Election Results for Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metro Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	18,883	10.5
Deaths:	19,351	10.8
Net Migration:	2,981	1.7
Net Immigration:	3,056	1.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2024 vs. 2020	R +9,969	R +22,835	R + 5.1%
D -12,866
2024 vs. 2016	R +25,606	D +13,564	D + 1.9%
D +39,170
2020 vs. 2016	R +15,637	D +36,399	D + 6.9%
D +52,036
2024 vs. 2012	R +40,905	R +17,239	R + 6.3%
D +23,666

2016 vs. 2008	R -217	R +30,050	R + 6.7%
D -30,267
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2024	62%	Kamala Harris (D)	243,858	54.4%	Donald Trump (R)	199,499	44.5%	4,967 [+]	1.1%	448,324	-5	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 2024: Jill Stein (Grn) 1,988 (0.4%); Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (I) 0 (0.0%); Chase Oliver (Lbt) 0 (0.0%);
2020	63%	Joe Biden (D)	256,724	56.2%	Donald Trump* (R)	189,530	41.5%	10,668 [+]	2.3%	456,922	-5	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 5,481 (1.2%);
2016	58%	Hillary Clinton (D)	204,688	50.3%	Donald Trump (R)	173,893	42.7%	28,223 [+]	6.9%	406,804	-3	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 16,007 (3.9%); Jill Stein (Grn) 7,056 (1.7%); Evan McMullin (I) 891 (0.2%);
2012	56%	Barack Obama* (D)	220,192	56.8%	Mitt Romney (R)	158,594	40.9%	8,692 [+]	2.2%	387,478	-6	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 4,083 (1.1%);
2008	62%	Barack Obama (D)	234,955	56.4%	John McCain (R)	174,110	41.8%	7,818 [+]	1.9%	416,883	-4	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 4,515 (1.1%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 1,582 (0.4%);
2004	63%	John Kerry (D)	215,729	52.5%	George W. Bush* (R)	186,421	45.4%	8,464 [+]	2.1%	410,614	-5	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 7,339 (1.8%);
2000	61%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	204,735	53.0%	George W. Bush (R)	159,229	41.2%	22,070 [+]	5.7%	386,034	-7	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 17,953 (4.7%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 1,646 (0.4%);
1996	60%	Bill Clinton* (D)	201,404	53.8%	Robert Dole (R)	125,063	33.4%	47,784 [+]	12.8%	374,251	-7	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 40,164 (10.7%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 4,531 (1.2%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 921 (0.2%);
1992	65%	Bill Clinton (D)	180,777	44.3%	George Bush* (R)	147,242	36.1%	79,753 [+]	19.6%	407,772	-1	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 76,518 (18.8%);
1988	62%	Michael Dukakis (D)	193,186	51.5%	George Bush (R)	178,816	47.6%	3,366 [+]	0.9%	375,368	-6	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 1,123 (0.3%);
1984	64%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	217,328	57.5%	Walter Mondale (D)	158,976	42.1%	1,425	0.4%	377,729	-1	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	64%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	162,597	44.9%	Ronald Reagan (R)	156,928	43.3%	42,744 [+]	11.8%	362,269	-7	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 35,293 (9.7%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 4,747 (1.3%);
1976	68%	Gerald Ford* (R)	196,060	54.2%	Jimmy Carter (D)	161,451	44.6%	4,284 [+]	1.2%	361,795	6	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 0 (0.0%);
1972	71%	Richard Nixon* (R)	227,467	61.3%	George McGovern (D)	142,564	38.4%	1,293 [+]	0.3%	371,324	1	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 0 (0.0%);
1968	70%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	167,391	49.7%	Richard Nixon (R)	153,133	45.5%	16,315 [+]	4.8%	336,839	2	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 14,641 (4.3%);
1964	75%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	254,340	73.3%	Barry Goldwater (R)	92,443	26.6%	376	0.1%	347,159	-12	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	82%	John Kennedy (D)	187,606	51.8%	Richard Nixon (R)	174,583	48.2%	302	0.1%	362,491	-1	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	80%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	241,301	66.6%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	120,736	33.3%	37	0.0%	362,074	9	0.58%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	84%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	224,280	61.4%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	140,446	38.4%	811	0.2%	365,537	6	0.59%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	78%	Thomas Dewey (R)	163,292	50.4%	Harry Truman* (D)	147,601	45.5%	13,208 [+]	4.1%	324,101	5	0.66%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 11,638 (3.6%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	79%	Thomas Dewey (R)	160,283	51.1%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	152,705	48.7%	855	0.3%	313,843	5	0.65%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	85%	Wendell Willkie (R)	161,275	50.0%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	160,590	49.8%	764	0.2%	322,629	5	0.65%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	85%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	153,260	50.9%	Alf Landon (R)	140,696	46.7%	7,283 [+]	2.4%	301,239	10	0.66%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: Norman Thomas (Soc) 6,995 (2.3%); William Lemke (Union) 0 (0.0%);
1932	80%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	145,944	52.1%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	128,540	45.9%	5,759 [+]	2.1%	280,243	6	0.70%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 5,070 (1.8%);
1928	83%	Herbert Hoover (R)	136,649	49.9%	Al Smith (D)	131,924	48.1%	5,460 [+]	2.0%	274,033	-8	0.74%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 5,123 (1.9%);
1924	70%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	127,140	56.8%	John Davis (D)	78,060	34.9%	18,679 [+]	8.3%	223,879	3	0.77%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 17,797 (7.9%);
1920	64%	Warren Harding (R)	118,562	60.1%	James Cox (D)	67,943	34.4%	10,832 [+]	5.5%	197,337	0	0.74%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 8,609 (4.4%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 1,536 (0.8%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 385 (0.2%);
1916	39%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	61,384	52.6%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	51,751	44.4%	3,454 [+]	3.0%	116,589	7	0.63%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 2,109 (1.8%); James Hanly (Proh) 1,201 (1.0%);
1912	37%	William Taft* (R)	45,293	41.6%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	42,915	39.4%	20,605 [+]	18.9%	108,813	18	0.72%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 13,661 (12.6%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 5,312 (4.9%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 1,339 (1.2%);
1908	42%	William Taft (R)	64,002	54.3%	William J. Bryan (D)	49,382	41.9%	4,546 [+]	3.9%	117,930	3	0.79%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Debs (Soc) 1,700 (1.4%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 1,488 (1.3%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 1,102 (0.9%);
1904	44%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	65,348	56.2%	Alton Parker (D)	47,437	40.8%	3,567 [+]	3.1%	116,352	0	0.86%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Silas Swallow (Proh) 1,392 (1.2%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 1,248 (1.1%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 265 (0.2%);
1900	43%	William McKinley* (R)	60,954	55.2%	William J. Bryan (D)	47,232	42.8%	2,272 [+]	2.1%	110,458	4	0.79%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 1,421 (1.3%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 196 (0.2%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

