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

County record · fips 36043 · New York

HerkimerNY

Republican ×7 since 2000all 40 elections, 1868–2024

The Long Record

40 elections against the New York and national vote
2024 result
R+36.4
won by Republicans
Record since first cycle
3–37
Dem–Rep two-party wins
Voted with the winner
26/40
65% of its elections
Closest election
1912
D+4.7
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
1968-50.6 ptsRepublicans
1964+41.4 ptsDemocrats
1960+34.9 ptsDemocrats
2016-28.9 ptsRepublicans
1920-27.6 ptsRepublicans

Who Lives Here

Census & ACS county profile, 2024
Population
59,757
College (BA+)
23%
Median income
$68,515
2024 dollars
Non-white
9%
Rural
53%
Age 65+
22%

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

Neighbouring counties

Fulton, NY · Hamilton, NY · Lewis, NY · Montgomery, NY · Oneida, NY · Otsego, NY · St. Lawrence, NY