New York 18th Congressional District, New York: Tossup district. In 2024, voted a near-tie. Republican peak: R+55 in 1956.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- TiedMIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- TossupAkashic typology
- Population
- 742,1932024 5-year
- Median household income
- $96,8162024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 65.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 10.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 19.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+23 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+55 in 1956MIT Election Lab
D
RYAN, Patrick
−1 liberal+1 conservative
Predecessors: MALONEY, Sean Patrick (2021–2023), MALONEY, Sean Patrick (2019–2021), MALONEY, Sean Patrick (2017–2019), MALONEY, Sean Patrick (2015–2017)
Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).
Constituent county margins for Congressional District 18, 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 | 174,161 | 173,891 | 350,564 | ||
| D | 180,108 | 158,871 | 344,390 | ||
| R | 141,160 | 145,085 | 301,649 | ||
| D | 150,165 | 126,453 | 281,516 | ||
| D | 162,960 | 137,758 | 304,382 | ||
| R | 134,083 | 149,979 | 289,200 | ||
| R | 119,754 | 122,639 | 256,569 | ||
| D | 111,231 | 93,374 | 235,813 | ||
| R | 96,009 | 106,326 | 256,713 | ||
| R | 85,291 | 136,748 | 223,926 | ||
| R | 72,380 | 150,418 | 223,593 | ||
| R | 64,236 | 113,284 | 199,362 | ||
| R | 85,710 | 109,131 | 196,823 | ||
| R | 59,004 | 139,648 | 199,055 | ||
| R | 63,855 | 98,753 | 176,884 | ||
| D | 106,772 | 66,266 | 173,184 | ||
| R | 67,103 | 104,069 | 171,312 | ||
| R | 35,281 | 122,675 | 157,956 | ||
| R | 43,430 | 106,754 | 150,571 | ||
| R | 41,887 | 80,177 | 126,129 | ||
| R | 50,986 | 78,886 | 130,221 | ||
| R | 58,481 | 78,484 | 137,261 | ||
| R | 56,848 | 69,936 | 129,325 | ||
| R | 48,323 | 61,930 | 111,926 | ||
| R | 39,597 | 73,004 | 116,102 | ||
| R | 21,438 | 56,928 | 86,284 | ||
| R | 22,905 | 50,972 | 77,250 | ||
| R | 21,236 | 27,794 | 49,961 | ||
| R | 20,716 | 21,272 | 50,041 | ||
| R | 21,349 | 28,520 | 51,684 | ||
| R | 21,114 | 29,205 | 51,877 | ||
| R | 20,837 | 29,312 | 51,179 | ||
| R | 18,196 | 29,319 | 48,898 | ||
| R | 22,385 | 23,233 | 48,352 | ||
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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.
Irish
15.1%
Italian
14.7%
German
10.6%
English
6.2%
American
5.6%
Polish
3.5%
French
1.4%
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: 39.7 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
$96,816
Congressional District 18 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 18$96,816
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
11.4%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.8%
Working age (18–64)10.5%
Seniors (65+)11.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
76.6%
speak English only
Spanish12.2%
Other Indo-European8.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.6%
Other languages0.9%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 55.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Stretching across the mid-Hudson Valley, NY-18 blends small cities, river towns, and rural exurbs into one of New York's most competitive federal districts, where presidential margins have shifted repeatedly over the past three cycles.
The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached twenty-three points in 1964; the Republican margin reached fifty-five points in 1956. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.
Its demographics — a population of 742,193, a 66% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $96,816 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Congressional District 18, New York vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 18, New York voted a near-tie (Tied), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 350,564 votes cast, 174,161 went Democratic and 173,891 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 18, New York's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Congressional District 18, New York as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 6 times, Republican 28 times, and other 0 times.
When did Congressional District 18, New York last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 18, New York voted Republican was 2016.
How many people live in Congressional District 18, New York?
Congressional District 18, New York has a population of 742,193 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 18, New York?
Median household income in Congressional District 18, New York is $96,816 — above the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of Congressional District 18, New York?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 18, New York from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 28 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.