congressional districtNew York 17th Congressional District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004R+0.7
2008D+7.7
2012D+5.1
2016D+8.0
2020D+10.0
2024D+0.6
net swing · 2004→2024D+1.3R+0.7 → D+0.6
vs. U.S. · 2024D+2.0D+0.6 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 73.0% of 533,117 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
194,291
192,130
2,902
389,323
533,117
73.0%
2020
210,426
171,552
5,039
387,017
513,811†
75.3%
2016
179,396
151,630
14,183
345,209
499,891†
69.1%
2012
165,037
148,701
4,054
317,792
481,191†
66.0%
2008
180,198
154,075
3,393
337,666
473,490†
71.3%
2004
161,399
163,753
4,667
329,819
465,789†
70.8%
† 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-17New YorkUnited States
Italian16.7%10.9%4.8%
Irish14.1%10.5%9.4%
German7.6%8.6%12.5%
American7.4%4.2%5.3%
English4.7%5.6%9.5%
Polish4.1%3.9%2.2%
Hungarian2.5%——
Russian2.2%1.2%—
Dominican4.1%4.6%0.7%
Puerto Rican4.1%5.1%1.8%
Ecuadorian2.4%1.6%—
Mexican2.4%2.5%11.3%
Guatemalan1.4%0.5%0.5%
Colombian1.0%0.9%0.4%
Peruvian0.6%——
Cuban0.4%—0.7%
African American†4.2%8.0%9.9%
Jamaican1.3%1.6%0.4%
Haitian0.9%0.9%0.3%
African0.3%0.6%0.5%
Nigerian0.2%0.2%0.2%
West Indian0.2%0.4%—
Asian Indian1.7%1.9%1.4%
Chinese1.2%3.6%1.3%
Filipino0.8%0.6%0.9%
Korean0.4%0.6%0.4%
Pakistani0.3%0.4%—
Japanese0.3%0.2%0.2%
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-17
New York
United States
Median age
40.1
39.9
39.1
Age 18–24
8.7%
9.0%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.6%
18.0%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
NY-17
New York
United States
Median household income
$125,890
$85,974
$84,427
Poverty rate
10.7%
14.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
49.1%
40.0%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
NY-17
New York
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
35.7%
30.9%
22.3%
Spanish
18.4%
14.8%
13.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)
2.0%
1.5%
0.7%
German or other West Germanic
4.7%
1.5%
0.5%
Other Indo-European
4.4%
4.0%
2.0%
Religious landscape
Measure
NY-17
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 17th Congressional District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−0.7%
2008
+7.7%
2012
+5.1%
2016
+8.0%
2020
+10.0%
2024
+0.6%
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
17
R
45.8%173,899
52.1%197,845
379,508
2022
17
R
49.7%141,730
50.3%143,550
285,430
2020
17
D
59.3%197,354
35.2%117,309
332,872
2018
17
D
87.8%170,168
0.0%0
193,841
2016
17
D
99.1%214,530
0.0%0
216,585
2014
17
D
56.4%98,150
43.6%75,781
173,931
2012
17
D
64.4%171,417
34.5%91,899
266,087
2010
17
D
72.9%95,346
22.8%29,792
130,799
2008
17
D
79.9%161,594
20.1%40,707
202,301
2006
17
D
76.4%93,614
23.6%28,842
122,456
2004
17
D
76.2%140,530
22.0%40,524
184,536
2002
17
D
62.6%77,535
34.4%42,634
123,843
2000
17
D
89.7%115,093
10.3%13,201
128,294
1998
17
D
88.0%80,947
12.0%11,037
91,984
1996
17
D
85.0%101,287
13.3%15,892
119,187
1994
17
D
61.6%73,321
14.2%16,896
118,987
1992
17
D
80.1%98,068
13.5%16,511
122,381
1990
17
D
68.3%79,161
13.1%15,219
115,940
1988
17
D
84.4%157,339
15.6%29,156
186,495
1986
17
D
85.5%95,094
14.0%15,587
111,262
1984
17
D
81.5%162,489
16.7%33,316
199,479
1982
17
D
85.0%113,172
15.0%19,928
133,100
1980
17
R
35.0%50,954
47.8%69,573
145,645
1978
17
D
54.2%54,228
33.1%33,071
99,961
1976
17
D
65.6%89,126
20.4%27,734
135,915
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
54.8%202,612
44.7%165,379
369,626
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 Families54.8%202,612
Mike Sapraicone · Republican/Conservative44.7%165,379
Diane Sare · Larouche/Lrp0.4%1,297
Write-In0.1%338
New York's 17th congressional district, as drawn for the 2026 elections, takes in Rockland and Putnam counties and parts of Westchester and Dutchess. About 777,000 people live within its 2026 boundaries, with a median age of 40.1.
Measured on those boundaries, the district has voted Democratic in every presidential election since 2012, by narrowing margins. The margin was D+5.2 in 2012, D+8.0 in 2016, D+10.0 in 2020, and D+0.6 in 2024.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 10.0 points in 2020 and a Republican high of 0.7 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 9.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 0.6 points.
A population of 777,049, a 64% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $125,890 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 4 and Congressional District 1.
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How did New York 17th Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, New York 17th Congressional District voted Democratic by 0.6 points (D+0.6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 389,323 votes cast, 194,291 went Democratic and 192,130 went Republican.
When did New York 17th Congressional District last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which New York 17th Congressional District voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in New York 17th Congressional District?
New York 17th Congressional District has a population of 777,049 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in New York 17th Congressional District?
Median household income in New York 17th Congressional District is $125,890 — above the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of New York 17th Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in New York 17th Congressional District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 1 went Republican.
