New York 23rd Congressional District (NY) — Elections 1876–2024

New York 23rd Congressional District, New York: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+3%. Republican peak: R+43 in 1924.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+3MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 1,220,8032024 5-year
Median household income: $68,9192024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 79.0%2024 5-year
Black: 9.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 5.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+41 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+43 in 1924MIT Election Lab

LANGWORTHY, NickCongress 119 · Republican

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: REED, Thomas W., II (2021–2023), SEMPOLINSKI, Joseph (2021–2023), REED, Thomas W., II (2019–2021), REED, Thomas W., II (2017–2019)

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

2024 results by constituent county

7 counties · 1 D · 6 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	R	−3.2%	277,646	296,241	580,560
2020	D	+1.1%	296,547	290,183	598,278
2016	R	−5.7%	239,552	270,227	538,419
2012	D	+6.8%	273,527	237,937	520,964
2008	D	+8.6%	300,626	252,127	561,528
2004	D	+3.3%	288,318	269,311	569,512
2000	D	+7.7%	279,475	237,611	545,854
1996	D	+15.2%	265,412	186,012	523,711
1992	D	+6.8%	228,586	189,381	575,641
1988	D	+0.5%	271,401	268,656	544,085
1984	R	−10.3%	260,326	320,048	581,862
1980	D	+1.1%	248,138	242,434	536,295
1976	R	−4.1%	270,268	293,727	567,500
1972	R	−16.6%	244,904	342,682	589,295
1968	D	+6.4%	279,317	243,029	563,405
1964	D	+40.6%	413,419	174,601	588,777
1960	D	+0.1%	309,682	309,138	619,290
1956	R	−34.7%	193,104	398,490	591,594
1952	R	−22.7%	226,431	359,390	587,006
1948	R	−5.6%	226,876	254,672	494,687
1944	R	−8.2%	229,624	270,955	502,270
1940	R	−10.5%	226,239	279,446	507,268
1936	R	−3.4%	224,087	239,988	472,543
1932	R	−13.2%	170,091	224,217	409,474
1928	R	−23.0%	155,270	252,164	420,501
1924	R	−42.7%	64,213	197,859	312,968
1920	R	−41.8%	65,129	176,445	266,034
1916	R	−12.4%	71,448	92,695	171,827
1912	D	+7.8%	54,927	43,074	151,613
1908	R	−16.6%	68,730	97,500	173,782
1904	R	−24.4%	57,565	97,176	162,450
1900	R	−15.1%	66,466	91,112	163,081
1896	R	−23.3%	56,159	91,626	152,479
1892	R	−10.0%	56,330	70,167	138,388
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.

German

20.3%

Irish

15.4%

Italian

12.5%

Polish

11.5%

English

10.1%

American

3.8%

French

1.6%

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: 41.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.8%

85+

1.6%

2.5%

75–84

3.2%

5.6%

65–74

6.1%

6.9%

55–64

7.2%

5.7%

45–54

5.8%

6.1%

35–44

6.1%

6.5%

25–34

6.4%

4.6%

18–24

4.5%

7.8%

5–17

7.4%

2.7%

2.6%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$68,919

Congressional District 23 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 23$68,919

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

14.8%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1819.9%

Working age (18–64)13.7%

Seniors (65+)11.3%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

90.5%

speak English only

Other Indo-European3.7%

Spanish2.9%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.5%

Other languages1.3%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

35.6%

Other Christian

6.9%

Mainline Protestant

3.3%

Baptist

3.0%

Methodist

2.9%

Non-Christian

2.8%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.6%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 42.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Stretching across dairy farms and small industrial towns from the Pennsylvania border toward the Finger Lakes, NY-23 has shifted from competitive to reliably Republican, posting a 12.8-point margin in 2024 after years of single-digit contests.

The Democratic margin in New York 23rd Congressional District has rarely exceeded forty-one points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded forty-three points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by three points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 79% non-Hispanic-white share, a 15% poverty rate, and a median household income of $68,919 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 23, New York vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 23, New York voted Republican by 3.2 points (R+3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 580,560 votes cast, 277,646 went Democratic and 296,241 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 23, New York's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 23, New York as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 13 times, Republican 21 times, and other 0 times.

When did Congressional District 23, New York last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 23, New York voted Democratic was 2020.

How many people live in Congressional District 23, New York?

Congressional District 23, New York has a population of 1,220,803 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 23, New York?

Median household income in Congressional District 23, New York is $68,919 — below the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.

What is the political history of Congressional District 23, New York?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 23, New York from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

New York 23rd Congressional District votes the way the country votes.

Key facts

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