New York 7th Congressional District (NY) — Elections 1876–2024

New York 7th Congressional District, New York: Urban anchor district. In 2024, voted D+36%. Democratic peak: D+63 in 2012.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+36MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Urban anchorAkashic typology
Population: 571,7122024 5-year
Median household income: $82,5752024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 33.2%2024 5-year
Black: 23.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 22.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+63 in 2012MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+38 in 1920MIT Election Lab

VELÁZQUEZ, Nydia M.Congress 119 · Democratic

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: CROWLEY, Joseph (2011–2013), CROWLEY, Joseph (2009–2011), CROWLEY, Joseph (2007–2009), CROWLEY, Joseph (2005–2007)

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

2024 results by constituent county

2 counties · 2 D · 0 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	+35.8%	121,569	56,456	181,826
2020	D	+51.1%	147,775	47,313	196,726
2016	D	+58.8%	134,488	33,047	172,619
2012	D	+62.9%	125,228	27,896	154,750
2008	D	+56.2%	126,072	35,043	162,111
2004	D	+48.1%	109,867	38,096	149,265
2000	D	+60.2%	105,933	24,550	135,172
1996	D	+59.6%	93,066	21,152	120,645
1992	D	+42.3%	88,026	32,829	130,473
1988	D	+27.8%	79,438	44,601	125,288
1984	D	+16.1%	80,358	57,962	138,775
1980	D	+10.9%	64,130	50,734	122,984
1976	D	+30.5%	92,050	48,800	141,626
1972	R	−4.4%	82,888	90,525	173,839
1968	D	+23.7%	104,212	62,364	176,286
1964	D	+43.0%	142,666	56,782	199,732
1960	D	+23.9%	128,417	78,761	207,784
1956	R	−0.7%	104,339	105,806	210,146
1952	D	+7.1%	118,536	102,499	224,471
1948	D	+13.5%	102,432	74,872	204,733
1944	D	+18.9%	128,271	87,288	216,572
1940	D	+20.2%	125,740	83,303	210,390
1936	D	+48.0%	128,267	43,811	176,111
1932	D	+37.8%	91,445	38,601	139,876
1928	D	+19.1%	71,161	47,712	123,035
1924	R	−17.1%	26,592	40,970	83,925
1920	R	−38.4%	19,177	47,700	74,199
1916	D	+0.8%	19,587	19,266	40,562
1912	D	+25.3%	17,178	7,642	37,637
1908	R	−8.3%	14,717	17,662	35,429
1904	D	+0.6%	16,494	16,285	34,296
1900	R	−0.4%	15,424	15,550	31,680
1896	R	−17.1%	11,289	16,188	28,635
1892	D	+16.4%	14,667	10,422	25,955
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

4.7%

Irish

3.8%

American

3.6%

German

2.6%

Polish

2.1%

English

1.8%

French

0.5%

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: 38.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.3%

2.0%

75–84

2.9%

4.3%

65–74

5.2%

5.8%

55–64

6.4%

5.9%

45–54

6.3%

7.0%

35–44

7.2%

8.0%

25–34

8.5%

3.7%

18–24

3.8%

7.7%

5–17

7.3%

3.1%

3.0%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$82,575

Congressional District 7 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 7$82,575

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

16.7%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1822.0%

Working age (18–64)14.6%

Seniors (65+)22.2%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

51.1%

speak English only

Spanish17.9%

Other Indo-European17.1%

Asian & Pacific Islander10.8%

Other languages3.0%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

25.5%

Non-Christian

15.2%

Other Christian

3.9%

Baptist

1.9%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.2%

Methodist

1.1%

Mainline Protestant

0.9%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 50.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Centered in Brooklyn, NY-07 posted a 49-point Democratic margin in 2024, reflecting a dense, majority-minority electorate where Republicans rarely mount competitive races.

The Democratic margin in New York 7th Congressional District has been steady. It reached its modern peak at sixty-three points in 2012; the 2024 margin was thirty-six points, still in line with the district's long pattern.

Its political identity is inseparable from its demographic profile: a 33% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $82,575, and the full diversity of a major metropolitan center.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 7, New York vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 7, New York voted Democratic by 35.8 points (D+36), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 181,826 votes cast, 121,569 went Democratic and 56,456 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 7, New York's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 7, 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 27 times, Republican 7 times, and other 0 times.

When did Congressional District 7, New York last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 7, New York voted Republican was 1972.

How many people live in Congressional District 7, New York?

Congressional District 7, New York has a population of 571,712 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 7, New York?

Median household income in Congressional District 7, New York is $82,575 — above the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.

What is the political history of Congressional District 7, New York?

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

New York 7th Congressional District has voted Democratic by double digits in every cycle this century.

Key facts

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