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Profile of Congressional District 7, NY


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2022 population: 748,880

2022 Census data
White:272,541 36.39%
Black:81,33010.86%
Indian:7120.10%
Asian:89,77411.99%
2+ races:26,5043.54%
Hispanic:271,28336.23%
Total non-White:476,33963.61%




    

Age, Family & Household Data for Congressional District 7, NY
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Over 65:
Households:
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Married Couples (%Fams):
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2022
NumberPercent
33.8
151,703 20.3%
597,177 79.7%
81,236 10.8%
287,909
2.56
154,394 53.6%
98,491 63.8%
16,713 10.8%
133,515 46.4%
    

2022 Housing Data for Congressional District 7, NY

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units319,806 
Median Value$823,800 
Occupied287,90990.0%
Vacant31,89710.0%
Owned65,73122.8%
Rented222,17877.2%
Median Rent$1,989 
Single-Family Units26,1778.2%
    Detached9,3422.9%
    Attached16,8355.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units193,55660.5%
Mobile Homes3340.1%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Congressional District 7, NY

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,00017,7026.1%
$10,000 to $14,99912,7254.4%
$15,000 to $19,9999,0143.1%
$20,000 to $24,99910,5683.7%
$25,000 to $29,9999,3243.2%
$30,000 to $34,9999,0463.1%
$35,000 to $39,9998,4452.9%
$40,000 to $44,9997,2112.5%
$45,000 to $49,9998,3202.9%
$50,000 to $59,99916,4745.7%
$60,000 to $74,99921,6777.5%
$75,000 to $99,99932,96411.4%
$100,000 to $124,99926,2019.1%
$125,000 to $149,99921,1987.4%
$150,000 to $199,99929,77510.3%
$200,000 or more47,26516.4%
Median Household Income84,917 
Per Capita Income47,054 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI17,1426.0%
Public Assistance17,6816.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps55,47419.3%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed258,26674.3%
Unemployed18,9585.5%
In Armed Forces1170.0%
Total Labor Force277,34179.8%
Not in Labor Force70,30520.2%
Real Unemployment Rate 25.7%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector148,701123,36554.7%
Non-Profit15,15824,66938.1%
Self-Employed23,36216,43558.7%
Local Government12,49815,11945.3%
State Government3,4263,40950.1%
Federal Government2,7072,46752.3%
Total Private + Self172,063139,80055.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.33,78945,66442.5%
Total205,852185,46452.6%
Pct. Govt.10.1%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts74,69119.1%
Sales and Office Occupations70,10717.9%
Professional, Technical113,31228.9%
Service Occupations77,39519.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing3980.1%
All others56,53914.4%
White Collar 65.8%
Industry
 Number%
Professional, scientific, management55,48214.2%
Retail trade35,0218.9%
Educational services and health care33,8988.6%
Accommodation, food svcs, recreation31,8298.1%
Information23,0765.9%
Finance, insurance and real estate22,0815.6%
Construction20,8245.3%
Transportation, warehousing, utilities20,7825.3%
Other services18,9654.8%
Manufacturing13,0843.3%
Public administration11,8673.0%
Wholesale trade8,8212.3%
Farming, forestry, fishing, mining2950.1%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Congressional District 7, NY

