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Profile of Congressional District 20, NY


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2022 population: 779,088

2022 Census data
White:587,094 75.36%
Black:63,9748.21%
Indian:6480.08%
Asian:41,2515.29%
2+ races:34,8154.47%
Hispanic:46,8526.01%
Total non-White:191,99424.64%




    

Age, Family & Household Data for Congressional District 20, NY

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2022
NumberPercent
39.7
148,921 19.1%
630,167 80.9%
138,173 17.7%
323,688
2.31
187,023 57.8%
138,531 74.1%
19,076 10.2%
136,665 42.2%
    

2022 Housing Data for Congressional District 20, NY

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units360,557 
Median Value$260,000 
Occupied323,68889.8%
Vacant36,86910.2%
Owned197,87661.1%
Rented125,81238.9%
Median Rent$1,183 
Single-Family Units207,75757.6%
    Detached191,51953.1%
    Attached16,2384.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units63,72717.7%
Mobile Homes9,7612.7%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Congressional District 20, NY

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,00014,4764.5%
$10,000 to $14,99911,5633.6%
$15,000 to $19,99910,7473.3%
$20,000 to $24,99910,0693.1%
$25,000 to $29,9999,6443.0%
$30,000 to $34,99910,4103.2%
$35,000 to $39,99911,0263.4%
$40,000 to $44,99910,2363.2%
$45,000 to $49,99910,1893.1%
$50,000 to $59,99922,0246.8%
$60,000 to $74,99929,2569.0%
$75,000 to $99,99942,55013.1%
$100,000 to $124,99934,46910.6%
$125,000 to $149,99927,0728.4%
$150,000 to $199,99934,11610.5%
$200,000 or more35,84111.1%
Median Household Income81,897 
Per Capita Income44,895 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI14,6464.5%
Public Assistance8,8312.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps38,33411.8%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed350,83973.2%
Unemployed18,2753.8%
In Armed Forces1,4480.3%
Total Labor Force370,56277.3%
Not in Labor Force108,71422.7%
Real Unemployment Rate 26.5%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector127,925101,38055.8%
Non-Profit18,40933,87335.2%
Self-Employed17,66410,92761.8%
Local Government12,62119,35639.5%
State Government19,92723,24746.2%
Federal Government4,8673,83755.9%
Total Private + Self145,589112,30756.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.55,82480,31341.0%
Total201,413192,62051.1%
Pct. Govt.21.3%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts70,15117.8%
Sales and Office Occupations83,21921.1%
Professional, Technical117,72129.8%
Service Occupations64,08116.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing1,2200.3%
All others59,46115.1%
White Collar 68.7%
Industry
 Number%
Educational services and health care45,36111.5%
Retail trade40,59310.3%
Public administration37,3169.5%
Professional, scientific, management35,3709.0%
Manufacturing30,1947.7%
Accommodation, food svcs, recreation25,2866.4%
Finance, insurance and real estate21,6375.5%
Construction19,5785.0%
Other services17,6054.5%
Transportation, warehousing, utilities14,8833.8%
Information7,7732.0%
Wholesale trade7,1631.8%
Farming, forestry, fishing, mining2,0910.5%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Congressional District 20, NY

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican5,1270.66%
Puerto Rican21,6652.78%
Cuban1,6260.21%
Dominican5,0090.64%
Total Central American4,1360.53%
Costa Rican4180.05%
Guatemalan5590.07%
Honduran1,0910.14%
Nicaraguan310.00%
Panamanian4450.06%
Salvadoran1,3860.18%
Other Central American2060.03%
Total South American4,6260.59%
Argentinean5240.07%
Bolivian1430.02%
Chilean2880.04%
Colombian9910.13%
Ecuadorian1,3690.18%
Paraguayan220.00%
Peruvian8090.10%
Uruguayan900.01%
Venezuelan2420.03%
Other South American1480.02%
Other Hispanic4,6630.60%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian14,2601.83%
Chinese8,7681.13%
Filipino3,2300.41%
Korean2,4270.31%
Burmese1,6770.22%
Vietnamese1,1190.14%
Bangladeshi5500.07%
Japanese5410.07%
Thai4910.06%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English663,42489.6%
Spanish21,0442.8%
Other Indo-European16,8172.3%
Chinese7,6221.0%
Other Asian7,5061.0%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic5,9800.8%
French, Haitian, Cajun3,9590.5%
Arabic3,7650.5%
Other3,3330.4%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
Irish160,85920.6%
Italian120,30415.4%
German104,67113.4%
English80,48110.3%
Polish43,0285.5%
French38,4714.9%
American30,9124.0%
Dutch16,8272.2%
French Canadian14,6291.9%
Scottish12,5721.6%
European10,5391.4%
Russian9,6311.2%
Guyanese5,9970.8%
Ukrainian5,8610.8%
Swedish5,8010.7%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen749,42096.2%
Not a citizen29,6683.8%
Native708,25990.9%
Foreign-born70,8299.1%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Congressional District 20, NY

