Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Rensselaer County, NY — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Rensselaer County, New York voted for Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) by D+1.4 — 39,668 Democratic to 38,601 Republican of 78,736 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 4.2 points toward Republicans. That makes it 11.2 points more Republican 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 Rensselaer County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 39,668 | 38,601 | 467 | 50.4% | 49.0% | D+1.4 |
| 2020 | 40,969 | 36,500 | 2,493 | 51.2% | 45.6% | D+5.6 |
| 2016 | 32,717 | 33,726 | 5,119 | 45.7% | 47.1% | R+1.4 |
| 2012 | 35,373 | 24,903 | 7,714 | 52.0% | 36.6% | D+15.4 |
| 2008 | 39,753 | 32,840 | 1,393 | 53.7% | 44.4% | D+9.3 |
| 2004 | 34,741 | 32,290 | 5,483 | 47.9% | 44.5% | D+3.4 |
| 2000 | 34,808 | 29,562 | 4,066 | 50.9% | 43.2% | D+7.7 |
Rensselaer County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Rensselaer County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) carried Rensselaer County, New York in 2024 by D+1.4, with 78,736 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Rensselaer County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Rensselaer County shifted 4.2 points toward Republicans between 2020 (D+5.6) and 2024 (D+1.4).
Is Rensselaer County more Democratic or Republican than New York overall?+
In 2024, Rensselaer County went D+1.4 while New York overall went D+12.6 — 11.2 points more Republican 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.