congressional districtNew York 18th Congressional District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004R+2.8
2008D+10.9
2012D+11.3
2016D+1.5
2020D+9.4
2024D+3.3
net swing · 2004→2024D+6.1R+2.8 → D+3.3
vs. U.S. · 2024D+4.8D+3.3 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 64.5% of 575,647 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
190,676
178,299
2,443
371,418
575,647
64.5%
2020
195,013
161,036
6,107
362,156
554,765†
65.3%
2016
153,940
149,277
16,249
319,466
547,577†
58.3%
2012
163,437
129,654
5,302
298,393
530,639†
56.2%
2008
177,968
142,587
4,623
325,178
524,051†
62.1%
2004
147,150
155,637
5,648
308,435
517,462†
59.6%
† 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-18New YorkUnited States
Irish16.2%10.5%9.4%
Italian15.7%10.9%4.8%
German11.3%8.6%12.5%
English6.6%5.6%9.5%
American6.0%4.2%5.3%
Hungarian3.8%——
Polish3.7%3.9%2.2%
Dutch0.9%——
Puerto Rican6.5%5.1%1.8%
Mexican3.6%2.5%11.3%
Dominican2.3%4.6%0.7%
Ecuadorian0.8%1.6%—
Colombian0.7%0.9%0.4%
Honduran0.5%0.3%0.3%
Guatemalan0.5%0.5%0.5%
Salvadoran0.4%0.9%0.7%
African American†6.8%8.0%9.9%
Jamaican1.7%1.6%0.4%
Haitian0.6%0.9%0.3%
African0.4%0.6%0.5%
West Indian0.3%0.4%—
Nigerian0.2%0.2%0.2%
Guyanese0.2%0.7%—
Chinese1.0%3.6%1.3%
Asian Indian0.8%1.9%1.4%
Filipino0.3%0.6%0.9%
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-18
New York
United States
Median age
39.7
39.9
39.1
Age 18–24
10.1%
9.0%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
16.8%
18.0%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
NY-18
New York
United States
Median household income
$94,063
$85,974
$84,427
Poverty rate
11.6%
14.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
36.2%
40.0%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
NY-18
New York
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
23.7%
30.9%
22.3%
Spanish
12.4%
14.8%
13.6%
German or other West Germanic
5.2%
1.5%
0.5%
Other Indo-European
2.0%
4.0%
2.0%
Religious landscape
Measure
NY-18
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 18th Congressional District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−2.8%
2008
+10.9%
2012
+11.3%
2016
+1.5%
2020
+9.4%
2024
+3.3%
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
18
D
57.1%207,106
42.8%155,129
362,509
2022
18
D
50.6%135,245
49.3%131,653
267,053
2020
18
D
55.8%187,444
43.2%145,145
335,871
2018
18
D
55.5%139,564
44.5%112,035
251,690
2016
18
D
55.6%162,060
44.4%129,369
291,527
2014
18
D
49.7%88,993
47.9%85,660
178,947
2012
18
D
51.9%143,845
48.1%133,049
276,894
2010
18
D
62.2%115,619
37.8%70,413
186,032
2008
18
D
68.5%174,791
31.5%80,498
255,289
2006
18
D
70.7%124,256
29.3%51,450
175,706
2004
18
D
69.8%170,715
30.2%73,975
244,690
2002
18
D
92.0%98,957
0.0%0
107,515
2000
18
D
67.3%126,878
30.8%58,022
188,647
1998
18
D
82.8%91,623
0.0%0
110,702
1996
18
D
63.6%118,194
32.0%59,487
185,722
1994
18
D
50.2%91,663
35.9%65,517
182,550
1992
18
D
55.6%115,841
44.4%92,687
208,528
1990
18
D
66.9%38,024
2.1%1,189
56,826
1988
18
D
91.1%75,459
7.0%5,764
82,866
1986
18
D
93.5%43,343
5.3%2,479
46,353
1984
18
D
89.2%85,960
9.3%8,970
96,328
1982
18
D
98.9%57,009
0.0%0
57,664
1980
18
R
42.7%68,786
56.7%91,341
161,200
1978
18
R
46.7%53,434
53.3%60,867
114,301
1976
18
D
75.1%112,187
19.9%29,728
149,422
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
56.6%203,528
42.8%154,029
359,525
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 Families56.6%203,528
Mike Sapraicone · Republican/Conservative42.8%154,029
Diane Sare · Larouche/Lrp0.5%1,703
Write-In0.1%265
New York's 18th congressional district, as drawn for the 2026 elections, takes in Orange county and parts of Dutchess and Ulster. About 776,900 people live within its 2026 boundaries, with a median age of 39.7.
Measured on those boundaries, the district has voted Democratic in every presidential election since 2012, by narrowing margins. The margin was D+11.5 in 2012, D+1.5 in 2016, D+9.4 in 2020, and D+3.3 in 2024.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 11.3 points in 2012 and a Republican high of 2.8 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 6.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 3.3 points.
A population of 776,934, a 63% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $94,063 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 2 and Congressional District 7.
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How did New York 18th Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, New York 18th Congressional District voted Democratic by 3.3 points (D+3.3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 371,418 votes cast, 190,676 went Democratic and 178,299 went Republican.
When did New York 18th Congressional District last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which New York 18th Congressional District voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in New York 18th Congressional District?
New York 18th Congressional District has a population of 776,934 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in New York 18th Congressional District?
Median household income in New York 18th Congressional District is $94,063 — above the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of New York 18th Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in New York 18th Congressional District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 1 went Republican.
