New York 25th Congressional District (NY) — Elections 1876–2024

New York 25th Congressional District, New York: Urban anchor district. In 2024, voted D+17%. Democratic peak: D+43 in 1964.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+17MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Urban anchorAkashic typology
Population: 772,7932024 5-year
Median household income: $76,1252024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 70.0%2024 5-year
Black: 14.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 9.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+43 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+40 in 1920MIT Election Lab

MORELLE, JosephCongress 119 · Democratic

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: SLAUGHTER, Louise McIntosh (2017–2019), SLAUGHTER, Louise McIntosh (2015–2017), SLAUGHTER, Louise McIntosh (2013–2015), BUERKLE, Ann Marie (2011–2013)

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

2024 results by constituent county

2 counties · 1 D · 1 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	+17.5%	217,332	152,029	373,467
2020	D	+19.8%	228,427	151,493	388,589
2016	D	+13.7%	190,737	141,842	355,663
2012	D	+17.2%	196,280	137,494	340,880
2008	D	+16.9%	210,547	148,930	364,395
2004	D	+2.2%	176,359	168,506	351,032
2000	D	+5.8%	164,621	145,691	325,441
1996	D	+15.4%	167,853	118,995	317,333
1992	D	+1.8%	143,869	137,611	348,422
1988	R	−1.0%	156,491	159,611	318,702
1984	R	−16.5%	134,236	187,765	323,498
1980	D	+4.1%	145,194	132,238	313,756
1976	R	−11.0%	137,587	171,627	310,655
1972	R	−24.5%	122,131	201,837	324,673
1968	R	−1.2%	143,736	147,324	303,495
1964	D	+43.4%	209,697	82,776	292,743
1960	R	−3.1%	144,028	153,397	297,574
1956	R	−34.2%	92,825	189,467	282,292
1952	R	−18.8%	112,593	164,792	277,895
1948	R	−0.7%	112,567	114,209	234,444
1944	D	+2.1%	121,596	116,534	239,017
1940	D	+1.3%	122,787	119,654	243,557
1936	D	+8.3%	116,215	98,140	217,733
1932	R	−8.0%	85,276	100,647	192,847
1928	R	−15.6%	75,582	104,531	185,952
1924	R	−37.2%	30,072	84,687	146,842
1920	R	−39.8%	29,613	77,804	121,210
1916	R	−27.8%	22,999	41,752	67,525
1912	O	+1.3%	19,041	18,315	57,047
1908	R	−18.7%	23,950	35,600	62,421
1904	R	−28.1%	17,748	33,191	54,863
1900	R	−15.1%	20,983	28,937	52,667
1896	R	−20.4%	18,598	28,532	48,624
1892	R	−9.0%	19,181	23,258	45,181
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

16.2%

Italian

16.1%

Irish

14.2%

English

11.0%

Polish

4.6%

American

4.1%

French

1.9%

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: 39.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.8%

85+

1.6%

2.4%

75–84

3.1%

5.1%

65–74

5.8%

6.5%

55–64

7.0%

5.5%

45–54

5.9%

6.1%

35–44

6.4%

6.8%

25–34

6.9%

4.9%

18–24

4.8%

7.7%

5–17

7.4%

2.6%

2.5%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$76,125

Congressional District 25 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 25$76,125

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

13.6%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1818.7%

Working age (18–64)12.5%

Seniors (65+)10.8%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

87.5%

speak English only

Spanish5.8%

Other Indo-European3.7%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.0%

Other languages1.1%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

27.8%

Other Christian

8.0%

Non-Christian

5.7%

Mainline Protestant

3.4%

Methodist

2.3%

Baptist

2.0%

Pentecostal & Holiness

0.9%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

NY-25 centers on Rochester and its inner suburbs, where a majority-minority urban core and educated professional neighborhoods combine to produce some of the most lopsided Democratic margins in the state, topping 20 points in 2024.

The Democratic margin in New York 25th Congressional District has been steady. It reached its modern peak at forty-three points in 1964; the 2024 margin was seventeen points, still in line with the district's long pattern.

Its political identity is inseparable from its demographic profile: a 70% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $76,125, and the full diversity of a major metropolitan center.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 25, New York vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 25, New York voted Democratic by 17.5 points (D+17), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 373,467 votes cast, 217,332 went Democratic and 152,029 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 25, New York's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 25, 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 14 times, Republican 19 times, and other 1 times.

When did Congressional District 25, New York last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 25, New York voted Republican was 1988.

How many people live in Congressional District 25, New York?

Congressional District 25, New York has a population of 772,793 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 25, New York?

Median household income in Congressional District 25, New York is $76,125 — below the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.

What is the political history of Congressional District 25, New York?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 25, New York from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 19 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Urban anchor" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

New York 25th Congressional District has voted Democratic by double digits in every cycle this century.

Key facts

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