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Rochester, NY Metro Area


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2022 population: 1,081,152   ( 1,481 from 2010 , 9,002 from 2020)
Land area: 3266.0 square miles
Population density: 331.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:812,580 75.16% 4.3%
Black:119,65611.07% 2.7%
Indian:2,5100.23% 3.5%
Asian:32,3152.99% 20.2%
2+ races:23,6702.19% 27.1%
Hispanic:90,4218.36% 38.8%
Total non-White:268,57224.84% 16.3%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:23,832 10.9
Deaths:24,49911.2
Net Migration: -11,829-5.4
Net Immigration: 3,0601.4
Change in White population:-36,216 -3.4
Change in Non-White pop.:37,697 3.5



Historical Presidential Election Results for Rochester, NY Metro Area

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2020 vs. 2016 R +17,286 D +33,824 D + 5.7%
D +51,110
2020 vs. 2012 R +32,081 D +6,950 R + 0.1%
D +39,031
2020 vs. 2008 R +14,484 D +3,933 D + 0.1%
D +18,417
2016 vs. 2008 R -2,802 R +29,891 R + 5.6%
D -32,693
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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(US) 		PUSV
2020 63% Joe Biden (D) 294,234 54.0% Donald Trump* (R) 237,163 43.5% 13,897 [+] 2.5% 545,294 -3 0.34%
2016 58% Hillary Clinton (D) 243,124 49.0% Donald Trump (R) 219,877 44.3% 33,480 [+] 6.7% 496,481 -2 0.36%
2012 56% Barack Obama* (D) 255,203 54.3% Mitt Romney (R) 205,082 43.6% 9,846 [+] 2.1% 470,131 -4 0.36%
2008 61% Barack Obama (D) 275,817 54.6% John McCain (R) 222,679 44.1% 7,006 [+] 1.4% 505,502 -2 0.38%
2004 61% George W. Bush* (R) 250,608 51.0% John Kerry (D) 232,040 47.2% 8,982 [+] 1.8% 491,630 0 0.40%
2000 58% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 216,910 47.6% George W. Bush (R) 216,863 47.6% 21,456 [+] 4.7% 455,229 0 0.43%
1996 56% Bill Clinton* (D) 220,326 50.4% Robert Dole (R) 170,539 39.0% 46,298 [+] 10.6% 437,163 -2 0.45%
1992 62% George Bush* (R) 194,991 40.8% Bill Clinton (D) 186,249 38.9% 96,984 [+] 20.3% 478,224 3 0.46%
1988 57% George Bush (R) 226,184 52.3% Michael Dukakis (D) 202,876 46.9% 3,569 [+] 0.8% 432,629 -1 0.47%
1984 59% Ronald Reagan* (R) 264,673 60.7% Walter Mondale (D) 169,151 38.8% 1,976 0.5% 435,800 2 0.47%
1980 59% Jimmy Carter* (D) 187,115 44.5% Ronald Reagan (R) 185,572 44.2% 47,513 [+] 11.3% 420,200 -7 0.49%
1976 61% Gerald Ford* (R) 236,579 56.6% Jimmy Carter (D) 179,303 42.9% 2,134 [+] 0.5% 418,016 9 0.51%
1972 64% Richard Nixon* (R) 277,249 64.2% George McGovern (D) 152,606 35.4% 1,661 [+] 0.4% 431,516 4 0.56%
1968 65% Richard Nixon (R) 203,467 51.4% Hubert Humphrey (D) 175,996 44.4% 16,750 [+] 4.2% 396,213 8 0.54%
1964 69% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 271,645 69.7% Barry Goldwater (R) 117,894 30.2% 351 0.1% 389,890 -8 0.55%
1960 76% Richard Nixon (R) 220,284 55.2% John Kennedy (D) 178,794 44.8% 204 0.1% 399,282 6 0.58%
1956 72% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 264,332 69.7% Adlai Stevenson (D) 114,849 30.3% 29 0.0% 379,210 12 0.61%
1952 76% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 236,801 63.1% Adlai Stevenson (D) 137,721 36.7% 638 0.2% 375,160 8 0.61%
1948 69% Thomas Dewey (R) 168,804 53.3% Harry Truman* (D) 138,700 43.8% 9,068 [+] 2.9% 316,572 8 0.65%
1944 73% Thomas Dewey (R) 173,826 53.8% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 148,470 45.9% 1,049 0.3% 323,345 8 0.67%
1940 78% Wendell Willkie (R) 183,182 54.7% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 150,173 44.9% 1,396 0.4% 334,751 10 0.67%
1936 78% Alf Landon (R) 158,587 51.7% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 142,533 46.5% 5,379 [+] 1.8% 306,499 15 0.67%
1932 71% Herbert Hoover* (R) 153,516 55.9% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 112,834 41.1% 8,398 [+] 3.1% 274,748 16 0.69%
1928 74% Herbert Hoover (R) 164,605 60.4% Al Smith (D) 98,875 36.3% 8,825 [+] 3.2% 272,305 2 0.74%
1924 63% Calvin Coolidge (R) 135,297 62.0% John Davis (D) 46,444 21.3% 36,483 [+] 16.7% 218,224 8 0.75%
1920 57% Warren Harding (R) 123,934 66.4% James Cox (D) 45,898 24.6% 16,862 [+] 9.0% 186,694 6 0.70%
1916 36% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 66,888 60.4% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 39,668 35.8% 4,097 [+] 3.7% 110,653 14 0.60%
1912 33% William Taft* (R) 35,051 35.7% Woodrow Wilson (D) 33,638 34.3% 29,481 [+] 30.0% 98,170 13 0.65%
1908 40% William Taft (R) 63,363 58.6% William J. Bryan (D) 40,676 37.6% 4,180 [+] 3.9% 108,219 7 0.73%
1904 39% Theodore Roosevelt (R) 61,328 61.1% Alton Parker (D) 33,473 33.4% 5,497 [+] 5.5% 100,298 5 0.74%
1900 41% William McKinley* (R) 56,060 56.7% William J. Bryan (D) 38,652 39.1% 4,177 [+] 4.2% 98,889 5 0.71%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Rochester, NY Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 294,234 54.0%
Donald Trump* (R) 237,163 43.5%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 7,443 1.4%
Other 6,454 1.2%
TOTAL 545,294
Turnout: 63% Diff (US): -3


