New York 1st Congressional District (NY) — Elections 1876–2024

New York 1st Congressional District, New York: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+10%. Republican peak: R+55 in 1956.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+10MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 1,009,5312024 5-year
Median household income: $130,6862024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 65.8%2024 5-year
Black: 7.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 22.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+16 in 1996MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+55 in 1956MIT Election Lab

LALOTA, NicholasCongress 119 · Republican

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: ZELDIN, Lee M (2021–2023), ZELDIN, Lee M (2019–2021), ZELDIN, Lee M (2017–2019), ZELDIN, Lee M (2015–2017)

Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).

2024 results by constituent county

1 counties · 0 D · 1 R

R+60

D+60

One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−9.9%	225,514	275,483	503,298
2020	R	−0.0%	251,383	251,536	509,171
2016	R	−6.8%	200,535	231,292	449,465
2012	D	+3.7%	200,620	186,139	392,074
2008	D	+6.0%	228,640	202,561	435,297
2004	D	+0.9%	208,424	204,492	421,397
2000	D	+11.4%	202,089	158,997	378,666
1996	D	+15.7%	172,744	120,413	333,320
1992	R	−1.5%	145,683	151,393	374,715
1988	R	−21.8%	131,434	205,345	339,348
1984	R	−32.3%	113,014	221,340	335,196
1980	R	−23.7%	98,928	169,093	296,665
1976	R	−8.8%	137,404	164,220	303,522
1972	R	−40.9%	87,379	208,783	296,825
1968	R	−25.5%	80,880	143,846	247,257
1964	D	+11.1%	119,152	95,237	214,642
1960	R	−18.7%	75,235	109,945	185,357
1956	R	−55.3%	31,882	110,711	142,593
1952	R	−49.3%	25,810	76,249	102,296
1948	R	−42.9%	19,202	49,825	71,429
1944	R	−35.4%	20,605	43,313	64,085
1940	R	−30.5%	22,335	42,035	64,548
1936	R	−18.8%	21,824	32,309	55,641
1932	R	−13.0%	20,320	26,553	47,851
1928	R	−34.3%	12,863	27,182	41,773
1924	R	−47.2%	6,613	20,753	29,989
1920	R	−48.9%	5,840	17,640	24,130
1916	R	−20.1%	5,557	8,407	14,199
1912	D	+11.6%	5,198	3,691	12,968
1908	R	−27.1%	3,877	7,052	11,698
1904	R	−18.1%	4,483	6,556	11,463
1900	R	−24.3%	3,768	6,323	10,497
1896	R	−39.1%	2,555	6,194	9,301
1892	R	−5.1%	4,139	4,619	9,371
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Congressional elections · 17 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year	Won	D %	R %	Total
2024	D	56.2%	38.7%	8,381,397
2022	D	51.7%	37.7%	5,848,556
2018	D	62.0%	28.6%	6,055,151
2016	D	61.3%	22.1%	7,800,725
2012	D	62.1%	21.3%	7,116,628
2010	D	64.0%	26.0%	4,763,899
2006	D	57.4%	25.8%	4,700,632
2004	D	58.9%	21.8%	7,447,818
2000	D	51.2%	39.1%	6,959,662
1998	D	47.8%	33.7%	4,989,877
1994	D	47.5%	32.1%	5,328,486
1992	D	41.6%	37.5%	7,078,805
1988	D	64.7%	27.9%	6,040,980
1986	R	38.4%	45.3%	4,484,859
1982	D	62.2%	28.5%	4,967,729
1980	D	43.5%	37.8%	6,014,914
1976	D	48.6%	37.9%	6,666,875

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

Italian

20.6%

Irish

16.2%

German

11.0%

English

4.2%

Polish

4.0%

American

3.9%

French

1.0%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 41.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.8%

85+

1.4%

2.3%

75–84

3.1%

4.9%

65–74

5.4%

7.4%

55–64

7.5%

6.6%

45–54

6.6%

6.1%

35–44

5.9%

6.3%

25–34

6.0%

4.6%

18–24

4.4%

7.9%

5–17

7.6%

2.7%

2.6%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$130,686

Congressional District 1 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 1$130,686

New York$85,974

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

6.4%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 187.1%

Working age (18–64)6.0%

Seniors (65+)8.9%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

75.2%

speak English only

Spanish16.1%

Other Indo-European5.9%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.1%

Other languages0.7%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

55.3%

Non-Christian

3.3%

Other Christian

2.9%

Mainline Protestant

2.8%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.1%

Methodist

1.1%

Baptist

0.5%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 33.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Covering the eastern tip of Long Island including the Hamptons and the North Fork, NY-01 has backed Republican presidential candidates by double digits in recent cycles, reflecting a mix of suburban homeowners and year-round working-class communities outside the resort economy.

The Democratic margin in New York 1st Congressional District has rarely exceeded sixteen points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded fifty-five points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by ten points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 66% non-Hispanic-white share, a 6% poverty rate, and a median household income of $130,686 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 1, New York vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 1, New York voted Republican by 9.9 points (R+10), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 503,298 votes cast, 225,514 went Democratic and 275,483 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 1, New York's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 1, New York as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 7 times, Republican 27 times, and other 0 times.

When did Congressional District 1, New York last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 1, New York voted Democratic was 2012.

How many people live in Congressional District 1, New York?

Congressional District 1, New York has a population of 1,009,531 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 1, New York?

Median household income in Congressional District 1, New York is $130,686 — above the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.

What is the political history of Congressional District 1, New York?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 1, New York from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

New York 1st Congressional District delivered R+10 in 2024.

Key facts

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