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican34,7774.64%
Puerto Rican74,5779.96%
Cuban2,7660.37%
Dominican63,0948.43%
Total Central American16,5532.21%
Costa Rican8150.11%
Guatemalan4,1600.56%
Honduran4,5380.61%
Nicaraguan1,0480.14%
Panamanian1,5810.21%
Salvadoran4,3540.58%
Other Central American570.01%
Total South American64,7068.64%
Argentinean2,1790.29%
Bolivian6120.08%
Chilean8290.11%
Colombian14,6931.96%
Ecuadorian36,6604.90%
Paraguayan8110.11%
Peruvian5,5670.74%
Uruguayan3410.05%
Venezuelan2,7090.36%
Other South American3050.04%
Other Hispanic14,8101.98%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Chinese30,9194.13%
Indian20,5732.75%
Bangladeshi10,1451.35%
Korean7,1140.95%
Filipino5,5100.74%
Japanese3,1650.42%
Taiwanese1,6750.22%
Vietnamese1,1670.16%
Indonesian4450.06%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English326,42246.7%
Spanish205,32629.4%
Other Indo-European46,8856.7%
German, other Germanic35,4375.1%
Chinese25,0253.6%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic23,7413.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun8,2061.2%
Other Asian8,0971.2%
Other6,8881.0%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
Irish39,2865.2%
Italian38,9385.2%
German30,3464.1%
Polish29,0813.9%
American23,6353.2%
English20,7002.8%
Hungarian12,9551.7%
European10,9531.5%
Guyanese8,8371.2%
French8,7621.2%
Russian7,9881.1%
Eastern European6,7040.9%
Romanian6,1150.8%
Scottish5,7040.8%
Greek4,7750.6%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen634,39584.7%
Not a citizen114,48515.3%
Native500,19366.8%
Foreign-born248,68733.2%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Congressional District 7, NY

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
45,649 8.6%39,327 7.4%122,512 23.2%94,652 17.9%145,109 27.4%81,877 15.5%
  Average years of education: 13.5
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 45,649 8.6%
9-12 Years 39,327 7.4%
H.S. Grad or GED 122,512 23.2%
Some College 94,652 17.9%
Bach. Degree 145,109 27.4%
Grad Degree 81,877 15.5%
Average years of education: 13.5

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (1 year-estimates)



Historical U.S. House Election Results for Congressional District 7, NY

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.

DateDistrictWinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes
2022-11-08 NY07Nydia Velazquez* (D,WF) 151,077 73.3% Juan Pagan (R,C) 54,671 26.5% 234 0.1% 205,982
Redistricting effect (2022); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2020.
2020-11-03 NY07Nydia Velazquez* (D,WF) 191,073 84.8% Brian Kelly (R,C) 32,520 14.4% 1,860 0.8% 225,453
2018-11-06 NY07Nydia Velazquez* (D,WF) 146,687 93.3% Joseph Lieberman (C) 8,670 5.5% 1,945 1.2% 157,302
2016-11-08 NY07Nydia Velazquez* (D,WE) 172,146 83.2% Allan Romaguera (R,C) 17,478 8.4% 17,269 8.3% 206,893
2014-11-04 NY07Nydia Velazquez* (D,WF) 56,593 82.6% Jose Fernandez (R) 5,713 8.3% 6,216 9.1% 68,522
2012-11-06 NY07Nydia Velazquez* (D,WF) 141,322 94.6% James Murray (C) 7,811 5.2% 266 0.2% 149,399
Redistricting effect (2012); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 2% compared to 2010.
2010-11-02 NY12Nydia Velazquez* (D,WF) 68,624 93.8% Alice Gaffney (C) 4,482 6.1% 59 0.1% 73,165
2008-11-04 NY12Nydia Velazquez* (D,WF) 123,053 90.0% Allan Romaguera (R,C) 13,748 10.0% 0 0.0% 136,801
2006-11-07 NY12Nydia Velazquez* (D,WF) 62,847 89.7% Allan Romaguera (R,C) 7,182 10.3% 0 0.0% 70,029
2004-11-02 NY12Nydia Velazquez* (D,WF) 107,796 86.3% Paul Rodriguez (R,C) 17,166 13.7% 0 0.0% 124,962
2002-11-05 NY12Nydia Velazquez* (D,WF) 48,408 95.8% Cesar Estevez (C) 2,119 4.2% 0 0.0% 50,527
Redistricting effect (2002); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 3% compared to 2000.
2000-11-07 NY12Nydia Velazquez* (D,WF) 86,288 87.1% Rosemarie Markgraf (R) 10,052 10.1% 2,740 2.8% 99,080
1998-11-03 NY12Nydia Velazquez* (D) 53,269 83.6% Rosemarie Markgraf (R) 7,405 11.6% 3,032 4.8% 63,706
Redistricting effect (1998); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 1% compared to 1996.
1996-11-05 NY12Nydia Velazquez* (D,L) 61,913 84.6% Miguel Prado (R,C,RTL) 9,978 13.6% 1,283 1.8% 73,174
1994-11-08 NY12Nydia Velazquez* (D,L) 39,929 92.3% Genevieve Brennan (C) 2,747 6.3% 589 1.4% 43,265
1992-11-03 NY12Nydia Velazquez (D) 55,926 76.5% Angel Diaz (R,C,RTL) 14,976 20.5% 2,165 3.0% 73,067
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Historical Presidential Election Results for Congressional District 7, NY


