congressional districtNew York 12th Congressional District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004D+53.5
2008D+62.2
2012D+54.4
2016D+70.3
2020D+71.0
2024D+63.6
net swing · 2004→2024D+10.1D+53.5 → D+63.6
vs. U.S. · 2024D+65.1D+63.6 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 61.3% of 551,931 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
273,583
58,190
6,770
338,543
551,931
61.3%
2020
286,826
46,573
4,951
338,350
543,486†
62.3%
2016
266,923
41,123
13,218
321,264
533,825†
60.2%
2012
221,964
64,120
3,892
289,976
516,573†
56.1%
2008
267,850
61,272
2,987
332,109
517,075†
64.2%
2004
246,511
73,162
4,115
323,788
517,576†
62.6%
† 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-12New YorkUnited States
Irish10.6%10.5%9.4%
Italian9.1%10.9%4.8%
German8.5%8.6%12.5%
English7.6%5.6%9.5%
American6.7%4.2%5.3%
Polish4.9%3.9%2.2%
Russian4.6%1.2%—
French3.0%1.3%1.6%
Chinese7.0%3.6%1.3%
Asian Indian2.5%1.9%1.4%
Korean1.3%0.6%0.4%
Filipino0.8%0.6%0.9%
Japanese0.8%0.2%0.2%
Taiwanese0.3%——
Vietnamese0.2%—0.6%
Pakistani0.2%0.4%—
Dominican4.6%4.6%0.7%
Puerto Rican2.3%5.1%1.8%
Mexican1.1%2.5%11.3%
Ecuadorian0.4%1.6%—
Cuban0.3%—0.7%
Colombian0.3%0.9%0.4%
Spaniard0.2%——
African American†4.0%8.0%9.9%
African0.3%0.6%0.5%
Jamaican0.3%1.6%0.4%
Haitian0.2%0.9%0.3%
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-12
New York
United States
Median age
40.3
39.9
39.1
Age 18–24
8.6%
9.0%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.0%
18.0%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
NY-12
New York
United States
Median household income
$147,775
$85,974
$84,427
Poverty rate
9.5%
14.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
64.2%
40.0%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
NY-12
New York
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
36.9%
30.9%
22.3%
Spanish
19.2%
14.8%
13.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)
2.4%
1.5%
0.7%
Other Indo-European
3.6%
4.0%
2.0%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)
5.1%
3.2%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
NY-12
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 12th Congressional District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+53.5%
2008
+62.2%
2012
+54.4%
2016
+70.3%
2020
+71.0%
2024
+63.6%
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
12
D
80.3%260,165
19.4%62,989
324,020
2022
12
D
81.6%200,890
17.9%44,173
246,105
2020
12
D
82.1%265,172
16.4%53,061
323,021
2018
12
D
86.3%217,430
12.1%30,446
251,877
2016
12
D
83.1%244,358
16.8%49,398
294,070
2014
12
D
79.9%90,603
20.1%22,731
113,334
2012
12
D
80.6%193,455
19.4%46,692
240,147
2010
12
D
93.9%68,624
0.0%0
73,106
2008
12
D
90.0%123,053
10.0%13,748
136,801
2006
12
D
89.7%62,847
10.3%7,182
70,029
2004
12
D
86.3%107,796
13.7%17,166
124,962
2002
12
D
95.8%48,408
0.0%0
50,527
2000
12
D
87.1%86,288
10.1%10,052
99,080
1998
12
D
85.0%53,269
10.2%6,405
62,706
1996
12
D
84.6%61,913
13.6%9,978
73,174
1994
12
D
59.2%39,929
0.0%0
67,437
1992
12
D
76.5%55,926
20.5%14,976
73,067
1990
12
D
69.8%40,570
0.0%0
58,115
1988
12
D
93.0%74,304
7.0%5,582
79,886
1986
12
D
91.5%42,138
6.0%2,752
46,058
1984
12
D
90.5%82,047
9.5%8,609
90,656
1982
12
D
90.5%44,586
6.5%3,215
49,259
1980
12
D
87.1%35,446
8.3%3,372
40,689
1978
12
D
87.8%25,697
12.2%3,580
29,277
1976
12
D
87.0%43,203
10.8%5,336
49,632
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
81.3%270,019
18.0%59,619
332,072
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 Families81.3%270,019
Mike Sapraicone · Republican/Conservative18.0%59,619
Diane Sare · Larouche/Lrp0.5%1,578
Scatter0.3%856
New York's 12th congressional district, as drawn for the 2026 elections, takes in parts of New York county. About 776,700 people live within its 2026 boundaries, with a median age of 40.3.
Measured on those boundaries, the district has voted Democratic in every presidential election since 2012. The margin was D+55.2 in 2012, D+70.3 in 2016, D+71.0 in 2020, and D+63.6 in 2024.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 71.0 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 7.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 63.6 points.
A population of 776,706, a 65% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $147,775 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 8 and Congressional District 8.
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How did New York 12th Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, New York 12th Congressional District voted Democratic by 63.6 points (D+63.6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 338,543 votes cast, 273,583 went Democratic and 58,190 went Republican.
How many people live in New York 12th Congressional District?
New York 12th Congressional District has a population of 776,706 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in New York 12th Congressional District?
Median household income in New York 12th Congressional District is $147,775 — above the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of New York 12th Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in New York 12th Congressional District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
