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2022 population: 772,610
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 522,499 | 67.63% | |
| Black: | 122,302 | 15.83% | |
| Indian: | 2,460 | 0.32% | |
| Asian: | 40,786 | 5.28% | |
| 2+ races: | 27,981 | 3.62% | |
| Hispanic: | 54,403 | 7.04% | |
| Total non-White: | 250,111 | 32.37% | |
| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 365,294 | |
| Median Value | $174,600 | |
| Occupied | 333,980 | 91.4% |
| Vacant | 31,314 | 8.6% |
| Owned | 203,214 | 60.8% |
| Rented | 130,766 | 39.2% |
| Median Rent | $959 | |
| Single-Family Units | 212,628 | 58.2% |
| Detached | 201,666 | 55.2% |
| Attached | 10,962 | 3.0% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 53,249 | 14.6% |
| Mobile Homes | 4,257 | 1.2% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 22,841 | 6.8% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 17,730 | 5.3% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 14,136 | 4.2% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 15,840 | 4.7% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 14,697 | 4.4% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 13,341 | 4.0% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 13,948 | 4.2% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 13,305 | 4.0% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 12,644 | 3.8% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 23,655 | 7.1% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 32,788 | 9.8% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 42,071 | 12.6% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 31,715 | 9.5% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 20,520 | 6.1% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 22,896 | 6.9% |
| $200,000 or more | 21,853 | 6.5% |
| Median Household Income | 61,957 | |
| Per Capita Income | 36,632 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 21,697 | 6.5% |
| Public Assistance | 11,971 | 3.6% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 63,541 | 19.0% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 327,616 | 70.5% |
| Unemployed | 18,710 | 4.0% |
| In Armed Forces | 573 | 0.1% |
| Total Labor Force | 346,899 | 74.7% |
| Not in Labor Force | 117,494 | 25.3% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 29.3% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 129,829 | 110,356 | 54.1% |
| Non-Profit | 15,303 | 31,455 | 32.7% |
| Self-Employed | 15,329 | 9,503 | 61.7% |
| Local Government | 13,424 | 18,824 | 41.6% |
| State Government | 9,831 | 9,555 | 50.7% |
| Federal Government | 4,124 | 3,799 | 52.1% |
| Total Private + Self | 145,158 | 119,859 | 54.8% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 42,682 | 63,633 | 40.1% |
| Total | 187,840 | 183,492 | 50.6% |
| Pct. Govt. | 16.0% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 56,426 | 15.2% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 85,700 | 23.1% |
| Professional, Technical | 95,015 | 25.6% |
| Service Occupations | 67,662 | 18.2% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 513 | 0.1% |
| All others | 66,778 | 18.0% |
| White Collar | 63.8% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Retail trade | 42,477 | 11.4% |
| Educational services and health care | 42,326 | 11.4% |
| Manufacturing | 37,464 | 10.1% |
| Accommodation, food svcs, recreation | 26,621 | 7.2% |