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
14,761 2.7%25,359 4.7%128,412 23.9%148,204 27.5%118,553 22.0%102,756 19.1%
  Average years of education: 14.2
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 14,761 2.7%
9-12 Years 25,359 4.7%
H.S. Grad or GED 128,412 23.9%
Some College 148,204 27.5%
Bach. Degree 118,553 22.0%
Grad Degree 102,756 19.1%
Average years of education: 14.2

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



Historical U.S. House Election Results for Congressional District 20, 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 NY20Paul Tonko* (D,WF) 160,420 55.0% Elizabeth Joy (R,C) 130,869 44.9% 144 0.0% 291,433
Redistricting effect (2022); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2020.
2020-11-03 NY20Paul Tonko* (D,In,WF) 219,705 61.1% Elizabeth Joy (R,C,SA) 139,446 38.8% 191 0.1% 359,342
2018-11-06 NY20Paul Tonko* (D,Rf,WE,WF) 176,811 66.5% Joe Vitollo (R) 89,058 33.5% 145 0.1% 266,014
2016-11-08 NY20Paul Tonko* (D,In,WE,WF) 213,021 64.1% Joe Vitollo (R,C,Rf) 100,738 30.3% 18,740 5.6% 332,499
2014-11-04 NY20Paul Tonko* (D,In,WF) 125,111 59.0% James Fischer (R,C) 79,104 37.3% 7,750 3.7% 211,965
2012-11-06 NY20Paul Tonko* (D,In,WF) 203,400 68.4% Robert Dieterich (R,C) 93,778 31.5% 135 0.0% 297,313
Redistricting effect (2012); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2010.
2010-11-02 NY21Paul Tonko* (D,In,WF) 124,889 59.2% Theodore Danz (R,C) 85,752 40.7% 150 0.1% 210,791
2008-11-04 NY21Paul Tonko (D,WF) 171,286 62.1% James Buhrmaster (R,C) 96,599 35.0% 7,965 2.9% 275,850
2006-11-07 NY21Michael McNulty* (D,C,In,WF) 167,604 78.2% Warren Redlich (R) 46,752 21.8% 0 0.0% 214,356
2004-11-02 NY21Michael McNulty* (D,C,In,WF) 194,033 70.8% Warren Redlich (R) 80,121 29.2% 0 0.0% 274,154
2002-11-05 NY21Michael McNulty* (D,C,In) 161,329 75.1% Chuck Rosenstein (R) 53,525 24.9% 0 0.0% 214,854
Redistricting effect (2002); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 2% compared to 2000.
2000-11-07 NY21Michael McNulty* (D,C,In) 175,339 74.4% Thomas Pillsworth (R) 60,333 25.6% 0 0.0% 235,672
1998-11-03 NY21Michael McNulty* (D,C,In) 146,639 74.2% Lauren Roberts (R) 50,931 25.8% 0 0.0% 197,570
1996-11-05 NY21Michael McNulty* (D,C,In) 158,491 66.1% Nancy Norman (R,F) 64,471 26.9% 16,794 7.0% 239,756
1994-11-08 NY21Michael McNulty* (D,C) 147,804 67.0% Joseph Gomez (R) 68,745 31.2% 4,125 1.9% 220,674
1992-11-03 NY21Michael McNulty* (D,C) 166,371 62.7% Nancy Norman (R,L) 91,184 34.4% 7,723 2.9% 265,278
Redistricting effect (1992); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1990.
1990-11-06 NY23Michael McNulty* (D,C) 117,239 64.1% Margaret Buhrmaster (R) 65,760 35.9% 0 0.0% 182,999
1988-11-08 NY23Michael McNulty (D) 145,040 61.7% Peter Bakal (R,C) 89,858 38.3% 0 0.0% 234,898
1986-11-04 NY23Samuel Stratton* (D) 140,759 96.4% James Callahan (Socialist Workers) 5,279 3.6% 0 0.0% 146,038
