New York 62nd 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
66.1%
88,228 votes · D+32.4 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 45.8%
Republican
Dwight D. Eisenhower1956
71.9%
99,263 votes · R+43.8 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Warren G. Harding, 1920 · 71.6%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Lyndon B. Johnson1964
88,228votes
66.1% of the vote · D+32.4 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 65,728 votes
Republican
Dwight D. Eisenhower1956
99,263votes
71.9% of the vote · R+43.8 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1972 · 92,379 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
+9.8pts D vs U.S.
Place D+32.4 · U.S. D+22.6 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Jimmy Carter, 1980 · +2.4 pts
Republican
Herbert Hoover1932
+45.6pts R vs U.S.
Place R+27.8 · U.S. D+17.8 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Alf Landon, 1936 · +39.5 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
RRob OrttState Senate · 62
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
U.S. House elections · 2 House
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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
43.0%43,981
57.0%58,404
102,385
2018
D
50.7%42,590
49.3%41,338
83,928
Covering a largely rural swath of upstate New York, this district delivered a 19.2-point Republican presidential margin in 2024 — an unusually wide gap in a state where statewide offices routinely go Democratic by double digits.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 32.4 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 51.2 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 4.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 19.2 points.
A population of 318,339, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $72,193 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 53 and State Senate District 46.
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How did New York 62nd State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, New York 62nd State Senate District voted Republican by 19.2 points (R+19.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 155,375 votes cast, 62,555 went Democratic and 92,408 went Republican.
When did New York 62nd State Senate District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which New York 62nd State Senate District voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in New York 62nd State Senate District?
New York 62nd State Senate District has a population of 318,339 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in New York 62nd State Senate District?
Median household income in New York 62nd State Senate District is $72,193 — below the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of New York 62nd State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in New York 62nd State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 35 went Republican.