Election Results for Rochester, NY Metro Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	23,832	10.9
Deaths:	24,499	11.2
Net Migration:	-11,829	-5.4
Net Immigration:	3,060	1.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +17,286	D +33,824	D + 5.7%
D +51,110
2020 vs. 2012	R +32,081	D +6,950	R + 0.1%
D +39,031
2020 vs. 2008	R +14,484	D +3,933	D + 0.1%
D +18,417

2016 vs. 2008	R -2,802	R +29,891	R + 5.6%
D -32,693
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2020	63%	Joe Biden (D)	294,234	54.0%	Donald Trump* (R)	237,163	43.5%	13,897 [+]	2.5%	545,294	-3	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 7,443 (1.4%);
2016	58%	Hillary Clinton (D)	243,124	49.0%	Donald Trump (R)	219,877	44.3%	33,480 [+]	6.7%	496,481	-2	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 20,052 (4.0%); Jill Stein (Grn) 7,487 (1.5%); Evan McMullin (I) 1,431 (0.3%);
2012	56%	Barack Obama* (D)	255,203	54.3%	Mitt Romney (R)	205,082	43.6%	9,846 [+]	2.1%	470,131	-4	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 5,119 (1.1%);
2008	61%	Barack Obama (D)	275,817	54.6%	John McCain (R)	222,679	44.1%	7,006 [+]	1.4%	505,502	-2	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 3,084 (0.6%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 2,054 (0.4%);
2004	61%	George W. Bush* (R)	250,608	51.0%	John Kerry (D)	232,040	47.2%	8,982 [+]	1.8%	491,630	0	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 7,586 (1.5%);
2000	58%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	216,910	47.6%	George W. Bush (R)	216,863	47.6%	21,456 [+]	4.7%	455,229	0	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 16,428 (3.6%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 2,603 (0.6%);
1996	56%	Bill Clinton* (D)	220,326	50.4%	Robert Dole (R)	170,539	39.0%	46,298 [+]	10.6%	437,163	-2	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 39,011 (8.9%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 4,154 (1.0%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 1,077 (0.2%);
1992	62%	George Bush* (R)	194,991	40.8%	Bill Clinton (D)	186,249	38.9%	96,984 [+]	20.3%	478,224	3	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 94,392 (19.7%);
1988	57%	George Bush (R)	226,184	52.3%	Michael Dukakis (D)	202,876	46.9%	3,569 [+]	0.8%	432,629	-1	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 1,654 (0.4%);
1984	59%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	264,673	60.7%	Walter Mondale (D)	169,151	38.8%	1,976	0.5%	435,800	2	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	59%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	187,115	44.5%	Ronald Reagan (R)	185,572	44.2%	47,513 [+]	11.3%	420,200	-7	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 38,249 (9.1%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 6,346 (1.5%);
1976	61%	Gerald Ford* (R)	236,579	56.6%	Jimmy Carter (D)	179,303	42.9%	2,134 [+]	0.5%	418,016	9	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 0 (0.0%);
1972	64%	Richard Nixon* (R)	277,249	64.2%	George McGovern (D)	152,606	35.4%	1,661 [+]	0.4%	431,516	4	0.56%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 0 (0.0%);
1968	65%	Richard Nixon (R)	203,467	51.4%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	175,996	44.4%	16,750 [+]	4.2%	396,213	8	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 15,177 (3.8%);
1964	69%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	271,645	69.7%	Barry Goldwater (R)	117,894	30.2%	351	0.1%	389,890	-8	0.55%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	76%	Richard Nixon (R)	220,284	55.2%	John Kennedy (D)	178,794	44.8%	204	0.1%	399,282	6	0.58%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	72%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	264,332	69.7%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	114,849	30.3%	29	0.0%	379,210	12	0.61%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	76%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	236,801	63.1%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	137,721	36.7%	638	0.2%	375,160	8	0.61%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	69%	Thomas Dewey (R)	168,804	53.3%	Harry Truman* (D)	138,700	43.8%	9,068 [+]	2.9%	316,572	8	0.65%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 7,691 (2.4%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	73%	Thomas Dewey (R)	173,826	53.8%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	148,470	45.9%	1,049	0.3%	323,345	8	0.67%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	78%	Wendell Willkie (R)	183,182	54.7%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	150,173	44.9%	1,396	0.4%	334,751	10	0.67%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	78%	Alf Landon (R)	158,587	51.7%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	142,533	46.5%	5,379 [+]	1.8%	306,499	15	0.67%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: Norman Thomas (Soc) 4,858 (1.6%); William Lemke (Union) 0 (0.0%);
1932	71%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	153,516	55.9%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	112,834	41.1%	8,398 [+]	3.1%	274,748	16	0.69%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 7,252 (2.6%);
1928	74%	Herbert Hoover (R)	164,605	60.4%	Al Smith (D)	98,875	36.3%	8,825 [+]	3.2%	272,305	2	0.74%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 8,410 (3.1%);
1924	63%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	135,297	62.0%	John Davis (D)	46,444	21.3%	36,483 [+]	16.7%	218,224	8	0.75%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 34,958 (16.0%);
1920	57%	Warren Harding (R)	123,934	66.4%	James Cox (D)	45,898	24.6%	16,862 [+]	9.0%	186,694	6	0.70%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 13,476 (7.2%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 2,241 (1.2%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 773 (0.4%);
1916	36%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	66,888	60.4%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	39,668	35.8%	4,097 [+]	3.7%	110,653	14	0.60%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: James Hanly (Proh) 2,370 (2.1%); Allan Benson (Soc) 1,580 (1.4%);
1912	33%	William Taft* (R)	35,051	35.7%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	33,638	34.3%	29,481 [+]	30.0%	98,170	13	0.65%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 23,827 (24.3%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 3,398 (3.5%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 1,940 (2.0%);
1908	40%	William Taft (R)	63,363	58.6%	William J. Bryan (D)	40,676	37.6%	4,180 [+]	3.9%	108,219	7	0.73%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Debs (Soc) 1,730 (1.6%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 1,686 (1.6%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 571 (0.5%);
1904	39%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	61,328	61.1%	Alton Parker (D)	33,473	33.4%	5,497 [+]	5.5%	100,298	5	0.74%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Eugene Debs (Soc) 2,481 (2.5%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 2,351 (2.3%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 215 (0.2%);
1900	41%	William McKinley* (R)	56,060	56.7%	William J. Bryan (D)	38,652	39.1%	4,177 [+]	4.2%	98,889	5	0.71%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 2,570 (2.6%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 1,072 (1.1%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Rochester, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