1984-11-06 NY23Samuel Stratton* (D) 188,144 77.8% Frank Wicks (R) 53,060 21.9% 642 0.3% 241,846
1982-11-02 NY23Samuel Stratton* (D) 164,427 76.1% Frank Wicks (R) 41,386 19.2% 10,270 4.8% 216,083
Redistricting effect (1982); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1980.
1980-11-04 NY28Samuel Stratton* (D) 164,088 77.9% Frank Wicks (R) 37,504 17.8% 9,063 4.3% 210,655
1978-11-07 NY28Samuel Stratton* (D) 139,575 76.3% Paul Tocker (R,C) 36,017 19.7% 7,353 4.0% 182,945
1976-11-02 NY28Samuel Stratton* (D) 170,034 79.0% Mary Bradt (R,C) 44,053 20.5% 1,075 0.5% 215,162
1974-11-04 NY28Samuel Stratton* (D) 156,439 80.6% Wayne Wagner (R) 33,493 17.3% 4,050 2.1% 193,982
1972-11-07 NY28Samuel Stratton* (D) 182,395 80.0% John Ryan (R,C) 45,623 20.0% 0 0.0% 228,018
Redistricting effect (1972); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 4% compared to 1970.
1970-11-03 NY29Samuel Stratton* (D) 128,017 66.2% Daniel Button* (R,L) 65,339 33.8% 0 0.0% 193,356
1968-11-05 NY29Daniel Button* (R) 119,039 56.9% Jacob Herzog (D,C) 87,896 42.0% 2,370 1.1% 209,305
1966-11-08 NY29Daniel Button (R,L) 107,671 53.3% Richard Conners (D) 91,174 45.1% 3,280 1.6% 202,125
1964-11-03 NY29Leo O'Brien* (D,L) 158,797 69.2% John Meader (R,C) 70,518 30.8% 4 0.0% 229,319
1962-11-06 NY29Leo O'Brien* (D,L) 126,313 60.1% Wolfgang Riemer (R) 83,719 39.9% 4 0.0% 210,036
1960-11-08 NY30Leo O'Brien* (D,L) 117,692 62.9% Irving Waxman (R) 69,549 37.1% 0 0.0% 187,241
1958-11-04 NY30Leo O'Brien* (D,L) 109,744 64.7% George Witbeck (R) 59,958 35.3% 0 0.0% 169,702
1956-11-06 NY30Leo O'Brien* (D,L) 104,022 55.8% Robert Gray (R) 82,429 44.2% 0 0.0% 186,451
1954-11-02 NY30Leo O'Brien* (D,L) 104,585 61.2% James Smith (R) 66,319 38.8% 0 0.0% 170,904
1952-11-04 NY30Leo O'Brien* (D,L) 101,178 53.7% John Forner (R) 86,651 46.0% 424 0.2% 188,253
1952-04-01 sp NY30Leo O'Brien (D) 66,849 70.8% John Forner (R) 27,276 28.9% 281 0.3% 94,406
1950-11-07 NY32William Byrne* (D) 90,420 58.8% John Casey (R) 60,087 39.1% 3,269 2.1% 153,776
1948-11-02 NY32William Byrne* (D,L) 88,476 55.6% Lawrence Collins (R) 65,341 41.1% 5,354 3.4% 159,171
1946-11-05 NY32William Byrne* (D,AL) 79,042 55.1% William Sanford (R) 64,325 44.9% 0 0.0% 143,367
1944-11-07 NY32William Byrne* (D,AL) 85,147 57.2% Miles McGrane (R) 63,603 42.8% 0 0.0% 148,750
1942-11-03 NY28William Byrne* (D,AL) 86,767 62.9% Ernest Morris (R) 51,190 37.1% 0 0.0% 137,957
1940-11-05 NY28William Byrne* (D) 89,592 57.8% William Waterman (R) 59,344 38.3% 6,134 4.0% 155,070
1938-11-08 NY28William Byrne* (D) 88,037 60.4% William Cornell (R) 54,610 37.5% 2,992 2.1% 145,639
1936-11-03 NY28William Byrne (D) 85,004 58.4% Colin MacRae (R) 52,498 36.1% 8,001 5.5% 145,503
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Historical Presidential Election Results for Congressional District 20, NY


