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

County record · fips 36057 · New York

MontgomeryNY

Republican ×3 since 2016all 40 elections, 1868–2024

The Long Record

40 elections against the New York and national vote
2024 result
R+28.7
won by Republicans
Record since first cycle
9–31
Dem–Rep two-party wins
Voted with the winner
26/40
65% of its elections
Closest election
2012
D+0.4
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
1968-44.8 ptsRepublicans
1960+38.5 ptsDemocrats
1964+35.4 ptsDemocrats
2016-26.7 ptsRepublicans
1920-26.1 ptsRepublicans

Who Lives Here

Census & ACS county profile, 2024
Population
49,528
College (BA+)
23%
Median income
$64,943
2024 dollars
Non-white
23%
Rural
45%
Age 65+
19%

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

Neighbouring counties

Fulton, NY · Herkimer, NY · Otsego, NY · Saratoga, NY · Schenectady, NY · Schoharie, NY