New York 118th State House District, New York: Populist district. In 2024, voted R+31%. Republican peak: R+43 in 1956.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+31MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 178,4302024 5-year
- Median household income
- $67,5742024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 86.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 6.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+34 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+43 in 1956MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Assembly District 118, 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 | 27,970 | 53,728 | 82,229 | ||
| R | 29,798 | 51,520 | 82,831 | ||
| R | 24,288 | 45,637 | 74,369 | ||
| R | 31,745 | 37,487 | 70,599 | ||
| R | 34,452 | 41,477 | 77,314 | ||
| R | 33,448 | 44,840 | 79,981 | ||
| R | 35,069 | 40,076 | 78,672 | ||
| D | 35,509 | 29,232 | 77,210 | ||
| R | 31,850 | 34,487 | 85,761 | ||
| R | 36,535 | 43,340 | 80,504 | ||
| R | 30,335 | 53,931 | 84,533 | ||
| R | 32,691 | 41,993 | 82,044 | ||
| R | 36,934 | 46,020 | 83,446 | ||
| R | 28,230 | 59,105 | 87,575 | ||
| R | 34,059 | 44,180 | 82,627 | ||
| D | 59,919 | 29,504 | 89,497 | ||
| R | 45,423 | 51,618 | 97,115 | ||
| R | 27,017 | 67,041 | 94,058 | ||
| R | 34,494 | 63,329 | 98,035 | ||
| R | 37,201 | 44,782 | 84,592 | ||
| R | 38,303 | 46,564 | 85,055 | ||
| R | 39,741 | 51,199 | 91,127 | ||
| R | 38,522 | 46,783 | 86,492 | ||
| R | 31,372 | 45,730 | 78,246 | ||
| R | 29,188 | 50,431 | 80,756 | ||
| R | 16,818 | 41,575 | 62,932 | ||
| R | 16,413 | 39,139 | 58,728 | ||
| R | 16,637 | 21,034 | 38,983 | ||
| R | 12,926 | 13,692 | 36,786 | ||
| R | 15,563 | 22,781 | 40,482 | ||
| R | 15,678 | 22,802 | 40,295 | ||
| R | 14,737 | 23,017 | 39,305 | ||
| R | 13,513 | 22,675 | 37,488 | ||
| R | 15,680 | 17,551 | 35,381 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
16.1%
Irish
15.6%
Italian
14.9%
English
10.9%
Polish
6.9%
American
6.1%
French
3.6%
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: 43.2 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
$67,574
Assembly District 118 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Assembly District 118$67,574
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
13.9%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.8%
Working age (18–64)12.9%
Seniors (65+)11.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.2%
speak English only
Other Indo-European3.4%
Spanish3.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 61.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Assembly District 118 delivered a 36.7-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, making it an outlier in a state that tilts heavily Democratic statewide. The district's rural character in upstate New York drives its distinct political profile.
The Democratic margin in New York 118th State House District peaked at thirty-four points in 1964. By 2000 the district had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was thirty-one points, the most Republican-leaning result in the district's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $67,574 sits well below state and national norms, and 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Assembly District 118, New York vote in 2024?
In 2024, Assembly District 118, New York voted Republican by 31.3 points (R+31), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 82,229 votes cast, 27,970 went Democratic and 53,728 went Republican.
What is Assembly District 118, New York's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Assembly District 118, New York as a "Populist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 2 times, Republican 32 times, and other 0 times.
When did Assembly District 118, New York last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Assembly District 118, New York voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Assembly District 118, New York?
Assembly District 118, New York has a population of 178,430 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Assembly District 118, New York?
Median household income in Assembly District 118, New York is $67,574 — below the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of Assembly District 118, New York?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Assembly District 118, New York from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 32 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.