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State Senate District 53·New York

New York 53rd State Senate District delivered R+20 in 2024 — Republican for the long memory.

One of Long Island's redder districts, anchored by suburban Suffolk County

2008 — 2024·5 elections
NY
Latest
R+20
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
318,936
2024 ACS

New York 53rd State Senate District, New York: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+20%. Republican peak: R+20 in 2024.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+20MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
318,9362024 5-year
Median household income
$70,8602024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
83.2%2024 5-year
Black
4.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
5.8%2024 5-year
Peak Republican margin
R+20 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
4 counties · 0 D · 4 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
5 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−19.9%
57,89586,742144,984
R
−15.0%
60,33682,253145,647
R
−18.8%
48,64573,268130,879
R
−3.4%
58,72462,928124,179
R
−4.3%
63,02468,813134,310

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
15.3%
Italian
14.9%
German
14.5%
English
11.5%
Polish
8.0%
American
6.0%
French
3.2%
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: 41.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
1.5%
2.6%
75–84
3.4%
5.6%
65–74
6.0%
7.1%
55–64
7.1%
5.8%
45–54
5.8%
6.0%
35–44
5.7%
6.1%
25–34
5.6%
5.1%
18–24
4.8%
8.0%
5–17
7.5%
2.7%
<5
2.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$70,860
State Senate District 53 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 53$70,860
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
14.1%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.7%
Working age (18–64)12.7%
Seniors (65+)10.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.3%
speak English only
Other Indo-European4.0%
Spanish3.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.5%
Other languages1.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
29.2%
Other Christian
8.2%
Methodist
3.6%
Mainline Protestant
2.8%
Non-Christian
2.4%
Baptist
1.7%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.8%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 51.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

District 53 covers a stretch of suburban and semi-rural Suffolk County where Republican presidential candidates have run consistently strong, posting a 13-point margin in 2024 — a gap that shapes every competitive race down the ballot.

The Republican margin in New York 53rd State Senate District reached its widest at twenty points in 2024. The margin in 2024 was twenty points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $70,860, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 318,936 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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State Senate District 53, New York — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/sld-upper/36053/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 53, New York vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 53, New York voted Republican by 19.9 points (R+20), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 144,984 votes cast, 57,895 went Democratic and 86,742 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 53, New York's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 53, New York as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 0 times, Republican 5 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in State Senate District 53, New York?
State Senate District 53, New York has a population of 318,936 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 53, New York?
Median household income in State Senate District 53, New York is $70,860 — below the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of State Senate District 53, New York?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 53, New York from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.