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2022 population: 772,462
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 442,785 | 57.32% | |
| Black: | 76,041 | 9.84% | |
| Indian: | 1,242 | 0.16% | |
| Asian: | 25,989 | 3.36% | |
| 2+ races: | 17,104 | 2.21% | |
| Hispanic: | 204,807 | 26.51% | |
| Total non-White: | 329,677 | 42.68% | |
| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 264,095 | |
| Median Value | $451,400 | |
| Occupied | 247,052 | 93.5% |
| Vacant | 17,043 | 6.5% |
| Owned | 196,902 | 79.7% |
| Rented | 50,150 | 20.3% |
| Median Rent | $2,098 | |
| Single-Family Units | 218,753 | 82.8% |
| Detached | 203,384 | 77.0% |
| Attached | 15,369 | 5.8% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 26,750 | 10.1% |
| Mobile Homes | 2,163 | 0.8% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 7,959 | 3.2% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 4,810 | 1.9% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 4,635 | 1.9% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 4,924 | 2.0% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 5,548 | 2.2% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 5,086 | 2.1% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 4,901 | 2.0% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 5,421 | 2.2% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 5,533 | 2.2% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 10,929 | 4.4% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 16,069 | 6.5% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 27,813 | 11.3% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 28,073 | 11.4% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 25,516 | 10.3% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 36,773 | 14.9% |
| $200,000 or more | 53,062 | 21.5% |
| Median Household Income | 117,404 | |
| Per Capita Income | 47,417 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 12,373 | 5.0% |
| Public Assistance | 6,456 | 2.6% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 21,927 | 8.9% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 278,251 | 74.3% |
| Unemployed | 14,669 | 3.9% |
| In Armed Forces | 330 | 0.1% |
| Total Labor Force | 293,250 | 78.4% |
| Not in Labor Force | 81,014 | 21.6% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 25.6% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 144,901 | 120,600 | 54.6% |
| Non-Profit | 11,961 | 19,783 | 37.7% |
| Self-Employed | 22,031 | 10,389 | 68.0% |
| Local Government | 18,765 | 24,702 | 43.2% |
| State Government | 8,171 | 10,331 | 44.2% |
| Federal Government | 6,203 | 4,071 | 60.4% |
| Total Private + Self | 166,932 | 130,989 | 56.0% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 45,100 | 58,887 | 43.4% |
| Total | 212,032 | 189,876 | 52.8% |
| Pct. Govt. | 18.0% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 58,667 | 14.6% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 89,353 | 22.2% |
| Professional, Technical | 95,209 | 23.7% |
| Service Occupations | 74,184 | 18.4% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 562 | 0.1% |
| All others | 84,998 | 21.1% |
| White Collar | 60.4% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Retail trade | 44,799 | 11.1% |
| Educational services and health care | 44,176 | 11.0% |
| Construction | 32,442 | 8.1% |
| Manufacturing | 29,758 | 7.4% |
| Professional, scientific, management | 28,468 | 7.1% |
| Transportation, warehousing, utilities | 23,522 | 5.8% |
| Public administration | 20,518 | 5.1% |
| Accommodation, food svcs, recreation | 20,422 | 5.1% |
| Finance, insurance and real estate | 18,080 | 4.5% |
| Other services | 16,672 | 4.1% |
| Wholesale trade | 11,698 | 2.9% |
| Information | 9,285 | 2.3% |
