State Senate District 2 State Senate District (NY) — Elections 1876–2024

New York 2nd 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: 202,4232024 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%	45,218	55,238	100,917
2020	R	−0.0%	50,405	50,436	102,095
2016	R	−6.8%	40,210	46,377	90,123
2012	D	+3.7%	40,227	37,323	78,615
2008	D	+6.0%	45,845	40,616	87,282
2004	D	+0.9%	41,792	41,003	84,495
2000	D	+11.4%	40,521	31,881	75,927
1996	D	+15.7%	34,637	24,144	66,835
1992	R	−1.5%	29,211	30,356	75,135
1988	R	−21.8%	26,354	41,174	68,043
1984	R	−32.3%	22,661	44,381	67,211
1980	R	−23.7%	19,836	33,905	59,485
1976	R	−8.8%	27,551	32,928	60,860
1972	R	−40.9%	17,521	41,863	59,517
1968	R	−25.5%	16,217	28,843	49,578
1964	D	+11.1%	23,891	19,096	43,038
1960	R	−18.7%	15,085	22,045	37,166
1956	R	−55.3%	6,393	22,199	28,592
1952	R	−49.3%	5,175	15,289	20,512
1948	R	−42.9%	3,850	9,990	14,322
1944	R	−35.4%	4,132	8,685	12,850
1940	R	−30.5%	4,478	8,428	12,943
1936	R	−18.8%	4,376	6,478	11,157
1932	R	−13.0%	4,074	5,324	9,595
1928	R	−34.3%	2,579	5,450	8,376
1924	R	−47.1%	1,326	4,161	6,013
1920	R	−48.9%	1,171	3,537	4,838
1916	R	−20.1%	1,114	1,686	2,847
1912	D	+11.6%	1,042	740	2,600
1908	R	−27.2%	777	1,414	2,346
1904	R	−18.1%	899	1,315	2,298
1900	R	−24.3%	756	1,268	2,105
1896	R	−39.1%	512	1,242	1,865
1892	R	−5.1%	830	926	1,879
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 2 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 2$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.

Anchored in the rural and small-town communities of the North Country, this district delivered a 21.5-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, making it a consistent outlier in a state dominated by Democratic statewide performance.

The Democratic margin in New York 2nd 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 2, New York vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 2, New York voted Republican by 9.9 points (R+10), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 100,917 votes cast, 45,218 went Democratic and 55,238 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 2, New York's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 2, 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 2, New York last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 2, New York voted Democratic was 2012.

How many people live in State Senate District 2, New York?

State Senate District 2, New York has a population of 202,423 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 2, New York?

Median household income in State Senate District 2, 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 2, New York?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 2, 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 2nd State Senate District delivered R+10 in 2024.

Key facts

Demographics

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