state senate districtNew York 18th State Senate District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004D+64.0
2008D+70.9
2012D+80.9
2016D+80.0
2020D+61.4
2024D+48.3
net swing · 2004→2024R+15.8D+64.0 → D+48.3
vs. U.S. · 2024D+49.7D+48.3 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 43.4% of 201,663 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
63,689
21,413
2,476
87,578
201,663
43.4%
2020
75,844
17,636
1,278
94,758
194,989†
48.6%
2016
71,732
6,737
2,735
81,204
190,476†
42.6%
2012
64,510
6,463
774
71,747
179,818†
39.9%
2008
61,450
10,255
527
72,232
178,834†
40.4%
2004
52,580
11,289
610
64,479
177,850†
36.3%
† 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 SD 18New YorkUnited States
Puerto Rican10.3%5.1%1.8%
Mexican8.2%2.5%11.3%
Dominican8.0%4.6%0.7%
Ecuadorian3.8%1.6%—
Colombian1.9%0.9%0.4%
Guatemalan1.3%0.5%0.5%
Salvadoran1.3%0.9%0.7%
Panamanian0.8%——
Italian5.2%10.9%4.8%
Irish4.6%10.5%9.4%
American4.5%4.2%5.3%
German3.1%8.6%12.5%
English2.5%5.6%9.5%
Russian2.5%1.2%—
Polish2.4%3.9%2.2%
Ukrainian1.7%——
African American†7.0%8.0%9.9%
Jamaican1.6%1.6%0.4%
Haitian1.2%0.9%0.3%
Guyanese0.8%0.7%—
Trinidadian and Tobagonian0.8%0.4%—
West Indian0.5%0.4%—
African0.4%0.6%0.5%
Nigerian0.3%0.2%0.2%
Chinese3.7%3.6%1.3%
Asian Indian0.8%1.9%1.4%
Bangladeshi0.5%0.6%—
Pakistani0.4%0.4%—
Filipino0.3%0.6%0.9%
Korean0.3%0.6%0.4%
Aztec3.8%——
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 SD 18
New York
United States
Median age
31.8
39.9
39.1
Age 18–24
7.6%
9.0%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
15.7%
18.0%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
NY SD 18
New York
United States
Median household income
$77,820
$85,974
$84,427
Poverty rate
22.7%
14.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
41.4%
40.0%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
NY SD 18
New York
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
45.9%
30.9%
22.3%
Spanish
15.5%
14.8%
13.6%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic
5.7%
2.0%
0.7%
Other Indo-European
4.7%
4.0%
2.0%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)
7.0%
3.2%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
NY SD 18
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 18th State Senate District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+64.0%
2008
+70.9%
2012
+80.9%
2016
+80.0%
2020
+61.4%
2024
+48.3%
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, 2008, 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
72.7%Harris63,689
24.5%Trump21,413
2.8%
D+48.3
R+13.2
D+49.7
87,578
D
80.0%Biden75,844
18.6%Trump17,636
1.3%
D+61.4
R+18.6
D+57.0
94,758
D
88.3%Clinton71,732
8.3%Trump6,737
3.4%
D+80.0
R+0.9
D+77.9
81,204
D
89.9%Obama64,510
9.0%Romney6,463
1.1%
D+80.9
D+10.0
D+77.1
71,747
D
85.1%Obama61,450
14.2%McCain10,255
0.7%
D+70.9
D+6.8
D+63.6
72,232
D
81.5%Kerry52,580
17.5%Bush11,289
0.9%
D+64.0
—
D+66.5
64,479
current representation
Current officeholders
DJulia SalazarState Senate · 18
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
With a 2024 presidential margin of D+61.7, this district ranks among the most heavily Democratic state senate districts in New York, reflecting the dense urban concentration typical of such supermajority-level results.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 80.9 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 13.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 48.3 points.
A population of 319,074, a 35% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $77,820 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 2 and State Senate District 1.
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How did New York 18th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, New York 18th State Senate District voted Democratic by 48.3 points (D+48.3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 87,578 votes cast, 63,689 went Democratic and 21,413 went Republican.
How many people live in New York 18th State Senate District?
New York 18th State Senate District has a population of 319,074 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in New York 18th State Senate District?
Median household income in New York 18th State Senate District is $77,820 — below the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of New York 18th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in New York 18th State Senate District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
