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New York 2nd Congressional District
presidential margin
2008D+7.02012D+8.12016R+7.62020R+2.42024R+13.9
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+13.9
2024
median income$128,330U.S. $80,734 · NY $85,974
median age39.7U.S. 39.1 · NY 39.9
poverty rate6.4%U.S. 12.5% · NY 14.0%
bachelor’s+ (25+)42.0%U.S. 35.6% · NY 40.0%
non-english25.9%U.S. 22.3% · NY 30.9%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
Italian19.9%
Irish15.4%
German10.3%
Salvadoran6.1%
Puerto Rican5.0%
Dominican3.1%
African American†6.0%
Haitian1.5%
Jamaican1.2%
Asian Indian1.0%
Chinese0.8%
Pakistani0.4%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Suffolk County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

New York 2nd Congressional District

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2024 presidential electionNew York 2nd Congressional DistrictTrumpR+13.9
New York 2nd Congressional District premium atlas map: Trump R+13.9, 525 precincts, 12 city labels.
2024
525 precincts by 2024 margin · 12 cities, own margin · ◎ bluest & reddest city
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: −13.9% in 2024.flipped R · 2016−13.9%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+7.0%
2012+8.1%
2016−7.6%
2020−2.4%
2024−13.9%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RAndrew GarbarinoU.S. House · NY-02+0.24
DChuck SchumerU.S. Senate-0.35
DKirsten GillibrandU.S. Senate-0.45

Federal officeholders only. State and local officeholders are planned for the next data pass.

Source · Voteview HSall_members.csv.
Congressional elections · 25 House races · 17 Senate races

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.

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), House. CC-BY 4.0.
YearDistrictWonDemocraticRepublicanTotal
20242R
35.8%129,937
49.7%180,374
362,865
20222R
36.4%93,299
51.1%130,798
256,011
20202R
43.2%144,849
47.2%158,151
335,163
20182R
45.1%108,803
46.7%112,565
241,217
20162R
35.0%102,270
53.9%157,571
292,595
20142R
30.0%41,814
55.0%76,659
139,272
20122R
38.6%93,375
48.0%116,083
241,905
20102D
56.3%94,594
34.9%58,525
167,879
20082D
59.7%143,759
29.1%70,145
240,920
20062D
62.9%94,100
25.2%37,671
149,488
20042D
60.7%147,197
30.1%72,953
242,543
20022D
51.9%75,845
33.0%48,239
146,126
20002D
47.9%90,438
34.9%65,880
188,632
19982R
29.5%37,949
55.9%71,760
128,438
19962R
30.4%53,055
55.6%97,105
174,594
19942R
24.8%40,358
53.4%86,857
162,546
19922R
44.4%91,320
45.8%94,208
205,714
19902D
51.6%56,722
28.9%31,808
110,005
19882D
60.0%104,765
31.9%55,773
174,618
19862D
61.2%66,443
27.6%29,937
108,554
19842D
51.7%92,329
38.8%69,247
178,503
19822D
62.0%78,582
28.5%36,113
126,712
19802D
56.3%84,035
34.4%51,256
149,141
19782D
54.9%64,807
37.1%43,791
118,129
19762D
56.4%90,172
36.0%57,612
159,902

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024D
58.8%4,711,669
40.5%3,246,690
8,011,270
2022D
51.7%3,022,822
37.7%2,204,499
5,848,556
2018D
62.0%3,755,489
28.6%1,730,439
6,055,151
2016D
64.7%4,784,220
23.3%1,723,927
7,396,308
2012D
66.4%4,420,043
22.7%1,514,647
6,660,665
2010D
66.3%3,047,880
27.0%1,239,605
4,595,515
2006D
60.1%2,698,931
27.0%1,212,902
4,490,053
2004D
65.4%4,384,907
24.2%1,625,069
6,702,875
2000D
52.5%3,562,415
40.2%2,724,589
6,779,839
1998D
51.1%2,386,314
36.0%1,680,203
4,670,805
1994D
47.5%2,528,387
32.1%1,711,760
5,328,486
1992D
45.6%2,943,001
41.1%2,652,822
6,458,826
1988D
64.7%3,907,178
27.9%1,686,558
6,040,980
1986R
38.4%1,723,216
45.3%2,030,260
4,484,859
1982D
62.2%3,089,871
28.5%1,415,749
4,967,497
1980D
43.5%2,618,661
37.8%2,272,082
6,014,841
1976D
48.6%3,238,511
37.9%2,525,139
6,666,875

New York's 2nd congressional district, as drawn for the 2026 elections, takes in parts of Suffolk and Nassau counties. About 777,000 people live within its 2026 boundaries, with a median age of 39.7. Measured on those boundaries, the district voted Democratic for president early in the decade and Republican in 2024. The margin was D+8.1 in 2012, R+7.6 in 2016, R+2.4 in 2020, and R+13.9 in 2024.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 8.1 points in 2012 and a Republican high of 13.9 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 11.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 13.9 points.

A population of 776,959, a 61% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $128,330 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 1 and Congressional District 4.

Political twins — districts

The congressional districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Congressional District 1
New York
91.3twin score
elasticity% Catholic% unaffiliated≠ 12-yr trend
Congressional District 4
New York
90.3twin score
elasticity% unaffiliatedmedian income≠ % Catholic
Congressional District 17
New York
81.9twin score
median income% EvangelicalItalian ancestry≠ elasticity

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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Frequently asked questions

How did New York 2nd Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, New York 2nd Congressional District voted Republican by 13.9 points (R+13.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 362,137 votes cast, 153,928 went Democratic and 204,363 went Republican.
When did New York 2nd Congressional District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which New York 2nd Congressional District voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in New York 2nd Congressional District?
New York 2nd Congressional District has a population of 776,959 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in New York 2nd Congressional District?
Median household income in New York 2nd Congressional District is $128,330 — above the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of New York 2nd Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in New York 2nd Congressional District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 3 went Republican.