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St)
Diff
(US)
PSV
2020 redist Joe Biden (D) 225,895 58.6% Donald Trump* (R) 151,958 39.4% 7,896 2.0% 385,749 2 -7 4.47%
2020 62% Joe Biden (D) 217,340 59.3% Donald Trump* (R) 141,619 38.7% 7,423 2.0% 366,382 1 -8 4.25%
2016 56% Hillary Clinton (D) 175,384 54.0% Donald Trump (R) 131,557 40.5% 18,140 5.6% 325,081 4 -5 4.21%
2012 56% Barack Obama* (D) 186,460 59.2% Mitt Romney (R) 122,230 38.8% 6,342 2.0% 315,032 4 -8 4.45%
2008 59% Barack Obama (D) 179,322 58.1% John McCain (R) 123,378 40.0% 5,733 1.9% 308,433 4 -6 4.04%
2004 61% John Kerry (D) 169,693 55.1% George W. Bush* (R) 133,016 43.2% 5,182 1.7% 307,891 3 -7 4.17%
2000 57% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 143,668 56.9% George W. Bush (R) 91,996 36.5% 16,615 6.6% 252,279 1 -11 3.69%
1996 58% Bill Clinton* (D) 151,701 58.7% Robert Dole (R) 79,880 30.9% 26,840 10.4% 258,421 0 -10 4.09%
1992 64% Bill Clinton (D) 140,251 48.3% George Bush* (R) 99,094 34.1% 51,086 17.6% 290,431 0 -3 4.19%
1988 65% Michael Dukakis (D) 140,440 56.8% George Bush (R) 106,755 43.2% 0 0.0% 247,195 -4 -10 3.81%
1984 66% Ronald Reagan* (R) 135,744 52.9% Walter Mondale (D) 120,950 47.1% 0 0.0% 256,694 -1 -6 3.77%
1980 71% Jimmy Carter* (D) 107,364 49.4% Ronald Reagan (R) 87,685 40.3% 22,429 10.3% 217,478 -6 -10 3.51%
1976 71% Gerald Ford* (R) 113,853 51.4% Jimmy Carter (D) 107,602 48.6% 0 0.0% 221,455 4 3 3.39%
1972 73% Richard Nixon* (R) 134,123 57.0% George McGovern (D) 101,128 43.0% 0 0.0% 235,251 -1 -4 3.28%
1968 n/a Hubert Humphrey (D) 105,758 51.4% Richard Nixon (R) 91,496 44.5% 8,545 4.2% 205,799 0 1 3.03%
1964 n/a Lyndon Johnson* (D) 75.7% Barry Goldwater (R) 24.3% 0.0% -7 -14 n/a
1960 n/a John Kennedy (D) 58.4% Richard Nixon (R) 41.6% 0.0% -6 -8 n/a
1956 91% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 110,960 59.1% Adlai Stevenson (D) 76,746 40.9% 0 0.0% 187,706 -2 2 2.65%
1952 96% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 102,618 54.5% Adlai Stevenson (D) 85,368 45.3% 303 0.2% 188,289 -1 -1 2.64%
* 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 20, 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 774,705 74.6% 8.5% 0.2% 4.8% 5.3% 6.0%
2020 725,669 73.9% 9.3% 5.3% 4.8% 6.7%
2012 720,133 78.3% 9.0% 0.2% 3.6% 3.4% 5.5%
2010 679,193 79.8% 9.0% 0.2% 3.4% 2.2% 5.4%
2002 654,361 85.5% 7.5% 0.2% 2.1% 1.3% 3.2%
2000 573,294 83.5% 8.7% 0.2% 2.4% 1.8% 3.4%
1992 580,337 89.9% 6.3% 0.2% 1.5% 2.1%
1990 519,492 89.5% 6.8% 1.6% 2.1%
1982 516,943 92.6% 5.2% 0.1% 0.9% 1.2%
1980 449,019 5.0% 1.0% 1.0%
1972 467,219 4.0%
1970 444,289 2.0%
1960 339,858
1950 302,118

Voter Registration Data for Congressional District 20, NY

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
2023 511,787 126,962 24.8% 206,270 40.3% 178,555 34.9% Dem +79,308 Dem +15.5% 86%
2022 507,001 126,753 25.0% 205,913 40.6% 174,335 34.4% Dem +79,160 Dem +15.6% 85%
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.