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State Senate District 34·New York

New York 34th State Senate District delivered D+39 in 2024 — Democratic for the long memory.

A reliably Democratic district anchored in the mid-Hudson Valley corridor

20082024·5 elections
NY
Latest
D+39
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
319,108
2024 ACS

New York 34th State Senate District, New York: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+39%. Democratic peak: D+68 in 2012.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+39MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
319,1082024 5-year
Median household income
$62,2172024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
20.7%2024 5-year
Black
29.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
49.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+68 in 2012MIT Election Lab
2 counties · 2 D · 0 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+39.4%
65,66428,32294,706
D
+59.2%
84,38321,321106,491
D
+67.2%
81,64115,00199,138
D
+68.2%
77,01814,29691,915
D
+64.4%
78,13616,73495,332

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Italian
4.8%
American
3.7%
Irish
3.5%
German
1.8%
English
0.8%
Polish
0.5%
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.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
47.3%
speak English only
Spanish40.5%
Other Indo-European6.3%
Other languages4.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
26.6%
Non-Christian
8.4%
Other Christian
3.5%
Baptist
1.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.2%
Mainline Protestant
1.1%
Methodist
0.7%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of D+21.1, this district consistently delivers lopsided results, reflecting a population mix of college towns, small cities, and suburban communities that have trended strongly toward Democratic candidates over the past decade.

The Democratic margin in New York 34th State Senate District reached its widest at sixty-eight points in 2012. The margin in 2024 was thirty-nine points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $62,217, a 21% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 319,108 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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State Senate District 34, New York — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/sld-upper/36034/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 34, New York vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 34, New York voted Democratic by 39.4 points (D+39), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 94,706 votes cast, 65,664 went Democratic and 28,322 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 34, New York's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 34, New York as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 0 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in State Senate District 34, New York?
State Senate District 34, New York has a population of 319,108 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 34, New York?
Median household income in State Senate District 34, New York is $62,217 — below the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of State Senate District 34, New York?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 34, New York from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.