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New York 53rd State Senate District
presidential margin
2008R+4.92012R+4.12016R+19.42020R+15.82024R+20.6
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+20.6
2024
median income$71,306U.S. $80,734 · NY $85,974
median age41.4U.S. 39.1 · NY 39.9
poverty rate14.1%U.S. 12.5% · NY 14.0%
bachelor’s+ (25+)27.4%U.S. 35.6% · NY 40.0%
non-english10.5%U.S. 22.3% · NY 30.9%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
Irish15.4%
Italian14.8%
German14.6%
African American†4.3%
Somali0.2%
Puerto Rican2.2%
Mexican0.8%
Dominican0.8%
Burmese1.4%
Chinese0.3%
Asian Indian0.2%
religion

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

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

New York 53rd State Senate District

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New York 53rd State Senate DistrictTrumpR+20.6
2024
2024 presidential margin for New York 53rd State Senate DistrictThe boundary of New York 53rd State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+20.6), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.New York 53rd State Senate District · R+20.6
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican60.1%87,433
Kamala HarrisDemocratic39.5%57,427
Jill SteinWrite-In0.5%665
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 4 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 (4 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for New York 53rd State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Chenango County, NYRepublicanR+27.0
Herkimer County, NYRepublicanR+36.2
Madison County, NYRepublicanR+12.9
Oneida County, NYRepublicanR+21.1
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
39.5%Harris57,427
60.1%Trump87,433
0.5%Stein665
−20.6%
145,525
R
41.0%Biden60,266
56.8%Trump83,517
2.2%Jorgensen3,187
−15.8%
146,970
R
36.9%Clinton48,242
56.3%Trump73,616
6.8%Trump8,960
−19.4%
130,818
R
48.0%Obama58,259
52.0%Romney63,233
0.0%
−4.1%
121,492
R
46.4%Obama62,484
51.3%McCain69,138
2.3%McCain3,053
−4.9%
134,675
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: −20.6% in 2024.−20.6%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−4.9%
2012−4.1%
2016−19.4%
2020−15.8%
2024−20.6%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RJoe GriffoState Senate · 53

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

District 53 covers a stretch of suburban and semi-rural Suffolk County where Republican presidential candidates have run consistently strong, posting a 13-point margin in 2024 — a gap that shapes every competitive race down the ballot.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 20.6 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 4.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 20.6 points.

A population of 322,625, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $71,306 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 62 and State Senate District 20.

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 62
New York
91.6twin score
12-yr trendpopulation scale% Catholic≠ Scottish ancestry
State Senate District 20
Pennsylvania
88.1twin score
12-yr trendItalian ancestrypopulation scale≠ elasticity
State Senate District 46
Pennsylvania
86.7twin score
12-yr trendItalian ancestryPolish ancestry≠ French 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 53rd State Senate District

counties it covers4
Chenango CountyHerkimer CountyMadison CountyOneida County

Frequently asked questions

How did New York 53rd State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, New York 53rd State Senate District voted Republican by 20.6 points (R+20.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 145,525 votes cast, 57,427 went Democratic and 87,433 went Republican.
How many people live in New York 53rd State Senate District?
New York 53rd State Senate District has a population of 322,625 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in New York 53rd State Senate District?
Median household income in New York 53rd State Senate District is $71,306 — below the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of New York 53rd State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in New York 53rd State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.