HarrisDemocratic47.4%177,758TrumpRepublican51.7%194,158OtherAll other candidates0.9%3,328
R+4.4- Lead
- 16,400
- Total
- 375,244
- vs nation
- R+2.9
modeled Census-place estimatereview required
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New York 3rd Congressional District
Contests in this Place (80 available)
President38 · 1876–2024 · 3 mapped
▦ precinct · ▥ counties · ▢ no spatial detail
President margin by year
Place winner margin
District by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
President results by year
Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries
BidenDemocratic55.1%217,024TrumpRepublican43.8%172,481OtherAll other candidates1.2%4,634
D+11.3- Lead
- 44,543
- Total
- 394,139
- vs nation
- D+6.8
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic52.4%180,269TrumpRepublican44.1%151,657OtherAll other candidates3.6%12,277
D+8.3- Lead
- 28,612
- Total
- 344,203
- vs nation
- D+6.2
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic55.0%165,349RomneyRepublican43.7%131,284OtherAll other candidates1.3%3,781
D+11.3- Lead
- 34,065
- Total
- 300,414
- vs nation
- D+7.5
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic54.5%182,935McCainRepublican44.8%150,256OtherAll other candidates0.7%2,387
D+9.7- Lead
- 32,679
- Total
- 335,578
- vs nation
- D+2.5
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic52.1%170,619BushRepublican46.5%152,031OtherAll other candidates1.4%4,574
D+5.7- Lead
- 18,588
- Total
- 327,224
- vs nation
- D+8.1
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
GoreDemocratic57.7%176,321BushRepublican38.6%117,904OtherAll other candidates3.7%11,203
D+19.1- Lead
- 58,417
- Total
- 305,428
- vs nation
- D+18.6
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic55.6%156,313DoleRepublican36.2%101,854OtherAll other candidates8.2%23,126
D+19.4- Lead
- 54,459
- Total
- 281,293
- vs nation
- D+10.8
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+4.4MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 776,9712024 5-year
- Population density
- 4,030 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 193 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $139,6772024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 54.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 15.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+19.4 in 1996MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+62.5 in 1920MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Congressional District 5, NJ · twin score 92.9
presidential history
Party record book
New York 3rd Congressional District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1892–2020 (partial returns from 1876) · 37 presidential cycles · 37 with a vote-share denominator · 33 with a national benchmark
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Al Gore2000
57.7%
176,321 votes · D+19.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Lyndon B. Johnson, 1964 · 56.7%
Republican
Warren G. Harding1920
79.6%
30,081 votes · R+62.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · William McKinley, 1896 · 74.2%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Joe Biden2020
217,024votes
55.1% of the vote · D+11.3 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Lyndon B. Johnson, 1964 · 196,828 votes
Republican
Richard Nixon1972
256,147votes
66.5% of the vote · R+33.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1956 · 233,395 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
Al Gore2000
+18.6pts D vs U.S.
Place D+19.1 · U.S. D+0.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Bill Clinton, 1996 · +10.8 pts
Republican
Thomas E. Dewey1944
+51.9pts R vs U.S.
Place R+44.4 · U.S. D+7.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Wendell Willkie, 1940 · +49.4 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
Federal officeholders only. State and local officeholders are planned for the next data pass.
2026 election
On the ballot
NY-03 · U.S. House
Democrat Thomas Suozzi holds the seat and is contesting it.
Primary held June 23, 2026. Akashic does not yet carry the nominees for this contest.
How the seat has run
| Year | U.S. House | President | Ran ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | D+3.6Thomas R. Suozzi | R+4.4 | +7.9 |
| 2022 | R+7.5George A D Santos | — | — |
| 2020 | D+12.5Thomas R Suozzi | D+11.3 | — |
| 2018 | D+18.0Thomas R Suozzi | — | — |
“Ran ahead” is how far the winning party’s House candidate ran ahead of that party’s presidential margin in the same district. A dash means the House race and the presidential figure were measured on different district lines, so the two cannot be subtracted — both are still shown unchanged.
U.S. House elections · 25 House
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
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.
New York 3rd Congressional District sits in the Mid-Atlantic. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 19.4 points in 1996 and a Republican high of 62.5 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 15.7 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.
Political twins — districts
The congressional districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Congressional District 5
New Jersey
92.9twin score
median income% Evangelicalmedian age≠ elasticity
Congressional District 4
New York
84.8twin score
median incomeelasticity% Catholic≠ % Asian
Congressional District 1
New York
82.0twin score
elasticitymedian incomemedian age≠ % Asian
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.
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Frequently asked questions
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 375,244 votes cast, 177,758 went Democratic and 194,158 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 38 presidential elections in New York 3rd Congressional District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 28 went Republican.