State Senate District 5 State Senate District (NY) — Elections 1876–2024

New York 5th State Senate District, New York: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+4%. Republican peak: R+57 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+4MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 336,8132024 5-year
Median household income: $146,2022024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 56.8%2024 5-year
Black: 11.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 18.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+21 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+57 in 1920MIT 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	−4.1%	82,028	89,225	173,465
2020	D	+9.5%	96,106	79,190	177,178
2016	D	+6.2%	80,508	70,782	156,851
2012	D	+7.6%	73,368	62,852	137,710
2008	D	+8.4%	82,940	69,994	154,063
2004	D	+5.6%	78,307	69,892	149,876
2000	D	+19.5%	82,950	55,035	143,112
1996	D	+19.6%	73,584	47,706	132,017
1992	D	+5.9%	68,496	59,840	147,690
1988	R	−14.7%	60,627	81,787	143,592
1984	R	−23.9%	58,341	95,018	153,686
1980	R	−21.1%	50,319	80,851	144,465
1976	R	−4.1%	73,410	79,787	154,096
1972	R	−26.8%	61,282	106,339	167,978
1968	R	−8.0%	67,528	79,936	155,899
1964	D	+21.2%	92,733	60,326	153,214
1960	R	−10.4%	63,820	78,594	142,598
1956	R	−38.2%	40,392	90,253	130,645
1952	R	−40.1%	31,574	74,145	106,185
1948	R	−42.9%	17,086	44,667	64,289
1944	R	−34.0%	19,030	38,712	57,881
1940	R	−32.4%	17,735	34,824	52,668
1936	R	−12.0%	17,993	23,019	41,879
1932	R	−11.7%	14,968	19,038	34,927
1928	R	−27.3%	9,714	17,213	27,423
1924	R	−48.4%	3,471	11,107	15,762
1920	R	−56.6%	2,083	8,023	10,503
1916	R	−24.3%	2,043	3,372	5,467
1912	D	+13.3%	1,714	1,117	4,495
1908	R	−31.6%	1,184	2,372	3,763
1904	R	−21.5%	1,280	1,993	3,320
1900	R	−23.3%	1,048	1,695	2,778
1896	—	No data	—	—	—
1892	—	No data	—	—	—
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

16.4%

Irish

11.6%

German

6.9%

American

3.7%

Polish

3.5%

English

2.3%

French

0.6%

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: 42.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.9%

85+

1.7%

2.4%

75–84

3.0%

5.1%

65–74

5.6%

7.0%

55–64

7.3%

6.5%

45–54

6.6%

6.2%

35–44

6.3%

5.9%

25–34

5.8%

4.2%

18–24

4.1%

8.4%

5–17

7.9%

2.7%

2.6%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$146,202

State Senate District 5 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 5$146,202

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

5.4%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 185.7%

Working age (18–64)5.0%

Seniors (65+)8.1%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

69.3%

speak English only

Spanish13.7%

Other Indo-European9.9%

Asian & Pacific Islander5.6%

Other languages1.5%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

46.5%

Non-Christian

9.2%

Other Christian

3.4%

Mainline Protestant

2.4%

Methodist

1.1%

Baptist

0.9%

Pentecostal & Holiness

0.9%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 35.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of D+45, this district ranks among the most heavily one-sided state senate seats in New York, reflecting dense urban concentration and a voter composition that consistently produces landslide results.

The Democratic margin in New York 5th State Senate District has rarely exceeded twenty-one points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded fifty-seven points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by four points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 57% non-Hispanic-white share, a 5% poverty rate, and a median household income of $146,202 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 5, New York vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 5, New York voted Republican by 4.1 points (R+4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 173,465 votes cast, 82,028 went Democratic and 89,225 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 5, New York's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 5, 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 10 times, Republican 22 times, and other 0 times.

When did State Senate District 5, New York last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 5, New York voted Democratic was 2020.

How many people live in State Senate District 5, New York?

State Senate District 5, New York has a population of 336,813 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 5, New York?

Median household income in State Senate District 5, New York is $146,202 — above the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.

What is the political history of State Senate District 5, New York?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 5, New York from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

New York 5th State Senate District votes the way the country votes.

Key facts

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