congressional districtNew York 8th Congressional District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004D+55.4
2008D+63.5
2012D+71.0
2016D+61.8
2020D+55.1
2024D+44.5
net swing · 2004→2024R+10.9D+55.4 → D+44.5
vs. U.S. · 2024D+46.0D+44.5 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 45.7% of 517,618 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
168,970
63,659
3,866
236,495
517,618
45.7%
2020
196,941
56,169
2,374
255,484
500,679†
51.0%
2016
184,224
41,419
5,444
231,087
488,357†
47.3%
2012
184,110
30,249
2,235
216,594
460,629†
47.0%
2008
185,272
40,877
1,088
227,237
457,505†
49.7%
2004
158,087
44,931
1,204
204,222
454,381†
44.9%
† 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.
——
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-8New YorkUnited States
African American†24.9%8.0%9.9%
Jamaican5.2%1.6%0.4%
Haitian4.2%0.9%0.3%
Trinidadian and Tobagonian2.7%0.4%—
Guyanese2.3%0.7%—
West Indian1.7%0.4%—
African1.5%0.6%0.5%
Nigerian0.8%0.2%0.2%
Italian3.7%10.9%4.8%
American3.3%4.2%5.3%
Irish3.2%10.5%9.4%
German2.3%8.6%12.5%
English1.9%5.6%9.5%
Russian1.9%1.2%—
Polish1.7%3.9%2.2%
Ukrainian1.4%——
Puerto Rican4.3%5.1%1.8%
Mexican3.3%2.5%11.3%
Dominican3.2%4.6%0.7%
Ecuadorian1.1%1.6%—
Guatemalan0.5%0.5%0.5%
Colombian0.5%0.9%0.4%
Panamanian0.4%——
Salvadoran0.4%0.9%0.7%
Chinese5.4%3.6%1.3%
Asian Indian0.8%1.9%1.4%
Pakistani0.6%0.4%—
Bangladeshi0.6%0.6%—
Filipino0.3%0.6%0.9%
Korean0.3%0.6%0.4%
Aztec1.4%——
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-8
New York
United States
Median age
38.7
39.9
39.1
Age 18–24
7.6%
9.0%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
15.5%
18.0%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
NY-8
New York
United States
Median household income
$66,089
$85,974
$84,427
Poverty rate
20.8%
14.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
42.1%
40.0%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
NY-8
New York
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
44.6%
30.9%
22.3%
Spanish
14.4%
14.8%
13.6%
German or other West Germanic
4.6%
1.5%
0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic
6.1%
2.0%
0.7%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)
6.7%
3.2%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
NY-8
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 8th Congressional District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+55.4%
2008
+63.5%
2012
+71.0%
2016
+61.8%
2020
+55.1%
2024
+44.5%
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, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for these cycles 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
8
D
75.1%168,036
24.5%54,863
223,804
2022
8
D
71.6%99,079
28.2%39,060
138,330
2020
8
D
84.8%234,933
15.2%42,007
277,169
2018
8
D
94.2%180,376
0.0%0
191,567
2016
8
D
93.2%214,595
0.0%0
230,203
2014
8
D
92.0%77,255
0.0%0
83,928
2012
8
D
90.2%184,038
8.6%17,650
204,129
2010
8
D
75.5%98,839
24.5%31,996
130,835
2008
8
D
80.5%160,775
19.5%39,062
199,837
2006
8
D
85.0%108,536
13.6%17,413
127,622
2004
8
D
80.5%162,082
19.5%39,240
201,322
2002
8
D
76.1%81,002
18.5%19,674
106,481
2000
8
D
81.2%150,291
14.6%27,057
184,987
1998
8
D
86.0%112,948
14.0%18,383
131,331
1996
8
D
82.3%131,943
16.2%26,028
160,352
1994
8
D
68.2%109,946
13.1%21,132
161,225
1992
8
D
81.2%138,296
15.0%25,548
170,248
1990
8
D
55.6%56,396
21.3%21,646
101,494
1988
8
D
100.0%100,240
0.0%0
100,240
1986
8
D
90.2%70,605
0.0%0
78,284
1984
8
D
62.8%104,558
37.2%62,015
166,573
1982
8
D
89.5%91,830
0.0%0
102,571
1980
8
D
75.6%84,273
24.4%27,156
111,429
1978
8
D
78.6%74,872
15.9%15,165
95,202
1976
8
D
77.8%107,295
21.9%30,191
137,861
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
74.4%169,327
24.7%56,308
227,668
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 Families74.4%169,327
Mike Sapraicone · Republican/Conservative24.7%56,308
Diane Sare · Larouche/Lrp0.6%1,401
Scatter0.3%632
New York's 8th congressional district, as drawn for the 2026 elections, takes in parts of Kings county. About 777,000 people live within its 2026 boundaries, with a median age of 38.7.
Measured on those boundaries, the district has voted Democratic in every presidential election since 2012, by narrowing margins. The margin was D+71.8 in 2012, D+61.8 in 2016, D+55.4 in 2020, and D+44.5 in 2024.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 71.0 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 10.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 44.5 points.
A population of 776,971, a 27% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,089 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 9 and Congressional District 10.
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How did New York 8th Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, New York 8th Congressional District voted Democratic by 44.5 points (D+44.5), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 236,495 votes cast, 168,970 went Democratic and 63,659 went Republican.
How many people live in New York 8th Congressional District?
New York 8th 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 8th Congressional District?
Median household income in New York 8th Congressional District is $66,089 — below the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of New York 8th Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in New York 8th Congressional District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