| Farming, forestry, fishing, mining | 1,028 | 0.3% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 8,927 | 1.16% |
| Puerto Rican | 46,735 | 6.05% |
| Cuban | 3,599 | 0.47% |
| Dominican | 25,558 | 3.31% |
| Total Central American | 67,983 | 8.80% |
| Costa Rican | 570 | 0.07% |
| Guatemalan | 4,679 | 0.61% |
| Honduran | 9,786 | 1.27% |
| Nicaraguan | 713 | 0.09% |
| Panamanian | 1,089 | 0.14% |
| Salvadoran | 50,365 | 6.52% |
| Other Central American | 781 | 0.10% |
| Total South American | 36,227 | 4.69% |
| Argentinean | 1,075 | 0.14% |
| Bolivian | 314 | 0.04% |
| Chilean | 1,167 | 0.15% |
| Colombian | 10,597 | 1.37% |
| Ecuadorian | 15,368 | 1.99% |
| Paraguayan | 243 | 0.03% |
| Peruvian | 6,536 | 0.85% |
| Uruguayan | 229 | 0.03% |
| Venezuelan | 492 | 0.06% |
| Other South American | 206 | 0.03% |
| Other Hispanic | 15,778 | 2.04% |
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Indian | 7,033 | 0.91% |
| Chinese | 5,493 | 0.71% |
| Filipino | 2,657 | 0.34% |
| Bangladeshi | 1,846 | 0.24% |
| Korean | 1,136 | 0.15% |
| Vietnamese | 441 | 0.06% |
| Taiwanese | 268 | 0.03% |
| Japanese | 191 | 0.02% |
| Burmese | 48 | 0.01% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 531,293 | 72.8% |
| Spanish | 140,728 | 19.3% |
| Other Indo-European | 20,640 | 2.8% |
| French, Haitian, Cajun | 9,558 | 1.3% |
| Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 9,225 | 1.3% |
| Other Asian | 5,140 | 0.7% |
| Other | 4,207 | 0.6% |
| Chinese | 4,071 | 0.6% |
| German, other Germanic | 1,808 | 0.2% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Italian | 161,039 | 20.8% |
| Irish | 117,818 | 15.3% |
| German | 81,906 | 10.6% |
| American | 33,999 | 4.4% |
| Polish | 28,884 | 3.7% |
| English | 26,090 | 3.4% |
| Haitian | 8,971 | 1.2% |
| Jamaican | 8,289 | 1.1% |
| Russian | 7,971 | 1.0% |
| French | 7,570 | 1.0% |
| Greek | 6,122 | 0.8% |
| European | 5,933 | 0.8% |
| Scottish | 4,105 | 0.5% |
| Norwegian | 4,082 | 0.5% |
| Ukrainian | 4,051 | 0.5% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 713,333 | 92.3% |
| Not a citizen | 59,129 | 7.7% |
| Native | 633,382 | 82.0% |
| Foreign-born | 139,080 | 18.0% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 35,195 | 6.5% | 29,241 | 5.4% | 155,400 | 28.8% | 148,887 | 27.6% | 95,647 | 17.7% | 75,021 | 13.9% |
| Average years of education: 13.2 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 35,195 | 6.5% |
| 9-12 Years | 29,241 | 5.4% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 155,400 | 28.8% |
| Some College | 148,887 | 27.6% |
| Bach. Degree | 95,647 | 17.7% |
| Grad Degree | 75,021 | 13.9% |
| Average years of education: 13.2 | ||
Click on the District to view county-level data for that election (where available).
NOTE: Results prior to 2022 are for districts which previously covered much of this area, regardless of district number.
| Date | District | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-08 | NY02 | Andrew Garbarino* (R,C) | 151,178 | 60.7% | Jackie Gordon (D,WF) | 97,774 | 39.3% | 80 | 0.0% | 249,032 |
| Redistricting effect (2022); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 1% compared to 2020. | ||||||||||
| 2020-11-03 | NY02 | Andrew Garbarino (R,C,Lbt,SA) | 177,379 | 52.9% | Jackie Gordon (D,In,WF) | 154,246 | 46.0% | 3,538 | 1.1% | 335,163 |
| 2018-11-06 | NY02 | Peter King* (R,C,In,Rf) | 128,078 | 53.1% | Liuba Shirley (D,WE,WF) | 113,074 | 46.9% | 65 | 0.0% | 241,217 |
| 2016-11-08 | NY02 | Peter King* (R,C) | 181,221 | 57.1% | DuWayne Gregory (D,In,WE,WF) | 110,812 | 34.9% | 25,519 | 8.0% | 317,552 |
| 2014-11-04 | NY02 | Peter King* (R,C,In) | 95,177 | 64.9% | Patricia Maher (D) | 41,814 | 28.5% | 9,626 | 6.6% | 146,617 |
