Assembly District 98 State House District (NY) — Elections 1876–2024

New York 98th State House District, New York: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+9%. Republican peak: R+52 in 1956.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+9MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 246,3482024 5-year
Median household income: $101,1522024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 62.1%2024 5-year
Black: 11.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 22.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+24 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+52 in 1956MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

2 counties · 0 D · 2 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).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−9.4%	48,263	58,351	107,125
2020	D	+0.5%	52,449	51,910	105,720
2016	R	−1.7%	44,040	45,644	93,730
2012	D	+6.0%	45,348	40,155	86,634
2008	D	+4.7%	48,280	43,911	93,065
2004	R	−7.5%	40,847	47,610	89,799
2000	D	+3.4%	39,862	37,092	80,300
1996	D	+12.2%	37,102	28,236	72,963
1992	R	−2.0%	31,898	33,446	78,444
1988	R	−21.6%	26,730	41,622	68,916
1984	R	−30.7%	23,648	44,666	68,524
1980	R	−23.2%	20,437	34,637	61,292
1976	R	−7.7%	27,755	32,412	60,603
1972	R	−37.1%	18,776	41,040	59,936
1968	R	−15.2%	20,018	27,926	52,124
1964	D	+24.1%	30,485	18,646	49,179
1960	R	−18.1%	19,227	27,726	47,006
1956	R	−51.7%	10,091	31,733	41,824
1952	R	−39.3%	11,973	27,578	39,665
1948	R	−27.2%	11,543	20,640	33,484
1944	R	−22.5%	13,054	20,661	33,803
1940	R	−16.4%	14,873	20,735	35,750
1936	R	−8.4%	15,049	17,864	33,606
1932	R	−11.6%	12,580	15,939	28,989
1928	R	−29.7%	10,140	19,111	30,155
1924	R	−42.5%	5,340	14,853	22,368
1920	R	−37.4%	5,544	12,755	19,289
1916	R	−12.6%	5,259	6,815	12,307
1912	D	+0.4%	4,876	4,824	12,057
1908	R	−16.4%	5,031	7,106	12,619
1904	R	−14.7%	5,077	6,897	12,388
1900	R	−13.8%	5,151	6,840	12,202
1896	R	−21.0%	4,418	6,852	11,586
1892	R	−0.7%	5,199	5,278	11,088
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

Irish

12.2%

Italian

11.2%

German

7.7%

American

5.9%

English

4.0%

Polish

3.7%

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: 36.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.6%

85+

1.2%

2.0%

75–84

2.5%

4.1%

65–74

4.6%

6.1%

55–64

6.2%

6.1%

45–54

6.1%

35–44

6.0%

25–34

5.7%

5.0%

18–24

4.8%

10.0%

5–17

9.5%

3.7%

3.6%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$101,152

Assembly District 98 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Assembly District 98$101,152

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

13.7%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1820.5%

Working age (18–64)11.3%

Seniors (65+)11.0%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

65.4%

speak English only

Other Indo-European15.9%

Spanish15.1%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.3%

Other languages1.3%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

27.5%

Non-Christian

13.1%

Other Christian

5.2%

Mainline Protestant

2.2%

Methodist

1.2%

Pentecostal & Holiness

0.8%

Baptist

0.7%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Assembly District 98 covers a suburban Long Island constituency that backed the 2024 Republican presidential ticket by nearly 23 points, a margin that has made it a consistent outlier in a state dominated by Democratic statewide performance.

The Democratic margin in New York 98th State House District has rarely exceeded twenty-four points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded fifty-two points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by nine points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 62% non-Hispanic-white share, a 14% poverty rate, and a median household income of $101,152 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Assembly District 98, New York vote in 2024?

In 2024, Assembly District 98, New York voted Republican by 9.4 points (R+9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 107,125 votes cast, 48,263 went Democratic and 58,351 went Republican.

What is Assembly District 98, New York's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Assembly District 98, 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 7 times, Republican 27 times, and other 0 times.

When did Assembly District 98, New York last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Assembly District 98, New York voted Democratic was 2020.

How many people live in Assembly District 98, New York?

Assembly District 98, New York has a population of 246,348 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Assembly District 98, New York?

Median household income in Assembly District 98, New York is $101,152 — above the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.

What is the political history of Assembly District 98, New York?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Assembly District 98, New York from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

New York 98th State House District delivered R+9 in 2024.

Key facts

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