2016 President, Rochester, NY Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 243,124 49.0%
Donald Trump (R) 219,877 44.3%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 20,052 4.0%
Jill Stein (Grn) 7,487 1.5%
Evan McMullin (I) 1,431 0.3%
Other 4,510 0.9%
TOTAL 496,481
Turnout: 58% Diff (US): -2


2012 President, Rochester, NY Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 255,203 54.3%
Mitt Romney (R) 205,082 43.6%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 5,119 1.1%
Other 4,727 1.0%
TOTAL 470,131
Turnout: 56% Diff (US): -4


2008 President, Rochester, NY Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 275,817 54.6%
John McCain (R) 222,679 44.1%
Ralph Nader (I) 3,084 0.6%
Bob Barr (Lbt) 2,054 0.4%
Other 1,868 0.4%
TOTAL 505,502
Turnout: 61% Diff (US): -2


2004 President, Rochester, NY Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 250,608 51.0%
John Kerry (D) 232,040 47.2%
Ralph Nader (I) 7,586 1.5%
Other 1,396 0.3%
TOTAL 491,630
Turnout: 61% Diff (US): 0


2000 President, Rochester, NY Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush (R) 216,863 47.6%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 216,910 47.6%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 16,428 3.6%
Pat Buchanan (Ref) 2,603 0.6%
Other 2,425 0.5%
TOTAL 455,229
Turnout: 58% Diff (US): 0


1996 President, Rochester, NY Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton* (D) 220,326 50.4%
Robert Dole (R) 170,539 39.0%
Ross Perot (Ref) 39,011 8.9%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 4,154 1.0%
Harry Browne (Lbt) 1,077 0.2%
Other 2,056 0.5%
TOTAL 437,163
Turnout: 56% Diff (US): -2


1992 President, Rochester, NY Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton (D) 186,249 38.9%
George Bush* (R) 194,991 40.8%
Ross Perot (I) 94,392 19.7%
Other 2,592 0.5%
TOTAL 478,224
Turnout: 62% Diff (US): 3


1988 President, Rochester, NY Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
George Bush (R) 226,184 52.3%
Michael Dukakis (D) 202,876 46.9%
Ron Paul (Lbt) 1,654 0.4%
Other 1,915 0.4%
TOTAL 432,629
Turnout: 57% Diff (US): -1


1984 President, Rochester, NY Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 264,673 60.7%
Walter Mondale (D) 169,151 38.8%
Other 1,976 0.5%
TOTAL 435,800
Turnout: 59% Diff (US): 2


1980 President, Rochester, NY Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 185,572 44.2%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 187,115 44.5%
John Anderson (I) 38,249 9.1%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 6,346 1.5%
Other 2,918 0.7%
TOTAL 420,200
Turnout: 59% Diff (US): -7


1976 President, Rochester, NY Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Jimmy Carter (D) 179,303 42.9%
Gerald Ford* (R) 236,579 56.6%
Other 2,134 0.5%
TOTAL 418,016
Turnout: 61% Diff (US): 9


1972 President, Rochester, NY Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon* (R) 277,249 64.2%
George McGovern (D) 152,606 35.4%
Other 1,661 0.4%
TOTAL 431,516
Turnout: 64% Diff (US): 4


