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Rochester, NY Market Area


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2022 population: 1,017,383   ( 5,943 from 2010 , 7,648 from 2020)
Land area: 2536.6 square miles
Population density: 401.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:755,261 74.24% 4.0%
Black:117,63311.56% 3.3%
Indian:2,2550.22% 2.9%
Asian:31,8783.13% 19.8%
2+ races:22,6162.22% 27.6%
Hispanic:87,7408.62% 39.4%
Total non-White:262,12225.76% 16.7%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:22,257 10.9
Deaths:22,74311.1
Net Migration: -10,604-5.2
Net Immigration: 3,0081.5
Change in White population:-31,506 -3.1
Change in Non-White pop.:37,449 3.7



Historical Presidential Election Results for Rochester, NY Market Area

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2020 vs. 2016 R +15,548 D +33,885 D + 5.8%
D +49,433
2020 vs. 2012 R +27,139 D +12,361 D + 0.8%
D +39,500
2020 vs. 2008 R +11,127 D +8,988 D + 1.0%
D +20,115
2016 vs. 2008 R -4,421 R +24,897 R + 4.8%
D -29,318
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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(US) 		PUSV
2020 64% Joe Biden (D) 284,428 55.1% Donald Trump* (R) 218,829 42.4% 13,160 [+] 2.5% 516,417 -4 0.33%
2016 59% Hillary Clinton (D) 234,995 50.0% Donald Trump (R) 203,281 43.2% 31,759 [+] 6.8% 470,035 -3 0.34%
2012 57% Barack Obama* (D) 244,928 54.9% Mitt Romney (R) 191,690 43.0% 9,365 [+] 2.1% 445,983 -4 0.35%
2008 62% Barack Obama (D) 264,313 55.2% John McCain (R) 207,702 43.4% 6,623 [+] 1.4% 478,638 -2 0.36%
2004 61% George W. Bush* (R) 233,982 50.4% John Kerry (D) 221,876 47.8% 8,484 [+] 1.8% 464,342 0 0.38%
2000 58% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 206,957 48.2% George W. Bush (R) 202,096 47.1% 20,273 [+] 4.7% 429,326 -1 0.41%
1996 56% Bill Clinton* (D) 210,027 50.9% Robert Dole (R) 159,749 38.7% 42,792 [+] 10.4% 412,568 -2 0.43%
1992 62% George Bush* (R) 183,157 40.6% Bill Clinton (D) 178,080 39.5% 90,141 [+] 20.0% 451,378 3 0.43%
1988 57% George Bush (R) 211,668 51.8% Michael Dukakis (D) 193,456 47.4% 3,376 [+] 0.8% 408,500 -2 0.45%
1984 59% Ronald Reagan* (R) 247,763 60.2% Walter Mondale (D) 162,052 39.4% 1,899 0.5% 411,714 1 0.44%
1980 59% Jimmy Carter* (D) 178,520 44.9% Ronald Reagan (R) 173,342 43.6% 45,343 [+] 11.4% 397,205 -7 0.46%
1976 61% Gerald Ford* (R) 221,789 56.3% Jimmy Carter (D) 170,473 43.2% 1,989 [+] 0.5% 394,251 8 0.48%
1972 64% Richard Nixon* (R) 259,672 63.7% George McGovern (D) 146,277 35.9% 1,602 [+] 0.4% 407,551 3 0.52%
1968 65% Richard Nixon (R) 189,476 50.7% Hubert Humphrey (D) 169,052 45.2% 15,536 [+] 4.2% 374,064 7 0.51%
1964 69% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 257,358 70.3% Barry Goldwater (R) 108,652 29.7% 321 0.1% 366,331 -9 0.52%
1960 76% Richard Nixon (R) 203,048 54.3% John Kennedy (D) 170,870 45.7% 192 0.1% 374,110 5 0.54%
1956 72% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 244,527 69.0% Adlai Stevenson (D) 109,779 31.0% 29 0.0% 354,335 12 0.57%
1952 76% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 217,284 62.1% Adlai Stevenson (D) 132,008 37.7% 608 0.2% 349,900 7 0.57%
1948 68% Thomas Dewey (R) 153,241 52.0% Harry Truman* (D) 132,651 45.0% 8,672 [+] 2.9% 294,564 7 0.60%
1944 73% Thomas Dewey (R) 157,490 52.3% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 142,459 47.3% 1,018 0.3% 300,967 6 0.63%
1940 78% Wendell Willkie (R) 165,140 53.3% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 143,478 46.3% 1,339 0.4% 309,957 8 0.62%
1936 77% Alf Landon (R) 141,121 50.0% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 136,260 48.3% 4,844 [+] 1.7% 282,225 14 0.62%
1932 70% Herbert Hoover* (R) 137,733 54.7% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 106,132 42.1% 7,978 [+] 3.2% 251,843 15 0.63%
1928 73% Herbert Hoover (R) 147,391 59.3% Al Smith (D) 93,133 37.5% 8,094 [+] 3.3% 248,618 1 0.68%
1924 62% Calvin Coolidge (R) 120,420 60.8% John Davis (D) 42,556 21.5% 35,215 [+] 17.8% 198,191 7 0.68%
1920 56% Warren Harding (R) 109,991 65.5% James Cox (D) 42,061 25.1% 15,841 [+] 9.4% 167,893 5 0.63%
1916 35% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 59,107 60.1% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 35,473 36.1% 3,764 [+] 3.8% 98,344 14 0.53%
1912 33% William Taft* (R) 30,273 34.9% Woodrow Wilson (D) 29,734 34.3% 26,651 [+] 30.8% 86,658 12 0.58%
1908 39% William Taft (R) 55,203 58.1% William J. Bryan (D) 36,159 38.1% 3,646 [+] 3.8% 95,008 7 0.64%
1904 39% Theodore Roosevelt (R) 52,921 60.8% Alton Parker (D) 29,219 33.6% 4,928 [+] 5.7% 87,068 4 0.64%
1900 41% William McKinley* (R) 47,961 56.3% William J. Bryan (D) 33,602 39.4% 3,615 [+] 4.2% 85,178 5 0.61%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Rochester, NY Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 284,428 55.1%
Donald Trump* (R) 218,829 42.4%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 6,965 1.3%
Other 6,195 1.2%
TOTAL 516,417
Turnout: 64% Diff (US): -4


