New York 8th State Senate District, New York: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+8%. Republican peak: R+8 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+8MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- BellwetherAkashic typology
- Population
- 325,3052024 5-year
- Median household income
- $135,2112024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 63.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 8.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 21.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+7 in 2008MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+8 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 8, 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.
5 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 74,580 | 88,014 | 163,512 | ||
| D | 84,450 | 79,721 | 166,218 | ||
| R | 68,451 | 72,732 | 146,775 | ||
| D | 66,459 | 60,191 | 128,283 | ||
| D | 75,551 | 65,952 | 142,755 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Italian
19.4%
Irish
14.9%
German
9.8%
Polish
3.9%
American
3.8%
English
3.6%
French
0.9%
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: 41.8 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
$135,211
State Senate District 8 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 8$135,211
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
6.1%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 186.7%
Working age (18–64)5.7%
Seniors (65+)8.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
73.5%
speak English only
Spanish15.4%
Other Indo-European7.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander3.1%
Other languages0.9%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 33.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Covering a largely rural swath of the Southern Tier and Finger Lakes region, this district delivered a 26-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, making it a consistent outlier in an otherwise Democratic-leaning state.
The Democratic margin in New York 8th State Senate District has rarely exceeded seven points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded eight points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by eight points.
Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 63% non-Hispanic-white share, a 6% poverty rate, and a median household income of $135,211 — all within the broad national range.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 8, New York vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 8, New York voted Republican by 8.2 points (R+8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 163,512 votes cast, 74,580 went Democratic and 88,014 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 8, New York's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 8, New York as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 3 times, Republican 2 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 8, New York last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 8, New York voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in State Senate District 8, New York?
State Senate District 8, New York has a population of 325,305 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State Senate District 8, New York?
Median household income in State Senate District 8, New York is $135,211 — above the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of State Senate District 8, New York?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 8, New York from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 2 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.