| 2012-11-06 | NY02 | Peter King* (R,C,In) | 141,950 | 58.7% | Vivianne Falcone (D,WF) | 99,955 | 41.3% | 79 | 0.0% | 241,984 |
| Redistricting effect (2012); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 5% compared to 2010. | ||||||||||
| 2010-11-02 | NY02 | Steve Israel* (D,In,WF) | 94,594 | 56.3% | John Gomez (R,C) | 72,029 | 42.9% | 1,286 | 0.8% | 167,909 |
| 2008-11-04 | NY02 | Steve Israel* (D,In,WF) | 161,279 | 66.9% | Frank Stalzer (R,C) | 79,641 | 33.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 240,920 |
| 2006-11-07 | NY02 | Steve Israel* (D,In,WF) | 105,276 | 70.4% | John Bugler (R,C) | 44,212 | 29.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 149,488 |
| 2004-11-02 | NY02 | Steve Israel* (D,In,WF) | 161,593 | 66.6% | Richard Hoffmann (R,C) | 80,950 | 33.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 242,543 |
| 2002-11-05 | NY02 | Steve Israel* (D,In,WF) | 85,451 | 58.5% | Joseph Finley (R,C,RTL) | 59,117 | 40.5% | 1,558 | 1.1% | 146,126 |
| Redistricting effect (2002); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 1% compared to 2000. | ||||||||||
| 2000-11-07 | NY02 | Steve Israel (D) | 90,438 | 47.9% | Joan Johnson (R) | 65,880 | 34.9% | 32,314 | 17.1% | 188,632 |
| 1998-11-03 | NY02 | Rick Lazio* (R,C) | 85,089 | 66.2% | John Bace (D) | 37,949 | 29.5% | 5,400 | 4.2% | 128,438 |
| 1996-11-05 | NY02 | Rick Lazio* (R,C) | 112,135 | 64.2% | Kenneth Herman (D,In) | 57,953 | 33.2% | 4,506 | 2.6% | 174,594 |
| 1994-11-08 | NY02 | Rick Lazio* (R,C) | 100,107 | 68.2% | James Manfre (D) | 41,102 | 28.0% | 5,567 | 3.8% | 146,776 |
| 1992-11-03 | NY02 | Rick Lazio (R,C) | 109,386 | 53.2% | Thomas Downey* (D) | 96,328 | 46.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 205,714 |
| Redistricting effect (1992); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1990. | ||||||||||
| 1990-11-06 | NY02 | Thomas Downey* (D) | 56,722 | 55.8% | John Bugler (R,RTL) | 36,859 | 36.2% | 8,150 | 8.0% | 101,731 |
| 1988-11-08 | NY02 | Thomas Downey* (D) | 107,646 | 61.6% | Joseph Cardino (R,C,RTL) | 66,972 | 38.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 174,618 |
| 1986-11-04 | NY02 | Thomas Downey* (D) | 69,771 | 64.3% | Jeffrey Butzke (R,C) | 35,132 | 32.4% | 3,651 | 3.4% | 108,554 |
| 1984-11-06 | NY02 | Thomas Downey* (D,I) | 97,648 | 54.7% | Paul Aniboli (R,C,RTL) | 80,855 | 45.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 178,503 |
| 1982-11-02 | NY02 | Thomas Downey* (D,In) | 80,951 | 63.9% | Paul Costello (R,C) | 42,790 | 33.8% | 2,971 | 2.3% | 126,712 |
| Redistricting effect (1982); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1980. | ||||||||||
| 1980-11-04 | NY02 | Thomas Downey* (D) | 84,035 | 56.3% | Louis Modica (R,RTL) | 65,106 | 43.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 149,141 |
| 1978-11-07 | NY02 | Thomas Downey* (D) | 64,807 | 54.9% | Harold Withers (R,C) | 53,322 | 45.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 118,129 |
| 1976-11-02 | NY02 | Thomas Downey* (D) | 91,241 | 57.1% | Peter Cohalan (R,C) | 67,755 | 42.4% | 906 | 0.6% | 159,902 |
| 1974-11-04 | NY02 | Thomas Downey (D) | 58,289 | 48.8% | James Grover* (R) | 53,344 | 44.7% | 7,818 | 6.5% | 119,451 |
| 1972-11-07 | NY02 | James Grover* (R) | 99,348 | 65.8% | Fern Dennison (D) | 49,454 | 32.7% | 2,213 | 1.5% | 151,015 |
| Redistricting effect (1972); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 1% compared to 1970. | ||||||||||
| 1970-11-03 | NY02 | James Grover* (R,C) | 107,443 | 66.1% | Harvey Sherman (D,L) | 54,996 | 33.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 162,439 |
| 1968-11-05 | NY02 | James Grover* (R,C) | 129,731 | 69.0% | Charles Heeg (D) | 53,552 | 28.5% | 4,689 | 2.5% | 187,972 |