| Finance, insurance and real estate | 24,629 | 6.6% |
| Professional, scientific, management | 23,445 | 6.3% |
| Other services | 16,952 | 4.6% |
| Construction | 16,415 | 4.4% |
| Public administration | 15,744 | 4.2% |
| Transportation, warehousing, utilities | 15,665 | 4.2% |
| Wholesale trade | 6,991 | 1.9% |
| Information | 6,375 | 1.7% |
| Farming, forestry, fishing, mining | 1,097 | 0.3% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 5,479 | 0.71% |
| Puerto Rican | 34,272 | 4.44% |
| Cuban | 1,618 | 0.21% |
| Dominican | 3,993 | 0.52% |
| Total Central American | 1,770 | 0.23% |
| Costa Rican | 184 | 0.02% |
| Guatemalan | 533 | 0.07% |
| Honduran | 254 | 0.03% |
| Nicaraguan | 89 | 0.01% |
| Panamanian | 143 | 0.02% |
| Salvadoran | 498 | 0.06% |
| Other Central American | 69 | 0.01% |
| Total South American | 3,141 | 0.41% |
| Argentinean | 212 | 0.03% |
| Bolivian | 59 | 0.01% |
| Chilean | 91 | 0.01% |
| Colombian | 1,007 | 0.13% |
| Ecuadorian | 1,059 | 0.14% |
| Paraguayan | 14 | 0.00% |
| Peruvian | 455 | 0.06% |
| Venezuelan | 232 | 0.03% |
| Other South American | 12 | 0.00% |
| Other Hispanic | 4,130 | 0.53% |
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Indian | 11,800 | 1.53% |
| Chinese | 6,222 | 0.81% |
| Bangladeshi | 5,143 | 0.67% |
| Burmese | 4,601 | 0.60% |
| Korean | 1,949 | 0.25% |
| Vietnamese | 1,686 | 0.22% |
| Filipino | 995 | 0.13% |
| Thai | 858 | 0.11% |
| Japanese | 595 | 0.08% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 638,011 | 87.3% |
| Spanish | 28,964 | 4.0% |
| Other Indo-European | 20,481 | 2.8% |
| Other Asian | 8,721 | 1.2% |
| Arabic | 7,481 | 1.0% |
| Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 6,502 | 0.9% |
| Other | 6,053 | 0.8% |
| Chinese | 5,702 | 0.8% |
| French, Haitian, Cajun | 3,612 | 0.5% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| German | 141,536 | 18.3% |
| Italian | 115,161 | 14.9% |
| Irish | 109,504 | 14.2% |
| Polish | 99,220 | 12.8% |
| English | 53,891 | 7.0% |
| American | 19,676 | 2.5% |
| French | 14,942 | 1.9% |
| Scottish | 10,053 | 1.3% |
| European | 7,145 | 0.9% |
| African | 6,639 | 0.9% |
| Dutch | 5,634 | 0.7% |
| Russian | 5,416 | 0.7% |
| Hungarian | 5,305 | 0.7% |
| French Canadian | 5,168 | 0.7% |
| Ukrainian | 4,609 | 0.6% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 742,499 | 96.1% |
| Not a citizen | 30,111 | 3.9% |
| Native | 706,062 | 91.4% |
| Foreign-born | 66,548 | 8.6% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 18,521 | 3.4% | 29,946 | 5.6% | 143,871 | 26.7% | 161,433 | 29.9% | 103,935 | 19.3% | 81,478 | 15.1% |
| Average years of education: 13.7 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 18,521 | 3.4% |
| 9-12 Years | 29,946 | 5.6% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 143,871 | 26.7% |
| Some College | 161,433 | 29.9% |
| Bach. Degree | 103,935 | 19.3% |
| Grad Degree | 81,478 | 15.1% |
| Average years of education: 13.7 | ||
Click on the District to view county-level data for that election (where available).
NOTE: Results prior to 2022 are for districts which previously covered much of this area, regardless of district number.
| Date | District | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-08 | NY26 | Brian Higgins* (D,WF) | 156,883 | 63.9% | Stephen Sams (R,C) | 88,339 | 36.0% | 149 | 0.1% | 245,371 |
| Redistricting effect (2022); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 2% compared to 2020. | ||||||||||
