State Senate District 1 State Senate District (NY) — Elections 1876–2024

New York 1st State Senate District, New York: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+10%. Republican peak: R+55 in 1956.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+10MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 730,7082024 5-year
Median household income: $130,6862024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 65.8%2024 5-year
Black: 7.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 22.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+16 in 1996MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+55 in 1956MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

1 counties · 0 D · 1 R

R+60

D+60

One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−9.9%	163,229	199,397	364,292
2020	R	−0.0%	181,953	182,064	368,543
2016	R	−6.8%	145,149	167,412	325,327
2012	D	+3.7%	145,210	134,729	283,787
2008	D	+6.0%	165,492	146,615	315,072
2004	D	+0.9%	150,860	148,014	305,012
2000	D	+11.4%	146,274	115,084	274,082
1996	D	+15.7%	125,034	87,156	241,260
1992	R	−1.5%	105,446	109,580	271,222
1988	R	−21.8%	95,133	148,631	245,624
1984	R	−32.3%	81,800	160,208	242,618
1980	R	−23.7%	71,605	122,391	214,729
1976	R	−8.8%	99,454	118,864	219,692
1972	R	−40.9%	63,246	151,119	214,845
1968	R	−25.5%	58,542	104,117	178,967
1964	D	+11.1%	86,243	68,933	155,360
1960	R	−18.7%	54,456	79,579	134,163
1956	R	−55.3%	23,076	80,134	103,210
1952	R	−49.3%	18,681	55,189	74,043
1948	R	−42.9%	13,898	36,063	51,701
1944	R	−35.4%	14,914	31,351	46,386
1940	R	−30.5%	16,166	30,425	46,720
1936	R	−18.8%	15,796	23,385	40,273
1932	R	−13.0%	14,708	19,220	34,635
1928	R	−34.3%	9,311	19,674	30,236
1924	R	−47.2%	4,787	15,022	21,707
1920	R	−48.9%	4,227	12,768	17,466
1916	R	−20.1%	4,022	6,085	10,278
1912	D	+11.6%	3,762	2,672	9,386
1908	R	−27.1%	2,807	5,104	8,467
1904	R	−18.1%	3,245	4,745	8,297
1900	R	−24.3%	2,727	4,577	7,598
1896	R	−39.1%	1,849	4,483	6,732
1892	R	−5.1%	2,996	3,343	6,783
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

Italian

20.6%

Irish

16.2%

German

11.0%

English

4.2%

Polish

4.0%

American

3.9%

French

1.0%

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: 41.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.8%

85+

1.4%

2.3%

75–84

3.1%

4.9%

65–74

5.4%

7.4%

55–64

7.5%

6.6%

45–54

6.6%

6.1%

35–44

5.9%

6.3%

25–34

6.0%

4.6%

18–24

4.4%

7.9%

5–17

7.6%

2.7%

2.6%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$130,686

State Senate District 1 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 1$130,686

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

6.4%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 187.1%

Working age (18–64)6.0%

Seniors (65+)8.9%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

75.2%

speak English only

Spanish16.1%

Other Indo-European5.9%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.1%

Other languages0.7%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

55.3%

Non-Christian

3.3%

Other Christian

2.9%

Mainline Protestant

2.8%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.1%

Methodist

1.1%

Baptist

0.5%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 33.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

New York 1st State Senate District in the Mid-Atlantic has, for decades, voted very close to the way the country has voted. Its margins are typically narrow, and the candidate who carries New York 1st State Senate District more often than not also wins the national popular vote.

The Democratic margin in New York 1st State Senate District has rarely exceeded sixteen points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded fifty-five points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by ten points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 66% non-Hispanic-white share, a 6% poverty rate, and a median household income of $130,686 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 1, New York vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 1, New York voted Republican by 9.9 points (R+10), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 364,292 votes cast, 163,229 went Democratic and 199,397 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 1, New York's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 1, New York as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 7 times, Republican 27 times, and other 0 times.

When did State Senate District 1, New York last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 1, New York voted Democratic was 2012.

How many people live in State Senate District 1, New York?

State Senate District 1, New York has a population of 730,708 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in State Senate District 1, New York?

Median household income in State Senate District 1, New York is $130,686 — above the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.

What is the political history of State Senate District 1, New York?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 1, New York from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

New York 1st State Senate District delivered R+10 in 2024.

Key facts

Demographics

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