State Senate District 9 State Senate District (NY) — Elections 1876–2024

New York 9th 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: 212,8932024 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%	51,848	56,398	109,644
2020	D	+9.5%	60,747	50,055	111,991
2016	D	+6.2%	50,888	44,740	99,143
2012	D	+7.6%	46,374	39,727	87,044
2008	D	+8.4%	52,425	44,242	97,380
2004	D	+5.6%	49,496	44,178	94,733
2000	D	+19.5%	52,431	34,787	90,458
1996	D	+19.6%	46,511	30,154	83,445
1992	D	+5.9%	43,295	37,823	93,352
1988	R	−14.7%	38,321	51,696	90,762
1984	R	−23.9%	36,876	60,059	97,142
1980	R	−21.1%	31,806	51,104	91,313
1976	R	−4.1%	46,401	50,432	97,401
1972	R	−26.8%	38,735	67,215	106,175
1968	R	−8.0%	42,683	50,526	98,541
1964	D	+21.2%	58,615	38,131	96,843
1960	R	−10.4%	40,339	49,678	90,134
1956	R	−38.2%	25,531	57,047	82,578
1952	R	−40.1%	19,958	46,866	67,118
1948	R	−42.9%	10,800	28,233	40,636
1944	R	−34.0%	12,028	24,469	36,586
1940	R	−32.4%	11,210	22,011	33,290
1936	R	−12.0%	11,373	14,550	26,471
1932	R	−11.7%	9,461	12,033	22,077
1928	R	−27.3%	6,140	10,880	17,334
1924	R	−48.4%	2,194	7,021	9,963
1920	R	−56.5%	1,317	5,071	6,639
1916	R	−24.3%	1,292	2,131	3,456
1912	D	+13.3%	1,084	706	2,841
1908	R	−31.6%	748	1,499	2,379
1904	R	−21.5%	809	1,260	2,099
1900	R	−23.3%	663	1,072	1,756
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 9 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 9$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.

Anchored in the Southern Tier, this district posted an R+32.7 presidential margin in 2024, making it a consistent outlier in a state that trends heavily Democratic at the statewide level.

The Democratic margin in New York 9th 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 9, New York vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 9, New York voted Republican by 4.1 points (R+4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 109,644 votes cast, 51,848 went Democratic and 56,398 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 9, New York's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 9, 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 9, New York last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 9, New York voted Democratic was 2020.

How many people live in State Senate District 9, New York?

State Senate District 9, New York has a population of 212,893 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 9, New York?

Median household income in State Senate District 9, 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 9, New York?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 9, 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 9th State Senate District votes the way the country votes.

Key facts

Demographics

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