Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Erie County.
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.
New York 61st State Senate District
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New York 61st State Senate DistrictHarrisD+21.7
20082024
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic
60.1%
91,520
Donald TrumpRepublican
38.4%
58,418
Jill SteinWrite-In
1.5%
2,358
D+60R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 1 county 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 (1 county) — table
2024 presidential result by county for New York 61st State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
County
Winner
Margin
Erie County, NY
Democratic
D+9.5
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5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Total
D
60.1%Harris91,520
38.4%Trump58,418
1.5%Stein2,358
+21.7%
152,296
D
61.5%Biden96,498
36.5%Trump57,298
1.9%Jorgensen3,041
+25.0%
156,837
D
54.2%Clinton76,031
40.6%Trump56,963
5.2%Trump7,228
+13.6%
140,222
D
57.8%Obama77,579
42.2%Romney56,579
0.0%
+15.7%
134,158
D
57.8%Obama85,357
40.5%McCain59,775
1.6%McCain2,424
+17.3%
147,556
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presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2008
+17.3%
2012
+15.7%
2016
+13.6%
2020
+25.0%
2024
+21.7%
DemocraticRepublican
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current representation
Current officeholders
DJeremy ZellnerState Senate · 61
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
With a 2024 presidential margin of D+64.2, this district ranks among the most heavily Democratic in the state, reflecting the dense urban concentration typical of high-turnout New York City constituencies.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 25.0 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 3.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 21.7 points.
A population of 314,060, a 74% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $78,675 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 6 and State Senate District 45.
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Political twins — state-senate districts
The state-senate districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
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.
How did New York 61st State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, New York 61st State Senate District voted Democratic by 21.7 points (D+21.7), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 152,296 votes cast, 91,520 went Democratic and 58,418 went Republican.
How many people live in New York 61st State Senate District?
New York 61st State Senate District has a population of 314,060 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in New York 61st State Senate District?
Median household income in New York 61st State Senate District is $78,675 — below the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of New York 61st State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in New York 61st State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
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