HarrisDemocratic59.4%33,487TrumpRepublican39.9%22,462OtherAll other candidates0.7%394
D+19.6- Lead
- 11,025
- Total
- 56,343
- vs nation
- D+21.0
modeled Census-place estimatereview required
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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
BidenDemocratic61.4%35,888TrumpRepublican36.6%21,424OtherAll other candidates2.0%1,182
D+24.7- Lead
- 14,464
- Total
- 58,494
- vs nation
- D+20.3
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic56.6%29,136TrumpRepublican38.4%19,798OtherAll other candidates5.0%2,579
D+18.1- Lead
- 9,338
- Total
- 51,513
- vs nation
- D+16.0
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic63.1%32,119RomneyRepublican35.0%17,822OtherAll other candidates1.8%922
D+28.1- Lead
- 14,297
- Total
- 50,863
- vs nation
- D+24.3
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic63.7%34,658McCainRepublican34.7%18,856OtherAll other candidates1.6%853
D+29.1- Lead
- 15,802
- Total
- 54,367
- vs nation
- D+21.8
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic61.9%33,935BushRepublican35.5%19,428OtherAll other candidates2.6%1,419
D+26.5- Lead
- 14,507
- Total
- 54,782
- vs nation
- D+28.9
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
GoreDemocratic61.8%32,484BushRepublican32.0%16,838OtherAll other candidates6.1%3,230
D+29.8- Lead
- 15,646
- Total
- 52,552
- vs nation
- D+29.3
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic59.3%30,377DoleRepublican27.2%13,916OtherAll other candidates13.6%6,952
D+32.1- Lead
- 16,461
- Total
- 51,245
- vs nation
- D+23.6
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+19.6MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 133,0952024 5-year
- Population density
- 2,506 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 53.1 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $69,3782024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 65.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 11.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 13.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+55.7 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+28.1 in 1924MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Assembly District 140, NY · twin score 93.8
presidential history
Party record book
New York 149th 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
77.8%
46,614 votes · D+55.7 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 63.7%
Republican
Dwight D. Eisenhower1956
57.7%
30,774 votes · R+15.4 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Warren G. Harding, 1920 · 57.4%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Lyndon B. Johnson1964
46,614votes
77.8% of the vote · D+55.7 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · John F. Kennedy, 1960 · 37,481 votes
Republican
Dwight D. Eisenhower1956
30,774votes
57.7% of the vote · R+15.4 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1972 · 26,979 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
Walter Mondale1984
+33.8pts D vs U.S.
Place D+15.6 · U.S. R+18.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Lyndon B. Johnson, 1964 · +33.1 pts
Republican
Herbert Hoover1932
+9.4pts R vs U.S.
Place D+8.4 · U.S. D+17.8 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Alf Landon, 1936 · +5.0 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
DJon RiveraState House · 149
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.
Its Democratic presidential margin was D+19.6 in 2024 and D+29.1 in 2008. Catholic adherents were the largest religious group at 46.5% in the 2020 US Religion Census.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 55.7 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 28.1 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 5.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 19.6 points.
A population of 133,095, a 65% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $69,378 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Assembly District 140 and Assembly District 143.
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 140
New York
93.8twin score
% CatholicPolish ancestry% unaffiliated≠ Puerto Rican ancestry
Assembly District 143
New York
90.7twin score
% Catholic% unaffiliatedPolish ancestry≠ Puerto Rican ancestry
Assembly District 142
New York
90.0twin score
% Catholic% unaffiliatedPolish ancestry≠ Puerto Rican 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 149th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, New York 149th State House District voted Democratic by 19.6 points (D+19.6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 56,343 votes cast, 33,487 went Democratic and 22,462 went Republican.
When did New York 149th State House District last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which New York 149th State House District voted Republican was 1956.
How many people live in New York 149th State House District?
New York 149th State House District has a population of 133,095 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in New York 149th State House District?
Median household income in New York 149th State House District is $69,378 — below the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of New York 149th State House District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in New York 149th State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 32 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.