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2022 population: 773,437
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 391,556 | 50.63% | |
| Black: | 134,269 | 17.36% | |
| Indian: | 445 | 0.06% | |
| Asian: | 54,602 | 7.06% | |
| 2+ races: | 21,342 | 2.76% | |
| Hispanic: | 164,500 | 21.27% | |
| Total non-White: | 381,881 | 49.37% | |
| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 259,628 | |
| Median Value | $598,300 | |
| Occupied | 246,626 | 95.0% |
| Vacant | 13,002 | 5.0% |
| Owned | 197,346 | 80.0% |
| Rented | 49,280 | 20.0% |
| Median Rent | $2,036 | |
| Single-Family Units | 200,180 | 77.1% |
| Detached | 193,715 | 74.6% |
| Attached | 6,465 | 2.5% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 35,153 | 13.5% |
| Mobile Homes | 617 | 0.2% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 5,792 | 2.3% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 4,184 | 1.7% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 4,311 | 1.7% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 4,712 | 1.9% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 5,062 | 2.1% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 4,790 | 1.9% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 4,723 | 1.9% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 4,279 | 1.7% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 5,376 | 2.2% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 10,187 | 4.1% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 15,346 | 6.2% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 23,132 | 9.4% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 24,534 | 9.9% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 22,297 | 9.0% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 37,051 | 15.0% |
| $200,000 or more | 70,850 | 28.7% |
| Median Household Income | 131,830 | |
| Per Capita Income | 53,957 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 10,438 | 4.2% |
| Public Assistance | 4,389 | 1.8% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 15,653 | 6.3% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 281,470 | 73.3% |
| Unemployed | 14,904 | 3.9% |
| In Armed Forces | 169 | 0.0% |
| Total Labor Force | 296,543 | 77.2% |
| Not in Labor Force | 87,449 | 22.8% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 26.7% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 132,786 | 114,610 | 53.7% |
| Non-Profit | 14,057 | 22,221 | 38.7% |
| Self-Employed | 24,302 | 12,739 | 65.6% |
| Local Government | 23,542 | 29,128 | 44.7% |
| State Government | 6,924 | 6,716 | 50.8% |
| Federal Government | 4,493 | 2,554 | 63.8% |
| Total Private + Self | 157,088 | 127,349 | 55.2% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 49,016 | 60,619 | 44.7% |
| Total | 206,104 | 187,968 | 52.3% |
| Pct. Govt. | 18.6% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 69,060 | 17.5% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 81,651 | 20.7% |
| Professional, Technical | 111,396 | 28.2% |
| Service Occupations | 70,104 | 17.8% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 463 | 0.1% |
| All others | 62,274 | 15.8% |
| White Collar | 66.4% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Educational services and health care | 52,249 | 13.2% |
