New York 59th State House District, New York: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+43%. Democratic peak: D+65 in 2012.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+43MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 636,2242024 5-year
- Median household income
- $80,2632024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 37.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 27.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 19.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+65 in 1996MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+37 in 1920MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Assembly District 59, 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 | 145,365 | 56,564 | 206,405 | ||
| D | 170,036 | 49,023 | 220,898 | ||
| D | 154,863 | 34,099 | 194,767 | ||
| D | 146,133 | 30,112 | 178,176 | ||
| D | 145,911 | 36,717 | 183,705 | ||
| D | 124,502 | 40,411 | 166,306 | ||
| D | 120,281 | 23,357 | 149,226 | ||
| D | 104,499 | 19,681 | 130,513 | ||
| D | 99,410 | 32,238 | 140,609 | ||
| D | 87,982 | 43,266 | 132,734 | ||
| D | 89,095 | 55,621 | 145,245 | ||
| D | 69,844 | 48,427 | 125,982 | ||
| D | 101,392 | 46,111 | 148,357 | ||
| D | 93,749 | 90,397 | 184,616 | ||
| D | 118,265 | 59,942 | 187,360 | ||
| D | 165,570 | 55,435 | 221,336 | ||
| D | 156,321 | 79,177 | 236,278 | ||
| D | 134,821 | 111,322 | 246,143 | ||
| D | 158,653 | 107,998 | 271,562 | ||
| D | 140,205 | 79,902 | 262,029 | ||
| D | 183,323 | 95,237 | 280,052 | ||
| D | 179,551 | 95,384 | 276,958 | ||
| D | 178,496 | 51,460 | 235,552 | ||
| D | 124,309 | 46,548 | 185,919 | ||
| D | 97,768 | 59,383 | 164,361 | ||
| R | 38,418 | 57,269 | 120,565 | ||
| R | 28,918 | 70,763 | 111,755 | ||
| D | 30,372 | 29,194 | 62,244 | ||
| D | 26,533 | 12,388 | 59,151 | ||
| R | 23,392 | 28,961 | 57,194 | ||
| R | 27,043 | 27,379 | 56,891 | ||
| R | 25,683 | 26,347 | 53,152 | ||
| R | 18,587 | 26,385 | 46,824 | ||
| D | 24,215 | 17,046 | 42,644 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Italian
4.5%
American
4.1%
Irish
4.0%
German
2.8%
English
2.4%
Polish
2.1%
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: 36.5 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
$80,263
Assembly District 59 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Assembly District 59$80,263
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
19.1%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1826.1%
Working age (18–64)16.5%
Seniors (65+)24.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
55.4%
speak English only
Other Indo-European18.2%
Spanish14.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander8.3%
Other languages3.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 53.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Assembly District 59 recorded a 4.2-point Republican presidential margin in a state that tilted heavily Democratic statewide, signaling a constituency whose voting behavior diverges sharply from its broader regional context.
The Democratic margin in New York 59th State House District reached its widest at sixty-five points in 2012. The margin in 2024 was forty-three points — still decisive.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $80,263, a 38% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 636,224 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Assembly District 59, New York vote in 2024?
In 2024, Assembly District 59, New York voted Democratic by 43.0 points (D+43), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 206,405 votes cast, 145,365 went Democratic and 56,564 went Republican.
What is Assembly District 59, New York's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Assembly District 59, 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 28 times, Republican 6 times, and other 0 times.
When did Assembly District 59, New York last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Assembly District 59, New York voted Republican was 1924.
How many people live in Assembly District 59, New York?
Assembly District 59, New York has a population of 636,224 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Assembly District 59, New York?
Median household income in Assembly District 59, New York is $80,263 — below the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of Assembly District 59, New York?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Assembly District 59, New York from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 28 went Democratic and 6 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.