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State Senate District 8·New York

New York 8th State Senate District delivered R+8 in 2024.

One of New York's most reliably Republican legislative districts

1876 — 2024·38 elections
NY
Latest
R+8
in 2024
Archetype
Bellwether
since the recent cycles
Population
293,928
2024 ACS

New York 8th State Senate District, New York: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+8%. Republican peak: R+52 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+8MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
BellwetherAkashic typology
Population
293,9282024 5-year
Median household income
$136,6832024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
62.3%2024 5-year
Black
8.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
21.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+17 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+52 in 1920MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
2 counties · 0 D · 2 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).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−7.6%
67,94979,302148,408
D
+3.8%
77,31871,640150,709
R
−1.7%
62,97565,188133,189
D
+5.3%
60,58154,448116,481
D
+7.0%
68,81559,790129,717
D
+2.8%
63,64160,101125,822
D
+14.8%
64,07646,963115,909
D
+17.4%
55,67537,599104,067
D
+1.6%
49,12547,226116,747
R
−18.7%
43,92664,265109,048
R
−28.4%
39,86571,585111,711
R
−22.4%
34,64357,474101,718
R
−6.5%
49,30456,245106,192
R
−33.6%
36,27873,161109,678
R
−16.0%
37,22452,65696,750
D
+16.9%
52,56237,35990,019
R
−13.8%
34,96546,14881,207
R
−44.4%
19,31950,21869,537
R
−43.2%
15,26038,62954,089
R
−42.9%
9,19323,96634,444
R
−34.5%
10,09920,79430,970
R
−31.7%
9,97219,25429,295
R
−14.8%
9,96713,53524,064
R
−12.2%
8,67811,16420,328
R
−30.4%
5,57410,66116,711
R
−47.8%
2,3527,45310,673
R
−52.3%
1,7465,8577,853
R
−21.8%
1,6822,6394,380
D
+12.3%
1,5071,0363,832
R
−28.8%
1,0922,0603,359
R
−19.3%
1,2331,8433,167
R
−24.0%
1,0271,7012,812
R
−39.1%
4561,1061,661
R
−5.1%
7398251,674
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Italian
19.0%
Irish
14.4%
German
9.4%
Polish
3.8%
American
3.8%
English
3.5%
French
0.8%
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: 41.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
1.5%
2.3%
75–84
3.1%
5.0%
65–74
5.5%
7.2%
55–64
7.4%
6.6%
45–54
6.6%
6.1%
35–44
6.1%
6.1%
25–34
5.9%
4.4%
18–24
4.3%
8.1%
5–17
7.7%
2.7%
<5
2.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$136,683
State Senate District 8 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 8$136,683
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
6.0%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 186.6%
Working age (18–64)5.6%
Seniors (65+)8.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
72.9%
speak English only
Spanish15.2%
Other Indo-European7.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander3.5%
Other languages1.0%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
51.9%
Non-Christian
5.6%
Other Christian
3.1%
Mainline Protestant
2.6%
Methodist
1.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.0%
Baptist
0.7%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 34.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Covering a largely rural swath of the Southern Tier and Finger Lakes region, this district delivered a 26-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, making it a consistent outlier in an otherwise Democratic-leaning state.

The Democratic margin in New York 8th State Senate District has rarely exceeded seventeen points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded fifty-two points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by eight points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 62% non-Hispanic-white share, a 6% poverty rate, and a median household income of $136,683 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 8, New York vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 8, New York voted Republican by 7.6 points (R+8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 148,408 votes cast, 67,949 went Democratic and 79,302 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 8, New York's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 8, 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 9 times, Republican 25 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 8, New York last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 8, New York voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in State Senate District 8, New York?
State Senate District 8, New York has a population of 293,928 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 8, New York?
Median household income in State Senate District 8, New York is $136,683 — above the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of State Senate District 8, New York?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 8, New York from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 25 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.