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RECONSTRUCTION & THE GILDED AGETHE SYSTEM OF 1896THE NEW DEAL ORDERTHE LONG REALIGNMENTPOLARIZED ERA1868RRRRD1888RDRRR1908RDDRR1928RDDDD1948DRRDD1968RRDRR1988RDDRR2008DDRD2024R

County record · fips 36027 · New York

DutchessNY

Democratic ×5 since 2008all 40 elections, 1868–2024

The Long Record

40 elections against the New York and national vote
2024 result
D+5.4
won by Democrats
Record since first cycle
8–32
Dem–Rep two-party wins
Voted with the winner
25/40
63% of its elections
Closest election
1912
R+0.3
this countyNew Yorknational (official)dot colour = two-party winner · hollow = tie or unknown total · click a dot to open that election

The Biggest Swings

Cycle-over-cycle change in the two-party margin, in points
ElectionSwingToward
1964+47.4 ptsDemocrats
1968-46.1 ptsRepublicans
1960+35.3 ptsDemocrats
1896-27.1 ptsRepublicans
1920-26.1 ptsRepublicans

Who Lives Here

Census & ACS county profile, 2024
Population
298,220
College (BA+)
42%
Median income
$99,478
2024 dollars
Non-white
34%
Rural
32%
Age 65+
19%

Interpolated between Census/ACS anchors; income CPI-deflated to 2024. Demographics begin in 2000 — earlier cycles have returns only.

Neighbouring counties

Fairfield, CT · Litchfield, CT · Berkshire, MA · Columbia, NY · Orange, NY · Putnam, NY · Ulster, NY