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

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	14,790	11.2
Deaths:	15,228	11.5
Net Migration:	-9,974	-7.5
Net Immigration:	2,002	1.5

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +14,993	D +18,849	D + 5.1%
D +33,842
2020 vs. 2012	R +29,833	R +14,532	R + 7.1%
D +15,301
2020 vs. 2008	R +19,289	R +13,134	R + 5.4%
D +6,155

2016 vs. 2008	R +4,296	R +31,983	R + 10.5%
D -27,687
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2020	63%	Joe Biden (D)	174,941	53.9%	Donald Trump* (R)	142,266	43.8%	7,394 [+]	2.3%	324,601	-3	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 3,728 (1.1%);
2016	56%	Hillary Clinton (D)	141,099	49.2%	Donald Trump (R)	127,273	44.4%	18,312 [+]	6.4%	286,684	-2	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 12,243 (4.3%); Jill Stein (Grn) 4,406 (1.5%); Evan McMullin (I) 819 (0.3%);
2012	54%	Barack Obama* (D)	159,640	57.5%	Mitt Romney (R)	112,433	40.5%	5,329 [+]	1.9%	277,402	-7	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 2,441 (0.9%);
2008	59%	Barack Obama (D)	168,786	56.8%	John McCain (R)	122,977	41.4%	5,627 [+]	1.9%	297,390	-4	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 2,741 (0.9%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 1,819 (0.6%);
2004	60%	John Kerry (D)	153,635	51.8%	George W. Bush* (R)	136,868	46.2%	6,016 [+]	2.0%	296,519	-5	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 5,228 (1.8%);
2000	58%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	144,770	51.6%	George W. Bush (R)	121,806	43.4%	13,912 [+]	5.0%	280,488	-4	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 10,461 (3.7%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 1,767 (0.6%);
1996	55%	Bill Clinton* (D)	132,462	49.5%	Robert Dole (R)	102,254	38.2%	32,884 [+]	12.3%	267,600	-2	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 28,480 (10.6%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 2,454 (0.9%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 576 (0.2%);
1992	60%	Bill Clinton (D)	117,734	39.9%	George Bush* (R)	107,465	36.4%	69,673 [+]	23.6%	294,872	-1	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 67,419 (22.9%);
1988	56%	George Bush (R)	144,344	53.4%	Michael Dukakis (D)	123,846	45.8%	2,260 [+]	0.8%	270,450	0	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 699 (0.3%);
1984	58%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	170,906	61.9%	Walter Mondale (D)	104,415	37.8%	990	0.4%	276,311	3	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	56%	Ronald Reagan (R)	134,072	51.6%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	96,639	37.2%	29,047 [+]	11.2%	259,758	1	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 24,260 (9.3%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 3,162 (1.2%);
1976	59%	Gerald Ford* (R)	155,097	60.2%	Jimmy Carter (D)	101,251	39.3%	1,284 [+]	0.5%	257,632	12	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 0 (0.0%);
1972	62%	Richard Nixon* (R)	187,540	70.1%	George McGovern (D)	79,453	29.7%	653 [+]	0.2%	267,646	9	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 0 (0.0%);
1968	63%	Richard Nixon (R)	129,666	52.1%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	105,268	42.3%	13,801 [+]	5.5%	248,735	9	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 12,474 (5.0%);
1964	67%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	167,731	66.4%	Barry Goldwater (R)	84,478	33.5%	211	0.1%	252,420	-5	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	73%	Richard Nixon (R)	147,428	56.2%	John Kennedy (D)	114,813	43.8%	180	0.1%	262,421	7	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	70%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	185,684	74.5%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	63,630	25.5%	4	0.0%	249,318	17	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	75%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	164,592	66.9%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	80,819	32.9%	486	0.2%	245,897	12	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	68%	Thomas Dewey (R)	116,878	55.9%	Harry Truman* (D)	85,052	40.7%	7,280 [+]	3.5%	209,210	11	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 6,053 (2.9%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	71%	Thomas Dewey (R)	113,609	55.0%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	92,264	44.7%	634	0.3%	206,507	9	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	79%	Wendell Willkie (R)	129,006	59.5%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	87,241	40.2%	667	0.3%	216,914	15	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	79%	Alf Landon (R)	117,654	58.5%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	79,880	39.7%	3,702 [+]	1.8%	201,236	22	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: Norman Thomas (Soc) 3,476 (1.7%); William Lemke (Union) 0 (0.0%);
1932	73%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	96,616	52.3%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	82,437	44.6%	5,639 [+]	3.1%	184,692	13	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 5,091 (2.8%);
1928	78%	Herbert Hoover (R)	112,460	60.0%	Al Smith (D)	71,562	38.2%	3,475 [+]	1.9%	187,497	2	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 3,257 (1.7%);
1924	64%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	95,560	65.6%	John Davis (D)	36,067	24.8%	14,005 [+]	9.6%	145,632	12	0.50%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 13,399 (9.2%);
1920	60%	Warren Harding (R)	86,007	67.0%	James Cox (D)	35,150	27.4%	7,217 [+]	5.6%	128,374	7	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 5,428 (4.2%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 1,296 (1.0%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 221 (0.2%);
1916	38%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	43,273	56.0%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	30,039	38.9%	3,953 [+]	5.1%	77,265	10	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: James Hanly (Proh) 2,588 (3.3%); Allan Benson (Soc) 1,285 (1.7%);
1912	37%	William Taft* (R)	25,688	35.8%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	24,247	33.7%	21,915 [+]	30.5%	71,850	13	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 17,353 (24.2%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 2,869 (4.0%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 1,474 (2.1%);
1908	42%	William Taft (R)	44,383	59.0%	William J. Bryan (D)	26,452	35.1%	4,443 [+]	5.9%	75,278	7	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Chafin (Proh) 2,655 (3.5%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 1,333 (1.8%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 272 (0.4%);
1904	42%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	45,236	62.2%	Alton Parker (D)	24,195	33.3%	3,259 [+]	4.5%	72,690	6	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Silas Swallow (Proh) 1,859 (2.6%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 973 (1.3%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 93 (0.1%);
1900	43%	William McKinley* (R)	42,651	60.3%	William J. Bryan (D)	24,976	35.3%	3,115 [+]	4.4%	70,742	9	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 1,456 (2.1%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 427 (0.6%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Syracuse, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

