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Assembly District 97·New York

New York 97th State House District delivered R+12 in 2024.

One of downstate New York's most Republican-leaning assembly seats

1876 — 2024·38 elections
NY
Latest
R+12
in 2024
Archetype
Bellwether
since the recent cycles
Population
77,718
2024 ACS

New York 97th State House District, New York: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+12%. Republican peak: R+42 in 1956.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+12MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
BellwetherAkashic typology
Population
77,7182024 5-year
Median household income
$109,9592024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
62.4%2024 5-year
Black
10.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
20.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+28 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+42 in 1956MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 0 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
R
−11.7%
14,97618,99134,286
D
+1.7%
17,23216,63734,183
D
+6.2%
15,76313,84730,709
D
+6.7%
14,95613,05528,335
D
+5.9%
15,80914,03830,051
R
−0.7%
14,59214,80629,832
D
+17.2%
15,80611,01227,868
D
+20.3%
14,3509,18325,515
D
+5.9%
12,90311,27727,695
R
−14.4%
10,82814,50925,529
R
−22.0%
10,15815,91726,146
R
−22.7%
8,01913,42823,867
R
−3.4%
11,06511,84123,082
R
−28.8%
8,13214,72022,896
R
−4.7%
8,3999,29318,938
D
+27.6%
10,4965,95316,468
R
−9.8%
6,1787,52613,730
R
−42.1%
3,1557,74010,896
R
−29.3%
3,4296,2879,769
R
−21.3%
2,9704,6978,122
R
−18.3%
3,0554,4267,501
R
−14.6%
3,3864,5568,024
D
+0.9%
3,6093,5427,295
R
−2.2%
3,0343,1746,361
R
−22.9%
2,2213,5765,927
R
−32.1%
1,2822,7094,446
R
−36.2%
1,1502,5393,841
R
−5.9%
1,0161,1462,196
D
+22.3%
9645052,057
R
−10.0%
8951,1042,098
R
−0.5%
9659741,987
R
−2.0%
9149521,897
R
−17.6%
6829861,731
D
+12.4%
8616611,612
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
10.0%
Italian
8.7%
American
7.9%
German
4.9%
Polish
4.7%
English
2.3%
French
0.6%
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: 34.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.5%
2.2%
75–84
2.8%
4.0%
65–74
4.6%
5.7%
55–64
6.0%
5.5%
45–54
5.5%
5.7%
35–44
5.6%
5.9%
25–34
5.6%
4.7%
18–24
4.4%
10.7%
5–17
10.3%
4.5%
<5
4.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$109,959
Assembly District 97 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Assembly District 97$109,959
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
16.2%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1826.1%
Working age (18–64)12.5%
Seniors (65+)8.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
55.8%
speak English only
Other Indo-European23.1%
Spanish15.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander3.7%
Other languages2.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
33.0%
Non-Christian
21.9%
Other Christian
5.2%
Mainline Protestant
1.6%
Baptist
1.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.7%
Methodist
0.6%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 35.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

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.

The Democratic margin in New York 97th State House District has rarely exceeded twenty-eight points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded forty-two points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by twelve points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 62% non-Hispanic-white share, a 16% poverty rate, and a median household income of $109,959 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Assembly District 97, New York vote in 2024?
In 2024, Assembly District 97, New York voted Republican by 11.7 points (R+12), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 34,286 votes cast, 14,976 went Democratic and 18,991 went Republican.
What is Assembly District 97, New York's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Assembly District 97, New York as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 11 times, Republican 23 times, and other 0 times.
When did Assembly District 97, New York last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Assembly District 97, New York voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Assembly District 97, New York?
Assembly District 97, New York has a population of 77,718 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Assembly District 97, New York?
Median household income in Assembly District 97, New York is $109,959 — above the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of Assembly District 97, New York?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Assembly District 97, New York from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.