New York 12th Congressional District (NY) — Elections 1876–2024

New York 12th Congressional District, New York: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+64%. Democratic peak: D+77 in 2016.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+64MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 698,4992024 5-year
Median household income: $103,9312024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 48.3%2024 5-year
Black: 13.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 24.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+77 in 2016MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+30 in 1920MIT Election Lab

NADLER, Jerrold LewisCongress 119 · Democratic

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: MALONEY, Carolyn Bosher (2021–2023), MALONEY, Carolyn Bosher (2019–2021), MALONEY, Carolyn Bosher (2017–2019), MALONEY, Carolyn Bosher (2015–2017)

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

2024 results by constituent county

1 counties · 1 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	+63.6%	228,813	48,834	283,190
2020	D	+74.5%	258,502	36,516	298,035
2016	D	+76.9%	248,202	27,833	286,751
2012	D	+68.8%	215,479	38,391	257,324
2008	D	+72.2%	245,250	38,540	286,174
2004	D	+65.3%	225,806	46,041	275,182
2000	D	+65.2%	194,838	35,199	244,770
1996	D	+66.2%	168,950	29,080	211,288
1992	D	+62.3%	178,385	36,223	228,100
1988	D	+53.3%	165,325	49,694	217,140
1984	D	+44.7%	162,687	61,848	225,765
1980	D	+36.2%	118,201	49,687	189,426
1976	D	+47.7%	144,648	50,455	197,545
1972	D	+32.9%	151,887	76,523	229,277
1968	D	+44.5%	158,951	58,066	226,932
1964	D	+61.3%	215,982	51,493	268,224
1960	D	+31.1%	177,854	93,136	272,445
1956	D	+11.5%	161,974	128,601	290,575
1952	D	+19.1%	191,496	128,721	328,007
1948	D	+18.8%	163,025	103,631	316,470
1944	D	+32.4%	218,303	110,874	331,262
1940	D	+23.9%	204,967	125,376	333,544
1936	D	+48.2%	221,677	74,716	304,889
1932	D	+39.1%	162,068	67,306	242,283
1928	D	+25.1%	135,984	79,901	223,573
1924	R	−1.6%	78,552	81,820	198,611
1920	R	−30.1%	57,976	117,888	199,080
1916	D	+9.9%	59,819	48,548	113,836
1912	D	+29.6%	71,226	27,052	149,027
1908	D	+1.5%	68,698	66,425	148,580
1904	D	+9.4%	81,323	66,444	157,779
1900	D	+8.3%	77,925	65,586	148,527
1896	R	−6.7%	58,137	67,026	132,128
1892	D	+26.8%	75,131	42,424	122,163
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.

Irish

7.1%

Italian

6.1%

German

5.7%

English

5.1%

American

4.5%

Polish

3.3%

French

2.0%

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: 38.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.9%

85+

1.6%

2.3%

75–84

3.5%

4.3%

65–74

5.4%

5.8%

55–64

5.9%

6.1%

45–54

6.0%

7.4%

35–44

7.3%

10.1%

25–34

10.8%

3.8%

18–24

4.8%

4.9%

5–17

4.8%

2.1%

2.0%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$103,931

Congressional District 12 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 12$103,931

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

16.5%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1820.8%

Working age (18–64)15.5%

Seniors (65+)19.1%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

63.1%

speak English only

Spanish19.2%

Other Indo-European8.2%

Asian & Pacific Islander7.5%

Other languages2.0%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

21.9%

Non-Christian

14.7%

Other Christian

9.6%

Mainline Protestant

2.9%

Baptist

1.7%

Methodist

1.0%

Pentecostal & Holiness

0.5%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 47.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

New York's 12th covers a dense swath of Manhattan and Brooklyn, producing presidential margins that rank among the most one-sided of any congressional district in the country, reflecting an exceptionally concentrated urban Democratic coalition.

The Democratic margin in New York 12th Congressional District reached its widest at seventy-seven points in 2016. The margin in 2024 was sixty-four points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $103,931, a 48% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 698,499 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 12, New York vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 12, New York voted Democratic by 63.6 points (D+64), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 283,190 votes cast, 228,813 went Democratic and 48,834 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 12, New York's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 12, New York as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 31 times, Republican 3 times, and other 0 times.

When did Congressional District 12, New York last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 12, New York voted Republican was 1924.

How many people live in Congressional District 12, New York?

Congressional District 12, New York has a population of 698,499 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 12, New York?

Median household income in Congressional District 12, New York is $103,931 — above the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.

What is the political history of Congressional District 12, New York?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 12, New York from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 31 went Democratic and 3 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

New York 12th Congressional District has voted Democratic in twenty-five straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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