174,941

53.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

142,266

43.8%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

3,728

1.1%

Other

3,666

1.1%

TOTAL

324,601

Turnout: 63%	Diff (US): -3

2016 President, Syracuse, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

141,099

49.2%

Donald Trump (R)

127,273

44.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

12,243

4.3%

Jill Stein (Grn)

4,406

1.5%

Evan McMullin (I)

819

0.3%

Other

844

0.3%

TOTAL

286,684

Turnout: 56%	Diff (US): -2

2012 President, Syracuse, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

159,640

57.5%

Mitt Romney (R)

112,433

40.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2,441

0.9%

Other

2,888

1.0%

TOTAL

277,402

Turnout: 54%	Diff (US): -7

2008 President, Syracuse, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

168,786

56.8%

John McCain (R)

122,977

41.4%

Ralph Nader (I)

2,741

0.9%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

1,819

0.6%

Other

1,067

0.4%

TOTAL

297,390

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): -4

2004 President, Syracuse, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

136,868

46.2%

John Kerry (D)

153,635

51.8%

Ralph Nader (I)

5,228

1.8%

Other

788

0.3%

TOTAL

296,519

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): -5

2000 President, Syracuse, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

121,806

43.4%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

144,770

51.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

10,461

3.7%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

1,767

0.6%

Other

1,684

0.6%

TOTAL

280,488

Turnout: 58%	Diff (US): -4

1996 President, Syracuse, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

132,462

49.5%

Robert Dole (R)

102,254

38.2%

Ross Perot (Ref)

28,480

10.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2,454

0.9%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

576

0.2%

Other

1,374

0.5%

TOTAL

267,600

Turnout: 55%	Diff (US): -2

1992 President, Syracuse, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

117,734

39.9%

George Bush* (R)

107,465

36.4%

Ross Perot (I)

67,419

22.9%

Other

2,254

0.8%

TOTAL

294,872

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): -1

1988 President, Syracuse, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

144,344

53.4%

Michael Dukakis (D)

123,846

45.8%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

699

0.3%

Other

1,561

0.6%

TOTAL

270,450

Turnout: 56%	Diff (US): 0

1984 President, Syracuse, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

170,906

61.9%

Walter Mondale (D)

104,415

37.8%

Other

990

0.4%

TOTAL

276,311

Turnout: 58%	Diff (US): 3

1980 President, Syracuse, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

134,072

51.6%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

96,639

37.2%

John Anderson (I)

24,260

9.3%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

3,162

1.2%

Other

1,625

0.6%

TOTAL

259,758

Turnout: 56%	Diff (US): 1

1976 President, Syracuse, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

101,251

39.3%

Gerald Ford* (R)

155,097

60.2%

Other

1,284

0.5%

TOTAL

257,632

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): 12

1972 President, Syracuse, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

187,540

70.1%

George McGovern (D)

