New York 116th State House District, New York: Tossup district. In 2024, voted R+22%. Republican peak: R+48 in 1956.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+22MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- TossupAkashic typology
- Population
- 107,2992024 5-year
- Median household income
- $65,1782024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 85.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+41 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+48 in 1920MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Assembly District 116, NYOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 16,137 | 25,062 | 41,339 | ||
| R | 17,194 | 24,139 | 42,182 | ||
| R | 14,058 | 20,187 | 36,809 | ||
| D | 17,712 | 16,332 | 34,578 | ||
| D | 19,150 | 18,244 | 37,924 | ||
| R | 18,051 | 19,229 | 38,012 | ||
| D | 17,534 | 16,803 | 35,873 | ||
| D | 17,658 | 11,304 | 34,002 | ||
| D | 14,344 | 13,478 | 37,328 | ||
| R | 15,056 | 18,753 | 34,011 | ||
| R | 12,094 | 23,238 | 35,430 | ||
| R | 13,888 | 16,357 | 33,747 | ||
| R | 14,196 | 20,081 | 34,414 | ||
| R | 12,295 | 23,063 | 35,422 | ||
| R | 13,555 | 18,505 | 33,184 | ||
| D | 25,340 | 10,685 | 36,048 | ||
| R | 16,268 | 23,700 | 39,992 | ||
| R | 9,813 | 28,274 | 38,087 | ||
| R | 11,800 | 26,704 | 38,537 | ||
| R | 12,589 | 19,261 | 32,357 | ||
| R | 14,048 | 20,876 | 34,978 | ||
| R | 14,244 | 24,023 | 38,355 | ||
| R | 12,949 | 24,159 | 37,713 | ||
| R | 12,612 | 21,696 | 34,725 | ||
| R | 12,214 | 24,989 | 37,663 | ||
| R | 7,111 | 19,071 | 28,214 | ||
| R | 7,335 | 21,915 | 30,249 | ||
| R | 6,432 | 11,325 | 18,415 | ||
| R | 5,544 | 6,947 | 17,185 | ||
| R | 6,132 | 11,829 | 19,255 | ||
| R | 6,101 | 12,556 | 19,578 | ||
| R | 6,119 | 12,450 | 19,252 | ||
| R | 6,052 | 12,158 | 18,808 | ||
| R | 6,523 | 10,492 | 18,104 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
15.5%
English
13.7%
German
12.2%
Italian
7.4%
French
6.6%
American
6.1%
Polish
2.0%
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: 35.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$65,178
Assembly District 116 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Assembly District 116$65,178
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
14.7%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.5%
Working age (18–64)13.5%
Seniors (65+)10.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.5%
speak English only
Spanish3.0%
Other Indo-European3.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.1%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 67.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Assembly District 116 anchors the southwestern corner of Staten Island, where working-class homeowner neighborhoods have shifted steadily rightward over the past two decades, producing some of New York City's most consistent Republican margins at every level of the ballot.
The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached forty-one points in 1964; the Republican margin reached forty-eight points in 1956. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.
Its demographics — a population of 107,299, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $65,178 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Assembly District 116, New York vote in 2024?
In 2024, Assembly District 116, New York voted Republican by 21.6 points (R+22), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 41,339 votes cast, 16,137 went Democratic and 25,062 went Republican.
What is Assembly District 116, New York's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Assembly District 116, New York as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 6 times, Republican 28 times, and other 0 times.
When did Assembly District 116, New York last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Assembly District 116, New York voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Assembly District 116, New York?
Assembly District 116, New York has a population of 107,299 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Assembly District 116, New York?
Median household income in Assembly District 116, New York is $65,178 — below the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of Assembly District 116, New York?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Assembly District 116, New York from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 28 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.