New York 148th State House District, New York: Populist district. In 2024, voted R+36%. Republican peak: R+52 in 1956.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+36MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 142,1862024 5-year
- Median household income
- $61,4882024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 90.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+26 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+52 in 1956MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Assembly District 148, 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 | 20,051 | 42,485 | 62,932 | ||
| R | 21,148 | 42,302 | 64,895 | ||
| R | 16,934 | 37,690 | 58,420 | ||
| R | 22,008 | 31,437 | 54,579 | ||
| R | 24,820 | 33,720 | 59,571 | ||
| R | 23,041 | 37,864 | 62,160 | ||
| R | 23,129 | 34,754 | 60,695 | ||
| R | 22,603 | 24,690 | 57,131 | ||
| R | 17,454 | 26,951 | 62,256 | ||
| R | 20,676 | 36,743 | 57,899 | ||
| R | 17,049 | 44,572 | 61,810 | ||
| R | 21,411 | 32,217 | 58,133 | ||
| R | 22,896 | 35,962 | 59,184 | ||
| R | 17,650 | 41,187 | 59,012 | ||
| R | 20,212 | 32,750 | 56,184 | ||
| D | 37,346 | 21,856 | 59,261 | ||
| R | 22,910 | 42,202 | 65,149 | ||
| R | 15,206 | 48,265 | 63,471 | ||
| R | 17,550 | 47,725 | 65,358 | ||
| R | 18,630 | 35,613 | 55,524 | ||
| R | 19,318 | 38,570 | 58,043 | ||
| R | 19,989 | 44,224 | 64,462 | ||
| R | 20,244 | 39,409 | 60,815 | ||
| R | 19,124 | 35,107 | 56,100 | ||
| R | 15,902 | 43,157 | 60,653 | ||
| R | 9,591 | 33,891 | 49,820 | ||
| R | 11,001 | 30,720 | 44,409 | ||
| R | 11,394 | 17,259 | 30,216 | ||
| R | 9,172 | 9,709 | 28,098 | ||
| R | 11,192 | 19,335 | 32,438 | ||
| R | 9,143 | 20,603 | 31,619 | ||
| R | 11,655 | 19,679 | 32,876 | ||
| R | 11,609 | 19,039 | 31,807 | ||
| R | 10,576 | 15,808 | 30,257 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
23.0%
Irish
15.8%
English
15.1%
Italian
7.2%
Polish
6.3%
American
4.7%
French
1.3%
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: 41.5 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
$61,488
Assembly District 148 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Assembly District 148$61,488
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
17.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1823.5%
Working age (18–64)15.9%
Seniors (65+)14.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.4%
speak English only
Other Indo-European3.2%
Spanish1.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 65.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
AD-148 delivered a 37.7-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, placing it among the deepest-red state house seats in New York. Its political profile reflects a predominantly rural, small-town constituency far outside the state's major metropolitan centers.
The Democratic margin in New York 148th State House District peaked at twenty-six points in 1964. By 1968 the district had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was thirty-six points, the most Republican-leaning result in the district's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $61,488 sits well below state and national norms, and 17% 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 148, New York vote in 2024?
In 2024, Assembly District 148, New York voted Republican by 35.6 points (R+36), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 62,932 votes cast, 20,051 went Democratic and 42,485 went Republican.
What is Assembly District 148, New York's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Assembly District 148, 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 1 times, Republican 33 times, and other 0 times.
When did Assembly District 148, New York last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Assembly District 148, New York voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Assembly District 148, New York?
Assembly District 148, New York has a population of 142,186 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Assembly District 148, New York?
Median household income in Assembly District 148, New York is $61,488 — below the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of Assembly District 148, New York?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Assembly District 148, New York from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 33 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.