79,453

29.7%

Other

653

0.2%

TOTAL

267,646

Turnout: 62%	Diff (US): 9

1968 President, Syracuse, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

129,666

52.1%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

105,268

42.3%

George Wallace (AIP)

12,474

5.0%

Other

1,327

0.5%

TOTAL

248,735

Turnout: 63%	Diff (US): 9

1964 President, Syracuse, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

167,731

66.4%

Barry Goldwater (R)

84,478

33.5%

Other

211

0.1%

TOTAL

252,420

Turnout: 67%	Diff (US): -5

1960 President, Syracuse, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

114,813

43.8%

Richard Nixon (R)

147,428

56.2%

Other

180

0.1%

TOTAL

262,421

Turnout: 73%	Diff (US): 7

1956 President, Syracuse, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

185,684

74.5%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

63,630

25.5%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

249,318

Turnout: 70%	Diff (US): 17

1952 President, Syracuse, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

164,592

66.9%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

80,819

32.9%

Other

486

0.2%

TOTAL

245,897

Turnout: 75%	Diff (US): 12

1948 President, Syracuse, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

85,052

40.7%

Thomas Dewey (R)

116,878

55.9%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

6,053

2.9%

Other

1,227

0.6%

TOTAL

209,210

Turnout: 68%	Diff (US): 11

1944 President, Syracuse, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

92,264

44.7%

Thomas Dewey (R)

113,609

55.0%

Other

634

0.3%

TOTAL

206,507

Turnout: 71%	Diff (US): 9

1940 President, Syracuse, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

87,241

40.2%

Wendell Willkie (R)

129,006

59.5%

Other

667

0.3%

TOTAL

216,914

Turnout: 79%	Diff (US): 15

1936 President, Syracuse, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

79,880

39.7%

Alf Landon (R)

117,654

58.5%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

3,476

1.7%

Other

226

0.1%

TOTAL

201,236

Turnout: 79%	Diff (US): 22

1932 President, Syracuse, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

82,437

44.6%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

96,616

52.3%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

5,091

2.8%

Other

548

0.3%

TOTAL

184,692

Turnout: 73%	Diff (US): 13

1928 President, Syracuse, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

112,460

60.0%

Al Smith (D)

71,562

38.2%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

3,257

1.7%

Other

218

0.1%

TOTAL

187,497

Turnout: 78%	Diff (US): 2

1924 President, Syracuse, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

95,560

65.6%

John Davis (D)

36,067

24.8%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

13,399

9.2%

Other

606

0.4%

TOTAL

145,632

Turnout: 64%	Diff (US): 12

1920 President, Syracuse, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

86,007

67.0%

James Cox (D)

35,150

27.4%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

5,428

4.2%

Parley Christiansen (FL)

221

0.2%

Aaron Watkins (Proh)

1,296

1.0%

Other

272

0.2%

TOTAL

128,374

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): 7

1916 President, Syracuse, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

30,039

38.9%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

43,273

56.0%

Allan Benson (Soc)

1,285

1.7%

James Hanly (Proh)

2,588

3.3%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

77,265

Turnout: 38%	Diff (US): 10

1912 President, Syracuse, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

24,247

33.7%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

17,353

24.2%

William Taft* (R)

25,688

35.8%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

2,869

4.0%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

1,474

2.1%

Other

219

0.3%

TOTAL

71,850

Turnout: 37%	Diff (US): 13

1908 President, Syracuse, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

44,383

59.0%

William J. Bryan (D)

26,452

35.1%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

1,333

1.8%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

2,655

3.5%

Thomas Hisgen (I)

272

0.4%

Other

183

0.2%

TOTAL

75,278

Turnout: 42%	Diff (US): 7

1904 President, Syracuse, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

45,236

62.2%

Alton Parker (D)

24,195

33.3%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

973

1.3%

Silas Swallow (Proh)

1,859

2.6%

Thomas Watson (Pop)

0.1%

Other

334

0.5%

TOTAL

72,690

Turnout: 42%	Diff (US): 6

1900 President, Syracuse, NY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

42,651

60.3%

William J. Bryan (D)

24,976

35.3%

John Woolley (Proh)

1,456

2.1%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

427

0.6%

Other

1,232

1.7%

TOTAL

70,742

Turnout: 43%	Diff (US): 9

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	524,844	80.30%	5.4%
Black:	55,361	8.47%	8.9%
Indian:	4,326	0.66%	1.0%
Asian:	19,771	3.02%	25.1%
2+ races:	17,213	2.63%	30.9%
Hispanic:	32,118	4.91%	41.5%

Total non-White:	128,789	19.70%	19.8%

Change in White population:	-30,203	-4.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	21,259	3.2

Syracuse, NY Metro Area

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