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

County record · fips 36031 · New York

EssexNY

Democratic ×2 since 2020all 40 elections, 1868–2024

The Long Record

40 elections against the New York and national vote
2024 result
D+0.5
won by Democrats
Record since first cycle
6–34
Dem–Rep two-party wins
Voted with the winner
27/40
68% of its elections
Closest election
2024
D+0.5
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
1968-59.6 ptsRepublicans
1964+58.8 ptsDemocrats
1960+35.0 ptsDemocrats
1920-24.7 ptsRepublicans
1896-24.3 ptsRepublicans

Who Lives Here

Census & ACS county profile, 2024
Population
36,973
College (BA+)
33%
Median income
$71,661
2024 dollars
Non-white
8%
Rural
87%
Age 65+
26%

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

Neighbouring counties

Clinton, NY · Franklin, NY · Hamilton, NY · Warren, NY · Washington, NY · Addison, VT · Chittenden, VT