congressional districtNew York 26th Congressional District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004D+24.7
2008D+27.0
2012D+28.2
2016D+17.6
2020D+25.1
2024D+19.3
net swing · 2004→2024R+5.4D+24.7 → D+19.3
vs. U.S. · 2024D+20.7D+19.3 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 57.6% of 590,377 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
200,098
134,624
5,064
339,786
590,377
57.6%
2020
218,414
129,446
6,449
354,309
571,983†
61.9%
2016
181,479
124,865
14,962
321,306
570,777†
56.3%
2012
200,792
111,283
5,705
317,780
565,277†
56.2%
2008
216,113
122,951
5,586
344,650
560,103†
61.5%
2004
212,114
126,677
7,667
346,458
554,929†
62.4%
† 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-26New YorkUnited States
German19.0%8.6%12.5%
Irish14.1%10.5%9.4%
Italian13.1%10.9%4.8%
Polish12.6%3.9%2.2%
English7.0%5.6%9.5%
American2.8%4.2%5.3%
French1.6%1.3%1.6%
Scottish1.4%—1.3%
African American†16.4%8.0%9.9%
African0.8%0.6%0.5%
Jamaican0.5%1.6%0.4%
Puerto Rican4.2%5.1%1.8%
Mexican1.0%2.5%11.3%
Dominican0.5%4.6%0.7%
Cuban0.2%—0.7%
Spanish0.2%——
Asian Indian1.5%1.9%1.4%
Bangladeshi1.1%0.6%—
Chinese0.8%3.6%1.3%
Burmese0.5%——
Pakistani0.3%0.4%—
Vietnamese0.3%—0.6%
Korean0.3%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-26
New York
United States
Median age
38.6
39.9
39.1
Age 18–24
8.8%
9.0%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
19.4%
18.0%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
NY-26
New York
United States
Median household income
$65,395
$85,974
$84,427
Poverty rate
17.0%
14.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
36.8%
40.0%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
NY-26
New York
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
10.7%
30.9%
22.3%
Spanish
3.1%
14.8%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
2.6%
4.0%
2.0%
Arabic
1.0%
0.7%
0.4%
Religious landscape
Measure
NY-26
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 26th Congressional District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+24.7%
2008
+27.0%
2012
+28.2%
2016
+17.6%
2020
+25.1%
2024
+19.3%
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
26
D
65.1%209,131
34.8%111,772
321,304
2022
26
D
63.9%156,883
36.0%88,339
245,371
2020
26
D
69.8%223,366
28.7%91,706
319,947
2018
26
D
73.3%169,166
26.7%61,488
230,663
2016
26
D
74.6%215,289
25.4%73,377
288,679
2014
26
D
68.1%113,210
31.9%52,909
166,119
2012
26
D
74.8%212,588
25.2%71,666
284,254
2010
26
R
26.4%54,307
73.6%151,449
205,756
2008
26
R
40.5%109,615
55.0%148,607
270,326
2006
26
R
48.0%100,914
52.0%109,257
210,171
2004
26
R
44.4%125,613
55.6%157,466
283,079
2002
26
R
22.4%41,140
73.6%135,089
183,459
2000
26
D
62.0%140,395
37.0%83,856
226,579
1998
26
D
61.8%108,204
31.3%54,776
175,140
1996
26
D
55.2%122,850
42.3%94,125
222,506
1994
26
D
46.2%95,492
45.6%94,244
206,782
1992
26
D
50.4%119,557
46.7%110,738
237,116
1990
26
R
0.0%0
62.1%97,340
156,701
1988
26
R
25.0%43,585
75.0%131,043
174,628
1986
26
R
0.0%0
100.0%94,840
94,840
1984
26
R
29.4%54,663
70.6%131,257
185,920
1982
26
R
28.4%43,208
71.6%108,962
152,170
1980
26
R
20.3%37,475
74.3%137,159
184,692
1978
26
R
30.0%41,870
62.3%87,059
139,637
1976
26
R
32.9%60,511
65.3%120,049
183,981
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
62.2%202,740
37.2%121,229
325,948
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 Families62.2%202,740
Mike Sapraicone · Republican/Conservative37.2%121,229
Diane Sare · Larouche/Lrp0.5%1,501
Scatter0.1%456
Write-In0.0%22
New York's 26th congressional district, as drawn for the 2026 elections, takes in parts of Erie and Niagara counties. About 776,900 people live within its 2026 boundaries, with a median age of 38.6.
Measured on those boundaries, the district has voted Democratic in every presidential election since 2012, by narrowing margins. The margin was D+28.6 in 2012, D+17.6 in 2016, D+25.1 in 2020, and D+19.3 in 2024.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 28.2 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 5.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 19.3 points.
A population of 776,947, a 65% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $65,395 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 1 and Congressional District 22.
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How did New York 26th Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, New York 26th Congressional District voted Democratic by 19.3 points (D+19.3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 339,786 votes cast, 200,098 went Democratic and 134,624 went Republican.
How many people live in New York 26th Congressional District?
New York 26th Congressional District has a population of 776,947 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in New York 26th Congressional District?
Median household income in New York 26th Congressional District is $65,395 — below the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of New York 26th Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in New York 26th Congressional District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
