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1876–2024
Assembly District 61·New York

New York 61st State House District has voted Democratic in thirteen straight presidential cycles.

One of New York's most Democratic assembly districts by presidential margin

1876 — 2024·38 elections
NY
Latest
D+14
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
108,693
2024 ACS

New York 61st State House District, New York: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+14%. Democratic peak: D+45 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+14MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
108,6932024 5-year
Median household income
$99,4952024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
53.5%2024 5-year
Black
12.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
21.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+45 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+31 in 1920MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
3 counties · 2 D · 1 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).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+13.7%
24,34618,38043,484
D
+26.0%
29,01016,94746,396
D
+30.3%
26,25513,72841,355
D
+36.5%
24,49511,27236,214
D
+35.0%
26,55312,70239,558
D
+26.6%
23,81813,71537,920
D
+37.3%
22,3749,81533,708
D
+38.5%
19,4798,04629,721
D
+25.3%
19,14910,75433,172
D
+15.5%
17,14112,51529,894
D
+8.1%
16,58814,09630,803
D
+5.9%
12,68711,14426,277
D
+21.5%
15,95510,27126,446
R
−4.6%
14,22015,60429,907
D
+17.6%
15,57910,64928,044
D
+42.1%
21,5958,77230,430
D
+16.5%
17,67112,65030,434
R
−8.5%
14,23716,88631,123
D
+4.4%
17,39915,91933,916
D
+11.0%
15,59312,10831,756
D
+20.4%
19,77813,04933,004
D
+18.0%
19,64513,61833,522
D
+44.7%
21,6198,01830,399
D
+35.6%
16,0857,30424,645
D
+20.1%
13,1998,68622,497
R
−3.6%
7,3207,99218,497
R
−30.6%
5,14810,46217,369
D
+9.2%
5,2234,3069,952
D
+30.0%
5,8762,23812,116
D
+1.3%
5,5585,40711,989
D
+7.8%
6,3935,41012,535
D
+7.5%
6,1095,23411,726
R
−8.3%
4,4845,34310,365
D
+25.3%
5,8393,4079,620
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Italian
14.7%
Irish
7.8%
American
4.5%
German
4.2%
Polish
3.1%
English
3.0%
French
0.9%
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: 39.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
1.4%
2.2%
75–84
3.1%
4.5%
65–74
5.4%
6.2%
55–64
6.6%
6.2%
45–54
6.4%
6.8%
35–44
6.9%
8.2%
25–34
8.5%
4.0%
18–24
4.3%
6.9%
5–17
6.6%
2.5%
<5
2.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$99,495
Assembly District 61 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Assembly District 61$99,495
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
14.1%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.9%
Working age (18–64)12.9%
Seniors (65+)16.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
62.6%
speak English only
Spanish14.6%
Other Indo-European11.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander8.4%
Other languages3.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
35.6%
Non-Christian
10.2%
Other Christian
6.0%
Mainline Protestant
1.8%
Baptist
1.4%
Methodist
0.6%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 43.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

AD-61 recorded a D+64.2 presidential margin in 2024, placing it among the most lopsided state house districts in New York. Its urban density and demographic composition consistently produce some of the state's widest electoral spreads.

The Democratic margin in New York 61st State House District reached its widest at forty-five points in 1936. The margin in 2024 was fourteen points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $99,495, a 54% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 108,693 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Assembly District 61, New York vote in 2024?
In 2024, Assembly District 61, New York voted Democratic by 13.7 points (D+14), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 43,484 votes cast, 24,346 went Democratic and 18,380 went Republican.
What is Assembly District 61, New York's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Assembly District 61, 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 29 times, Republican 5 times, and other 0 times.
When did Assembly District 61, New York last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Assembly District 61, New York voted Republican was 1972.
How many people live in Assembly District 61, New York?
Assembly District 61, New York has a population of 108,693 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Assembly District 61, New York?
Median household income in Assembly District 61, New York is $99,495 — above the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of Assembly District 61, New York?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Assembly District 61, New York from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 29 went Democratic and 5 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.