| 2020-11-03 | NY26 | Brian Higgins* (D,SA,WF) | 223,366 | 69.8% | Ricky Donovan (R) | 91,706 | 28.7% | 4,875 | 1.5% | 319,947 |
| 2018-11-06 | NY26 | Brian Higgins* (D,WE,WF) | 169,166 | 73.3% | Renee Zeno (R) | 61,488 | 26.7% | 9 | 0.0% | 230,663 |
| 2016-11-08 | NY26 | Brian Higgins* (D,WE,WF) | 215,289 | 69.3% | Shelly Schratz (R,C) | 73,377 | 23.6% | 22,153 | 7.1% | 310,819 |
| 2014-11-04 | NY26 | Brian Higgins* (D,WF) | 133,210 | 76.6% | Kathy Weppner (R,C) | 52,909 | 30.4% | -12,208 | 0.0% | 173,911 |
| 2012-11-06 | NY26 | Brian Higgins* (D,WF) | 212,588 | 74.8% | Michael Madigan (R,C,In) | 71,666 | 25.2% | 17 | 0.0% | 284,271 |
| Redistricting effect (2012); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 9% compared to 2010. | ||||||||||
| 2010-11-02 | NY27 | Brian Higgins* (D,WF) | 119,085 | 60.9% | Leonard Roberto (R,C) | 76,320 | 39.1% | 10 | 0.0% | 195,415 |
| 2008-11-04 | NY27 | Brian Higgins* (D,WF) | 185,713 | 74.4% | Daniel Humiston (R,In) | 56,354 | 22.6% | 7,478 | 3.0% | 249,545 |
| 2006-11-07 | NY27 | Brian Higgins* (D,In,WF) | 140,027 | 79.3% | Michael McHale (R) | 36,614 | 20.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 176,641 |
| 2004-11-02 | NY27 | Brian Higgins (D,In,WF) | 143,332 | 50.7% | Nancy Naples (R,C) | 139,558 | 49.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 282,890 |
| 2002-11-05 | NY27 | Jack Quinn* (R,C) | 120,117 | 69.1% | Peter Crotty (D,WF) | 47,811 | 27.5% | 5,991 | 3.4% | 173,919 |
| Redistricting effect (2002); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 6% compared to 2000. | ||||||||||
| 2000-11-07 | NY30 | Jack Quinn* (R,C,In) | 138,452 | 67.1% | John Fee (D,L,Grn,WF) | 67,819 | 32.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 206,271 |
| 1998-11-03 | NY30 | Jack Quinn* (R,C,In) | 116,093 | 67.8% | Crystal Peoples-Stokes (D) | 55,199 | 32.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 171,292 |
| 1996-11-05 | NY30 | Jack Quinn* (R,C,F,In) | 121,369 | 54.8% | Francis Pordum (D) | 100,040 | 45.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 221,409 |
| 1994-11-08 | NY30 | Jack Quinn* (R,C) | 124,738 | 67.0% | David Franczyk (D,L) | 61,392 | 33.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 186,130 |
| 1992-11-03 | NY30 | Jack Quinn (R) | 125,734 | 51.7% | Dennis Gorski (D,C) | 111,445 | 45.8% | 6,025 | 2.5% | 243,204 |
| Redistricting effect (1992); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 7% compared to 1990. | ||||||||||
| 1990-11-06 | NY33 | Henry Nowak* (D,L) | 84,905 | 77.5% | Thomas Kepfer (R) | 18,181 | 16.6% | 6,460 | 5.9% | 109,546 |
| 1988-11-08 | NY33 | Henry Nowak* (D,L) | 139,604 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 139,604 | |||
| 1986-11-04 | NY33 | Henry Nowak* (D,L) | 109,256 | 85.1% | Charles Walker (R,C) | 19,147 | 14.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 128,403 |
| 1984-11-06 | NY33 | Henry Nowak* (D,L) | 155,198 | 77.6% | David Lewandowski (R,C,RTL) | 44,880 | 22.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 200,078 |
| 1982-11-02 | NY33 | Henry Nowak* (D,L) | 126,091 | 84.1% | Walter Pillich (R,C) | 19,791 | 13.2% | 4,095 | 2.7% | 149,977 |
| Redistricting effect (1982); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 4% compared to 1980. | ||||||||||
| 1980-11-04 | NY37 | Henry Nowak* (D,L) | 94,890 | 83.0% | Roger Heymanowski (R,C) | 16,560 | 14.5% | 2,887 | 2.5% | 114,337 |