| 1966-11-08 | NY02 | James Grover* (R) | 79,649 | 54.7% | Frank Corso (D,L) | 49,749 | 34.1% | 16,310 | 11.2% | 145,708 |
| 1964-11-03 | NY02 | James Grover* (R) | 88,390 | 51.6% | Edwyn Silberling (D,L) | 82,757 | 48.4% | 3 | 0.0% | 171,150 |
| 1962-11-06 | NY02 | James Grover (R) | 70,352 | 55.7% | Robert Flynn (D) | 55,963 | 44.3% | 3 | 0.0% | 126,318 |
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 redist | Donald Trump* (R) | 180,971 | 50.2% | Joe Biden (D) | 175,559 | 48.7% | 4,279 | 1.2% | 360,809 | 12 | 3 | 4.18% | |
| 2020 | 65% | Donald Trump* (R) | 183,204 | 51.4% | Joe Biden (D) | 168,779 | 47.4% | 4,141 | 1.2% | 356,124 | 14 | 5 | 4.13% |
| 2016 | 56% | Donald Trump (R) | 165,908 | 53.0% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 137,680 | 43.9% | 9,698 | 3.1% | 313,286 | 16 | 7 | 4.06% |
| 2012 | 49% | Barack Obama* (D) | 140,817 | 51.6% | Mitt Romney (R) | 128,791 | 47.2% | 3,055 | 1.1% | 272,663 | 12 | 0 | 3.85% |
| 2008 | 59% | Barack Obama (D) | 164,106 | 56.1% | John McCain (R) | 125,978 | 43.1% | 2,272 | 0.8% | 292,356 | 7 | -3 | 3.83% |
| 2004 | 58% | John Kerry (D) | 148,625 | 52.7% | George W. Bush* (R) | 127,626 | 45.3% | 5,569 | 2.0% | 281,820 | 5 | -5 | 3.81% |
| 2000 | 49% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 125,111 | 55.7% | George W. Bush (R) | 89,583 | 39.9% | 9,796 | 4.4% | 224,490 | 5 | -8 | 3.29% |
| 1996 | 44% | Bill Clinton* (D) | 108,598 | 54.9% | Robert Dole (R) | 68,710 | 34.7% | 20,419 | 10.3% | 197,727 | 4 | -6 | 3.13% |
| 1992 | 52% | George Bush* (R) | 92,762 | 40.5% | Bill Clinton (D) | 91,430 | 40.0% | 44,603 | 19.5% | 228,795 | 7 | 3 | 3.30% |
| 1988 | 51% | George Bush (R) | 112,570 | 61.4% | Michael Dukakis (D) | 70,748 | 38.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 183,318 | 14 | 8 | 2.83% |
| 1984 | 53% | Ronald Reagan* (R) | 123,453 | 66.5% | Walter Mondale (D) | 62,326 | 33.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 185,779 | 13 | 8 | 2.73% |
| 1980 | 53% | Ronald Reagan (R) | 91,682 | 59.3% | Jimmy Carter* (D) | 52,068 | 33.7% | 10,830 | 7.0% | 154,580 | 13 | 9 | 2.49% |
| 1976 | 57% | Gerald Ford* (R) | 90,243 | 54.6% | Jimmy Carter (D) | 75,033 | 45.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 165,276 | 7 | 7 | 2.53% |
| 1972 | 61% | Richard Nixon* (R) | 123,030 | 72.5% | George McGovern (D) | 46,695 | 27.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 169,725 | 14 | 12 | 2.37% |
| 1968 | n/a | Richard Nixon (R) | 112,403 | 58.1% | Hubert Humphrey (D) | 67,366 | 34.8% | 13,606 | 7.0% | 193,375 | 14 | 15 | 2.85% |
| 1964 | n/a | Lyndon Johnson* (D) | 56.5% | Barry Goldwater (R) | 43.6% | 0.0% | 12 | 5 | n/a | ||||
| Year | Pop | White | Black | Indian | Asian | 2+ Races | Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 775,593 | 55.6% | 10.6% | 0.1% | 3.0% | 2.5% | 27.5% |
| 2020 | 698,974 | 59.7% | 10.0% | 4.1% | 2.6% | 23.6% | |
| 2012 | 724,053 | 61.7% | 10.0% | 0.2% | 3.1% | 2.4% | 22.6% |
| 2010 | 679,983 | 63.0% | 9.8% | 0.2% | 4.6% | 1.4% | 21.0% |
| 2002 | 654,360 | 71.5% | 9.8% | 0.2% | 3.0% | 1.4% | 13.9% |
| 2000 | 612,961 | 68.1% | 11.1% | 0.3% | 2.4% | 2.7% | 15.4% |
| 1992 | 580,337 | 78.6% | 9.8% | 0.2% | 1.7% | 9.7% | |
| 1990 | 513,292 | 78.6% | 9.9% | 1.5% | 10.0% | ||
| 1982 | 515,595 | 83.8% | 8.6% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 6.7% | |
| 1980 | 489,073 | 6.0% | 1.0% | 7.0% | |||
| 1972 | 467,722 | 4.0% | 2.0% | ||||
| 1970 | 548,783 | 5.0% |
| Year | Total | Republican | Democrat | Other | R/D Edge | R/D Edge % | VAPOP % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 502,792 | 153,473 | 30.5% | 176,238 | 35.1% | 173,081 | 34.4% | Dem +22,765 | Dem +4.5% | 83% |
| 2022 | 502,233 | 153,164 | 30.5% | 178,388 | 35.5% | 170,681 | 34.0% | Dem +25,224 | Dem +5.0% | 83% |