HarrisDemocratic35.7%28,752TrumpRepublican64.3%51,808OtherAll other candidates<0.1%55
R+28.6- Lead
- 23,056
- Total
- 80,615
- vs nation
- R+27.1
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President margin by year
Place winner margin
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
President results by year
Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries
BidenDemocratic36.6%29,834TrumpRepublican61.5%50,040OtherAll other candidates1.9%1,557
R+24.8- Lead
- 20,206
- Total
- 81,431
- vs nation
- R+29.3
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic31.0%22,326TrumpRepublican63.9%46,006OtherAll other candidates5.1%3,659
R+32.9- Lead
- 23,680
- Total
- 71,991
- vs nation
- R+35.0
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic37.9%25,484RomneyRepublican60.5%40,703OtherAll other candidates1.6%1,070
R+22.6- Lead
- 15,219
- Total
- 67,257
- vs nation
- R+26.5
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic38.7%27,841McCainRepublican59.8%43,052OtherAll other candidates1.5%1,046
R+21.1- Lead
- 15,211
- Total
- 71,939
- vs nation
- R+28.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic37.2%27,225BushRepublican61.1%44,761OtherAll other candidates1.7%1,218
R+24.0- Lead
- 17,536
- Total
- 73,204
- vs nation
- R+21.5
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
GoreDemocratic37.5%25,926BushRepublican56.8%39,306OtherAll other candidates5.7%3,916
R+19.3- Lead
- 13,380
- Total
- 69,148
- vs nation
- R+19.9
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic37.2%24,277DoleRepublican47.8%31,226OtherAll other candidates15.0%9,764
R+10.6- Lead
- 6,949
- Total
- 65,267
- vs nation
- R+19.2
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+28.6MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 142,8322024 5-year
- Population density
- 129 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 1,104 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $86,1202024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 91.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+13.2 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+60.4 in 1920MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Assembly District 144, NY · twin score 97.4
presidential history
Party record book
New York 147th State House District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1892–2020 (partial returns from 1876) · 37 presidential cycles · 37 with a vote-share denominator · 33 with a national benchmark
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Lyndon B. Johnson1964
56.6%
37,773 votes · D+13.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 38.7%
Republican
Dwight D. Eisenhower1956
78.8%
65,946 votes · R+57.7 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Warren G. Harding, 1920 · 75.8%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Lyndon B. Johnson1964
37,773votes
56.6% of the vote · D+13.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · 29,834 votes
Republican
Dwight D. Eisenhower1956
65,946votes
78.8% of the vote · R+57.7 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1952 · 58,281 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
Lyndon B. Johnson1964
−9.4pts D vs U.S.
Place D+13.2 · U.S. D+22.6 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Jimmy Carter, 1980 · −13.0 pts
Republican
Herbert Hoover1932
+55.7pts R vs U.S.
Place R+37.9 · U.S. D+17.8 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Alf Landon, 1936 · +55.1 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
RDave DiPietroState House · 147
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
U.S. House elections · 2 House
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
U.S. House
Each row is a county-allocated estimate of U.S. House votes for this district — county returns apportioned onto its boundary, not precinct-counted. “Vote lead” is the estimated local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
Assembly District 147 covers a heavily residential stretch of Staten Island where the 2024 presidential margin reached nearly 28 points, making it an outlier in an otherwise Democratic-dominant New York legislative map.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 13.2 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 60.4 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 3.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 28.6 points.
A population of 142,832, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $86,120 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Assembly District 144 and State House District 39.
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 144
New York
97.4twin score
elasticity% CatholicPolish ancestry
State House District 39
Pennsylvania
91.3twin score
% CatholicItalian ancestry% White≠ Polish ancestry
Assembly District 145
New York
89.4twin score
elasticity% CatholicPolish 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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Frequently asked questions
How did New York 147th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, New York 147th State House District voted Republican by 28.6 points (R+28.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 80,615 votes cast, 28,752 went Democratic and 51,808 went Republican.
When did New York 147th State House District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which New York 147th State House District voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in New York 147th State House District?
New York 147th State House District has a population of 142,832 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in New York 147th State House District?
Median household income in New York 147th State House District is $86,120 — above the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of New York 147th State House District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in New York 147th State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 36 went Republican.