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

County record · fips 36099 · New York

SenecaNY

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

The Long Record

40 elections against the New York and national vote
2024 result
R+11.8
won by Republicans
Record since first cycle
13–27
Dem–Rep two-party wins
Voted with the winner
26/40
65% of its elections
Closest election
1872
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+54.2 ptsDemocrats
1968-49.4 ptsRepublicans
1920-27.8 ptsRepublicans
1960+27.3 ptsDemocrats
1988+24.8 ptsDemocrats

Who Lives Here

Census & ACS county profile, 2024
Population
32,920
College (BA+)
25%
Median income
$68,089
2024 dollars
Non-white
13%
Rural
58%
Age 65+
22%

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

Neighbouring counties

Cayuga, NY · Ontario, NY · Schuyler, NY · Tompkins, NY · Wayne, NY · Yates, NY