New York 40th State House District, New York: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+24%. Democratic peak: D+59 in 2012.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+24MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 63,1462024 5-year
- Median household income
- $86,1362024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 26.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 17.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 28.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+59 in 2012MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+43 in 1920MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Assembly District 40, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 11,886 | 7,193 | 19,462 | ||
| D | 15,468 | 5,781 | 21,427 | ||
| D | 14,059 | 4,059 | 18,658 | ||
| D | 12,796 | 3,224 | 16,180 | ||
| D | 13,066 | 4,219 | 17,400 | ||
| D | 11,793 | 4,511 | 16,456 | ||
| D | 11,334 | 3,318 | 15,113 | ||
| D | 10,137 | 2,926 | 13,898 | ||
| D | 9,501 | 4,283 | 15,112 | ||
| D | 8,838 | 5,900 | 14,861 | ||
| D | 8,926 | 7,760 | 16,733 | ||
| D | 7,316 | 6,832 | 15,247 | ||
| D | 10,327 | 6,643 | 17,057 | ||
| R | 8,924 | 11,580 | 20,552 | ||
| D | 11,160 | 8,335 | 20,819 | ||
| D | 14,717 | 7,458 | 22,203 | ||
| D | 12,133 | 9,995 | 22,178 | ||
| R | 8,664 | 12,669 | 21,332 | ||
| R | 9,003 | 12,249 | 21,465 | ||
| R | 7,305 | 8,792 | 17,384 | ||
| R | 7,963 | 9,931 | 17,951 | ||
| R | 7,829 | 8,791 | 16,689 | ||
| D | 8,700 | 4,425 | 13,401 | ||
| D | 6,653 | 3,714 | 10,822 | ||
| D | 5,019 | 4,309 | 9,393 | ||
| R | 1,588 | 2,740 | 5,115 | ||
| R | 959 | 2,565 | 3,733 | ||
| R | 852 | 942 | 1,865 | ||
| D | 763 | 250 | 1,517 | ||
| D | 553 | 528 | 1,196 | ||
| D | 493 | 383 | 925 | ||
| D | 401 | 335 | 762 | ||
| R | 326 | 508 | 876 | ||
| D | 413 | 318 | 763 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Italian
4.9%
Irish
3.6%
American
2.8%
German
2.3%
Polish
2.0%
English
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: 40.7 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
$86,136
Assembly District 40 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Assembly District 40$86,136
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
12.9%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.8%
Working age (18–64)11.6%
Seniors (65+)18.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
44.6%
speak English only
Spanish23.3%
Other Indo-European15.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander14.7%
Other languages2.0%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 45.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Assembly District 40 sits in Staten Island's competitive middle ground, where a 1.7-point presidential margin signals an electorate that has shifted measurably rightward over the past decade while remaining genuinely contestable at the district level.
The Democratic margin in New York 40th State House District reached its widest at fifty-nine points in 2012. The margin in 2024 was twenty-four points — still decisive.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $86,136, a 26% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 63,146 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Assembly District 40, New York vote in 2024?
In 2024, Assembly District 40, New York voted Democratic by 24.1 points (D+24), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 19,462 votes cast, 11,886 went Democratic and 7,193 went Republican.
What is Assembly District 40, New York's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Assembly District 40, New York as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 24 times, Republican 10 times, and other 0 times.
When did Assembly District 40, New York last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Assembly District 40, New York voted Republican was 1972.
How many people live in Assembly District 40, New York?
Assembly District 40, New York has a population of 63,146 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Assembly District 40, New York?
Median household income in Assembly District 40, New York is $86,136 — above the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of Assembly District 40, New York?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Assembly District 40, New York from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 24 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.