Assembly District 9 State House District (NY) — Elections 1876–2024

New York 9th State House District, New York: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+7%. Republican peak: R+54 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+7MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 134,7592024 5-year
Median household income: $139,3152024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 60.8%2024 5-year
Black: 9.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 20.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+18 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+54 in 1920MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

2 counties · 0 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	R	−6.7%	31,614	36,176	68,418
2020	D	+5.4%	36,279	32,524	69,592
2016	D	+0.6%	29,796	29,454	61,532
2012	D	+5.9%	28,212	25,014	53,872
2008	D	+7.4%	32,002	27,576	60,072
2004	D	+3.6%	29,773	27,668	58,317
2000	D	+16.1%	30,431	21,666	54,280
1996	D	+18.0%	26,608	17,749	49,124
1992	D	+2.9%	23,873	22,285	55,064
1988	R	−17.5%	21,278	30,365	52,057
1984	R	−27.0%	19,677	34,257	54,057
1980	R	−22.0%	17,058	28,009	49,722
1976	R	−5.8%	24,476	27,483	52,271
1972	R	−31.3%	18,813	36,032	54,963
1968	R	−13.2%	19,818	26,309	49,339
1964	D	+18.4%	27,694	19,066	46,809
1960	R	−12.5%	18,658	24,002	42,712
1956	R	−42.0%	10,877	26,642	37,518
1952	R	−42.0%	8,555	21,016	29,688
1948	R	−42.9%	4,939	12,891	18,537
1944	R	−34.3%	5,455	11,180	16,676
1940	R	−32.0%	5,270	10,239	15,544
1936	R	−13.8%	5,297	7,036	12,615
1932	R	−12.0%	4,534	5,809	10,607
1928	R	−29.3%	2,924	5,440	8,577
1924	R	−48.0%	1,164	3,701	5,284
1920	R	−53.6%	810	2,830	3,767
1916	R	−22.5%	784	1,248	2,058
1912	D	+12.5%	689	467	1,769
1908	R	−29.6%	493	946	1,530
1904	R	−19.9%	550	832	1,418
1900	R	−23.8%	457	752	1,240
1896	R	−39.2%	151	367	551
1892	R	−5.2%	245	274	555
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

18.3%

Irish

13.6%

German

8.7%

American

3.8%

Polish

3.7%

English

3.1%

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: 41.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.9%

85+

1.6%

2.4%

75–84

3.0%

5.0%

65–74

5.5%

7.2%

55–64

7.4%

6.5%

45–54

6.6%

6.2%

35–44

6.1%

25–34

5.9%

4.4%

18–24

4.2%

8.2%

5–17

7.8%

2.7%

2.6%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$139,315

Assembly District 9 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Assembly District 9$139,315

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

5.8%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 186.3%

Working age (18–64)5.4%

Seniors (65+)8.5%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

71.9%

speak English only

Spanish14.8%

Other Indo-European8.1%

Asian & Pacific Islander4.0%

Other languages1.1%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

50.4%

Non-Christian

6.6%

Other Christian

3.2%

Mainline Protestant

2.6%

Methodist

1.1%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.0%

Baptist

0.7%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 34.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Assembly District 9 recorded a 32.7-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, placing it among the most reliably right-leaning state house seats in New York. Its political profile stands in sharp contrast to the Democrat-dominated chamber it sends members to.

The Democratic margin in New York 9th State House District has rarely exceeded eighteen points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded fifty-four points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by seven points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 61% non-Hispanic-white share, a 6% poverty rate, and a median household income of $139,315 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Assembly District 9, New York vote in 2024?

In 2024, Assembly District 9, New York voted Republican by 6.7 points (R+7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 68,418 votes cast, 31,614 went Democratic and 36,176 went Republican.

What is Assembly District 9, New York's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Assembly District 9, 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 10 times, Republican 24 times, and other 0 times.

When did Assembly District 9, New York last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Assembly District 9, New York voted Democratic was 2020.

How many people live in Assembly District 9, New York?

Assembly District 9, New York has a population of 134,759 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Assembly District 9, New York?

Median household income in Assembly District 9, New York is $139,315 — above the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.

What is the political history of Assembly District 9, New York?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Assembly District 9, New York from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

New York 9th State House District votes the way the country votes.

Key facts

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