| 1978-11-07 | NY37 | Henry Nowak* (D,L) | 70,911 | 78.6% | Charles Roth (R) | 17,585 | 19.5% | 1,775 | 2.0% | 90,271 |
| 1976-11-02 | NY37 | Henry Nowak* (D,L) | 100,042 | 78.2% | Calvin Kimbrough (R) | 23,660 | 18.5% | 4,249 | 3.3% | 127,951 |
| 1974-11-04 | NY37 | Henry Nowak (D,L) | 84,064 | 75.0% | Joseph Bala (R,C) | 27,531 | 24.6% | 521 | 0.5% | 112,116 |
| 1972-11-07 | NY37 | Thaddeus Dulski* (D,L) | 114,603 | 72.3% | William McLaughlin (R,C) | 44,013 | 27.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 158,616 |
| Redistricting effect (1972); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 4% compared to 1970. | ||||||||||
| 1970-11-03 | NY41 | Thaddeus Dulski* (D,L) | 79,151 | 79.7% | William Johns (R,C) | 20,108 | 20.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 99,259 |
| 1968-11-05 | NY41 | Thaddeus Dulski* (D,L) | 96,703 | 77.6% | Edward Matter (R) | 27,920 | 22.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 124,623 |
| 1966-11-08 | NY41 | Thaddeus Dulski* (D,L) | 92,222 | 76.4% | Francis Schwab (R,C) | 28,491 | 23.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 120,713 |
| 1964-11-03 | NY41 | Thaddeus Dulski* (D,L) | 130,961 | 82.1% | Joseph Klawon (R) | 28,578 | 17.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 159,539 |
| 1962-11-06 | NY41 | Thaddeus Dulski* (D,L) | 93,982 | 71.5% | Daniel Kij (R) | 37,544 | 28.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 131,526 |
| 1960-11-08 | NY41 | Thaddeus Dulski* (D,L) | 82,114 | 56.2% | Ralph Radwan (R) | 63,889 | 43.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 146,003 |
| 1958-11-04 | NY41 | Thaddeus Dulski (D,L) | 60,360 | 50.3% | James Moore (R) | 59,634 | 49.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 119,994 |
| 1956-11-06 | NY41 | Edmund Radwan* (R) | 99,151 | 64.4% | Edward Jehle (D,L) | 54,776 | 35.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 153,927 |
| 1954-11-02 | NY41 | Edmund Radwan* (R) | 77,259 | 63.1% | Bernard Wojtkowiak (D,L) | 45,144 | 36.8% | 128 | 0.1% | 122,531 |
| 1952-11-04 | NY41 | Edmund Radwan* (R) | 95,755 | 55.9% | Anthony Tauriello (D,L) | 75,552 | 44.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 171,307 |
| 1950-11-07 | NY43 | Edmund Radwan (R) | 61,781 | 50.8% | Anthony Tauriello* (D,L) | 58,327 | 48.0% | 1,508 | 1.2% | 121,616 |
| 1948-11-02 | NY43 | Anthony Tauriello (D,L) | 72,388 | 50.8% | Edward Elsaesser* (R) | 66,729 | 46.8% | 3,322 | 2.3% | 142,439 |
| 1946-11-05 | NY43 | Edward Elsaesser* (R) | 71,758 | 62.6% | Charles McCabe (D) | 38,108 | 33.2% | 4,853 | 4.2% | 114,719 |
| 1944-11-07 | NY43 | Edward Elsaesser (R) | 74,366 | 51.1% | Raymond Barnes (D,AL) | 71,216 | 48.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 145,582 |
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 redist | Joe Biden (D) | 216,297 | 60.8% | Donald Trump* (R) | 133,086 | 37.4% | 6,289 | 1.8% | 355,672 | 0 | -9 | 4.12% | |
| 2020 | 60% | Joe Biden (D) | 209,957 | 62.6% | Donald Trump* (R) | 119,410 | 35.6% | 5,889 | 1.8% | 335,256 | -2 | -11 | 3.88% |
| 2016 | 54% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 175,336 | 57.6% | Donald Trump (R) | 115,558 | 38.0% | 13,546 | 4.4% | 304,440 | 1 | -8 | 3.94% |
| 2012 | 53% | Barack Obama* (D) | 193,362 | 63.9% | Mitt Romney (R) | 103,743 | 34.3% | 5,283 | 1.7% | 302,388 | -1 | -13 | 4.27% |
| 2008 | 60% | Barack Obama (D) | 156,635 | 54.2% | John McCain (R) | 127,249 | 44.0% | 5,144 | 1.8% | 289,028 | 8 | -2 | 3.78% |
