New York 3rd Congressional District (NY) — Elections 1876–2024

New York 3rd Congressional District, New York: Tossup district. In 2024, voted D+1%. Republican peak: R+51 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+1MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: TossupAkashic typology
Population: 997,1042024 5-year
Median household income: $130,0292024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 48.5%2024 5-year
Black: 12.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 21.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+25 in 1996MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+51 in 1920MIT Election Lab

SUOZZI, ThomasCongress 119 · Democratic

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: SANTOS, George (2023–2025), ISRAEL, Steve (2015–2017), ISRAEL, Steve (2013–2015), KING, Peter T. (2011–2013)

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

2024 results by constituent county

2 counties · 1 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	D	+1.0%	227,988	223,604	458,000
2020	D	+16.4%	273,670	195,890	474,388
2016	D	+15.2%	233,939	170,381	418,643
2012	D	+17.3%	213,120	149,672	366,700
2008	D	+16.1%	234,977	169,357	407,265
2004	D	+12.5%	219,539	170,377	394,191
2000	D	+25.3%	227,634	133,163	373,850
1996	D	+25.1%	202,284	115,643	344,683
1992	D	+10.7%	188,571	147,660	383,750
1988	R	−8.9%	168,732	202,014	373,818
1984	R	−18.4%	164,160	238,545	403,611
1980	R	−17.0%	139,961	203,951	377,347
1976	D	+0.5%	202,714	200,847	405,877
1972	R	−24.1%	170,515	279,277	450,767
1968	R	−3.5%	193,529	208,361	425,774
1964	D	+23.7%	263,182	162,209	425,848
1960	R	−5.7%	189,647	212,516	402,777
1956	R	−33.5%	124,215	249,107	373,322
1952	R	−33.0%	106,584	212,475	320,975
1948	R	−31.0%	68,021	134,011	212,989
1944	R	−25.3%	75,023	125,971	201,535
1940	R	−22.2%	71,654	112,710	184,892
1936	D	+4.9%	75,912	68,611	147,574
1932	D	+3.0%	60,664	56,976	121,572
1928	R	−13.3%	42,354	55,555	99,261
1924	R	−38.4%	14,259	35,677	55,846
1920	R	−51.0%	8,586	28,261	38,591
1916	R	−16.5%	8,043	11,301	19,754
1912	D	+21.5%	6,953	3,480	16,173
1908	R	−18.6%	4,911	7,376	13,227
1904	R	−9.7%	4,867	5,940	11,114
1900	R	−12.1%	3,972	5,091	9,250
1896	R	−20.8%	1,385	2,161	3,723
1892	D	+12.4%	1,756	1,353	3,243
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

13.3%

Irish

9.4%

German

5.7%

American

3.5%

Polish

3.1%

English

1.9%

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: 41.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.9%

85+

1.6%

2.3%

75–84

3.0%

5.0%

65–74

5.6%

6.9%

55–64

7.2%

6.5%

45–54

6.6%

6.4%

35–44

6.4%

6.3%

25–34

6.3%

4.1%

18–24

4.0%

8.1%

5–17

7.6%

2.7%

2.6%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$130,029

Congressional District 3 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 3$130,029

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

7.4%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 188.4%

Working age (18–64)6.8%

Seniors (65+)10.8%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

62.6%

speak English only

Spanish16.3%

Other Indo-European11.4%

Asian & Pacific Islander8.1%

Other languages1.6%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

42.6%

Non-Christian

10.3%

Other Christian

3.5%

Mainline Protestant

2.0%

Methodist

1.3%

Baptist

1.0%

Pentecostal & Holiness

0.9%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 38.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Covering Nassau County's North Shore suburbs, NY-3 has become a closely watched bellwether as cost-of-living pressures and public safety concerns reshaped voting patterns among its largely middle-class, college-educated electorate.

The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached twenty-five points in 2000; the Republican margin reached fifty-one points in 1920. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Its demographics — a population of 997,104, a 49% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $130,029 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 3, New York vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 3, New York voted Democratic by 1.0 points (D+1), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 458,000 votes cast, 227,988 went Democratic and 223,604 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 3, New York's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 3, New York as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 15 times, Republican 19 times, and other 0 times.

When did Congressional District 3, New York last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 3, New York voted Republican was 1988.

How many people live in Congressional District 3, New York?

Congressional District 3, New York has a population of 997,104 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 3, New York?

Median household income in Congressional District 3, New York is $130,029 — above the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.

What is the political history of Congressional District 3, New York?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 3, New York from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 19 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

New York 3rd Congressional District delivered D+1 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

Key facts

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Demographics

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