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

County record · fips 36105 · New York

SullivanNY

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

The Long Record

40 elections against the New York and national vote
2024 result
R+16.7
won by Republicans
Record since first cycle
14–26
Dem–Rep two-party wins
Voted with the winner
27/40
68% of its elections
Closest election
2004
D+0.2
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+44.2 ptsDemocrats
1968-41.5 ptsRepublicans
1932+32.5 ptsDemocrats
1920-29.6 ptsRepublicans
1976+28.5 ptsDemocrats

Who Lives Here

Census & ACS county profile, 2024
Population
79,721
College (BA+)
30%
Median income
$72,382
2024 dollars
Non-white
34%
Rural
75%
Age 65+
19%

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

Neighbouring counties

Delaware, NY · Orange, NY · Ulster, NY · Pike, PA · Wayne, PA