| Retail trade | 36,639 | 9.3% |
| Professional, scientific, management | 33,440 | 8.5% |
| Finance, insurance and real estate | 26,998 | 6.8% |
| Construction | 26,143 | 6.6% |
| Transportation, warehousing, utilities | 22,903 | 5.8% |
| Public administration | 21,130 | 5.4% |
| Accommodation, food svcs, recreation | 19,541 | 5.0% |
| Manufacturing | 15,771 | 4.0% |
| Other services | 14,270 | 3.6% |
| Wholesale trade | 9,961 | 2.5% |
| Information | 9,389 | 2.4% |
| Farming, forestry, fishing, mining | 715 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 5,491 | 0.71% |
| Puerto Rican | 25,200 | 3.26% |
| Cuban | 4,281 | 0.55% |
| Dominican | 23,372 | 3.02% |
| Total Central American | 58,869 | 7.61% |
| Costa Rican | 519 | 0.07% |
| Guatemalan | 6,580 | 0.85% |
| Honduran | 8,850 | 1.14% |
| Nicaraguan | 884 | 0.11% |
| Panamanian | 1,389 | 0.18% |
| Salvadoran | 40,560 | 5.24% |
| Other Central American | 87 | 0.01% |
| Total South American | 34,330 | 4.44% |
| Argentinean | 1,823 | 0.24% |
| Bolivian | 723 | 0.09% |
| Chilean | 2,498 | 0.32% |
| Colombian | 11,510 | 1.49% |
| Ecuadorian | 8,342 | 1.08% |
| Paraguayan | 273 | 0.04% |
| Peruvian | 7,065 | 0.91% |
| Uruguayan | 1,044 | 0.13% |
| Venezuelan | 765 | 0.10% |
| Other South American | 287 | 0.04% |
| Other Hispanic | 12,957 | 1.68% |
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Indian | 19,671 | 2.54% |
| Chinese | 10,992 | 1.42% |
| Filipino | 8,789 | 1.14% |
| Korean | 2,769 | 0.36% |
| Bangladeshi | 768 | 0.10% |
| Japanese | 465 | 0.06% |
| Taiwanese | 306 | 0.04% |
| Thai | 273 | 0.04% |
| Vietnamese | 191 | 0.02% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 517,520 | 70.8% |
| Spanish | 117,999 | 16.1% |
| Other Indo-European | 31,290 | 4.3% |
| French, Haitian, Cajun | 18,811 | 2.6% |
| Other | 10,146 | 1.4% |
| Chinese | 8,636 | 1.2% |
| Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 7,719 | 1.1% |
| Other Asian | 6,311 | 0.9% |
| Tagalog | 6,171 | 0.8% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Italian | 125,350 | 16.2% |
| Irish | 95,050 | 12.3% |
| German | 51,366 | 6.6% |
| American | 27,765 | 3.6% |
| Polish | 27,491 | 3.6% |
| Haitian | 20,381 | 2.6% |
| Jamaican | 20,114 | 2.6% |
| Russian | 17,191 | 2.2% |
| English | 16,549 | 2.1% |
| Greek | 8,161 | 1.1% |
| Guyanese | 8,151 | 1.1% |
| Eastern European | 8,042 | 1.0% |
| European | 6,154 | 0.8% |
| Hungarian | 5,543 | 0.7% |
| French | 4,672 | 0.6% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 716,018 | 92.6% |
| Not a citizen | 57,419 | 7.4% |
| Native | 590,012 | 76.3% |
| Foreign-born | 183,425 | 23.7% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 28,242 | 5.3% | 22,703 | 4.2% | 125,475 | 23.4% | 127,734 | 23.8% | 129,814 | 24.2% | 103,053 | 19.2% |
| Average years of education: 14.0 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 28,242 | 5.3% |
| 9-12 Years | 22,703 | 4.2% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 125,475 | 23.4% |
| Some College | 127,734 | 23.8% |
| Bach. Degree | 129,814 | 24.2% |
| Grad Degree | 103,053 | 19.2% |
| Average years of education: 14.0 | ||
