state house districtNew York 85th State House District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004D+81.3
2008D+88.1
2012D+93.3
2016D+87.9
2020D+73.9
2024D+50.9
net swing · 2004→2024R+30.3D+81.3 → D+50.9
vs. U.S. · 2024D+52.4D+50.9 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 38.1% of 78,330 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
22,421
7,205
251
29,877
78,330
38.1%
2020
30,111
4,419
254
34,784
77,681†
44.8%
2016
30,808
1,740
535
33,083
75,309†
43.9%
2012
31,299
1,017
154
32,470
70,878†
45.8%
2008
30,467
1,877
110
32,454
69,480†
46.7%
2004
25,578
2,549
207
28,334
68,082†
41.6%
† 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
Boundary 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 HD 85New YorkUnited States
Dominican28.2%4.6%0.7%
Puerto Rican19.3%5.1%1.8%
Mexican6.9%2.5%11.3%
Ecuadorian2.5%1.6%—
Honduran1.7%0.3%0.3%
Cuban0.7%—0.7%
Colombian0.7%0.9%0.4%
Guatemalan0.6%0.5%0.5%
African American†19.9%8.0%9.9%
Jamaican4.5%1.6%0.4%
African2.9%0.6%0.5%
Ghanaian1.6%——
West Indian1.0%0.4%—
Guyanese0.9%0.7%—
Nigerian0.7%0.2%0.2%
Haitian0.5%0.9%0.3%
Asian Indian0.7%1.9%1.4%
Bangladeshi0.6%0.6%—
Chinese0.3%3.6%1.3%
Filipino0.2%0.6%0.9%
American3.3%4.2%5.3%
Italian2.4%10.9%4.8%
Irish1.6%10.5%9.4%
German0.9%8.6%12.5%
Russian0.5%1.2%—
English0.4%5.6%9.5%
Polish0.3%3.9%2.2%
French0.3%1.3%1.6%
Aztec13.1%——
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 HD 85
New York
United States
Median age
34.3
39.9
39.1
Age 18–24
9.5%
9.0%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
14.6%
18.0%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
NY HD 85
New York
United States
Median household income
$43,267
$85,974
$84,427
Poverty rate
30.9%
14.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
22.4%
40.0%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
NY HD 85
New York
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
57.0%
30.9%
22.3%
Spanish
45.1%
14.8%
13.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)
1.8%
1.5%
0.7%
Other Indo-European
3.5%
4.0%
2.0%
Other languages
4.3%
1.3%
0.8%
Religious landscape
Measure
NY HD 85
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 85th State House District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+81.3%
2008
+88.1%
2012
+93.3%
2016
+87.9%
2020
+73.9%
2024
+50.9%
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, 2012, 2016 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for these cycles 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.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
D
75.0%Harris22,421
24.1%Trump7,205
0.8%
D+50.9
R+22.9
D+52.4
29,877
D
86.6%Biden30,111
12.7%Trump4,419
0.7%
D+73.9
R+14.0
D+69.4
34,784
D
93.1%Clinton30,808
5.3%Trump1,740
1.6%
D+87.9
R+5.4
D+85.8
33,083
D
96.4%Obama31,299
3.1%Romney1,017
0.5%
D+93.3
D+5.2
D+89.4
32,470
D
93.9%Obama30,467
5.8%McCain1,877
0.3%
D+88.1
D+6.8
D+80.8
32,454
D
90.3%Kerry25,578
9.0%Bush2,549
0.7%
D+81.3
—
D+83.7
28,334
current representation
Current officeholders
DEmérita TorresState House · 85
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
Assembly District 85 delivered a 29.5-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, making it an outlier in a state where most competitive districts trend Democratic. Its electorate consistently punches well to the right of the statewide average.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 93.3 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 22.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 50.9 points.
A population of 133,781, a 2% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $43,267 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Assembly District 84 and Assembly District 77.
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How did New York 85th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, New York 85th State House District voted Democratic by 50.9 points (D+50.9), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 29,877 votes cast, 22,421 went Democratic and 7,205 went Republican.
How many people live in New York 85th State House District?
New York 85th State House District has a population of 133,781 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in New York 85th State House District?
Median household income in New York 85th State House District is $43,267 — below the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of New York 85th State House District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in New York 85th State House District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
