congressional districtNew York 1st Congressional District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004R+2.9
2008D+2.1
2012R+2.9
2016R+9.8
2020R+1.7
2024R+10.0
net swing · 2004→2024R+7.1R+2.9 → R+10.0
vs. U.S. · 2024R+8.6R+10.0 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 73.2% of 586,993 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
190,038
233,172
6,187
429,397
586,993
73.2%
2020
207,865
215,368
6,114
429,347
569,613†
75.4%
2016
162,103
199,097
14,962
376,162
556,939†
67.5%
2012
156,995
166,437
4,444
327,876
542,781†
60.4%
2008
184,303
176,605
4,141
365,049
547,983†
66.6%
2004
168,046
178,355
6,949
353,350
553,185†
63.9%
† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles from the constituent-county ACS trend anchored to the current figure. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
20042024
District by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupNY-1New YorkUnited States
Italian24.9%10.9%4.8%
Irish19.6%10.5%9.4%
German13.3%8.6%12.5%
English5.1%5.6%9.5%
Polish4.8%3.9%2.2%
American4.7%4.2%5.3%
Russian1.8%1.2%—
Greek1.5%——
Salvadoran3.3%0.9%0.7%
Puerto Rican2.8%5.1%1.8%
Dominican1.6%4.6%0.7%
Ecuadorian1.3%1.6%—
Mexican1.0%2.5%11.3%
Colombian1.0%0.9%0.4%
Guatemalan0.7%0.5%0.5%
Honduran0.7%0.3%0.3%
Asian Indian1.5%1.9%1.4%
Chinese1.2%3.6%1.3%
Pakistani0.7%0.4%—
Filipino0.5%0.6%0.9%
Korean0.3%0.6%0.4%
Bangladeshi0.2%0.6%—
African American†2.8%8.0%9.9%
Haitian0.6%0.9%0.3%
Jamaican0.5%1.6%0.4%
Guyanese0.2%0.7%—
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
NY-1
New York
United States
Median age
44.1
39.9
39.1
Age 18–24
9.0%
9.0%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.9%
18.0%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
NY-1
New York
United States
Median household income
$134,242
$85,974
$84,427
Poverty rate
6.2%
14.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
40.2%
40.0%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
NY-1
New York
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
24.8%
30.9%
22.3%
Spanish
16.1%
14.8%
13.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)
1.1%
1.5%
0.7%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic
1.1%
2.0%
0.7%
Other Indo-European
3.3%
4.0%
2.0%
Religious landscape
Measure
NY-1
New York
United States
Catholic
—
30.8%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
5.1%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
48.7%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
New York 1st Congressional District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−2.9%
2008
+2.1%
2012
−2.9%
2016
−9.8%
2020
−1.7%
2024
−10.0%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Federal officeholders only. State and local officeholders are planned for the next data pass.
Congressional elections · 25 House races · 17 Senate races
U.S. House
Each result reflects the U.S. House district as it was drawn for that election; redistricting has redrawn these lines over time, so they can differ from the current 120th-Congress district shown on the map above.
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), House. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
District
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
1
R
44.8%183,540
55.2%226,285
410,100
2022
1
R
44.5%141,907
55.5%177,040
318,995
2020
1
R
45.1%169,294
54.8%205,715
375,116
2018
1
R
47.4%127,991
51.5%139,027
270,053
2016
1
R
41.8%135,278
58.2%188,499
323,890
2014
1
R
45.6%78,722
54.4%94,035
172,757
2012
1
D
52.4%145,198
47.6%131,650
276,848
2010
1
D
50.2%98,316
49.8%97,723
196,039
2008
1
D
58.4%162,083
41.6%115,545
277,628
2006
1
D
62.2%104,360
37.8%63,328
167,688
2004
1
D
56.2%156,354
43.8%121,855
278,209
2002
1
D
50.2%84,276
48.6%81,524
167,791
2000
1
R
40.6%97,299
55.5%133,020
239,604
1998
1
R
35.9%55,630
64.1%99,460
155,090
1996
1
R
45.3%96,496
54.7%116,620
213,116
1994
1
R
43.5%80,146
49.2%90,491
184,033
1992
1
D
51.7%117,940
48.3%110,043
227,983
1990
1
D
52.5%75,211
32.4%46,380
143,180
1988
1
D
50.8%105,624
49.2%102,327
207,951
1986
1
D
51.2%67,139
42.3%55,413
131,031
1984
1
R
46.9%94,551
53.1%107,029
201,580
1982
1
R
36.1%49,787
63.9%88,234
138,021
1980
1
R
41.9%85,629
56.3%115,213
204,486
1978
1
R
41.9%67,180
56.3%90,115
160,204
1976
1
D
65.3%135,528
29.7%61,671
207,468
U.S. Senate
The statewide Senate race, counted in this district — aggregated from the precinct-level returns that fall inside its boundaries (not a statewide figure).
Votes · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL) precinct returns (CC BY 4.0); aggregated to the district over VEST precinct geometry (CC BY-NC 4.0).
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
R
46.9%194,533
52.7%218,861
414,919
2022
D
56.8%3,320,561
42.8%2,501,151
5,848,556
2018
D
67.0%4,056,931
33.0%1,998,220
6,055,151
2016
D
70.6%5,221,949
27.2%2,009,353
7,396,308
2012
D
72.2%4,808,878
26.4%1,755,466
6,660,665
2010
D
66.3%3,047,880
32.2%1,480,423
4,595,515
2006
D
67.0%3,008,428
31.0%1,392,189
4,490,053
2004
D
71.2%4,769,824
24.2%1,625,069
6,702,875
2000
D
55.3%3,747,310
43.0%2,915,730
6,779,839
1998
D
54.6%2,551,065
44.1%2,058,988
4,670,805
1994
D
49.7%2,646,541
37.3%1,988,308
5,328,486
1992
D
49.0%3,166,994
47.8%3,086,200
6,458,826
1988
D
67.0%4,048,649
31.1%1,875,784
6,040,980
1986
R
38.4%1,723,216
53.0%2,378,197
4,484,859
1982
D
65.1%3,232,146
34.2%1,696,766
4,967,497
1980
R
43.5%2,618,661
44.9%2,699,652
6,014,841
1976
D
51.3%3,422,594
42.5%2,836,633
6,666,875
2024 U.S. Senate — every candidate counted in this district
Mike Sapraicone · Republican/Conservative52.7%218,861
Kirsten E Gillibrand · Democrat/Working Families46.9%194,533
Diane Sare · Larouche/Lrp0.3%1,235
Write-In0.1%290
New York's 1st congressional district, as drawn for the 2026 elections, takes in parts of Suffolk county. About 777,000 people live within its 2026 boundaries, with a median age of 44.1.
Measured on those boundaries, the district has voted Republican in every presidential election since 2012, by widening margins. The margin was R+2.9 in 2012, R+9.8 in 2016, R+1.7 in 2020, and R+10.0 in 2024.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 2.1 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 10.0 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 8.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 10.0 points.
A population of 776,966, a 72% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $134,242 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 2 and Congressional District 17.
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How did New York 1st Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, New York 1st Congressional District voted Republican by 10.0 points (R+10.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 429,397 votes cast, 190,038 went Democratic and 233,172 went Republican.
When did New York 1st Congressional District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which New York 1st Congressional District voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in New York 1st Congressional District?
New York 1st Congressional District has a population of 776,966 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in New York 1st Congressional District?
Median household income in New York 1st Congressional District is $134,242 — above the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of New York 1st Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in New York 1st Congressional District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.
