New York 5th Congressional District, New York: Urban anchor district. In 2024, voted D+24%. Democratic peak: D+59 in 2012.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+24MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Urban anchorAkashic typology
- Population
- 1,067,9382024 5-year
- Median household income
- $86,1362024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 26.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 17.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 28.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+59 in 2012MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+43 in 1920MIT Election Lab
D
MEEKS, Gregory W.
−1 liberal+1 conservative
Predecessors: ACKERMAN, Gary Leonard (2011–2013), ACKERMAN, Gary Leonard (2009–2011), ACKERMAN, Gary Leonard (2007–2009), ACKERMAN, Gary Leonard (2005–2007)
Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).
Constituent county margins for Congressional District 5, NYOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 201,024 | 121,653 | 329,138 | ||
| D | 261,594 | 97,765 | 362,375 | ||
| D | 237,773 | 68,654 | 315,544 | ||
| D | 216,402 | 54,517 | 273,642 | ||
| D | 220,981 | 71,357 | 294,280 | ||
| D | 199,440 | 76,291 | 278,307 | ||
| D | 191,685 | 56,109 | 255,596 | ||
| D | 171,439 | 49,488 | 235,050 | ||
| D | 160,679 | 72,433 | 255,580 | ||
| D | 149,474 | 99,780 | 251,339 | ||
| D | 150,960 | 131,238 | 282,989 | ||
| D | 123,730 | 115,541 | 257,864 | ||
| D | 174,648 | 112,352 | 288,472 | ||
| R | 150,931 | 195,845 | 347,583 | ||
| D | 188,733 | 140,957 | 352,100 | ||
| D | 248,897 | 126,123 | 375,507 | ||
| D | 205,192 | 169,031 | 375,080 | ||
| R | 146,521 | 214,253 | 360,774 | ||
| R | 152,265 | 207,151 | 363,027 | ||
| R | 123,544 | 148,698 | 294,006 | ||
| R | 134,668 | 167,963 | 303,584 | ||
| R | 132,408 | 148,674 | 282,243 | ||
| D | 147,133 | 74,840 | 226,643 | ||
| D | 112,510 | 62,816 | 183,031 | ||
| D | 84,881 | 72,867 | 158,857 | ||
| R | 26,848 | 46,336 | 86,504 | ||
| R | 16,226 | 43,379 | 63,130 | ||
| R | 14,412 | 15,938 | 31,534 | ||
| D | 12,907 | 4,230 | 25,651 | ||
| D | 9,351 | 8,928 | 20,231 | ||
| D | 8,344 | 6,480 | 15,638 | ||
| D | 6,779 | 5,665 | 12,893 | ||
| R | 5,507 | 8,594 | 14,809 | ||
| D | 6,985 | 5,380 | 12,900 | ||
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Congressional elections · 17 Senate races
U.S. Senate
| 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
4.9%
Irish
3.6%
American
2.8%
German
2.3%
Polish
2.0%
English
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: 40.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$86,136
Congressional District 5 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 5$86,136
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
12.9%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.8%
Working age (18–64)11.6%
Seniors (65+)18.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
44.6%
speak English only
Spanish23.3%
Other Indo-European15.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander14.7%
Other languages2.0%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 45.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
New York's 5th delivered a 47-point presidential margin in 2024, anchored by majority-Black communities in southeast Queens and southern Nassau County that have produced some of the nation's most consistent Democratic vote shares for decades.
The Democratic margin in New York 5th Congressional District has been steady. It reached its modern peak at fifty-nine points in 2012; the 2024 margin was twenty-four points, still in line with the district's long pattern.
Its political identity is inseparable from its demographic profile: a 26% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $86,136, and the full diversity of a major metropolitan center.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Congressional District 5, New York vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 5, New York voted Democratic by 24.1 points (D+24), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 329,138 votes cast, 201,024 went Democratic and 121,653 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 5, New York's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Congressional District 5, New York as a "Urban anchor" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 24 times, Republican 10 times, and other 0 times.
When did Congressional District 5, New York last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 5, New York voted Republican was 1972.
How many people live in Congressional District 5, New York?
Congressional District 5, New York has a population of 1,067,938 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 5, New York?
Median household income in Congressional District 5, New York is $86,136 — above the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of Congressional District 5, New York?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 5, New York from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 24 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Urban anchor" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.