State Senate District 46 State Senate District (NY) — Elections 1876–2024

New York 46th State Senate District, New York: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+16%. Democratic peak: D+50 in 1964.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+16MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 468,6172024 5-year
Median household income: $81,4672024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 70.4%2024 5-year
Black: 10.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 8.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+50 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+29 in 1920MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

3 counties · 2 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	D	+15.9%	123,536	89,243	215,898
2020	D	+21.7%	132,602	84,563	221,691
2016	D	+15.2%	109,167	78,677	200,870
2012	D	+23.4%	117,719	72,209	194,386
2008	D	+21.0%	125,462	81,234	210,781
2004	D	+15.0%	119,464	87,649	211,441
2000	D	+19.8%	116,647	76,110	204,286
1996	D	+27.3%	117,076	61,500	203,512
1992	D	+14.9%	108,708	75,263	224,693
1988	D	+12.5%	119,408	92,674	213,938
1984	R	−6.9%	102,169	117,405	220,424
1980	D	+7.2%	101,279	85,959	212,746
1976	R	−3.7%	102,101	110,169	215,351
1972	R	−15.8%	94,551	130,203	225,282
1968	D	+11.5%	112,867	88,605	210,795
1964	D	+49.5%	165,743	55,927	221,848
1960	D	+10.7%	129,222	104,166	233,569
1956	R	−25.9%	86,973	147,709	234,682
1952	R	−15.4%	100,559	137,283	238,389
1948	D	+3.3%	105,094	98,002	211,862
1944	D	+3.6%	106,165	98,746	205,486
1940	D	+6.6%	110,864	97,189	208,565
1936	D	+10.7%	104,830	84,247	193,240
1932	D	+9.0%	95,504	79,433	178,957
1928	R	−0.3%	83,309	83,886	170,561
1924	R	−16.0%	42,920	60,661	110,559
1920	R	−28.7%	38,507	72,505	118,262
1916	R	−12.6%	29,719	38,655	70,650
1912	R	−5.0%	24,338	27,567	64,718
1908	R	−14.7%	27,962	38,045	68,713
1904	R	−16.2%	26,943	37,736	66,550
1900	R	−13.3%	25,809	33,881	60,804
1896	R	−13.0%	23,670	30,944	55,821
1892	D	+1.4%	25,714	24,947	52,967
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.

Irish

17.2%

Italian

14.8%

German

12.6%

English

9.5%

Polish

5.3%

American

3.9%

French

3.6%

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: 39.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.8%

85+

1.5%

2.2%

75–84

3.0%

5.0%

65–74

5.6%

6.3%

55–64

6.6%

5.7%

45–54

5.7%

6.2%

35–44

6.3%

6.6%

25–34

6.6%

6.1%

18–24

6.2%

7.5%

5–17

7.0%

2.6%

2.5%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$81,467

State Senate District 46 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 46$81,467

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

13.3%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1816.3%

Working age (18–64)12.6%

Seniors (65+)11.4%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

86.9%

speak English only

Other Indo-European4.9%

Spanish4.2%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.8%

Other languages1.2%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

26.1%

Other Christian

5.9%

Non-Christian

4.1%

Mainline Protestant

3.5%

Baptist

1.5%

Methodist

1.5%

Pentecostal & Holiness

0.8%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 56.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

New York SD-46 covers part of Staten Island, the city's most Republican borough, where working-class homeowner communities and a large Italian-American population have pushed the district rightward relative to the rest of New York City.

The Democratic margin in New York 46th State Senate District reached its widest at fifty points in 1964. The margin in 2024 was sixteen points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $81,467, a 70% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 468,617 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 46, New York vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 46, New York voted Democratic by 15.9 points (D+16), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 215,898 votes cast, 123,536 went Democratic and 89,243 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 46, New York's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 46, 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 20 times, Republican 14 times, and other 0 times.

When did State Senate District 46, New York last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 46, New York voted Republican was 1984.

How many people live in State Senate District 46, New York?

State Senate District 46, New York has a population of 468,617 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 46, New York?

Median household income in State Senate District 46, New York is $81,467 — above the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.

What is the political history of State Senate District 46, New York?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 46, New York from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

New York 46th State Senate District has voted Democratic in ten straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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