1968 President, Rochester, NY Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon (R) 203,467 51.4%
Hubert Humphrey (D) 175,996 44.4%
George Wallace (AIP) 15,177 3.8%
Other 1,573 0.4%
TOTAL 396,213
Turnout: 65% Diff (US): 8


1964 President, Rochester, NY Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Lyndon Johnson* (D) 271,645 69.7%
Barry Goldwater (R) 117,894 30.2%
Other 351 0.1%
TOTAL 389,890
Turnout: 69% Diff (US): -8


1960 President, Rochester, NY Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
John Kennedy (D) 178,794 44.8%
Richard Nixon (R) 220,284 55.2%
Other 204 0.1%
TOTAL 399,282
Turnout: 76% Diff (US): 6


1956 President, Rochester, NY Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 264,332 69.7%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 114,849 30.3%
Other 29 0.0%
TOTAL 379,210
Turnout: 72% Diff (US): 12


1952 President, Rochester, NY Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower (R) 236,801 63.1%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 137,721 36.7%
Other 638 0.2%
TOTAL 375,160
Turnout: 76% Diff (US): 8


1948 President, Rochester, NY Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Harry Truman* (D) 138,700 43.8%
Thomas Dewey (R) 168,804 53.3%
Henry Wallace (Prog) 7,691 2.4%
Other 1,377 0.4%
TOTAL 316,572
Turnout: 69% Diff (US): 8


1944 President, Rochester, NY Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 148,470 45.9%
Thomas Dewey (R) 173,826 53.8%
Other 1,049 0.3%
TOTAL 323,345
Turnout: 73% Diff (US): 8


1940 President, Rochester, NY Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 150,173 44.9%
Wendell Willkie (R) 183,182 54.7%
Other 1,396 0.4%
TOTAL 334,751
Turnout: 78% Diff (US): 10


1936 President, Rochester, NY Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 142,533 46.5%
Alf Landon (R) 158,587 51.7%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 4,858 1.6%
Other 521 0.2%
TOTAL 306,499
Turnout: 78% Diff (US): 15


1932 President, Rochester, NY Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt (D) 112,834 41.1%
Herbert Hoover* (R) 153,516 55.9%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 7,252 2.6%
Other 1,146 0.4%
TOTAL 274,748
Turnout: 71% Diff (US): 16


1928 President, Rochester, NY Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 164,605 60.4%
Al Smith (D) 98,875 36.3%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 8,410 3.1%
Other 415 0.2%
TOTAL 272,305
Turnout: 74% Diff (US): 2


1924 President, Rochester, NY Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Calvin Coolidge (R) 135,297 62.0%
John Davis (D) 46,444 21.3%
Robert LaFollette (Prog) 34,958 16.0%
Other 1,525 0.7%
TOTAL 218,224
Turnout: 63% Diff (US): 8


1920 President, Rochester, NY Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Warren Harding (R) 123,934 66.4%
James Cox (D) 45,898 24.6%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 13,476 7.2%
Parley Christiansen (FL) 773 0.4%
Aaron Watkins (Proh) 2,241 1.2%
Other 372 0.2%
TOTAL 186,694
Turnout: 57% Diff (US): 6


1916 President, Rochester, NY Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson* (D) 39,668 35.8%
Charles Evans Hughes (R) 66,888 60.4%
Allan Benson (Soc) 1,580 1.4%
James Hanly (Proh) 2,370 2.1%
Other 147 0.1%
TOTAL 110,653
Turnout: 36% Diff (US): 14


1912 President, Rochester, NY Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson (D) 33,638 34.3%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 23,827 24.3%
William Taft* (R) 35,051 35.7%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 3,398 3.5%
Eugene Chafin (Proh) 1,940 2.0%
Other 316 0.3%
TOTAL 98,170
Turnout: 33% Diff (US): 13


1908 President, Rochester, NY Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
William Taft (R) 63,363 58.6%
William J. Bryan (D) 40,676 37.6%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 1,730 1.6%
Eugene Chafin (Proh) 1,686 1.6%
Thomas Hisgen (I) 571 0.5%
Other 193 0.2%
TOTAL 108,219
Turnout: 40% Diff (US): 7


1904 President, Rochester, NY Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Theodore Roosevelt (R) 61,328 61.1%
Alton Parker (D) 33,473 33.4%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 2,481 2.5%
Silas Swallow (Proh) 2,351 2.3%
Thomas Watson (Pop) 215 0.2%
Other 450 0.4%
TOTAL 100,298
Turnout: 39% Diff (US): 5


1900 President, Rochester, NY Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
William McKinley* (R) 56,060 56.7%
William J. Bryan (D) 38,652 39.1%
John Woolley (Proh) 2,570 2.6%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 1,072 1.1%
Other 535 0.5%
TOTAL 98,889
Turnout: 41% Diff (US): 5
* incumbent