New York 57th State Senate District, New York: Populist district. In 2024, voted R+32%. Republican peak: R+53 in 1924.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+32MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 327,1312024 5-year
- Median household income
- $62,9642024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 88.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+32 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+53 in 1924MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 57, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 51,046 | 98,402 | 150,313 | ||
| R | 53,240 | 98,145 | 154,826 | ||
| R | 43,028 | 88,053 | 140,181 | ||
| R | 55,352 | 75,641 | 133,726 | ||
| R | 64,724 | 79,567 | 146,844 | ||
| R | 61,117 | 88,237 | 152,355 | ||
| R | 60,766 | 79,480 | 147,215 | ||
| D | 59,583 | 57,326 | 138,462 | ||
| R | 47,776 | 59,465 | 151,550 | ||
| R | 56,751 | 81,995 | 139,914 | ||
| R | 48,898 | 100,135 | 149,441 | ||
| R | 55,174 | 73,228 | 140,938 | ||
| R | 61,379 | 84,454 | 146,583 | ||
| R | 53,000 | 95,298 | 148,721 | ||
| R | 56,118 | 72,673 | 136,709 | ||
| D | 95,602 | 48,739 | 144,478 | ||
| R | 61,908 | 93,628 | 155,643 | ||
| R | 41,431 | 109,051 | 150,482 | ||
| R | 47,944 | 105,296 | 153,485 | ||
| R | 46,287 | 78,246 | 127,677 | ||
| R | 47,951 | 84,391 | 132,795 | ||
| R | 47,505 | 93,589 | 141,642 | ||
| R | 48,906 | 82,650 | 134,363 | ||
| R | 41,956 | 77,116 | 124,050 | ||
| R | 34,687 | 93,495 | 131,410 | ||
| R | 18,455 | 75,535 | 107,660 | ||
| R | 20,142 | 68,912 | 96,336 | ||
| R | 21,191 | 37,883 | 62,584 | ||
| R | 16,681 | 20,959 | 58,239 | ||
| R | 20,316 | 40,604 | 65,052 | ||
| R | 17,186 | 41,978 | 62,813 | ||
| R | 21,190 | 39,946 | 63,579 | ||
| R | 20,685 | 38,010 | 60,624 | ||
| R | 20,199 | 31,648 | 57,633 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
22.4%
Irish
14.7%
English
13.9%
Italian
10.5%
Polish
8.1%
American
4.2%
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: 42.5 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
$62,964
State Senate District 57 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 57$62,964
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
15.7%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1821.0%
Working age (18–64)14.6%
Seniors (65+)11.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.6%
speak English only
Spanish3.1%
Other Indo-European2.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 63.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Anchored in the Hudson Valley or western New York, SD-57 swung 28.6 points toward the Republican presidential nominee in 2024, placing it among the state's sharpest conservative strongholds outside New York City's orbit.
The Democratic margin in New York 57th State Senate District peaked at thirty-two points in 1964. By 2000 the district had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was thirty-two points, the most Republican-leaning result in the district's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $62,964 sits well below state and national norms, and 16% 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 57, New York vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 57, New York voted Republican by 31.5 points (R+32), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 150,313 votes cast, 51,046 went Democratic and 98,402 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 57, New York's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 57, 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 2 times, Republican 32 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 57, New York last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 57, New York voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in State Senate District 57, New York?
State Senate District 57, New York has a population of 327,131 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 57, New York?
Median household income in State Senate District 57, New York is $62,964 — below the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of State Senate District 57, New York?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 57, New York from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 32 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.