New York 15th Congressional District (NY) — Elections 1876–2024

New York 15th Congressional District, New York: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+45%. Democratic peak: D+83 in 2012.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+45MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 589,6652024 5-year
Median household income: $48,6762024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 13.2%2024 5-year
Black: 32.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 55.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+83 in 2012MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+32 in 1920MIT Election Lab

TORRES, RitchieCongress 119 · Democratic

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: SERRANO, José E. (2019–2021), SERRANO, José E. (2017–2019), SERRANO, José E. (2015–2017), SERRANO, José E. (2013–2015)

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	+44.9%	109,838	41,209	152,817
2020	D	+67.5%	149,170	28,434	178,767
2016	D	+79.1%	148,445	15,866	167,702
2012	D	+83.4%	142,386	12,579	155,704
2008	D	+77.8%	141,987	17,497	160,062
2004	D	+66.3%	119,208	23,801	143,968
2000	D	+74.5%	111,572	15,214	129,311
1996	D	+75.3%	104,215	12,775	121,456
1992	D	+52.9%	94,461	26,575	128,219
1988	D	+47.7%	91,610	31,920	125,121
1984	D	+34.1%	93,653	45,883	140,066
1980	D	+33.3%	76,014	36,453	118,727
1976	D	+42.1%	100,232	40,650	141,622
1972	D	+10.6%	102,146	82,589	185,186
1968	D	+30.4%	116,434	59,737	186,589
1964	D	+49.5%	169,168	56,994	226,498
1960	D	+36.1%	163,629	76,561	241,058
1956	D	+14.4%	144,322	108,038	252,360
1952	D	+23.2%	164,745	101,538	272,318
1948	D	+26.4%	141,512	72,636	261,237
1944	D	+36.0%	189,111	88,635	279,153
1940	D	+35.3%	175,849	83,235	262,014
1936	D	+61.7%	176,140	39,101	221,975
1932	D	+51.2%	118,090	32,148	167,868
1928	D	+39.0%	97,705	41,403	144,374
1924	R	−3.1%	30,575	33,405	90,943
1920	R	−32.2%	19,200	44,515	78,633
1916	D	+7.2%	20,094	17,184	40,382
1912	—	No data	—	—	—
1908	—	No data	—	—	—
1904	—	No data	—	—	—
1900	—	No data	—	—	—
1896	—	No data	—	—	—
1892	—	No data	—	—	—
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.

American

3.4%

Italian

2.5%

Irish

1.7%

German

0.9%

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: 36.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.6%

85+

1.2%

1.7%

75–84

2.8%

3.6%

65–74

4.7%

5.5%

55–64

6.5%

5.5%

45–54

6.4%

6.1%

35–44

6.8%

7.2%

25–34

7.7%

4.8%

18–24

4.7%

9.0%

5–17

8.7%

3.3%

3.2%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$48,676

Congressional District 15 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 15$48,676

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

27.8%

Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.

Children under 1835.9%

Working age (18–64)24.9%

Seniors (65+)28.9%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

43.0%

speak English only

Spanish45.1%

Other Indo-European5.8%

Other languages4.9%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.3%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

23.0%

Non-Christian

8.7%

Other Christian

3.3%

Baptist

1.3%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.2%

Mainline Protestant

0.7%

Methodist

0.5%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 61.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored in the South Bronx, NY-15 has returned presidential margins above D+40 in recent cycles, reflecting a dense, majority-minority urban electorate where turnout patterns and candidate strength matter more than partisan competition.

The Democratic margin in New York 15th Congressional District reached its widest at eighty-three points in 2012. The margin in 2024 was forty-five points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $48,676, a 13% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 589,665 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 15, New York vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 15, New York voted Democratic by 44.9 points (D+45), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 152,817 votes cast, 109,838 went Democratic and 41,209 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 15, New York's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 15, 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 26 times, Republican 2 times, and other 0 times.

When did Congressional District 15, New York last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 15, New York voted Republican was 1924.

How many people live in Congressional District 15, New York?

Congressional District 15, New York has a population of 589,665 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 15, New York?

Median household income in Congressional District 15, New York is $48,676 — below the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.

What is the political history of Congressional District 15, New York?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 15, New York from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 26 went Democratic and 2 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

New York 15th Congressional District has voted Democratic in twenty-five straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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