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New York 28th State House District
presidential margin
2008D+23.12012D+28.22016D+28.32020D+23.22024D+11.7
full record · 20082024
D+11.7
2024
median income$98,894U.S. $80,734 · NY $85,974
median age43.4U.S. 39.1 · NY 39.9
poverty rate9.5%U.S. 12.5% · NY 14.0%
bachelor’s+ (25+)36.1%U.S. 35.6% · NY 40.0%
non-english55.4%U.S. 22.3% · NY 30.9%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
Italian11.4%
Irish8.4%
American6.5%
Chinese8.8%
Asian Indian4.3%
Bangladeshi2.2%
Ecuadorian3.7%
Dominican3.3%
Mexican2.9%
Aztec0.8%
African American1.4%
Jamaican0.7%
Guyanese0.6%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Queens County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

New York 28th State House District

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New York 28th State House DistrictHarrisD+11.7
2024
2024 presidential margin for New York 28th State House DistrictThe boundary of New York 28th State House District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+11.7), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.New York 28th State House District · D+11.7
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala HarrisDemocratic55.0%28,281
Donald TrumpRepublican43.3%22,274
Jill SteinWrite-In1.7%876
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 1 county it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
County-level results (1 county) — table
2024 presidential result by county for New York 28th State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Queens County, NYDemocraticD+24.1
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
55.0%Harris28,281
43.3%Trump22,274
1.7%Stein876
+11.7%
51,431
D
60.9%Biden33,531
37.8%Trump20,777
1.3%Jorgensen715
+23.2%
55,023
D
62.1%Clinton28,803
33.8%Trump15,680
4.0%Trump1,872
+28.3%
46,355
D
64.1%Obama25,239
35.9%Romney14,126
0.0%
+28.2%
39,365
D
61.0%Obama26,993
37.9%McCain16,777
1.1%McCain502
+23.1%
44,272
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: +11.7% in 2024.+11.7%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+23.1%
2012+28.2%
2016+28.3%
2020+23.2%
2024+11.7%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DAndrew HevesiState House · 28

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Assembly District 28 spans a stretch of the Hudson Valley where suburban growth and shifting demographics have pushed presidential margins from single digits to double digits over the past three election cycles.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 28.3 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 11.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 11.7 points.

A population of 135,344, a 54% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $98,894 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Assembly District 37 and State House District 16.

The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Frequently asked questions

How did New York 28th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, New York 28th State House District voted Democratic by 11.7 points (D+11.7), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 51,431 votes cast, 28,281 went Democratic and 22,274 went Republican.
How many people live in New York 28th State House District?
New York 28th State House District has a population of 135,344 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in New York 28th State House District?
Median household income in New York 28th State House District is $98,894 — above the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of New York 28th State House District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in New York 28th State House District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.