New York 39th State Senate District, New York: Tossup district. In 2024, voted D+1%. Democratic peak: D+6 in 2008.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+1MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- TossupAkashic typology
- Population
- 321,4392024 5-year
- Median household income
- $100,6752024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 67.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 9.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 17.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+6 in 2008MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+2 in 2016MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 39, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 79,738 | 78,507 | 159,041 | ||
| D | 81,923 | 72,402 | 157,021 | ||
| R | 63,442 | 66,523 | 136,911 | ||
| D | 66,705 | 59,350 | 128,336 | ||
| D | 72,362 | 63,571 | 137,541 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Italian
16.8%
Irish
16.3%
German
11.1%
English
6.8%
American
6.1%
Polish
3.4%
French
1.4%
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: 41.2 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
$100,675
State Senate District 39 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 39$100,675
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
9.4%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 189.9%
Working age (18–64)9.0%
Seniors (65+)10.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
79.8%
speak English only
Spanish11.1%
Other Indo-European6.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.7%
Other languages1.0%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 52.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Stretching across a largely suburban and rural corridor, this district delivered one of the wider Republican presidential margins in the state, signaling a constituency that has moved steadily away from statewide Democratic trends over the past decade.
The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached six points in 2008; the Republican margin reached two points in 2016. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.
Its demographics — a population of 321,439, a 67% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $100,675 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 39, New York vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 39, New York voted Democratic by 0.8 points (D+1), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 159,041 votes cast, 79,738 went Democratic and 78,507 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 39, New York's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 39, New York as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 4 times, Republican 1 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 39, New York last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 39, New York voted Republican was 2016.
How many people live in State Senate District 39, New York?
State Senate District 39, New York has a population of 321,439 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 39, New York?
Median household income in State Senate District 39, New York is $100,675 — above the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of State Senate District 39, New York?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 39, New York from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 1 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.