| 2004 | 61% | John Kerry (D) | 158,433 | 53.2% | George W. Bush* (R) | 132,416 | 44.5% | 6,709 | 2.3% | 297,558 | 4 | -6 | 4.03% |
| 2000 | 57% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 145,545 | 59.5% | George W. Bush (R) | 85,906 | 35.1% | 13,246 | 5.4% | 244,697 | 0 | -13 | 3.58% |
| 1996 | 54% | Bill Clinton* (D) | 137,557 | 58.5% | Robert Dole (R) | 69,341 | 29.5% | 28,166 | 12.0% | 235,064 | -1 | -11 | 3.72% |
| 1992 | 59% | Bill Clinton (D) | 119,115 | 45.7% | Ross Perot (I) | 73,333 | 28.1% | 68,174 | 26.2% | 260,622 | -8 | -11 | 3.76% |
| 1988 | 60% | Michael Dukakis (D) | 130,129 | 66.6% | George Bush (R) | 65,216 | 33.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 195,345 | -14 | -20 | 3.01% |
| 1984 | 61% | Walter Mondale (D) | 138,687 | 62.7% | Ronald Reagan* (R) | 82,638 | 37.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 221,325 | -17 | -21 | 3.25% |
| 1980 | 54% | Jimmy Carter* (D) | 90,367 | 68.1% | Ronald Reagan (R) | 35,230 | 26.6% | 7,036 | 5.3% | 132,633 | -20 | -24 | 2.14% |
| 1976 | 56% | Jimmy Carter (D) | 95,413 | 63.4% | Gerald Ford* (R) | 55,021 | 36.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 150,434 | -11 | -11 | 2.30% |
| 1972 | 54% | George McGovern (D) | 99,509 | 57.0% | Richard Nixon* (R) | 74,998 | 43.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 174,507 | -16 | -18 | 2.44% |
| 1968 | n/a | Hubert Humphrey (D) | 91,837 | 70.7% | Richard Nixon (R) | 27,836 | 21.4% | 10,223 | 7.9% | 129,896 | -23 | -22 | 1.91% |
| 1964 | n/a | Lyndon Johnson* (D) | 82.7% | Barry Goldwater (R) | 17.3% | 0.0% | -14 | -21 | n/a | ||||
| 1960 | n/a | John Kennedy (D) | 60.6% | Richard Nixon (R) | 39.4% | 0.0% | -8 | -10 | n/a | ||||
| 1956 | 68% | Dwight Eisenhower* (R) | 97,445 | 61.2% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 61,857 | 38.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 159,302 | 0 | 4 | 2.24% |
| 1952 | 73% | Dwight Eisenhower (R) | 96,773 | 54.8% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 79,405 | 45.0% | 274 | 0.2% | 176,452 | -1 | 0 | 2.48% |
| Year | Pop | White | Black | Indian | Asian | 2+ Races | Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 767,330 | 67.4% | 15.9% | 0.2% | 5.4% | 4.1% | 6.6% |
| 2020 | 703,114 | 66.9% | 18.3% | 4.7% | 3.1% | 7.0% | |
| 2012 | 719,909 | 70.8% | 17.6% | 0.4% | 3.0% | 2.9% | 5.3% |
| 2010 | 629,271 | 84.9% | 5.4% | 0.7% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 6.2% |
| 2002 | 654,361 | 88.8% | 4.0% | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 4.6% |
| 2000 | 563,256 | 76.8% | 18.4% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 2.2% |
| 1992 | 580,337 | 80.6% | 16.7% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1.5% | |
| 1990 | 478,652 | 74.9% | 21.5% | 3.6% | |||
| 1982 | 516,392 | 78.0% | 19.0% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 2.1% | |
| 1980 | 360,405 | 27.0% | 1.0% | 3.0% | |||
| 1972 | 467,759 | 21.0% | |||||
| 1970 | 348,031 | 25.0% | 1.0% | ||||
| 1960 | 332,776 | ||||||
| 1950 | 364,836 |
| Year | Total | Republican | Democrat | Other | R/D Edge | R/D Edge % | VAPOP % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 481,665 | 107,104 | 22.2% | 238,272 | 49.5% | 136,289 | 28.3% | Dem +131,168 | Dem +27.2% | 82% |
| 2022 | 484,154 | 107,784 | 22.3% | 244,190 | 50.4% | 132,180 | 27.3% | Dem +136,406 | Dem +28.2% | 82% |