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State Senate District 35·New York

New York 35th State Senate District has voted Democratic in nine straight presidential cycles.

One of New York's widest presidential margins outside the city

1876 — 2024·38 elections
NY
Latest
D+26
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
178,650
2024 ACS

New York 35th State Senate District, New York: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+26%. Republican peak: R+44 in 1956.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+26MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
178,6502024 5-year
Median household income
$118,9762024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
52.1%2024 5-year
Black
13.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
27.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+36 in 2020MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+44 in 1956MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 1 D · 0 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
D
+26.1%
51,36729,98681,819
D
+36.3%
55,83525,86582,628
D
+33.7%
48,77423,45375,174
D
+25.1%
43,03025,57769,419
D
+27.6%
46,78826,41773,814
D
+17.7%
41,07628,52770,727
D
+21.2%
38,96024,89066,446
D
+21.0%
35,08222,11061,630
D
+8.5%
32,93627,16267,702
R
−7.6%
30,35535,37666,302
R
−17.6%
28,63340,92569,751
R
−18.7%
23,25635,48365,255
R
−9.2%
30,94437,26568,677
R
−25.9%
27,59546,98374,778
R
−6.9%
31,08736,03771,627
D
+24.1%
43,55526,63770,274
R
−13.4%
30,63240,13170,887
R
−44.3%
18,73948,59267,331
R
−35.1%
20,25842,37362,936
R
−28.0%
17,09931,64551,935
R
−23.7%
19,22731,20950,571
R
−24.8%
19,67832,68352,485
R
−3.9%
22,08123,88846,744
R
−5.1%
18,12720,14939,457
R
−14.8%
14,46219,64734,945
R
−40.6%
5,53415,19523,774
R
−43.1%
5,01513,58519,896
R
−21.0%
4,0136,20010,433
D
+9.9%
3,7812,8319,599
R
−22.0%
3,2795,2619,011
R
−15.6%
3,2334,4868,020
R
−12.4%
2,9383,7996,921
R
−23.4%
2,1003,4565,796
D
+8.4%
2,8752,4055,565
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Italian
14.4%
Irish
10.8%
German
5.8%
American
4.7%
English
4.0%
Polish
2.7%
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: 41.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.9%
85+
1.8%
2.3%
75–84
3.1%
4.7%
65–74
5.4%
6.7%
55–64
7.1%
6.7%
45–54
6.9%
6.5%
35–44
6.6%
5.7%
25–34
5.7%
4.2%
18–24
4.3%
8.3%
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
$118,976
State Senate District 35 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 35$118,976
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
9.0%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1810.5%
Working age (18–64)8.3%
Seniors (65+)11.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
65.2%
speak English only
Spanish21.2%
Other Indo-European8.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander3.6%
Other languages1.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
41.7%
Non-Christian
7.1%
Other Christian
4.1%
Mainline Protestant
2.8%
Baptist
1.7%
Methodist
1.5%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 40.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

This upstate district delivered a 35.8-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, making it among the most reliably conservative constituencies in a state dominated at the statewide level by Democrats.

The Democratic margin in New York 35th State Senate District reached its widest at thirty-six points in 2020. The margin in 2024 was twenty-six points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $118,976, a 52% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 178,650 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 35, New York vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 35, New York voted Democratic by 26.1 points (D+26), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 81,819 votes cast, 51,367 went Democratic and 29,986 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 35, New York's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 35, New York as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 12 times, Republican 22 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 35, New York last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 35, New York voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in State Senate District 35, New York?
State Senate District 35, New York has a population of 178,650 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 35, New York?
Median household income in State Senate District 35, New York is $118,976 — above the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of State Senate District 35, New York?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 35, New York from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.