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New York 61st State House District
presidential margin
2008D+45.42012D+50.12016D+43.22020D+42.12024D+27.3
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+27.3
2024
median income$100,950U.S. $80,734 · NY $85,974
median age36.1U.S. 39.1 · NY 39.9
poverty rate16.8%U.S. 12.5% · NY 14.0%
bachelor’s+ (25+)48.0%U.S. 35.6% · NY 40.0%
non-english37.4%U.S. 22.3% · NY 30.9%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
Italian10.6%
Irish5.6%
American3.3%
Puerto Rican9.5%
Dominican7.7%
Mexican4.7%
African American†15.9%
Jamaican1.6%
African1.4%
Chinese6.4%
Asian Indian1.4%
Filipino0.7%
religion

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

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

New York 61st State House District

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New York 61st State House DistrictHarrisD+27.3
2024
2024 presidential margin for New York 61st State House DistrictThe boundary of New York 61st State House District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+27.3), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.New York 61st State House District · D+27.3
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic62.7%27,732
Donald TrumpRepublican35.4%15,668
Jill SteinWrite-In1.8%809
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 3 counties 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 (3 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for New York 61st State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Kings County, NYDemocraticD+43.0
New York County, NYDemocraticD+63.6
Richmond County, NYRepublicanR+29.3
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
62.7%Harris27,732
35.4%Trump15,668
1.8%Stein809
+27.3%
44,209
D
70.3%Biden35,028
28.2%Trump14,069
1.4%Jorgensen706
+42.1%
49,803
D
69.7%Clinton29,921
26.5%Trump11,360
3.8%Trump1,638
+43.2%
42,919
D
75.1%Obama28,518
24.9%Romney9,473
0.0%
+50.1%
37,991
D
72.2%Obama28,462
26.8%McCain10,569
0.9%McCain364
+45.4%
39,395
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: +27.3% in 2024.+27.3%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+45.4%
2012+50.1%
2016+43.2%
2020+42.1%
2024+27.3%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DCharles FallState House · 61

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

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.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 50.1 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 14.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 27.3 points.

A population of 138,191, a 36% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $100,950 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Assembly District 31 and Assembly District 89.

Political twins — state-house districts

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

Assembly District 31
New Jersey
93.5twin score
2008–2020 trajectory≠ Puerto Rican ancestry
Assembly District 89
New York
93.0twin score
12-yr trend2008–2016 trajectory≠ % Asian
Assembly District 29
New Jersey
92.9twin score
2008–2020 trajectory≠ 12-yr trend

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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Places within New York 61st State House District

counties it covers1
Richmond County

Frequently asked questions

How did New York 61st State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, New York 61st State House District voted Democratic by 27.3 points (D+27.3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 44,209 votes cast, 27,732 went Democratic and 15,668 went Republican.
How many people live in New York 61st State House District?
New York 61st State House District has a population of 138,191 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in New York 61st State House District?
Median household income in New York 61st State House District is $100,950 — above the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of New York 61st State House District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in New York 61st State House District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.