New York 82nd State House District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1916–2020 · 27 presidential cycles
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Barack Obama2012
75.8%
28,498 votes · D+52.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Hillary Clinton, 2016 · 70.6%
Republican
Warren G. Harding1920
78.2%
31,400 votes · R+68.7 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1972 · 73.9%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Lyndon B. Johnson1964
33,809votes
45.6% of the vote · R+8.6 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · 33,608 votes
Republican
Dwight D. Eisenhower1956
76,168votes
72.5% of the vote · R+45.0 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1952 · 71,630 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
Barack Obama2012
+48.4pts D vs U.S.
Place D+52.2 · U.S. D+3.9 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Hillary Clinton, 2016 · +41.7 pts
Republican
Charles E. Hughes1916
+49.7pts R vs U.S.
Place R+46.6 · U.S. D+3.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Thomas E. Dewey, 1944 · +43.9 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
DMichael BenedettoState House · 82
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
U.S. House elections · 1 House
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U.S. House
Each row is a county-allocated estimate of U.S. House votes for this district — county returns apportioned onto its boundary, not precinct-counted. “Vote lead” is the estimated local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
Source · Akashic county-allocated estimate from certified county returns, House; not precinct-counted.
Year
Vote lead
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
D
77.9%22,951
22.1%6,525
29,476
Assembly District 82 sits in the Bronx and delivers some of New York's most lopsided presidential results, with the 2024 margin exceeding 29 points — a pattern rooted in the district's dense, majority-minority urban core.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 52.2 points in 2012 and a Republican high of 68.7 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 11.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 29.1 points.
A population of 130,328, a 27% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $71,652 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Assembly District 81 and Assembly District 80.
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How did New York 82nd State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, New York 82nd State House District voted Democratic by 29.1 points (D+29.1), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 45,383 votes cast, 29,124 went Democratic and 15,907 went Republican.
When did New York 82nd State House District last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which New York 82nd State House District voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in New York 82nd State House District?
New York 82nd State House District has a population of 130,328 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in New York 82nd State House District?
Median household income in New York 82nd State House District is $71,652 — below the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of New York 82nd State House District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in New York 82nd State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 17 went Republican.