256,724

56.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

189,530

41.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

5,481

1.2%

Other

5,187

1.1%

TOTAL

456,922

Turnout: 63%	Diff (US): -5

2016 President, Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

204,688

50.3%

Donald Trump (R)

173,893

42.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

16,007

3.9%

Jill Stein (Grn)

7,056

1.7%

Evan McMullin (I)

891

0.2%

Other

4,269

1.0%

TOTAL

406,804

Turnout: 58%	Diff (US): -3

2012 President, Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

220,192

56.8%

Mitt Romney (R)

158,594

40.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4,083

1.1%

Other

4,609

1.2%

TOTAL

387,478

Turnout: 56%	Diff (US): -6

2008 President, Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

234,955

56.4%

John McCain (R)

174,110

41.8%

Ralph Nader (I)

4,515

1.1%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

1,582

0.4%

Other

1,721

0.4%

TOTAL

416,883

Turnout: 62%	Diff (US): -4

2004 President, Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

186,421

45.4%

John Kerry (D)

215,729

52.5%

Ralph Nader (I)

7,339

1.8%

Other

1,125

0.3%

TOTAL

410,614

Turnout: 63%	Diff (US): -5

2000 President, Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

159,229

41.2%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

204,735

53.0%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

17,953

4.7%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

1,646

0.4%

Other

2,471

0.6%

TOTAL

386,034

Turnout: 61%	Diff (US): -7

1996 President, Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

201,404

53.8%

Robert Dole (R)

125,063

33.4%

Ross Perot (Ref)

40,164

10.7%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

4,531

1.2%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

921

0.2%

Other

2,168

0.6%

TOTAL

374,251

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): -7

1992 President, Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

180,777

44.3%

George Bush* (R)

147,242

36.1%

Ross Perot (I)

76,518

18.8%

Other

3,235

0.8%

TOTAL

407,772

Turnout: 65%	Diff (US): -1

1988 President, Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

178,816

47.6%

Michael Dukakis (D)

193,186

51.5%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

1,123

0.3%

Other

2,243

0.6%

TOTAL

375,368

Turnout: 62%	Diff (US): -6

1984 President, Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

217,328

57.5%

Walter Mondale (D)

158,976

42.1%

Other

1,425

0.4%

TOTAL

377,729

Turnout: 64%	Diff (US): -1

1980 President, Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

156,928

43.3%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

162,597

44.9%

John Anderson (I)

35,293

9.7%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

4,747

1.3%

Other

2,704

0.7%

TOTAL

362,269

Turnout: 64%	Diff (US): -7

1976 President, Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

161,451

44.6%

Gerald Ford* (R)

