HarrisDemocratic37.1%23,166TrumpRepublican62.7%39,118OtherAll other candidates0.2%153
R+25.5- Lead
- 15,952
- Total
- 62,437
- vs nation
- R+24.1
modeled Census-place estimatereview required
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New York 120th State House District
Contests in this Place (45 available)
President38 · 1876–2024 · 3 mapped
▦ precinct · ▥ counties · ▢ no spatial detail
President margin by year
Place winner margin
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
President results by year
Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries
BidenDemocratic38.2%23,954TrumpRepublican59.6%37,358OtherAll other candidates2.2%1,367
R+21.4- Lead
- 13,404
- Total
- 62,679
- vs nation
- R+25.8
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic34.8%19,268TrumpRepublican58.2%32,170OtherAll other candidates7.0%3,856
R+23.3- Lead
- 12,902
- Total
- 55,294
- vs nation
- R+25.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic51.3%26,168RomneyRepublican46.2%23,595OtherAll other candidates2.5%1,284
D+5.0- Lead
- 2,573
- Total
- 51,047
- vs nation
- D+1.2
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic49.0%27,639McCainRepublican49.0%27,654OtherAll other candidates2.1%1,159
R+0.0- Lead
- 15
- Total
- 56,452
- vs nation
- R+7.3
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic45.5%26,802BushRepublican52.2%30,794OtherAll other candidates2.3%1,347
R+6.8- Lead
- 3,992
- Total
- 58,943
- vs nation
- R+4.3
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
GoreDemocratic46.2%25,501BushRepublican49.0%27,055OtherAll other candidates4.7%2,615
R+2.8- Lead
- 1,554
- Total
- 55,171
- vs nation
- R+3.3
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic44.4%22,973DoleRepublican38.3%19,834OtherAll other candidates17.3%8,976
D+6.1- Lead
- 3,139
- Total
- 51,783
- vs nation
- R+2.5
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+25.5MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 133,9872024 5-year
- Population density
- 105 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 1,276 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $69,8102024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 90.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+31.6 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+54.5 in 1956MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Assembly District 121, NY · twin score 94.1
presidential history
Party record book
New York 120th State House District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1892–2020 (partial returns from 1876) · 37 presidential cycles · 37 with a vote-share denominator · 33 with a national benchmark
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Lyndon B. Johnson1964
65.8%
28,778 votes · D+31.6 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · 51.3%
Republican
Dwight D. Eisenhower1956
77.3%
35,569 votes · R+54.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1972 · 72.1%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Lyndon B. Johnson1964
28,778votes
65.8% of the vote · D+31.6 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 27,639 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2020
37,358votes
59.6% of the vote · R+21.4 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Ronald Reagan, 1984 · 36,610 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
Lyndon B. Johnson1964
+9.0pts D vs U.S.
Place D+31.6 · U.S. D+22.6 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · +1.2 pts
Republican
Alf Landon1936
+59.9pts R vs U.S.
Place R+35.6 · U.S. D+24.3 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Wendell Willkie, 1940 · +40.7 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
RWill BarclayState House · 120
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
U.S. House elections · 2 House
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
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.
AD-120 covers the rural Southern Tier, where a 25.5-point Republican presidential margin in 2024 makes it one of the sharpest conservative anchors in an otherwise Democratic-leaning state legislature.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 31.6 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 54.5 points in 1956. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 4.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 25.5 points.
A population of 133,987, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $69,810 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Assembly District 121 and Assembly District 118.
Political twins — state-house districts
The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Assembly District 121
New York
94.1twin score
population scaleelasticity2016 margin
Assembly District 118
New York
93.0twin score
12-yr trendpopulation scale% White
Assembly District 117
New York
92.5twin score
12-yr trendpopulation scale2016–2024 trajectory
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
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Frequently asked questions
How did New York 120th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, New York 120th State House District voted Republican by 25.5 points (R+25.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 62,437 votes cast, 23,166 went Democratic and 39,118 went Republican.
When did New York 120th State House District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which New York 120th State House District voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in New York 120th State House District?
New York 120th State House District has a population of 133,987 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in New York 120th State House District?
Median household income in New York 120th State House District is $69,810 — below the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of New York 120th State House District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in New York 120th State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 35 went Republican.