294,234

54.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

237,163

43.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

7,443

1.4%

Other

6,454

1.2%

TOTAL

545,294

Turnout: 63%	Diff (US): -3

2016 President, Rochester, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

243,124

49.0%

Donald Trump (R)

219,877

44.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

20,052

4.0%

Jill Stein (Grn)

7,487

1.5%

Evan McMullin (I)

1,431

0.3%

Other

4,510

0.9%

TOTAL

496,481

Turnout: 58%	Diff (US): -2

2012 President, Rochester, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

255,203

54.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

205,082

43.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

5,119

1.1%

Other

4,727

1.0%

TOTAL

470,131

Turnout: 56%	Diff (US): -4

2008 President, Rochester, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

275,817

54.6%

John McCain (R)

222,679

44.1%

Ralph Nader (I)

3,084

0.6%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

2,054

0.4%

Other

1,868

0.4%

TOTAL

505,502

Turnout: 61%	Diff (US): -2

2004 President, Rochester, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

250,608

51.0%

John Kerry (D)

232,040

47.2%

Ralph Nader (I)

7,586

1.5%

Other

1,396

0.3%

TOTAL

491,630

Turnout: 61%	Diff (US): 0

2000 President, Rochester, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

216,863

47.6%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

216,910

47.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

16,428

3.6%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

2,603

0.6%

Other

2,425

0.5%

TOTAL

455,229

Turnout: 58%	Diff (US): 0

1996 President, Rochester, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

220,326

50.4%

Robert Dole (R)

170,539

39.0%

Ross Perot (Ref)

39,011

8.9%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

4,154

1.0%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

1,077

0.2%

Other

2,056

0.5%

TOTAL

437,163

Turnout: 56%	Diff (US): -2

1992 President, Rochester, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

186,249

38.9%

George Bush* (R)

194,991

40.8%

Ross Perot (I)

94,392

19.7%

Other

2,592

0.5%

TOTAL

478,224

Turnout: 62%	Diff (US): 3

1988 President, Rochester, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

226,184

52.3%

Michael Dukakis (D)

202,876

46.9%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

1,654

0.4%

Other

1,915

0.4%

TOTAL

432,629

Turnout: 57%	Diff (US): -1

1984 President, Rochester, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

264,673

60.7%

Walter Mondale (D)

169,151

38.8%

Other

1,976

0.5%

TOTAL

435,800

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): 2

1980 President, Rochester, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

185,572

44.2%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

187,115

44.5%

John Anderson (I)

38,249

9.1%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

6,346

1.5%

Other

2,918

0.7%

TOTAL

420,200

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): -7

1976 President, Rochester, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

179,303

42.9%

Gerald Ford* (R)

236,579

56.6%

Other

2,134

0.5%

TOTAL

418,016

Turnout: 61%	Diff (US): 9

1972 President, Rochester, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

277,249

64.2%

George McGovern (D)