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 | NY04 | Anthony D'Esposito (R,C) | 140,622 | 51.8% | Laura Gillen (D) | 130,871 | 48.2% | 67 | 0.0% | 271,560 |
| Redistricting effect (2022); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 1% compared to 2020. | ||||||||||
| 2020-11-03 | NY04 | Kathleen Rice* (D) | 199,762 | 56.1% | Douglas Tuman (R,C) | 153,007 | 43.0% | 3,143 | 0.9% | 355,912 |
| 2018-11-06 | NY04 | Kathleen Rice* (D,WE) | 159,535 | 61.3% | Ameer Benno (R,C,Rf) | 100,571 | 38.7% | 100 | 0.0% | 260,206 |
| 2016-11-08 | NY04 | Kathleen Rice* (D,WE) | 185,286 | 53.9% | David Gurfein (R,C,Rf) | 125,865 | 36.6% | 32,568 | 9.5% | 343,719 |
| 2014-11-04 | NY04 | Kathleen Rice (D,WF) | 89,793 | 51.2% | Bruce Blakeman (R,C,In) | 80,127 | 45.7% | 5,385 | 3.1% | 175,305 |
| 2012-11-06 | NY04 | Carolyn McCarthy* (D,In,WF) | 163,955 | 61.8% | Francis Becker (R) | 85,693 | 32.3% | 15,652 | 5.9% | 265,300 |
| Redistricting effect (2012); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 3% compared to 2010. | ||||||||||
| 2010-11-02 | NY04 | Carolyn McCarthy* (D,WF) | 94,483 | 53.6% | Francis Becker (R,C,In) | 81,718 | 46.4% | 52 | 0.0% | 176,253 |
| 2008-11-04 | NY04 | Carolyn McCarthy* (D,In,WF) | 164,028 | 64.0% | Jack Martins (R,C) | 92,242 | 36.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 256,270 |
| 2006-11-07 | NY04 | Carolyn McCarthy* (D,In,WF) | 101,861 | 64.9% | Martin Blessinger (R,C) | 55,050 | 35.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 156,911 |
| 2004-11-02 | NY04 | Carolyn McCarthy* (D,In,WF) | 159,969 | 63.0% | James Garner (R,C) | 94,141 | 37.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 254,110 |
| 2002-11-05 | NY04 | Carolyn McCarthy* (D,L,In,WF) | 94,806 | 56.3% | Marilyn O'Grady (R,C,RTL) | 72,882 | 43.2% | 852 | 0.5% | 168,540 |
| Redistricting effect (2002); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2000. | ||||||||||
| 2000-11-07 | NY04 | Carolyn McCarthy* (D,In,WF) | 136,703 | 60.6% | Gregory Becker (R,C,RTL) | 87,830 | 38.9% | 1,222 | 0.5% | 225,755 |
| 1998-11-03 | NY04 | Carolyn McCarthy* (D,In) | 90,256 | 52.6% | Gregory Becker (R,C,RTL) | 79,984 | 46.6% | 1,343 | 0.8% | 171,583 |
| 1996-11-05 | NY04 | Carolyn McCarthy (D,In) | 127,060 | 57.5% | Dan Frisa* (R,C,F) | 89,542 | 40.5% | 4,414 | 2.0% | 221,016 |
| 1994-11-08 | NY04 | Dan Frisa (R) | 87,815 | 50.2% | Philip Schiliro (D) | 65,286 | 37.3% | 21,862 | 12.5% | 174,963 |
| 1992-11-03 | NY04 | David Levy (R,C) | 110,710 | 50.2% | Philip Schiliro (D,L) | 100,386 | 45.5% | 9,548 | 4.3% | 220,644 |
| Redistricting effect (1992); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 1% compared to 1990. | ||||||||||
| 1990-11-06 | NY05 | Raymond McGrath* (R,C) | 71,948 | 54.6% | Mark Epstein (D,L) | 53,920 | 40.9% | 6,000 | 4.6% | 131,868 |
| 1988-11-08 | NY05 | Raymond McGrath* (R,C) | 134,881 | 65.1% | William Kelly (D) | 68,930 | 33.2% | 3,502 | 1.7% | 207,313 |
| 1986-11-04 | NY05 | Raymond McGrath* (R,C) | 93,473 | 65.3% | Michael Sullivan (D,L,RTL) | 49,728 | 34.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 143,201 |
| 1984-11-06 | NY05 | Raymond McGrath* (R,C) | 138,560 | 62.4% | Michael D'Innocenzo (D) | 78,429 | 35.3% | 5,202 | 2.3% | 222,191 |
