New York 17th Congressional District (NY) — Elections 1876–2024

New York 17th Congressional District, New York: Urban anchor district. In 2024, voted D+11%. Republican peak: R+44 in 1956.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+11MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Urban anchorAkashic typology
Population: 1,204,3132024 5-year
Median household income: $116,3412024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 57.4%2024 5-year
Black: 11.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 24.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+24 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+44 in 1956MIT Election Lab

LAWLER, MichaelCongress 119 · Republican

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: JONES, Mondaire (2021–2023), LOWEY, Nita M. (2019–2021), LOWEY, Nita M. (2017–2019), LOWEY, Nita M. (2015–2017)

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

2024 results by constituent county

4 counties · 2 D · 2 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	+11.2%	308,806	246,391	559,219
2020	D	+21.7%	338,012	216,404	560,644
2016	D	+20.4%	294,733	191,412	506,036
2012	D	+16.2%	268,501	192,782	467,069
2008	D	+17.8%	290,355	202,067	496,496
2004	D	+8.8%	258,072	215,712	481,201
2000	D	+16.6%	252,989	178,321	449,540
1996	D	+18.0%	227,840	153,134	414,476
1992	D	+5.5%	209,873	184,939	453,065
1988	R	−12.0%	188,043	239,693	431,257
1984	R	−21.6%	174,597	271,096	446,935
1980	R	−21.3%	142,054	230,291	413,792
1976	R	−8.9%	191,070	228,537	422,679
1972	R	−28.4%	159,060	285,557	445,725
1968	R	−7.5%	175,533	206,259	408,880
1964	D	+24.3%	242,037	147,298	389,780
1960	R	−13.4%	163,302	213,860	377,810
1956	R	−44.5%	96,477	251,068	347,545
1952	R	−34.7%	104,657	216,613	322,839
1948	R	−27.4%	88,698	161,678	266,145
1944	R	−22.9%	98,661	157,347	256,701
1940	R	−22.8%	102,879	163,958	267,757
1936	R	−3.6%	113,316	122,023	239,438
1932	R	−5.2%	93,265	103,711	202,677
1928	R	−17.1%	72,899	103,755	180,967
1924	R	−39.3%	30,735	80,281	126,136
1920	R	−41.6%	28,133	72,529	106,800
1916	R	−17.6%	23,235	33,385	57,725
1912	D	+11.0%	22,095	16,181	53,936
1908	R	−19.4%	19,816	29,965	52,321
1904	R	−13.6%	19,873	26,375	47,813
1900	R	−11.9%	18,321	23,432	42,771
1896	R	−23.9%	13,447	22,365	37,257
1892	D	+6.8%	18,217	15,785	35,923
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

13.5%

Irish

11.4%

German

6.1%

American

6.0%

English

3.8%

Polish

3.3%

French

0.8%

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: 40.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.8%

85+

1.7%

2.3%

75–84

3.0%

4.6%

65–74

5.2%

6.5%

55–64

6.9%

6.4%

45–54

6.5%

6.3%

35–44

6.3%

5.8%

25–34

5.7%

4.4%

18–24

4.3%

8.9%

5–17

8.4%

3.2%

3.0%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$116,341

Congressional District 17 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 17$116,341

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

10.9%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1814.4%

Working age (18–64)9.4%

Seniors (65+)10.6%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

64.3%

speak English only

Spanish18.4%

Other Indo-European12.2%

Asian & Pacific Islander3.4%

Other languages1.7%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

39.1%

Non-Christian

10.6%

Other Christian

4.2%

Mainline Protestant

2.4%

Baptist

1.5%

Methodist

1.2%

Pentecostal & Holiness

0.9%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 40.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Stretching from Rockland County north through the Hudson Valley, NY-17 has shifted measurably over recent cycles as suburban realignment reshapes its electorate, yet Democrats still carried it by 9.3 points in 2024.

The Democratic margin in New York 17th Congressional District has been steady. It reached its modern peak at twenty-four points in 1964; the 2024 margin was eleven points, still in line with the district's long pattern.

Its political identity is inseparable from its demographic profile: a 57% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $116,341, and the full diversity of a major metropolitan center.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 17, New York vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 17, New York voted Democratic by 11.2 points (D+11), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 559,219 votes cast, 308,806 went Democratic and 246,391 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 17, New York's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 17, 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 12 times, Republican 22 times, and other 0 times.

When did Congressional District 17, New York last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 17, New York voted Republican was 1988.

How many people live in Congressional District 17, New York?

Congressional District 17, New York has a population of 1,204,313 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 17, New York?

Median household income in Congressional District 17, New York is $116,341 — above the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.

What is the political history of Congressional District 17, New York?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 17, New York from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Urban anchor" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

New York 17th Congressional District has voted Democratic by double digits in every cycle this century.

Key facts

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