152,606

35.4%

Other

1,661

0.4%

TOTAL

431,516

Turnout: 64%	Diff (US): 4

1968 President, Rochester, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

203,467

51.4%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

175,996

44.4%

George Wallace (AIP)

15,177

3.8%

Other

1,573

0.4%

TOTAL

396,213

Turnout: 65%	Diff (US): 8

1964 President, Rochester, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

271,645

69.7%

Barry Goldwater (R)

117,894

30.2%

Other

351

0.1%

TOTAL

389,890

Turnout: 69%	Diff (US): -8

1960 President, Rochester, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

178,794

44.8%

Richard Nixon (R)

220,284

55.2%

Other

204

0.1%

TOTAL

399,282

Turnout: 76%	Diff (US): 6

1956 President, Rochester, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

264,332

69.7%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

114,849

30.3%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

379,210

Turnout: 72%	Diff (US): 12

1952 President, Rochester, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

236,801

63.1%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

137,721

36.7%

Other

638

0.2%

TOTAL

375,160

Turnout: 76%	Diff (US): 8

1948 President, Rochester, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

138,700

43.8%

Thomas Dewey (R)

168,804

53.3%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

7,691

2.4%

Other

1,377

0.4%

TOTAL

316,572

Turnout: 69%	Diff (US): 8

1944 President, Rochester, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

148,470

45.9%

Thomas Dewey (R)

173,826

53.8%

Other

1,049

0.3%

TOTAL

323,345

Turnout: 73%	Diff (US): 8

1940 President, Rochester, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

150,173

44.9%

Wendell Willkie (R)

183,182

54.7%

Other

1,396

0.4%

TOTAL

334,751

Turnout: 78%	Diff (US): 10

1936 President, Rochester, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

142,533

46.5%

Alf Landon (R)

158,587

51.7%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

4,858

1.6%

Other

521

0.2%

TOTAL

306,499

Turnout: 78%	Diff (US): 15

1932 President, Rochester, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

112,834

41.1%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

153,516

55.9%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

7,252

2.6%

Other

1,146

0.4%

TOTAL

274,748

Turnout: 71%	Diff (US): 16

1928 President, Rochester, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

164,605

60.4%

Al Smith (D)

98,875

36.3%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

8,410

3.1%

Other

415

0.2%

TOTAL

272,305

Turnout: 74%	Diff (US): 2

1924 President, Rochester, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

135,297

62.0%

John Davis (D)

46,444

21.3%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

34,958

16.0%

Other

1,525

0.7%

TOTAL

218,224

Turnout: 63%	Diff (US): 8

1920 President, Rochester, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

123,934

66.4%

James Cox (D)

45,898

24.6%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

13,476

7.2%

Parley Christiansen (FL)

773

0.4%

Aaron Watkins (Proh)

2,241

1.2%

Other

372

0.2%

TOTAL

186,694

Turnout: 57%	Diff (US): 6

1916 President, Rochester, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

39,668

35.8%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

66,888

60.4%

Allan Benson (Soc)

1,580

1.4%

James Hanly (Proh)

2,370

2.1%

Other

147

0.1%

TOTAL

110,653

Turnout: 36%	Diff (US): 14

1912 President, Rochester, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

33,638

34.3%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

23,827

24.3%

William Taft* (R)

35,051

35.7%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

3,398

3.5%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

1,940

2.0%

Other

316

0.3%

TOTAL

98,170

Turnout: 33%	Diff (US): 13

1908 President, Rochester, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

63,363

58.6%

William J. Bryan (D)

40,676

37.6%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

1,730

1.6%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

1,686

1.6%

Thomas Hisgen (I)

571

0.5%

Other

193

0.2%

TOTAL

108,219

Turnout: 40%	Diff (US): 7

1904 President, Rochester, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

61,328

61.1%

Alton Parker (D)

33,473

33.4%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

2,481

2.5%

Silas Swallow (Proh)

2,351

2.3%

Thomas Watson (Pop)

215

0.2%

Other

450

0.4%

TOTAL

100,298

Turnout: 39%	Diff (US): 5

1900 President, Rochester, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

56,060

56.7%

William J. Bryan (D)

38,652

39.1%

John Woolley (Proh)

2,570

2.6%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

1,072

1.1%

Other

535

0.5%

TOTAL

98,889

Turnout: 41%	Diff (US): 5

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	812,580	75.16%	4.3%
Black:	119,656	11.07%	2.7%
Indian:	2,510	0.23%	3.5%
Asian:	32,315	2.99%	20.2%
2+ races:	23,670	2.19%	27.1%
Hispanic:	90,421	8.36%	38.8%

Total non-White:	268,572	24.84%	16.3%

Change in White population:	-36,216	-3.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	37,697	3.5

Rochester, NY Metro Area

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