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New York 117th State House District
presidential margin
2008R+4.62012R+4.52016R+31.52020R+32.12024R+38.0
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+38.0
2024
median income$66,751U.S. $80,734 · NY $85,974
median age36.8U.S. 39.1 · NY 39.9
poverty rate13.2%U.S. 12.5% · NY 14.0%
bachelor’s+ (25+)25.7%U.S. 35.6% · NY 40.0%
non-english9.1%U.S. 22.3% · NY 30.9%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
Irish15.3%
German13.7%
English12.0%
Puerto Rican1.8%
Mexican0.9%
Dominican0.7%
African American†2.9%
African0.2%
Burmese0.4%
Chinese0.2%
religion

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

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

New York 117th State House District

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New York 117th State House DistrictTrumpR+38.0
2024
2024 presidential margin for New York 117th State House DistrictThe boundary of New York 117th State House District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+38.0), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.New York 117th State House District · R+38.0
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican68.8%35,646
Kamala HarrisDemocratic30.8%15,946
Jill SteinWrite-In0.5%244
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 5 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 (5 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for New York 117th State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Herkimer County, NYRepublicanR+36.2
Jefferson County, NYRepublicanR+23.6
Lewis County, NYRepublicanR+44.1
Oneida County, NYRepublicanR+21.1
St. Lawrence County, NYRepublicanR+17.9
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
30.8%Harris15,946
68.8%Trump35,646
0.5%Stein244
−38.0%
51,836
R
33.0%Biden16,890
65.0%Trump33,342
2.0%Jorgensen1,025
−32.1%
51,257
R
30.9%Clinton13,918
62.4%Trump28,084
6.6%Trump2,983
−31.5%
44,985
R
47.7%Obama19,496
52.3%Romney21,352
0.0%
−4.5%
40,848
R
46.4%Obama21,400
51.0%McCain23,540
2.6%McCain1,201
−4.6%
46,141
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: −38.0% in 2024.−38.0%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−4.6%
2012−4.5%
2016−31.5%
2020−32.1%
2024−38.0%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RKen BlankenbushState House · 117

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

AD-117 delivered a 23-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, reflecting the suburban and exurban Long Island electorate that has shifted steadily rightward over the past decade.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 38.0 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 5.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 38.0 points.

A population of 131,488, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,751 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Assembly District 120 and Assembly District 118.

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 120
New York
94.0twin score
12-yr trendpopulation scale2016–2024 trajectory
Assembly District 118
New York
92.0twin score
12-yr trend2016–2024 trajectory≠ Italian ancestry
Assembly District 121
New York
88.9twin score
population scaleelasticity2016 margin≠ French ancestry

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 117th State House District

counties it covers4
Jefferson CountyLewis CountyOneida CountySt. Lawrence County

Frequently asked questions

How did New York 117th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, New York 117th State House District voted Republican by 38.0 points (R+38.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 51,836 votes cast, 15,946 went Democratic and 35,646 went Republican.
How many people live in New York 117th State House District?
New York 117th State House District has a population of 131,488 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in New York 117th State House District?
Median household income in New York 117th State House District is $66,751 — below the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of New York 117th State House District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in New York 117th State House District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.