congressional districtNew York 3rd Congressional District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004D+5.5
2008D+9.5
2012D+7.3
2016D+8.3
2020D+11.3
2024R+4.4
net swing · 2004→2024R+9.8D+5.5 → R+4.4
vs. U.S. · 2024R+2.9R+4.4 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 67.8% of 557,413 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
177,694
194,137
5,916
377,747
557,413
67.8%
2020
216,913
172,437
5,068
394,418
540,910†
72.9%
2016
180,161
151,638
12,276
344,075
531,405†
64.7%
2012
157,960
136,141
3,216
297,317
514,686†
57.8%
2008
183,618
151,520
3,224
338,362
520,451†
65.0%
2004
171,318
153,314
4,458
329,090
526,216†
62.5%
† 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-3New YorkUnited States
Italian16.6%10.9%4.8%
Irish11.8%10.5%9.4%
German7.1%8.6%12.5%
American4.3%4.2%5.3%
Polish3.8%3.9%2.2%
Russian2.6%1.2%—
English2.5%5.6%9.5%
Greek1.7%——
Chinese8.1%3.6%1.3%
Asian Indian6.5%1.9%1.4%
Korean2.0%0.6%0.4%
Filipino1.7%0.6%0.9%
Pakistani1.5%0.4%—
Bangladeshi1.4%0.6%—
Nepalese0.3%——
Japanese0.3%0.2%0.2%
Salvadoran2.5%0.9%0.7%
Puerto Rican2.2%5.1%1.8%
Dominican2.1%4.6%0.7%
Ecuadorian1.6%1.6%—
Mexican1.3%2.5%11.3%
Colombian1.3%0.9%0.4%
Guatemalan0.5%0.5%0.5%
Honduran0.4%0.3%0.3%
African American†1.8%8.0%9.9%
Jamaican0.6%1.6%0.4%
Haitian0.6%0.9%0.3%
Guyanese0.4%0.7%—
Trinidadian and Tobagonian0.2%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-3
New York
United States
Median age
44.8
39.9
39.1
Age 18–24
8.1%
9.0%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.4%
18.0%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
NY-3
New York
United States
Median household income
$139,677
$85,974
$84,427
Poverty rate
5.8%
14.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
45.7%
40.0%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
NY-3
New York
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
37.1%
30.9%
22.3%
Spanish
16.4%
14.8%
13.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)
1.8%
1.5%
0.7%
Other Indo-European
7.5%
4.0%
2.0%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)
4.6%
3.2%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
NY-3
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 3rd Congressional District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+5.5%
2008
+9.5%
2012
+7.3%
2016
+8.3%
2020
+11.3%
2024
−4.4%
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
3
D
51.7%187,651
48.1%174,693
363,124
2022
3
R
46.2%125,404
53.7%145,824
271,331
2020
3
D
55.9%208,555
43.4%161,931
372,781
2018
3
D
59.0%157,456
41.0%109,514
267,062
2016
3
D
53.0%171,775
47.0%152,304
324,254
2014
3
D
54.8%90,032
45.2%74,269
164,301
2012
3
D
57.8%157,602
41.5%113,021
272,630
2010
3
R
28.1%51,346
71.9%131,674
183,020
2008
3
R
36.1%97,525
63.9%172,774
270,299
2006
3
R
44.0%79,843
56.0%101,787
181,630
2004
3
R
37.0%100,737
63.0%171,259
271,996
2002
3
R
27.2%46,022
71.9%121,537
169,072
2000
3
R
39.8%95,787
59.5%143,126
240,428
1998
3
R
34.9%63,628
64.3%117,258
182,383
1996
3
R
42.1%97,518
55.3%127,972
231,426
1994
3
R
35.6%77,774
52.7%115,236
218,772
1992
3
R
46.5%116,915
49.6%124,727
251,622
1990
3
D
50.2%73,029
40.6%59,089
145,444
1988
3
D
57.2%128,336
40.6%91,122
224,306
1986
3
D
56.4%83,985
40.6%60,367
148,792
1984
3
D
51.0%120,191
47.9%112,909
235,751
1982
3
D
51.8%93,846
46.0%83,238
181,133
1980
3
R
47.5%83,389
50.1%87,952
175,657
1978
3
D
50.9%70,526
47.9%66,458
138,670
1976
3
D
52.0%94,265
46.8%84,824
181,439
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
D
49.8%182,587
49.6%181,945
366,692
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
Kirsten E Gillibrand · Democrat/Working Families49.8%182,587
Mike Sapraicone · Republican/Conservative49.6%181,945
Diane Sare · Larouche/Lrp0.4%1,503
Write-In0.1%471
Scatter0.1%186
New York's 3rd congressional district, as drawn for the 2026 elections, takes in parts of Nassau and Queens counties. About 777,000 people live within its 2026 boundaries, with a median age of 44.8.
Measured on those boundaries, the district voted Democratic for president early in the decade and Republican in 2024. The margin was D+7.4 in 2012, D+8.3 in 2016, D+11.3 in 2020, and R+4.4 in 2024.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 11.3 points in 2020 and a Republican high of 4.4 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 15.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 4.4 points.
A population of 776,971, a 55% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $139,677 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 5 and Congressional District 4.
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How did New York 3rd Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, New York 3rd Congressional District voted Republican by 4.4 points (R+4.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 377,747 votes cast, 177,694 went Democratic and 194,137 went Republican.
When did New York 3rd Congressional District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which New York 3rd Congressional District voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in New York 3rd Congressional District?
New York 3rd Congressional District has a population of 776,971 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in New York 3rd Congressional District?
Median household income in New York 3rd Congressional District is $139,677 — above the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of New York 3rd Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in New York 3rd Congressional District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 1 went Republican.
