state senate districtNew York 28th State Senate District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004D+42.2
2008D+52.3
2012D+39.7
2016D+63.1
2020D+64.5
2024D+55.8
net swing · 2004→2024D+13.6D+42.2 → D+55.8
vs. U.S. · 2024D+57.3D+55.8 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 62.1% of 222,504 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
106,231
29,060
2,893
138,184
222,504
62.1%
2020
112,966
23,533
2,131
138,630
219,100†
63.3%
2016
104,645
21,463
5,758
131,866
215,205†
61.3%
2012
80,447
34,295
1,561
116,303
208,250†
55.8%
2008
103,461
32,012
1,126
136,599
208,452†
65.5%
2004
95,218
38,226
1,523
134,967
208,654†
64.7%
† 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 28New YorkUnited States
Irish11.4%10.5%9.4%
Italian9.8%10.9%4.8%
German9.1%8.6%12.5%
English8.2%5.6%9.5%
American7.2%4.2%5.3%
Polish5.3%3.9%2.2%
Russian5.0%1.2%—
French3.2%1.3%1.6%
Chinese6.7%3.6%1.3%
Asian Indian2.4%1.9%1.4%
Korean1.2%0.6%0.4%
Filipino0.8%0.6%0.9%
Japanese0.8%0.2%0.2%
Taiwanese0.3%——
Vietnamese0.2%—0.6%
Pakistani0.2%0.4%—
Dominican3.4%4.6%0.7%
Puerto Rican1.7%5.1%1.8%
Mexican0.8%2.5%11.3%
Ecuadorian0.3%1.6%—
Cuban0.2%—0.7%
Colombian0.2%0.9%0.4%
African American†2.7%8.0%9.9%
African0.2%0.6%0.5%
Jamaican0.2%1.6%0.4%
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 28
New York
United States
Median age
41.1
39.9
39.1
Age 18–24
8.6%
9.0%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.0%
18.0%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
NY SD 28
New York
United States
Median household income
$162,634
$85,974
$84,427
Poverty rate
8.0%
14.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
64.2%
40.0%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
NY SD 28
New York
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
36.9%
30.9%
22.3%
Spanish
19.2%
14.8%
13.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)
2.4%
1.5%
0.7%
Other Indo-European
3.6%
4.0%
2.0%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)
5.1%
3.2%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
NY SD 28
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 28th State Senate District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+42.2%
2008
+52.3%
2012
+39.7%
2016
+63.1%
2020
+64.5%
2024
+55.8%
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 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle 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
76.9%Harris106,231
21.0%Trump29,060
2.1%
D+55.8
R+8.7
D+57.3
138,184
D
81.5%Biden112,966
17.0%Trump23,533
1.5%
D+64.5
D+1.4
D+60.1
138,630
D
79.4%Clinton104,645
16.3%Trump21,463
4.4%
D+63.1
D+23.4
D+61.0
131,866
D
69.2%Obama80,447
29.5%Romney34,295
1.3%
D+39.7
R+12.6
D+35.8
116,303
D
75.7%Obama103,461
23.4%McCain32,012
0.8%
D+52.3
D+10.1
D+45.0
136,599
D
70.5%Kerry95,218
28.3%Bush38,226
1.1%
D+42.2
—
D+44.7
134,967
current representation
Current officeholders
DLiz KruegerState Senate · 28
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
In 2024 it voted Democratic by D+55.8, against D+52.3 in 2008. No racial group formed a majority of its residents in the 2024 ACS 5-year, with White residents at 48.3%.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 64.5 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 8.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 55.8 points.
A population of 319,613, a 71% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $162,634 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 47 and State Senate District 16.
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How did New York 28th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, New York 28th State Senate District voted Democratic by 55.8 points (D+55.8), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 138,184 votes cast, 106,231 went Democratic and 29,060 went Republican.
How many people live in New York 28th State Senate District?
New York 28th State Senate District has a population of 319,613 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in New York 28th State Senate District?
Median household income in New York 28th State Senate District is $162,634 — above the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of New York 28th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in New York 28th State Senate District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
