New York 17th State House District, New York: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+4%. Republican peak: R+57 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+4MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- BellwetherAkashic typology
- Population
- 81,5682024 5-year
- Median household income
- $146,2022024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 56.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 11.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 18.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+21 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+57 in 1920MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Assembly District 17, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 19,865 | 21,608 | 42,009 | ||
| D | 23,275 | 19,178 | 42,908 | ||
| D | 19,497 | 17,142 | 37,986 | ||
| D | 17,768 | 15,221 | 33,350 | ||
| D | 20,086 | 16,951 | 37,310 | ||
| D | 18,964 | 16,926 | 36,296 | ||
| D | 20,088 | 13,328 | 34,658 | ||
| D | 17,820 | 11,553 | 31,971 | ||
| D | 16,588 | 14,492 | 35,767 | ||
| R | 14,682 | 19,807 | 34,775 | ||
| R | 14,129 | 23,011 | 37,219 | ||
| R | 12,186 | 19,580 | 34,986 | ||
| R | 17,778 | 19,322 | 37,318 | ||
| R | 14,841 | 25,753 | 40,680 | ||
| R | 16,354 | 19,359 | 37,755 | ||
| D | 22,458 | 14,609 | 37,105 | ||
| R | 15,456 | 19,034 | 34,534 | ||
| R | 9,782 | 21,857 | 31,639 | ||
| R | 7,647 | 17,956 | 25,716 | ||
| R | 4,138 | 10,817 | 15,569 | ||
| R | 4,609 | 9,375 | 14,017 | ||
| R | 4,295 | 8,433 | 12,755 | ||
| R | 4,357 | 5,575 | 10,142 | ||
| R | 3,625 | 4,610 | 8,459 | ||
| R | 2,353 | 4,169 | 6,641 | ||
| R | 841 | 2,690 | 3,817 | ||
| R | 505 | 1,943 | 2,544 | ||
| R | 495 | 817 | 1,324 | ||
| D | 415 | 270 | 1,089 | ||
| R | 287 | 574 | 911 | ||
| R | 310 | 483 | 804 | ||
| R | 254 | 411 | 673 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Italian
16.4%
Irish
11.6%
German
6.9%
American
3.7%
Polish
3.5%
English
2.3%
French
0.6%
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: 42.0 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
$146,202
Assembly District 17 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Assembly District 17$146,202
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
5.4%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 185.7%
Working age (18–64)5.0%
Seniors (65+)8.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
69.3%
speak English only
Spanish13.7%
Other Indo-European9.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander5.6%
Other languages1.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 35.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With a 2024 presidential margin of R+27.1, this Staten Island-based district sits well outside the Democratic strongholds that dominate most of the state legislature, making it a consistent outlier in Albany's political math.
The Democratic margin in New York 17th State House District has rarely exceeded twenty-one points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded fifty-seven points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by four points.
Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 57% non-Hispanic-white share, a 5% poverty rate, and a median household income of $146,202 — all within the broad national range.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Assembly District 17, New York vote in 2024?
In 2024, Assembly District 17, New York voted Republican by 4.1 points (R+4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 42,009 votes cast, 19,865 went Democratic and 21,608 went Republican.
What is Assembly District 17, New York's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Assembly District 17, 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 22 times, and other 0 times.
When did Assembly District 17, New York last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Assembly District 17, New York voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Assembly District 17, New York?
Assembly District 17, New York has a population of 81,568 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Assembly District 17, New York?
Median household income in Assembly District 17, New York is $146,202 — above the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of Assembly District 17, New York?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Assembly District 17, New York from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.