congressional districtNew York 20th Congressional District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004D+10.2
2008D+17.3
2012D+19.1
2016D+11.8
2020D+19.1
2024D+14.1
net swing · 2004→2024D+4.0D+10.2 → D+14.1
vs. U.S. · 2024D+15.6D+14.1 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 61.7% of 606,311 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
211,181
158,272
4,481
373,934
606,311
61.7%
2020
224,299
150,959
8,782
384,040
583,732†
65.8%
2016
180,139
139,547
23,420
343,106
582,330†
58.9%
2012
191,898
129,164
7,306
328,368
570,866†
57.5%
2008
204,850
143,362
7,094
355,306
554,527†
64.1%
2004
189,487
153,878
7,008
350,373
538,187†
65.1%
† 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-20New YorkUnited States
Irish19.3%10.5%9.4%
Italian15.3%10.9%4.8%
German13.2%8.6%12.5%
English10.4%5.6%9.5%
Polish5.3%3.9%2.2%
French4.3%1.3%1.6%
American4.1%4.2%5.3%
Dutch1.2%——
African American†6.5%8.0%9.9%
Guyanese1.0%0.7%—
Jamaican0.7%1.6%0.4%
African0.6%0.6%0.5%
Nigerian0.2%0.2%0.2%
Haitian0.2%0.9%0.3%
Puerto Rican3.2%5.1%1.8%
Dominican0.8%4.6%0.7%
Mexican0.8%2.5%11.3%
Ecuadorian0.2%1.6%—
Cuban0.2%—0.7%
Asian Indian2.1%1.9%1.4%
Chinese1.1%3.6%1.3%
Filipino0.6%0.6%0.9%
Pakistani0.4%0.4%—
Korean0.4%0.6%0.4%
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-20
New York
United States
Median age
39.7
39.9
39.1
Age 18–24
11.7%
9.0%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.3%
18.0%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
NY-20
New York
United States
Median household income
$86,491
$85,974
$84,427
Poverty rate
11.9%
14.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
42.6%
40.0%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
NY-20
New York
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
11.8%
30.9%
22.3%
Spanish
3.6%
14.8%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
2.6%
4.0%
2.0%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)
1.0%
3.2%
1.1%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
1.1%
0.9%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
NY-20
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 20th Congressional District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+10.2%
2008
+17.3%
2012
+19.1%
2016
+11.8%
2020
+19.1%
2024
+14.1%
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
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
20
D
61.1%221,997
38.8%141,151
363,445
2022
20
D
55.0%160,420
44.9%130,869
291,433
2020
20
D
61.1%219,705
38.8%139,446
359,342
2018
20
D
66.5%176,811
33.5%89,058
266,014
2016
20
D
67.9%213,021
32.1%100,738
313,942
2014
20
D
61.3%125,111
38.7%79,104
204,215
2012
20
D
68.4%203,400
31.6%93,778
297,178
2010
20
R
45.1%107,075
54.9%130,178
237,253
2008
20
D
62.1%193,651
37.9%118,031
311,682
2006
20
D
53.1%125,168
46.9%110,554
235,722
2004
20
R
33.7%96,630
65.8%188,753
286,736
2002
20
R
24.0%45,878
73.3%140,238
191,278
2000
20
R
40.1%94,646
57.6%136,016
236,033
1998
20
R
38.8%65,589
58.3%98,546
168,904
1996
20
R
37.6%80,761
57.1%122,479
214,612
1994
20
R
25.8%52,345
59.2%120,334
203,209
1992
20
R
29.4%66,826
66.1%150,301
227,331
1990
20
D
56.8%82,203
24.6%35,575
144,627
1988
20
D
50.3%102,235
47.5%96,465
203,263
1986
20
R
44.6%66,359
53.9%80,220
148,920
1984
20
R
48.2%102,842
50.1%106,958
213,349
1982
20
D
56.5%98,425
41.3%72,005
174,228
1980
20
D
82.4%86,454
14.6%15,350
104,929
1978
20
D
84.6%64,275
15.4%11,661
75,936
1976
20
D
83.2%91,977
12.8%14,114
110,490
New York's 20th congressional district, as drawn for the 2026 elections, takes in Albany and Schenectady counties and parts of Saratoga, Rensselaer, and Montgomery. 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+19.5 in 2012, D+11.8 in 2016, D+19.1 in 2020, and D+14.1 in 2024.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 19.1 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 4.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 14.1 points.
A population of 776,927, a 72% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $86,491 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 2 and Congressional District 19.
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How did New York 20th Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, New York 20th Congressional District voted Democratic by 14.1 points (D+14.1), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 373,934 votes cast, 211,181 went Democratic and 158,272 went Republican.
How many people live in New York 20th Congressional District?
New York 20th Congressional District has a population of 776,927 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in New York 20th Congressional District?
Median household income in New York 20th Congressional District is $86,491 — above the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of New York 20th Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in New York 20th Congressional District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