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2020 redist Joe Biden (D) 207,220 80.8% Donald Trump* (R) 46,703 18.2% 2,396 0.9% 256,319 -19 -29 2.97%
2020 43% Joe Biden (D) 190,811 81.8% Donald Trump* (R) 40,366 17.3% 2,044 0.9% 233,221 -20 -29 2.70%
2016 37% Hillary Clinton (D) 177,664 86.9% Donald Trump (R) 21,198 10.4% 5,611 2.7% 204,473 -26 -36 2.65%
2012 32% Barack Obama* (D) 156,860 88.3% Mitt Romney (R) 18,378 10.3% 2,368 1.3% 177,606 -25 -37 2.51%
2008 36% Barack Obama (D) 154,394 86.2% John McCain (R) 23,504 13.1% 1,283 0.7% 179,181 -23 -32 2.35%
2004 33% John Kerry (D) 130,019 80.4% George W. Bush* (R) 29,942 18.5% 1,750 1.1% 161,711 -22 -32 2.19%
2000 29% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 103,110 80.7% George W. Bush (R) 16,575 13.0% 8,127 6.4% 127,812 -22 -35 1.87%
1996 21% Bill Clinton* (D) 80,852 86.6% Robert Dole (R) 10,249 11.0% 2,296 2.5% 93,397 -20 -30 1.48%
1992 23% Bill Clinton (D) 67,274 68.6% George Bush* (R) 25,664 26.2% 5,133 5.2% 98,071 -8 -11 1.42%
* incumbent           PSV: percent of state vote
"2020 redist": shows what the results of the 2020 Presidential election would have been under the current (redistricted) boundaries of this district.

Historical Demographic Breakdown for Congressional District 7, NY


NOTE: Data prior to 2022 is for the district which previously covered much of this area, regardless of district number.

YearPopWhiteBlack IndianAsian2+ RacesHispanic
2021 717,193 35.8% 9.9% 0.1% 14.4% 4.7% 34.2%
2020 698,794 26.5% 11.7% 18.3% 4.4% 39.1%
2012 724,899 24.5% 10.2% 0.7% 17.7% 3.1% 43.8%
2010 672,358 27.4% 8.2% 0.2% 18.1% 1.5% 44.6%
2002 654,360 23.3% 8.8% 0.2% 15.9% 2.5% 48.5%
2000 620,677 15.5% 12.6% 0.8% 16.5% 6.0% 48.6%
1992 580,340 8.2% 13.7% 0.5% 19.7% 57.9%

Voter Registration Data for Congressional District 7, NY

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
2023 408,600 28,150 6.9% 288,452 70.6% 91,998 22.5% Dem +260,302 Dem +63.7% 71%
2022 416,153 28,021 6.7% 298,337 71.7% 89,795 21.6% Dem +270,316 Dem +65.0% 72%
VAPOP% is the estimated percentage of voting age population that is registered.
Registration data may include "inactive" voters.   Data for each year pertains to the November elections.