New York 40th State Senate District, New York: Urban anchor district. In 2024, voted D+19%. Republican peak: R+44 in 1956.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+19MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Urban anchorAkashic typology
- Population
- 662,6532024 5-year
- Median household income
- $118,9042024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 55.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 12.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 26.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+29 in 2020MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+44 in 1956MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 40, NYOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 182,771 | 124,676 | 309,411 | ||
| D | 198,664 | 108,993 | 311,188 | ||
| D | 172,535 | 98,258 | 281,939 | ||
| D | 154,445 | 102,406 | 260,028 | ||
| D | 167,860 | 106,324 | 276,495 | ||
| D | 148,236 | 114,076 | 266,459 | ||
| D | 141,945 | 97,500 | 249,480 | ||
| D | 127,584 | 84,982 | 230,525 | ||
| D | 118,681 | 102,852 | 252,415 | ||
| R | 108,155 | 133,479 | 243,674 | ||
| R | 100,750 | 152,479 | 253,929 | ||
| R | 82,284 | 130,650 | 236,417 | ||
| R | 110,004 | 133,982 | 245,682 | ||
| R | 95,086 | 167,736 | 263,516 | ||
| R | 106,432 | 125,211 | 247,897 | ||
| D | 148,706 | 91,538 | 240,523 | ||
| R | 103,206 | 135,707 | 239,327 | ||
| R | 62,572 | 162,395 | 224,966 | ||
| R | 67,611 | 141,159 | 209,791 | ||
| R | 56,992 | 105,409 | 172,901 | ||
| R | 63,727 | 103,134 | 167,310 | ||
| R | 65,676 | 107,841 | 173,978 | ||
| R | 73,133 | 79,293 | 155,021 | ||
| R | 60,017 | 66,872 | 130,708 | ||
| R | 47,312 | 65,552 | 115,623 | ||
| R | 18,774 | 50,838 | 79,479 | ||
| R | 17,049 | 45,566 | 66,734 | ||
| R | 13,813 | 20,875 | 35,400 | ||
| D | 13,086 | 9,818 | 32,856 | ||
| R | 11,525 | 18,309 | 31,412 | ||
| R | 11,451 | 15,866 | 28,311 | ||
| R | 10,478 | 13,684 | 24,790 | ||
| R | 7,551 | 12,745 | 21,141 | ||
| D | 10,374 | 8,975 | 20,419 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Italian
14.7%
Irish
11.4%
German
6.1%
American
5.3%
English
4.0%
Polish
2.9%
French
0.9%
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: 41.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$118,904
State Senate District 40 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 40$118,904
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
9.4%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.4%
Working age (18–64)8.5%
Seniors (65+)11.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
65.7%
speak English only
Spanish20.0%
Other Indo-European9.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander3.4%
Other languages1.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 40.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
New York's 40th State Senate District sits at the competitive edge of the state's political map, where a 2024 presidential margin of R+1.7 signals a true battleground constituency rather than a safe seat for either major party.
The Democratic margin in New York 40th State Senate District has been steady. It reached its modern peak at twenty-nine points in 2020; the 2024 margin was nineteen points, still in line with the district's long pattern.
Its political identity is inseparable from its demographic profile: a 55% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $118,904, and the full diversity of a major metropolitan center.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 40, New York vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 40, New York voted Democratic by 18.8 points (D+19), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 309,411 votes cast, 182,771 went Democratic and 124,676 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 40, New York's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 40, New York as a "Urban anchor" 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 40, New York last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 40, New York voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in State Senate District 40, New York?
State Senate District 40, New York has a population of 662,653 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 40, New York?
Median household income in State Senate District 40, New York is $118,904 — above the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of State Senate District 40, New York?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 40, New York from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Urban anchor" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.