2016 President, Rochester, NY Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 234,995 50.0%
Donald Trump (R) 203,281 43.2%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 18,878 4.0%
Jill Stein (Grn) 7,157 1.5%
Evan McMullin (I) 1,381 0.3%
Other 4,343 0.9%
TOTAL 470,035
Turnout: 59% Diff (US): -3


2012 President, Rochester, NY Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 244,928 54.9%
Mitt Romney (R) 191,690 43.0%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 4,885 1.1%
Other 4,480 1.0%
TOTAL 445,983
Turnout: 57% Diff (US): -4


2008 President, Rochester, NY Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 264,313 55.2%
John McCain (R) 207,702 43.4%
Ralph Nader (I) 2,892 0.6%
Bob Barr (Lbt) 1,958 0.4%
Other 1,773 0.4%
TOTAL 478,638
Turnout: 62% Diff (US): -2


2004 President, Rochester, NY Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 233,982 50.4%
John Kerry (D) 221,876 47.8%
Ralph Nader (I) 7,153 1.5%
Other 1,331 0.3%
TOTAL 464,342
Turnout: 61% Diff (US): 0


2000 President, Rochester, NY Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush (R) 202,096 47.1%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 206,957 48.2%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 15,568 3.6%
Pat Buchanan (Ref) 2,426 0.6%
Other 2,279 0.5%
TOTAL 429,326
Turnout: 58% Diff (US): -1


1996 President, Rochester, NY Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton* (D) 210,027 50.9%
Robert Dole (R) 159,749 38.7%
Ross Perot (Ref) 35,835 8.7%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 3,984 1.0%
Harry Browne (Lbt) 1,030 0.2%
Other 1,943 0.5%
TOTAL 412,568
Turnout: 56% Diff (US): -2


1992 President, Rochester, NY Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton (D) 178,080 39.5%
George Bush* (R) 183,157 40.6%
Ross Perot (I) 87,763 19.4%
Other 2,378 0.5%
TOTAL 451,378
Turnout: 62% Diff (US): 3


1988 President, Rochester, NY Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
George Bush (R) 211,668 51.8%
Michael Dukakis (D) 193,456 47.4%
Ron Paul (Lbt) 1,591 0.4%
Other 1,785 0.4%
TOTAL 408,500
Turnout: 57% Diff (US): -2


1984 President, Rochester, NY Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 247,763 60.2%
Walter Mondale (D) 162,052 39.4%
Other 1,899 0.5%
TOTAL 411,714
Turnout: 59% Diff (US): 1


1980 President, Rochester, NY Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 173,342 43.6%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 178,520 44.9%
John Anderson (I) 36,582 9.2%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 5,969 1.5%
Other 2,792 0.7%
TOTAL 397,205
Turnout: 59% Diff (US): -7


1976 President, Rochester, NY Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Jimmy Carter (D) 170,473 43.2%
Gerald Ford* (R) 221,789 56.3%
Other 1,989 0.5%
TOTAL 394,251
Turnout: 61% Diff (US): 8


1972 President, Rochester, NY Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon* (R) 259,672 63.7%
George McGovern (D) 146,277 35.9%
Other 1,602 0.4%
TOTAL 407,551
Turnout: 64% Diff (US): 3


