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

County record · fips 36045 · New York

JeffersonNY

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

The Long Record

40 elections against the New York and national vote
2024 result
R+23.6
won by Republicans
Record since first cycle
2–38
Dem–Rep two-party wins
Voted with the winner
25/40
63% of its elections
Closest election
2012
R+0.6
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+61.5 ptsDemocrats
1968-57.2 ptsRepublicans
1960+26.9 ptsDemocrats
1984-25.6 ptsRepublicans
1920-25.1 ptsRepublicans

Who Lives Here

Census & ACS county profile, 2024
Population
115,040
College (BA+)
26%
Median income
$66,301
2024 dollars
Non-white
20%
Rural
49%
Age 65+
15%

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

Neighbouring counties

Lewis, NY · Oswego, NY · St. Lawrence, NY