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New York 97th State House District
presidential margin
2008D+4.12012D+6.62016D+8.42020R+12.32024R+27.6
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+27.6
2024
median income$90,740U.S. $80,734 · NY $85,974
median age27.5U.S. 39.1 · NY 39.9
poverty rate25.9%U.S. 12.5% · NY 14.0%
bachelor’s+ (25+)42.7%U.S. 35.6% · NY 40.0%
non-english44.2%U.S. 22.3% · NY 30.9%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
Irish11.3%
Italian9.9%
American9.0%
Dominican3.5%
Puerto Rican3.1%
Ecuadorian2.3%
African American†5.2%
Haitian3.8%
Jamaican1.0%
Asian Indian1.7%
Chinese0.7%
Filipino0.7%
religion

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

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

New York 97th State House District

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New York 97th State House DistrictTrumpR+27.6
2024
2024 presidential margin for New York 97th State House DistrictThe boundary of New York 97th State House District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+27.6), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.New York 97th State House District · R+27.6
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican63.4%33,066
Kamala HarrisDemocratic35.8%18,683
Jill SteinWrite-In0.8%443
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 97th State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Rockland County, NYRepublicanR+11.7
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
35.8%Harris18,683
63.4%Trump33,066
0.8%Stein443
−27.6%
52,192
R
43.3%Biden21,900
55.6%Trump28,102
1.0%Jorgensen525
−12.3%
50,527
D
52.5%Clinton23,088
44.0%Trump19,380
3.5%Trump1,529
+8.4%
43,997
D
53.3%Obama20,517
46.7%Romney17,994
0.0%
+6.6%
38,511
D
51.7%Obama21,770
47.6%McCain20,040
0.8%McCain334
+4.1%
42,144
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: −27.6% in 2024.flipped R · 2020−27.6%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+4.1%
2012+6.6%
2016+8.4%
2020−12.3%
2024−27.6%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DAron WiederState House · 97

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

Assembly District 97 backed the 2024 Republican presidential candidate by nearly 21 points, a margin that stands out sharply against the Democratic lean of the broader New York metro region.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 8.4 points in 2016 and a Republican high of 27.6 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 15.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 27.6 points.

A population of 136,329, a 68% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $90,740 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Assembly District 99 and Assembly District 23.

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 99
New York
87.6twin score
population scale% Evangelical12-yr trend
Assembly District 23
New York
72.6twin score
12-yr trend% Catholicpopulation scale≠ elasticity
State House District 20
Illinois
68.9twin score
12-yr trend% Catholicpopulation scale≠ median income

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 97th State House District

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Rockland County

Frequently asked questions

How did New York 97th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, New York 97th State House District voted Republican by 27.6 points (R+27.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 52,192 votes cast, 18,683 went Democratic and 33,066 went Republican.
When did New York 97th State House District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which New York 97th State House District voted Democratic was 2016.
How many people live in New York 97th State House District?
New York 97th State House District has a population of 136,329 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in New York 97th State House District?
Median household income in New York 97th State House District is $90,740 — above the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of New York 97th State House District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in New York 97th State House District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 2 went Republican.