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New York 98th State House District
presidential margin
2008R+6.42012R+9.72016R+17.52020R+13.02024R+22.8
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+22.8
2024
median income$106,541U.S. $80,734 · NY $85,974
median age39.3U.S. 39.1 · NY 39.9
poverty rate10.3%U.S. 12.5% · NY 14.0%
bachelor’s+ (25+)35.7%U.S. 35.6% · NY 40.0%
non-english34.6%U.S. 22.3% · NY 30.9%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
Irish16.1%
Italian14.8%
German10.1%
Puerto Rican4.3%
Mexican2.3%
Dominican2.2%
African American†3.1%
Haitian0.8%
Jamaican0.7%
Asian Indian1.0%
Chinese0.8%
Filipino0.5%
religion

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

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

New York 98th State House District

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New York 98th State House DistrictTrumpR+22.8
2024
2024 presidential margin for New York 98th State House DistrictThe boundary of New York 98th State House District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+22.8), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.New York 98th State House District · R+22.8
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican61.1%40,280
Kamala HarrisDemocratic38.4%25,269
Jill SteinWrite-In0.5%333
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 2 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 (2 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for New York 98th State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Orange County, NYRepublicanR+8.4
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
38.4%Harris25,269
61.1%Trump40,280
0.5%Stein333
−22.8%
65,882
R
42.8%Biden27,059
55.8%Trump35,243
1.4%Jorgensen894
−13.0%
63,196
R
39.0%Clinton22,770
56.5%Trump32,989
4.4%Trump2,579
−17.5%
58,338
R
45.1%Obama23,525
54.9%Romney28,600
0.0%
−9.7%
52,125
R
46.2%Obama27,294
52.6%McCain31,094
1.2%McCain686
−6.4%
59,074
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: −22.8% in 2024.−22.8%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−6.4%
2012−9.7%
2016−17.5%
2020−13.0%
2024−22.8%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RKarl BrabenecState House · 98

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

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.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 22.8 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 9.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 22.8 points.

A population of 133,890, a 77% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $106,541 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Assembly District 12 and Assembly District 10.

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 12
New Jersey
89.5twin score
elasticity2024 margin% Evangelical≠ median age
Assembly District 10
New Jersey
87.2twin score
12-yr trend2024 marginelasticity≠ median age
Assembly District 101
New York
86.5twin score
elasticitypopulation scale% Evangelical≠ median age

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 98th State House District

counties it covers2
Orange CountyRockland County

Frequently asked questions

How did New York 98th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, New York 98th State House District voted Republican by 22.8 points (R+22.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 65,882 votes cast, 25,269 went Democratic and 40,280 went Republican.
How many people live in New York 98th State House District?
New York 98th State House District has a population of 133,890 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in New York 98th State House District?
Median household income in New York 98th State House District is $106,541 — above the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of New York 98th State House District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in New York 98th State House District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.