, Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY-MA-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

72,337

38.2%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

29,429

15.5%

William Taft* (R)

76,589

40.4%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

8,097

4.3%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

2,588

1.4%

Other

511

0.3%

TOTAL

189,551

Turnout: 36%	Diff (US): 17

1908 President, Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY-MA-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

113,019

55.7%

William J. Bryan (D)

80,801

39.8%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

2,898

1.4%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

3,275

1.6%

Thomas Hisgen (I)

2,322

1.1%

Other

509

0.3%

TOTAL

202,824

Turnout: 40%	Diff (US): 4

1904 President, Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY-MA-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

115,520

57.3%

Alton Parker (D)

79,093

39.2%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

2,551

1.3%

Silas Swallow (Proh)

2,996

1.5%

Thomas Watson (Pop)

529

0.3%

Other

1,057

0.5%

TOTAL

201,746

Turnout: 41%	Diff (US): 1

1900 President, Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY-MA-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

111,694

57.4%

William J. Bryan (D)

78,008

40.1%

John Woolley (Proh)

3,302

1.7%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

519

0.3%

Other

1,183

0.6%

TOTAL

194,706

Turnout: 41%	Diff (US): 6

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	1,150,312	81.41%	3.8%
Black:	92,792	6.57%	22.3%
Indian:	3,209	0.23%	29.4%
Asian:	51,748	3.66%	61.8%
2+ races:	31,948	2.26%	28.0%
Hispanic:	83,056	5.88%	49.5%

Total non-White:	262,753	18.59%	34.5%

Change in White population:	-45,252	-3.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	67,431	4.8

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY-MA-VT Market Area

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