congressional districtNew York 6th Congressional District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004D+25.7
2008D+33.4
2012D+42.7
2016D+40.0
2020D+29.3
2024D+6.4
net swing · 2004→2024R+19.3D+25.7 → D+6.4
vs. U.S. · 2024D+7.9D+6.4 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 48.7% of 429,856 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
109,480
96,065
3,802
209,347
429,856
48.7%
2020
149,650
81,285
2,599
233,534
414,395†
56.4%
2016
135,567
56,322
6,405
198,294
409,512†
48.4%
2012
126,588
50,249
1,823
178,660
389,174†
45.9%
2008
124,159
61,525
1,616
187,300
390,911†
47.9%
2004
112,074
65,857
1,812
179,743
392,649†
45.8%
† 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-6New YorkUnited States
Chinese18.4%3.6%1.3%
Asian Indian9.0%1.9%1.4%
Bangladeshi4.7%0.6%—
Korean3.5%0.6%0.4%
Filipino3.1%0.6%0.9%
Pakistani1.4%0.4%—
Nepalese1.0%——
Japanese0.5%0.2%0.2%
Ecuadorian4.7%1.6%—
Dominican4.1%4.6%0.7%
Mexican3.6%2.5%11.3%
Puerto Rican3.6%5.1%1.8%
Colombian2.7%0.9%0.4%
Salvadoran0.9%0.9%0.7%
Peruvian0.8%——
Guatemalan0.6%0.5%0.5%
Italian5.6%10.9%4.8%
Irish4.1%10.5%9.4%
American3.2%4.2%5.3%
German2.6%8.6%12.5%
Polish2.3%3.9%2.2%
Russian1.5%1.2%—
Greek1.5%——
English1.1%5.6%9.5%
African American†1.6%8.0%9.9%
Jamaican0.8%1.6%0.4%
Guyanese0.7%0.7%—
Haitian0.4%0.9%0.3%
Trinidadian and Tobagonian0.2%0.4%—
West Indian0.2%0.4%—
Aztec1.2%——
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-6
New York
United States
Median age
43
39.9
39.1
Age 18–24
7.4%
9.0%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.9%
18.0%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
NY-6
New York
United States
Median household income
$80,301
$85,974
$84,427
Poverty rate
13.7%
14.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
36.1%
40.0%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
NY-6
New York
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
55.4%
30.9%
22.3%
Spanish
23.3%
14.8%
13.6%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic
3.1%
2.0%
0.7%
Other Indo-European
10.2%
4.0%
2.0%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)
9.6%
3.2%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
NY-6
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 6th Congressional District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+25.7%
2008
+33.4%
2012
+42.7%
2016
+40.0%
2020
+29.3%
2024
+6.4%
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
6
D
60.5%120,205
37.5%74,559
198,690
2022
6
D
63.9%85,049
36.0%47,935
133,114
2020
6
D
67.9%158,862
32.0%74,829
233,914
2018
6
D
90.5%111,646
0.0%0
123,421
2016
6
D
72.1%136,506
26.7%50,617
189,433
2014
6
D
100.0%55,368
0.0%0
55,368
2012
6
D
67.9%111,499
31.0%50,845
164,257
2010
6
D
87.8%85,096
12.2%11,826
96,922
2008
6
D
100.0%141,180
0.0%0
141,180
2006
6
D
100.0%69,405
0.0%0
69,405
2004
6
D
100.0%129,688
0.0%0
129,688
2002
6
D
96.5%72,799
0.0%0
75,431
2000
6
D
100.0%120,818
0.0%0
120,818
1998
6
D
100.0%76,122
0.0%0
76,122
1996
6
D
84.9%102,799
15.1%18,348
121,147
1994
6
D
61.3%68,596
14.9%16,675
111,990
1992
6
D
81.0%96,972
19.0%22,687
119,659
1990
6
D
53.0%44,306
15.8%13,224
83,558
1988
6
D
85.9%94,506
0.0%0
110,053
1986
6
D
67.7%58,317
32.3%27,773
86,090
1984
6
D
82.7%120,098
17.3%25,040
145,138
1982
6
D
95.9%95,483
0.0%0
99,557
1980
6
R
47.2%80,209
52.8%89,762
169,971
1978
6
D
60.0%80,799
32.9%44,304
134,606
1976
6
D
61.8%112,422
33.3%60,567
181,947
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
57.5%115,124
41.6%83,312
200,362
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 Families57.5%115,124
Mike Sapraicone · Republican/Conservative41.6%83,312
Diane Sare · Larouche/Lrp0.7%1,345
Scatter0.3%581
New York's 6th congressional district, as drawn for the 2026 elections, takes in parts of Queens county. About 776,900 people live within its 2026 boundaries, with a median age of 43.
Measured on those boundaries, the district has voted Democratic in every presidential election since 2012, by narrowing margins. The margin was D+43.3 in 2012, D+40.0 in 2016, D+29.3 in 2020, and D+6.4 in 2024.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 42.7 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 22.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 6.4 points.
A population of 776,919, a 23% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $80,301 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 6 and Congressional District 2.
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How did New York 6th Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, New York 6th Congressional District voted Democratic by 6.4 points (D+6.4), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 209,347 votes cast, 109,480 went Democratic and 96,065 went Republican.
How many people live in New York 6th Congressional District?
New York 6th Congressional District has a population of 776,919 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in New York 6th Congressional District?
Median household income in New York 6th Congressional District is $80,301 — below the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of New York 6th Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in New York 6th Congressional District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