196,060

54.2%

Other

4,284

1.2%

TOTAL

361,795

Turnout: 68%	Diff (US): 6

1972 President, Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

227,467

61.3%

George McGovern (D)

142,564

38.4%

Other

1,293

0.3%

TOTAL

371,324

Turnout: 71%	Diff (US): 1

1968 President, Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

153,133

45.5%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

167,391

49.7%

George Wallace (AIP)

14,641

4.3%

Other

1,674

0.5%

TOTAL

336,839

Turnout: 70%	Diff (US): 2

1964 President, Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

254,340

73.3%

Barry Goldwater (R)

92,443

26.6%

Other

376

0.1%

TOTAL

347,159

Turnout: 75%	Diff (US): -12

1960 President, Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

187,606

51.8%

Richard Nixon (R)

174,583

48.2%

Other

302

0.1%

TOTAL

362,491

Turnout: 82%	Diff (US): -1

1956 President, Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

241,301

66.6%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

120,736

33.3%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

362,074

Turnout: 80%	Diff (US): 9

1952 President, Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

224,280

61.4%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

140,446

38.4%

Other

811

0.2%

TOTAL

365,537

Turnout: 84%	Diff (US): 6

1948 President, Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

147,601

45.5%

Thomas Dewey (R)

163,292

50.4%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

11,638

3.6%

Other

1,570

0.5%

TOTAL

324,101

Turnout: 78%	Diff (US): 5

1944 President, Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

152,705

48.7%

Thomas Dewey (R)

160,283

51.1%

Other

855

0.3%

TOTAL

313,843

Turnout: 79%	Diff (US): 5

1940 President, Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

160,590

49.8%

Wendell Willkie (R)

161,275

50.0%

Other

764

0.2%

TOTAL

322,629

Turnout: 85%	Diff (US): 5

1936 President, Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

153,260

50.9%

Alf Landon (R)

140,696

46.7%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

6,995

2.3%

Other

288

0.1%

TOTAL

301,239

Turnout: 85%	Diff (US): 10

1932 President, Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

145,944

52.1%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

128,540

45.9%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

5,070

1.8%

Other

689

0.2%

TOTAL

280,243

Turnout: 80%	Diff (US): 6

1928 President, Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

136,649

49.9%

Al Smith (D)

131,924

48.1%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

5,123

1.9%

Other

337

0.1%

TOTAL

274,033

Turnout: 83%	Diff (US): -8

1924 President, Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

127,140

56.8%

John Davis (D)

78,060

34.9%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

17,797

7.9%

Other

882

0.4%

TOTAL

223,879

Turnout: 70%	Diff (US): 3

1920 President, Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

118,562

60.1%

James Cox (D)

67,943

34.4%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

8,609

4.4%

Parley Christiansen (FL)

385

0.2%

Aaron Watkins (Proh)

1,536

0.8%

Other

302

0.2%

TOTAL

197,337

Turnout: 64%	Diff (US): 0

1916 President, Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

51,751

44.4%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

61,384

52.6%

Allan Benson (Soc)

2,109

1.8%

James Hanly (Proh)

1,201

1.0%

Other

144

0.1%

TOTAL

116,589

Turnout: 39%	Diff (US): 7

1912 President, Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

42,915

39.4%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

13,661

12.6%

William Taft* (R)

45,293

41.6%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

5,312

4.9%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

1,339

1.2%

Other

293

0.3%

TOTAL

108,813

Turnout: 37%	Diff (US): 18

1908 President, Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

64,002

54.3%

William J. Bryan (D)

49,382

41.9%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

1,700

1.4%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

1,488

1.3%

Thomas Hisgen (I)

1,102

0.9%

Other

256

0.2%

TOTAL

117,930

Turnout: 42%	Diff (US): 3

1904 President, Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

65,348

56.2%

Alton Parker (D)

47,437

40.8%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

1,248

1.1%

Silas Swallow (Proh)

1,392

1.2%

Thomas Watson (Pop)

265

0.2%

Other

662

0.6%

TOTAL

116,352

Turnout: 44%	Diff (US): 0

1900 President, Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

60,954

55.2%

William J. Bryan (D)

47,232

42.8%

John Woolley (Proh)

1,421

1.3%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

196

0.2%

Other

655

0.6%

TOTAL

110,458

Turnout: 43%	Diff (US): 4

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	702,911	77.70%	2.6%
Black:	78,062	8.63%	24.0%
Indian:	2,082	0.23%	33.5%
Asian:	44,885	4.96%	64.9%
2+ races:	22,624	2.50%	28.0%
Hispanic:	54,053	5.98%	50.0%

Total non-White:	201,706	22.30%	35.2%

Change in White population:	-18,594	-2.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	52,495	6.0

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metro Area

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