| 1982-11-02 | NY05 | Raymond McGrath* (R,C) | 100,485 | 58.1% | Arnold Miller (D,L) | 67,002 | 38.8% | 5,401 | 3.1% | 172,888 |
| Redistricting effect (1982); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 2% compared to 1980. | ||||||||||
| 1980-11-04 | NY05 | Raymond McGrath (R,C,RTL) | 105,140 | 57.7% | Karen Burstein (D,L) | 77,228 | 42.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 182,368 |
| 1978-11-07 | NY05 | John Wydler* (R,C) | 84,864 | 58.4% | John Matthews (D,L) | 60,519 | 41.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 145,383 |
| 1976-11-02 | NY05 | John Wydler* (R,C) | 110,366 | 55.7% | Allard Lowenstein (D,L) | 87,868 | 44.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 198,234 |
| 1974-11-04 | NY05 | John Wydler* (R,C) | 91,677 | 54.2% | Allard Lowenstein (D,L) | 77,356 | 45.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 169,033 |
| 1972-11-07 | NY05 | John Wydler* (R) | 133,332 | 62.4% | Ferne Steckler (D) | 67,709 | 31.7% | 12,501 | 5.9% | 213,542 |
| Redistricting effect (1972); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 4% compared to 1970. | ||||||||||
| 1970-11-03 | NY04 | John Wydler* (R) | 91,787 | 57.0% | Karen Burstein (D,L) | 56,411 | 35.1% | 12,701 | 7.9% | 160,899 |
| 1968-11-05 | NY05 | Allard Lowenstein (D,L) | 99,193 | 50.7% | Mason Hampton (R,C) | 96,427 | 49.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 195,620 |
| 1966-11-08 | NY05 | Herbert Tenzer* (D,L) | 88,602 | 49.9% | Thomas Brennan (R,C) | 86,356 | 48.6% | 2,658 | 1.5% | 177,616 |
| 1964-11-03 | NY05 | Herbert Tenzer (D,L) | 112,899 | 55.8% | Ralph Edsell (R) | 89,455 | 44.2% | 1 | 0.0% | 202,355 |
| 1962-11-06 | NY05 | Frank Becker* (R) | 89,964 | 57.5% | Franklin Bear (D,L) | 66,502 | 42.5% | 3 | 0.0% | 156,469 |
| 1960-11-08 | NY03 | Frank Becker* (R) | 133,416 | 54.1% | Julius Rosen (D,L) | 113,143 | 45.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 246,559 |
| 1958-11-04 | NY03 | Frank Becker* (R) | 109,245 | 54.4% | William Larson (D,L) | 91,514 | 45.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 200,759 |
| 1956-11-06 | NY03 | Frank Becker* (R) | 143,559 | 61.9% | Francis Hardiman (D,L) | 88,245 | 38.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 231,804 |
| 1954-11-02 | NY03 | Frank Becker* (R) | 93,396 | 58.3% | John Cogley (D,L) | 66,703 | 41.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 160,099 |
| 1952-11-04 | NY03 | Frank Becker (R) | 128,007 | 65.4% | Richard O'Leary (D) | 60,800 | 31.0% | 7,068 | 3.6% | 195,875 |
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 redist | Joe Biden (D) | 223,911 | 56.8% | Donald Trump* (R) | 166,541 | 42.2% | 4,038 | 1.0% | 394,490 | 5 | -5 | 4.57% | |
| 2020 | 67% | Joe Biden (D) | 211,700 | 55.6% | Donald Trump* (R) | 165,073 | 43.4% | 3,924 | 1.0% | 380,697 | 6 | -3 | 4.41% |
| 2016 | 60% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 179,845 | 53.4% | Donald Trump (R) | 147,469 | 43.8% | 9,497 | 2.8% | 336,811 | 7 | -2 | 4.36% |
| 2012 | 54% | Barack Obama* (D) | 165,876 | 55.6% | Mitt Romney (R) | 129,649 | 43.5% | 2,861 | 1.0% | 298,386 | 8 | -4 | 4.21% |
| 2008 | 59% | Barack Obama (D) | 171,346 | 58.0% | John McCain (R) | 122,166 | 41.3% | 1,945 | 0.7% | 295,457 | 5 | -4 | 3.87% |
