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State Senate District 62·New York

New York 62nd State Senate District delivered R+11 in 2024.

One of New York's most reliably Republican legislative districts

2008 — 2024·5 elections
NY
Latest
R+11
in 2024
Archetype
Bellwether
since the recent cycles
Population
315,689
2024 ACS

New York 62nd State Senate District, New York: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+11%. Republican peak: R+13 in 2016.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+11MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
BellwetherAkashic typology
Population
315,6892024 5-year
Median household income
$70,5712024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
80.5%2024 5-year
Black
8.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
5.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+2 in 2008MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+13 in 2016MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
3 counties · 1 D · 2 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
−10.9%
67,42683,992151,954
R
−6.2%
71,19180,825155,270
R
−13.2%
56,38274,740138,940
D
+2.4%
66,55263,398132,665
D
+2.3%
71,89968,565142,763

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
20.6%
Italian
16.0%
Irish
14.5%
English
11.8%
Polish
8.6%
American
3.9%
French
2.1%
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: 42.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.9%
85+
1.5%
2.5%
75–84
3.2%
5.9%
65–74
6.3%
7.3%
55–64
7.7%
5.9%
45–54
6.1%
6.1%
35–44
6.1%
6.4%
25–34
6.3%
4.2%
18–24
3.9%
7.5%
5–17
7.2%
2.5%
<5
2.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$70,571
State Senate District 62 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 62$70,571
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
13.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.9%
Working age (18–64)12.2%
Seniors (65+)10.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.5%
speak English only
Spanish3.2%
Other Indo-European2.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Other languages0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
27.4%
Other Christian
6.3%
Mainline Protestant
5.2%
Non-Christian
3.9%
Methodist
3.0%
Baptist
1.2%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 52.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Covering a largely rural swath of upstate New York, this district delivered a 57-point Republican presidential margin in 2024 — an unusually wide gap in a state where statewide offices routinely go Democratic by double digits.

The Democratic margin in New York 62nd State Senate District has rarely exceeded two points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded thirteen points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by eleven points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 81% non-Hispanic-white share, a 13% poverty rate, and a median household income of $70,571 — all within the broad national range.

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State Senate District 62, New York — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/sld-upper/36062/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 62, New York vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 62, New York voted Republican by 10.9 points (R+11), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 151,954 votes cast, 67,426 went Democratic and 83,992 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 62, New York's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 62, 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 2 times, Republican 3 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 62, New York last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 62, New York voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in State Senate District 62, New York?
State Senate District 62, New York has a population of 315,689 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 62, New York?
Median household income in State Senate District 62, New York is $70,571 — below the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of State Senate District 62, New York?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 62, New York from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 3 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.