congressional districtNew York 2nd Congressional District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004D+2.1
2008D+7.0
2012D+8.0
2016R+7.6
2020R+2.4
2024R+13.9
net swing · 2004→2024R+16.1D+2.1 → R+13.9
vs. U.S. · 2024R+12.5R+13.9 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 71.0% of 510,297 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
153,928
204,363
3,846
362,137
510,297
71.0%
2020
176,294
185,232
5,062
366,588
495,392†
74.0%
2016
143,998
168,541
12,212
324,751
484,646†
67.0%
2012
152,298
129,393
3,770
285,461
472,304†
60.4%
2008
166,588
144,697
3,397
314,682
477,177†
65.9%
2004
152,186
145,671
5,797
303,654
482,049†
63.0%
† 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.
——
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-2New YorkUnited States
Italian19.9%10.9%4.8%
Irish15.4%10.5%9.4%
German10.3%8.6%12.5%
Polish3.9%3.9%2.2%
American3.9%4.2%5.3%
English3.8%5.6%9.5%
Russian1.7%1.2%—
Greek1.2%——
Salvadoran6.1%0.9%0.7%
Puerto Rican5.0%5.1%1.8%
Dominican3.1%4.6%0.7%
Ecuadorian2.2%1.6%—
Colombian1.9%0.9%0.4%
Mexican1.7%2.5%11.3%
Honduran1.2%0.3%0.3%
Guatemalan1.1%0.5%0.5%
African American†6.0%8.0%9.9%
Haitian1.5%0.9%0.3%
Jamaican1.2%1.6%0.4%
Guyanese0.5%0.7%—
African0.3%0.6%0.5%
Trinidadian and Tobagonian0.3%0.4%—
Asian Indian1.0%1.9%1.4%
Chinese0.8%3.6%1.3%
Pakistani0.4%0.4%—
Filipino0.3%0.6%0.9%
Korean0.3%0.6%0.4%
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-2
New York
United States
Median age
39.7
39.9
39.1
Age 18–24
8.8%
9.0%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.0%
18.0%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
NY-2
New York
United States
Median household income
$128,330
$85,974
$84,427
Poverty rate
6.4%
14.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
42.0%
40.0%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
NY-2
New York
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
25.9%
30.9%
22.3%
Spanish
15.6%
14.8%
13.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)
1.2%
1.5%
0.7%
Other Indo-European
3.9%
4.0%
2.0%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)
1.3%
3.2%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
NY-2
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 2nd Congressional District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+2.1%
2008
+7.0%
2012
+8.0%
2016
−7.6%
2020
−2.4%
2024
−13.9%
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
2
R
40.2%136,371
59.7%202,597
339,157
2022
2
R
39.3%97,774
60.7%151,178
249,032
2020
2
R
46.0%154,246
52.9%177,379
335,163
2018
2
R
46.9%113,074
53.1%128,078
241,217
2016
2
R
37.9%110,938
62.0%181,506
292,595
2014
2
R
30.0%41,814
68.3%95,177
139,272
2012
2
R
41.3%99,955
58.7%141,950
241,905
2010
2
D
56.3%94,594
42.9%72,029
167,879
2008
2
D
66.9%161,279
33.1%79,641
240,920
2006
2
D
70.4%105,276
29.6%44,212
149,488
2004
2
D
66.6%161,593
33.4%80,950
242,543
2002
2
D
58.5%85,451
40.5%59,117
146,126
2000
2
D
47.9%90,438
34.9%65,880
188,632
1998
2
R
29.5%37,949
66.2%85,089
128,438
1996
2
R
33.2%57,953
64.2%112,135
174,594
1994
2
R
25.3%41,102
61.6%100,107
162,546
1992
2
R
46.8%96,328
53.2%109,386
205,714
1990
2
D
51.6%56,722
33.5%36,859
110,005
1988
2
D
61.6%107,646
38.4%66,972
174,618
1986
2
D
64.3%69,771
32.4%35,132
108,554
1984
2
D
54.7%97,648
45.3%80,855
178,503
1982
2
D
63.9%80,951
33.8%42,790
126,712
1980
2
D
56.3%84,035
43.7%65,106
149,141
1978
2
D
54.9%64,807
45.1%53,322
118,129
1976
2
D
57.1%91,241
42.4%67,755
159,902
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
45.1%156,789
54.6%189,873
347,914
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/Conservative54.6%189,873
Kirsten E Gillibrand · Democrat/Working Families45.1%156,789
Diane Sare · Larouche/Lrp0.3%1,050
Write-In0.1%202
New York's 2nd congressional district, as drawn for the 2026 elections, takes in parts of Suffolk and Nassau counties. About 777,000 people live within its 2026 boundaries, with a median age of 39.7.
Measured on those boundaries, the district voted Democratic for president early in the decade and Republican in 2024. The margin was D+8.1 in 2012, R+7.6 in 2016, R+2.4 in 2020, and R+13.9 in 2024.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 8.0 points in 2012 and a Republican high of 13.9 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 11.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 13.9 points.
A population of 776,959, a 56% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $128,330 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 1 and Congressional District 4.
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How did New York 2nd Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, New York 2nd Congressional District voted Republican by 13.9 points (R+13.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 362,137 votes cast, 153,928 went Democratic and 204,363 went Republican.
When did New York 2nd Congressional District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which New York 2nd Congressional District voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in New York 2nd Congressional District?
New York 2nd Congressional District has a population of 776,959 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in New York 2nd Congressional District?
Median household income in New York 2nd Congressional District is $128,330 — above the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of New York 2nd Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in New York 2nd Congressional District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 3 went Republican.
