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New York 51st State Senate District
presidential margin
2008D+3.02012D+0.42016R+16.62020R+11.02024R+14.5
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+14.5
2024
median income$70,720U.S. $80,734 · NY $85,974
median age43.8U.S. 39.1 · NY 39.9
poverty rate14.7%U.S. 12.5% · NY 14.0%
bachelor’s+ (25+)31.8%U.S. 35.6% · NY 40.0%
non-english11.1%U.S. 22.3% · NY 30.9%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
Irish17.6%
German15.9%
Italian13.2%
Puerto Rican3.1%
Mexican1.1%
Dominican0.8%
African American†2.6%
Jamaican0.5%
Haitian0.3%
Chinese0.4%
Asian Indian0.3%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Delaware County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

New York 51st State Senate District

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New York 51st State Senate DistrictTrumpR+14.5
2024
2024 presidential margin for New York 51st State Senate DistrictThe boundary of New York 51st State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+14.5), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.New York 51st State Senate District · R+14.5
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican57.0%90,920
Kamala HarrisDemocratic42.4%67,707
Jill SteinWrite-In0.6%1,021
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 7 counties it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
County-level results (7 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for New York 51st State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Broome County, NYDemocraticD+0.4
Chenango County, NYRepublicanR+27.0
Delaware County, NYRepublicanR+19.6
Otsego County, NYRepublicanR+7.8
Schoharie County, NYRepublicanR+30.3
Sullivan County, NYRepublicanR+16.6
Ulster County, NYDemocraticD+18.4
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
42.4%Harris67,707
57.0%Trump90,920
0.6%Stein1,021
−14.5%
159,648
R
43.4%Biden68,419
54.4%Trump85,821
2.2%Jorgensen3,443
−11.0%
157,683
R
38.6%Clinton53,748
55.2%Trump76,881
6.1%Trump8,557
−16.6%
139,186
D
50.2%Obama64,388
49.8%Romney63,834
0.0%
+0.4%
128,222
D
50.2%Obama72,544
47.2%McCain68,196
2.5%McCain3,671
+3.0%
144,411
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: −14.5% in 2024.flipped R · 2016−14.5%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+3.0%
2012+0.4%
2016−16.6%
2020−11.0%
2024−14.5%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RPeter OberackerState Senate · 51

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

District 51 delivered a 21-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, making it an outlier in a state that trends heavily Democratic statewide. Its conservative lean reflects a largely rural and small-city electorate outside the major metro corridors.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 3.0 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 16.6 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 3.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 14.5 points.

A population of 322,945, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $70,720 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 20 and State Senate District 57.

Political twins — state-senate districts

The state-senate districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

State Senate District 20
Pennsylvania
89.8twin score
12-yr trend% Evangelicalelasticity≠ Polish ancestry
State Senate District 57
New York
87.0twin score
12-yr trendelasticitypopulation scale≠ Polish ancestry
State Senate District 46
Pennsylvania
86.8twin score
elasticity12-yr trendpopulation scale≠ Puerto Rican ancestry

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Places within New York 51st State Senate District

counties it covers7
Broome CountyChenango CountyDelaware CountyOtsego CountySchoharie CountySullivan CountyUlster County

Frequently asked questions

How did New York 51st State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, New York 51st State Senate District voted Republican by 14.5 points (R+14.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 159,648 votes cast, 67,707 went Democratic and 90,920 went Republican.
When did New York 51st State Senate District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which New York 51st State Senate District voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in New York 51st State Senate District?
New York 51st State Senate District has a population of 322,945 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in New York 51st State Senate District?
Median household income in New York 51st State Senate District is $70,720 — below the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of New York 51st State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in New York 51st State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 3 went Republican.