New York 3rd State Senate 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
50.6%
32,751 votes · D+1.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Al Gore, 2000 · 48.4%
Republican
Dwight D. Eisenhower1956
81.0%
37,227 votes · R+62.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Warren G. Harding, 1920 · 79.3%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Joe Biden2020
70,317votes
45.0% of the vote · R+8.8 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 62,760 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2020
84,017votes
53.7% of the vote · R+8.8 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2016 · 77,736 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
Al Gore2000
+1.2pts D vs U.S.
Place D+1.7 · U.S. D+0.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Bill Clinton, 1996 · −1.7 pts
Republican
Thomas E. Dewey1948
+56.9pts R vs U.S.
Place R+52.4 · U.S. D+4.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Thomas E. Dewey, 1944 · +55.6 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
RDean MurrayState Senate · 3
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.
Source · Akashic county-allocated estimate from certified county returns, House; not precinct-counted.
Year
Vote lead
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
R
46.3%66,236
53.7%76,745
142,981
2018
D
50.3%56,649
49.7%55,909
112,558
New York 3rd State Senate District sits in the Mid-Atlantic. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 6.8 points in 1996 and a Republican high of 62.1 points in 1956. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 9.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 18.1 points.
A population of 324,968, a 65% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $114,420 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 8 and State Senate District 1.
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How did New York 3rd State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, New York 3rd State Senate District voted Republican by 18.1 points (R+18.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 155,706 votes cast, 63,669 went Democratic and 91,794 went Republican.
When did New York 3rd State Senate District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which New York 3rd State Senate District voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in New York 3rd State Senate District?
New York 3rd State Senate District has a population of 324,968 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in New York 3rd State Senate District?
Median household income in New York 3rd State Senate District is $114,420 — above the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of New York 3rd State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in New York 3rd State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 34 went Republican.