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

County record · fips 36075 · New York

OswegoNY

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

The Long Record

40 elections against the New York and national vote
2024 result
R+24.2
won by Republicans
Record since first cycle
4–36
Dem–Rep two-party wins
Voted with the winner
27/40
68% of its elections
Closest election
2000
R+0.9
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+54.7 ptsDemocrats
1968-50.1 ptsRepublicans
2016-35.1 ptsRepublicans
1960+32.3 ptsDemocrats
1972-27.2 ptsRepublicans

Who Lives Here

Census & ACS county profile, 2024
Population
117,953
College (BA+)
22%
Median income
$69,183
2024 dollars
Non-white
9%
Rural
63%
Age 65+
18%

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

Neighbouring counties

Cayuga, NY · Jefferson, NY · Lewis, NY · Madison, NY · Oneida, NY · Onondaga, NY