New York 1st Congressional District
Akashic| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | −2.9% |
| 2016 | −9.8% |
| 2020 | −1.7% |
| 2024 | −10.0% |
Federal officeholders only. State and local officeholders are planned for the next data pass.
U.S. House
Each result reflects the U.S. House district as it was drawn for that election; redistricting has redrawn these lines over time, so they can differ from the current 120th-Congress district shown on the map above.
| Year | District | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | R | 42.2%181,647 | 46.7%200,802 | 430,084 |
| 2022 | 1 | R | 41.3%135,170 | 47.1%154,046 | 326,986 |
| 2020 | 1 | R | 42.9%160,978 | 48.2%180,855 | 375,116 |
| 2018 | 1 | D | 46.0%124,213 | 45.0%121,562 | 270,053 |
| 2016 | 1 | R | 39.1%126,635 | 48.9%158,409 | 323,890 |
| 2014 | 1 | R | 39.6%68,387 | 44.6%77,062 | 172,757 |
| 2012 | 1 | D | 48.5%134,205 | 38.5%106,678 | 276,848 |
| 2010 | 1 | D | 50.2%98,316 | 39.9%78,300 | 196,039 |
| 2008 | 1 | D | 51.0%141,727 | 36.0%100,036 | 277,628 |
| 2006 | 1 | D | 55.2%92,546 | 32.2%54,044 | 167,688 |
| 2004 | 1 | D | 50.6%140,878 | 39.8%110,786 | 278,209 |
| 2002 | 1 | D | 48.5%81,325 | 38.7%64,999 | 167,791 |
| 2000 | 1 | R | 40.6%97,299 | 46.3%111,003 | 239,604 |
| 1998 | 1 | R | 35.1%54,463 | 48.8%75,643 | 155,090 |
| 1996 | 1 | D | 44.0%93,816 | 42.2%90,001 | 213,116 |
| 1994 | 1 | D | 42.8%78,692 | 39.1%72,045 | 184,033 |
| 1992 | 1 | D | 49.1%111,908 | 38.3%87,248 | 227,983 |
| 1990 | 1 | D | 50.9%72,937 | 32.4%46,380 | 143,180 |
| 1988 | 1 | D | 49.8%103,511 | 42.2%87,812 | 207,951 |
| 1986 | 1 | D | 49.0%64,217 | 40.8%53,502 | 131,031 |
| 1984 | 1 | R | 41.7%84,058 | 45.8%92,262 | 201,580 |
| 1982 | 1 | R | 36.1%49,787 | 52.9%72,978 | 138,021 |
| 1980 | 1 | R | 41.9%85,629 | 44.8%91,647 | 204,486 |
| 1978 | 1 | R | 41.9%67,180 | 47.2%75,586 | 160,204 |
| 1976 | 1 | D | 62.6%129,779 | 29.7%61,671 | 207,468 |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | D | 58.8%4,711,669 | 40.5%3,246,690 | 8,011,270 |
| 2022 | D | 51.7%3,022,822 | 37.7%2,204,499 | 5,848,556 |
| 2018 | D | 62.0%3,755,489 | 28.6%1,730,439 | 6,055,151 |
| 2016 | D | 64.7%4,784,220 | 23.3%1,723,927 | 7,396,308 |
| 2012 | D | 66.4%4,420,043 | 22.7%1,514,647 | 6,660,665 |
| 2010 | D | 66.3%3,047,880 | 27.0%1,239,605 | 4,595,515 |
| 2006 | D | 60.1%2,698,931 | 27.0%1,212,902 | 4,490,053 |
| 2004 | D | 65.4%4,384,907 | 24.2%1,625,069 | 6,702,875 |
| 2000 | D | 52.5%3,562,415 | 40.2%2,724,589 | 6,779,839 |
| 1998 | D | 51.1%2,386,314 | 36.0%1,680,203 | 4,670,805 |
| 1994 | D | 47.5%2,528,387 | 32.1%1,711,760 | 5,328,486 |
| 1992 | D | 45.6%2,943,001 | 41.1%2,652,822 | 6,458,826 |
| 1988 | D | 64.7%3,907,178 | 27.9%1,686,558 | 6,040,980 |
| 1986 | R | 38.4%1,723,216 | 45.3%2,030,260 | 4,484,859 |
| 1982 | D | 62.2%3,089,871 | 28.5%1,415,749 | 4,967,497 |
| 1980 | D | 43.5%2,618,661 | 37.8%2,272,082 | 6,014,841 |
| 1976 | D | 48.6%3,238,511 | 37.9%2,525,139 | 6,666,875 |
New York's 1st congressional district, as drawn for the 2026 elections, takes in parts of Suffolk county. About 777,000 people live within its 2026 boundaries, with a median age of 44.1. Measured on those boundaries, the district has voted Republican in every presidential election since 2012, by widening margins. The margin was R+2.9 in 2012, R+9.8 in 2016, R+1.7 in 2020, and R+10.0 in 2024.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 2.1 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 10.0 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 8.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 10.0 points.
A population of 776,966, a 75% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $134,242 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 2 and Congressional District 17.
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Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
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