1968 President, Rochester, NY Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon (R) 189,476 50.7%
Hubert Humphrey (D) 169,052 45.2%
George Wallace (AIP) 14,041 3.8%
Other 1,495 0.4%
TOTAL 374,064
Turnout: 65% Diff (US): 7


1964 President, Rochester, NY Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Lyndon Johnson* (D) 257,358 70.3%
Barry Goldwater (R) 108,652 29.7%
Other 321 0.1%
TOTAL 366,331
Turnout: 69% Diff (US): -9


1960 President, Rochester, NY Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
John Kennedy (D) 170,870 45.7%
Richard Nixon (R) 203,048 54.3%
Other 192 0.1%
TOTAL 374,110
Turnout: 76% Diff (US): 5


1956 President, Rochester, NY Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 244,527 69.0%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 109,779 31.0%
Other 29 0.0%
TOTAL 354,335
Turnout: 72% Diff (US): 12


1952 President, Rochester, NY Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower (R) 217,284 62.1%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 132,008 37.7%
Other 608 0.2%
TOTAL 349,900
Turnout: 76% Diff (US): 7


1948 President, Rochester, NY Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Harry Truman* (D) 132,651 45.0%
Thomas Dewey (R) 153,241 52.0%
Henry Wallace (Prog) 7,367 2.5%
Other 1,305 0.4%
TOTAL 294,564
Turnout: 68% Diff (US): 7


1944 President, Rochester, NY Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 142,459 47.3%
Thomas Dewey (R) 157,490 52.3%
Other 1,018 0.3%
TOTAL 300,967
Turnout: 73% Diff (US): 6


1940 President, Rochester, NY Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 143,478 46.3%
Wendell Willkie (R) 165,140 53.3%
Other 1,339 0.4%
TOTAL 309,957
Turnout: 78% Diff (US): 8


1936 President, Rochester, NY Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 136,260 48.3%
Alf Landon (R) 141,121 50.0%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 4,338 1.5%
Other 506 0.2%
TOTAL 282,225
Turnout: 77% Diff (US): 14


1932 President, Rochester, NY Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt (D) 106,132 42.1%
Herbert Hoover* (R) 137,733 54.7%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 6,915 2.7%
Other 1,063 0.4%
TOTAL 251,843
Turnout: 70% Diff (US): 15


1928 President, Rochester, NY Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 147,391 59.3%
Al Smith (D) 93,133 37.5%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 7,706 3.1%
Other 388 0.2%
TOTAL 248,618
Turnout: 73% Diff (US): 1


1924 President, Rochester, NY Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Calvin Coolidge (R) 120,420 60.8%
John Davis (D) 42,556 21.5%
Robert LaFollette (Prog) 33,753 17.0%
Other 1,462 0.7%
TOTAL 198,191
Turnout: 62% Diff (US): 7


1920 President, Rochester, NY Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Warren Harding (R) 109,991 65.5%
James Cox (D) 42,061 25.1%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 12,804 7.6%
Parley Christiansen (FL) 737 0.4%
Aaron Watkins (Proh) 1,943 1.2%
Other 357 0.2%
TOTAL 167,893
Turnout: 56% Diff (US): 5


1916 President, Rochester, NY Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson* (D) 35,473 36.1%
Charles Evans Hughes (R) 59,107 60.1%
Allan Benson (Soc) 1,537 1.6%
James Hanly (Proh) 2,082 2.1%
Other 145 0.1%
TOTAL 98,344
Turnout: 35% Diff (US): 14


1912 President, Rochester, NY Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson (D) 29,734 34.3%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 21,557 24.9%
William Taft* (R) 30,273 34.9%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 3,242 3.7%
Eugene Chafin (Proh) 1,557 1.8%
Other 295 0.3%
TOTAL 86,658
Turnout: 33% Diff (US): 12


1908 President, Rochester, NY Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
William Taft (R) 55,203 58.1%
William J. Bryan (D) 36,159 38.1%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 1,673 1.8%
Eugene Chafin (Proh) 1,346 1.4%
Thomas Hisgen (I) 488 0.5%
Other 139 0.1%
TOTAL 95,008
Turnout: 39% Diff (US): 7


1904 President, Rochester, NY Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Theodore Roosevelt (R) 52,921 60.8%
Alton Parker (D) 29,219 33.6%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 2,417 2.8%
Silas Swallow (Proh) 1,907 2.2%
Thomas Watson (Pop) 173 0.2%
Other 431 0.5%
TOTAL 87,068
Turnout: 39% Diff (US): 4


1900 President, Rochester, NY Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
William McKinley* (R) 47,961 56.3%
William J. Bryan (D) 33,602 39.4%
John Woolley (Proh) 2,087 2.5%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 1,047 1.2%
Other 481 0.6%
TOTAL 85,178
Turnout: 41% Diff (US): 5
* incumbent