New York 17th Congressional District, New York: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted D+11%. Republican peak: R+44 in 1956.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+11MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- BellwetherAkashic typology
- Population
- 1,204,4612024 5-year
- Median household income
- $116,3392024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 57.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 11.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 24.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+24 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+44 in 1956MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Congressional District 17, NYOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 308,835 | 246,426 | 559,283 | ||
| D | 338,043 | 216,435 | 560,707 | ||
| D | 294,758 | 191,440 | 506,092 | ||
| D | 268,528 | 192,806 | 467,120 | ||
| D | 290,384 | 202,094 | 496,552 | ||
| D | 258,095 | 215,741 | 481,254 | ||
| D | 253,010 | 178,344 | 449,586 | ||
| D | 227,860 | 153,151 | 414,518 | ||
| D | 209,890 | 184,958 | 453,109 | ||
| R | 188,057 | 239,717 | 431,295 | ||
| R | 174,609 | 271,121 | 446,972 | ||
| R | 142,065 | 230,310 | 413,825 | ||
| R | 191,084 | 228,555 | 422,712 | ||
| R | 159,070 | 285,580 | 445,758 | ||
| R | 175,544 | 206,276 | 408,909 | ||
| D | 242,055 | 147,309 | 389,809 | ||
| R | 163,313 | 213,878 | 377,839 | ||
| R | 96,483 | 251,089 | 347,572 | ||
| R | 104,665 | 216,631 | 322,865 | ||
| R | 88,705 | 161,692 | 266,167 | ||
| R | 98,670 | 157,361 | 256,724 | ||
| R | 102,889 | 163,972 | 267,781 | ||
| R | 113,326 | 122,036 | 239,461 | ||
| R | 93,273 | 103,722 | 202,697 | ||
| R | 72,906 | 103,769 | 180,989 | ||
| R | 30,739 | 80,292 | 126,152 | ||
| R | 28,137 | 72,538 | 106,813 | ||
| R | 23,238 | 33,390 | 57,733 | ||
| D | 22,098 | 16,185 | 53,945 | ||
| R | 19,819 | 29,970 | 52,330 | ||
| R | 19,876 | 26,380 | 47,822 | ||
| R | 18,324 | 23,438 | 42,780 | ||
| R | 13,451 | 22,370 | 37,265 | ||
| D | 18,221 | 15,789 | 35,931 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Italian
13.5%
Irish
11.4%
German
6.1%
American
6.0%
English
3.8%
Polish
3.3%
French
0.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 40.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$116,339
Congressional District 17 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 17$116,339
New York$85,974
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.9%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.4%
Working age (18–64)9.4%
Seniors (65+)10.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
64.3%
speak English only
Spanish18.4%
Other Indo-European12.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander3.4%
Other languages1.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 40.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
New York 17th Congressional District in the Mid-Atlantic has, for decades, voted very close to the way the country has voted. Its margins are typically narrow, and the candidate who carries New York 17th Congressional District more often than not also wins the national popular vote.
The Democratic margin in New York 17th Congressional District has rarely exceeded twenty-four points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded forty-four points. 2024 delivered the district to the Democratic candidate by eleven points.
Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 57% non-Hispanic-white share, a 11% poverty rate, and a median household income of $116,339 — all within the broad national range.
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Congressional District 17, New York — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/cd/3617/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Congressional District 17, New York vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 17, New York voted Democratic by 11.2 points (D+11), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 559,283 votes cast, 308,835 went Democratic and 246,426 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 17, New York's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Congressional District 17, New York as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 12 times, Republican 22 times, and other 0 times.
When did Congressional District 17, New York last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 17, New York voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Congressional District 17, New York?
Congressional District 17, New York has a population of 1,204,461 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 17, New York?
Median household income in Congressional District 17, New York is $116,339 — above the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of Congressional District 17, New York?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 17, New York from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.