Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Albany County, NY — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Albany County, New York voted for Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) by D+25.6 — 92,589 Democratic to 54,560 Republican of 148,577 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 5.7 points toward Republicans. That makes it 13.0 points more Democratic than New York overall (D+12.6).
Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab, Harvard Dataverse.
Margin by election, 2000–2024
Democratic minus Republican, in points of all votes cast — blue bars Democratic, red Republican.
Every election in Albany County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 92,589 | 54,560 | 1,428 | 62.3% | 36.7% | D+25.6 |
| 2020 | 99,474 | 51,081 | 4,172 | 64.3% | 33.0% | D+31.3 |
| 2016 | 83,077 | 47,810 | 8,943 | 59.4% | 34.2% | D+25.2 |
| 2012 | 83,978 | 40,210 | 11,578 | 61.9% | 29.6% | D+32.2 |
| 2008 | 93,937 | 50,586 | 2,613 | 63.8% | 34.4% | D+29.5 |
| 2004 | 86,213 | 52,369 | 8,617 | 58.6% | 35.6% | D+23.0 |
| 2000 | 85,617 | 47,624 | 8,728 | 60.3% | 33.5% | D+26.8 |
Albany County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Albany County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) carried Albany County, New York in 2024 by D+25.6, with 148,577 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Albany County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Albany County shifted 5.7 points toward Republicans between 2020 (D+31.3) and 2024 (D+25.6).
Is Albany County more Democratic or Republican than New York overall?+
In 2024, Albany County went D+25.6 while New York overall went D+12.6 — 13.0 points more Democratic than the state.
Where does this election data come from?+
County-level presidential returns (2000–2024) come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL), published on the Harvard Dataverse. pumsdata is an independent product that makes the data easy to map and compare, and is not affiliated with MEDSL or Harvard.