New York 52nd State Senate District, New York: Populist district. In 2024, voted D+20%. Republican peak: R+53 in 1956.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+20MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 239,3082024 5-year
- Median household income
- $69,1062024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 79.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 4.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+29 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+53 in 1956MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 52, 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 | 65,166 | 43,138 | 109,794 | ||
| D | 65,069 | 41,527 | 109,024 | ||
| D | 55,247 | 38,635 | 101,526 | ||
| D | 56,549 | 36,685 | 95,988 | ||
| D | 62,858 | 39,581 | 104,316 | ||
| D | 58,656 | 45,148 | 106,395 | ||
| D | 51,852 | 39,779 | 99,844 | ||
| D | 49,819 | 33,189 | 95,511 | ||
| D | 50,497 | 34,845 | 107,294 | ||
| D | 50,715 | 47,221 | 98,690 | ||
| R | 42,685 | 58,010 | 101,099 | ||
| R | 34,748 | 39,949 | 87,761 | ||
| R | 37,619 | 49,264 | 87,634 | ||
| R | 34,243 | 55,489 | 89,941 | ||
| R | 32,932 | 44,679 | 82,108 | ||
| D | 53,686 | 29,594 | 83,351 | ||
| R | 31,832 | 54,693 | 86,575 | ||
| R | 19,501 | 63,897 | 83,397 | ||
| R | 21,951 | 61,695 | 83,802 | ||
| R | 21,842 | 43,488 | 67,567 | ||
| R | 26,071 | 42,996 | 69,227 | ||
| R | 26,660 | 46,299 | 73,320 | ||
| R | 24,938 | 41,621 | 67,705 | ||
| R | 20,833 | 36,733 | 58,840 | ||
| R | 17,551 | 44,309 | 63,136 | ||
| R | 10,037 | 34,474 | 47,889 | ||
| R | 10,177 | 30,219 | 42,192 | ||
| R | 10,142 | 14,390 | 25,897 | ||
| R | 8,485 | 8,761 | 23,688 | ||
| R | 9,342 | 14,981 | 25,664 | ||
| R | 9,335 | 15,503 | 26,035 | ||
| R | 9,608 | 14,967 | 25,762 | ||
| R | 8,529 | 15,048 | 24,469 | ||
| R | 9,020 | 12,555 | 23,604 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
15.0%
English
14.0%
German
13.0%
Italian
10.0%
American
5.0%
Polish
3.9%
French
2.0%
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: 35.8 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
$69,106
State Senate District 52 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 52$69,106
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
16.5%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.1%
Working age (18–64)17.5%
Seniors (65+)8.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
88.0%
speak English only
Other Indo-European4.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander3.8%
Spanish2.8%
Other languages0.8%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 64.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With a 2024 presidential margin of D+82, New York's 52nd Senate District ranks among the most lopsided in the nation, reflecting a dense, heavily urbanized electorate that delivers near-unanimous results cycle after cycle.
The Democratic margin in New York 52nd State Senate District peaked at twenty-nine points in 1964. By 1988 the district had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was twenty points, the most Democratic-leaning result in the district's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $69,106 sits well below state and national norms, and 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 52, New York vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 52, New York voted Democratic by 20.1 points (D+20), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 109,794 votes cast, 65,166 went Democratic and 43,138 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 52, New York's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 52, New York as a "Populist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 11 times, Republican 23 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 52, New York last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 52, New York voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in State Senate District 52, New York?
State Senate District 52, New York has a population of 239,308 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 52, New York?
Median household income in State Senate District 52, New York is $69,106 — below the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of State Senate District 52, New York?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 52, New York from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.