Assembly District 1 State House District (NY) — Elections 1876–2024

New York 1st State House District, New York: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+10%. Republican peak: R+55 in 1956.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+10MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 530,1622024 5-year
Median household income: $130,6862024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 65.8%2024 5-year
Black: 7.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 22.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+16 in 1996MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+55 in 1956MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

1 counties · 0 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	R	−9.9%	118,430	144,671	264,310
2020	R	−0.0%	132,015	132,096	267,395
2016	R	−6.8%	105,312	121,465	236,039
2012	D	+3.7%	105,357	97,752	205,900
2008	D	+6.0%	120,072	106,376	228,599
2004	D	+0.9%	109,455	107,390	221,300
2000	D	+11.4%	106,128	83,498	198,859
1996	D	+15.7%	90,718	63,236	175,045
1992	R	−1.5%	76,506	79,505	196,784
1988	R	−21.8%	69,024	107,838	178,211
1984	R	−32.3%	59,350	116,238	176,030
1980	R	−23.7%	51,953	88,800	155,795
1976	R	−8.8%	72,159	86,241	159,396
1972	R	−40.9%	45,888	109,644	155,880
1968	R	−25.5%	42,475	75,542	129,848
1964	D	+11.1%	62,573	50,014	112,721
1960	R	−18.7%	39,510	57,738	97,341
1956	R	−55.3%	16,743	58,141	74,884
1952	R	−49.3%	13,554	40,042	53,721
1948	R	−42.9%	10,084	26,166	37,511
1944	R	−35.4%	10,821	22,746	33,655
1940	R	−30.5%	11,729	22,075	33,898
1936	R	−18.8%	11,461	16,967	29,220
1932	R	−13.0%	10,671	13,945	25,129
1928	R	−34.3%	6,755	14,275	21,937
1924	R	−47.2%	3,473	10,899	15,749
1920	R	−48.9%	3,067	9,264	12,672
1916	R	−20.1%	2,918	4,415	7,457
1912	D	+11.6%	2,730	1,939	6,810
1908	R	−27.2%	2,036	3,704	6,143
1904	R	−18.1%	2,354	3,443	6,020
1900	R	−24.3%	1,979	3,321	5,512
1896	R	−39.1%	1,342	3,253	4,884
1892	R	−5.1%	2,174	2,426	4,921
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

Italian

20.6%

Irish

16.2%

German

11.0%

English

4.2%

Polish

4.0%

American

3.9%

French

1.0%

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: 41.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.8%

85+

1.4%

2.3%

75–84

3.1%

4.9%

65–74

5.4%

7.4%

55–64

7.5%

6.6%

45–54

6.6%

6.1%

35–44

5.9%

6.3%

25–34

6.0%

4.6%

18–24

4.4%

7.9%

5–17

7.6%

2.7%

2.6%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$130,686

Assembly District 1 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Assembly District 1$130,686

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

6.4%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 187.1%

Working age (18–64)6.0%

Seniors (65+)8.9%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

75.2%

speak English only

Spanish16.1%

Other Indo-European5.9%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.1%

Other languages0.7%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

55.3%

Non-Christian

3.3%

Other Christian

2.9%

Mainline Protestant

2.8%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.1%

Methodist

1.1%

Baptist

0.5%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 33.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored in upper Manhattan, this district has delivered double-digit Democratic presidential margins consistently over recent cycles, reflecting a dense, majority-minority electorate where turnout patterns shape statewide and local contest outcomes.

The Democratic margin in New York 1st State House District has rarely exceeded sixteen points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded fifty-five points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by ten points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 66% non-Hispanic-white share, a 6% poverty rate, and a median household income of $130,686 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Assembly District 1, New York vote in 2024?

In 2024, Assembly District 1, New York voted Republican by 9.9 points (R+10), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 264,310 votes cast, 118,430 went Democratic and 144,671 went Republican.

What is Assembly District 1, New York's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Assembly District 1, 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 7 times, Republican 27 times, and other 0 times.

When did Assembly District 1, New York last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Assembly District 1, New York voted Democratic was 2012.

How many people live in Assembly District 1, New York?

Assembly District 1, New York has a population of 530,162 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Assembly District 1, New York?

Median household income in Assembly District 1, New York is $130,686 — above the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.

What is the political history of Assembly District 1, New York?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Assembly District 1, New York from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

New York 1st State House District delivered R+10 in 2024.

Key facts

Demographics

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