| 2004 | 57% | John Kerry (D) | 153,546 | 54.6% | George W. Bush* (R) | 124,617 | 44.3% | 3,178 | 1.1% | 281,341 | 4 | -6 | 3.81% |
| 2000 | 53% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 147,864 | 58.9% | George W. Bush (R) | 94,318 | 37.5% | 9,015 | 3.6% | 251,197 | 2 | -10 | 3.68% |
| 1996 | 49% | Bill Clinton* (D) | 131,825 | 57.3% | Robert Dole (R) | 83,750 | 36.4% | 14,493 | 6.3% | 230,068 | 6 | -4 | 3.64% |
| 1992 | 57% | Bill Clinton (D) | 119,947 | 46.8% | George Bush* (R) | 106,016 | 41.3% | 30,476 | 11.9% | 256,439 | 7 | 4 | 3.70% |
| 1988 | 57% | George Bush (R) | 124,622 | 56.2% | Michael Dukakis (D) | 97,312 | 43.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 221,934 | 9 | 3 | 3.42% |
| 1984 | 63% | Ronald Reagan* (R) | 146,746 | 60.5% | Walter Mondale (D) | 95,862 | 39.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 242,608 | 7 | 2 | 3.56% |
| 1980 | 63% | Ronald Reagan (R) | 101,877 | 54.3% | Jimmy Carter* (D) | 74,302 | 39.6% | 11,418 | 6.1% | 187,597 | 8 | 4 | 3.02% |
| 1976 | 69% | Gerald Ford* (R) | 107,909 | 51.7% | Jimmy Carter (D) | 100,782 | 48.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 208,691 | 4 | 4 | 3.19% |
| 1972 | 73% | Richard Nixon* (R) | 145,996 | 62.5% | George McGovern (D) | 87,445 | 37.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 233,441 | 4 | 2 | 3.26% |
| 1968 | n/a | Richard Nixon (R) | 106,987 | 53.4% | Hubert Humphrey (D) | 82,551 | 41.2% | 10,713 | 5.3% | 200,251 | 9 | 10 | 2.95% |
| 1964 | n/a | Lyndon Johnson* (D) | 62.6% | Barry Goldwater (R) | 37.4% | 0.0% | 6 | -1 | n/a | ||||
| 1960 | n/a | Richard Nixon (R) | 53.6% | John Kennedy (D) | 46.4% | 0.0% | 6 | 4 | n/a | ||||
| 1956 | 87% | Dwight Eisenhower* (R) | 156,890 | 66.3% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 79,617 | 33.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 236,507 | 5 | 9 | 3.33% |
| 1952 | 94% | Dwight Eisenhower (R) | 138,129 | 68.3% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 63,264 | 31.3% | 862 | 0.4% | 202,255 | 13 | 13 | 2.84% |
| Year | Pop | White | Black | Indian | Asian | 2+ Races | Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 774,038 | 50.2% | 16.7% | 0.1% | 6.7% | 3.2% | 22.2% |
| 2020 | 730,314 | 51.0% | 15.2% | 7.3% | 4.1% | 22.4% | |
| 2012 | 716,038 | 58.6% | 14.6% | 0.3% | 6.0% | 2.8% | 17.7% |
| 2010 | 663,407 | 52.8% | 18.7% | 0.1% | 6.8% | 1.4% | 20.2% |
| 2002 | 654,360 | 62.3% | 17.6% | 0.1% | 4.5% | 1.6% | 13.6% |
| 2000 | 611,953 | 60.0% | 18.8% | 0.2% | 5.0% | 2.7% | 13.3% |
| 1992 | 580,338 | 72.9% | 16.2% | 0.2% | 3.2% | 7.5% | |
| 1990 | 513,201 | 74.6% | 15.6% | 2.7% | 7.1% | ||
| 1982 | 513,531 | 82.9% | 12.3% | 0.1% | 1.0% | 3.7% | |
| 1980 | 436,801 | 13.0% | 1.0% | 4.0% | |||
| 1972 | 467,694 | 8.0% | |||||
| 1970 | 474,533 | 6.0% | |||||
| 1960 | 554,571 | ||||||
| 1950 | 317,414 |
| Year | Total | Republican | Democrat | Other | R/D Edge | R/D Edge % | VAPOP % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 537,388 | 155,141 | 28.9% | 226,938 | 42.2% | 155,309 | 28.9% | Dem +71,797 | Dem +13.4% | 90% |
| 2022 | 538,251 | 155,489 | 28.9% | 229,549 | 42.6% | 153,213 | 28.5% | Dem +74,060 | Dem +13.8% | 90% |