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New York 5th Congressional District

New York 5th Congressional District moved 20.3 points toward the Republican candidate between 2020 and 2024.

New York's 5th district under the 2026 lines: a Democratic seat with narrowing margins.

2008 — 2024·5 elections
NY
2024 presidential election
New York 5th Congressional District
HarrisD+41.9
2024
2024 presidential margin for New York 5th Congressional DistrictThe boundary of New York 5th Congressional District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+41.9), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.New York 5th Congressional District · D+41.9
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic70.2%169,080
Donald TrumpRepublican28.3%68,079
OtherAll other candidates1.5%3,634
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 1 county it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1876–2024, on its current boundaries.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: +41.9% in 2024.+41.9%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+70.1%
2012+78.5%
2016+69.1%
2020+62.2%
2024+41.9%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
D
Gregory W. Meeks
U.S. House · NY-05 · Democratic
D
Charles Ellis (chuck) Schumer
U.S. Senate · Democratic
D
Kirsten Gillibrand
U.S. Senate · Democratic

Federal officeholders only. State and local officeholders are planned for the next data pass.

Source · Voteview HSall_members.csv.
5 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
70.2%Harris169,080
28.3%Trump68,079
1.5%
+41.9%
240,793
D
80.7%Biden214,666
18.5%Trump49,249
0.8%incl. Jorgensen
+62.2%
265,955
D
83.5%Clinton198,246
14.5%Trump34,315
2.0%incl. Johnson
+69.1%
237,283
D
89.2%Obama187,335
10.8%Romney22,611
0.0%
+78.5%
209,946
D
84.8%Obama196,531
14.7%McCain34,077
0.6%
+70.1%
231,889
Congressional elections · 25 House races · 17 Senate races

U.S. House

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), House. CC-BY 4.0.
YearDistrictWonDemocraticRepublicanTotal
20245D
69.1%168,425
23.3%56,689
243,796
20225D
72.3%104,396
21.8%31,405
144,316
20205D
99.3%229,125
0.0%0
230,679
20185D
99.4%160,500
0.0%0
161,471
20165D
84.6%197,852
11.5%26,791
233,853
20145D
95.1%75,712
0.0%0
79,582
20125D
89.7%167,835
9.6%17,875
187,055
20105D
63.1%72,239
32.2%36,861
114,530
20085D
66.7%105,836
27.1%43,039
158,773
20065D
90.7%70,033
0.0%0
77,190
20045D
68.0%114,132
25.6%43,002
167,841
20025D
84.4%68,773
0.0%0
81,528
20005D
62.8%127,233
27.7%56,046
202,614
19985D
61.5%92,189
27.3%40,861
149,862
19965D
58.7%116,005
30.0%59,394
197,785
19945D
47.0%89,581
33.4%63,665
190,775
19925D
50.3%105,953
39.3%82,883
210,831
19905R
36.5%51,738
42.0%59,568
141,927
19885R
33.2%68,930
58.9%122,058
207,313
19865R
28.9%41,456
58.3%83,511
143,201
19845R
35.0%77,743
56.4%125,236
222,191
19825R
37.1%64,085
50.9%88,033
172,888
19805R
40.0%73,032
48.8%88,945
182,368
19785R
38.9%56,497
51.1%74,279
145,383
19765R
41.8%82,882
49.6%98,337
198,234

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024D
58.8%4,711,669
40.5%3,246,690
8,011,270
2022D
51.7%3,022,822
37.7%2,204,499
5,848,556
2018D
62.0%3,755,489
28.6%1,730,439
6,055,151
2016D
64.7%4,784,220
23.3%1,723,927
7,396,308
2012D
66.4%4,420,043
22.7%1,514,647
6,660,665
2010D
66.3%3,047,880
27.0%1,239,605
4,595,515
2006D
60.1%2,698,931
27.0%1,212,902
4,490,053
2004D
65.4%4,384,907
24.2%1,625,069
6,702,875
2000D
52.5%3,562,415
40.2%2,724,589
6,779,839
1998D
51.1%2,386,314
36.0%1,680,203
4,670,805
1994D
47.5%2,528,387
32.1%1,711,760
5,328,486
1992D
45.6%2,943,001
41.1%2,652,822
6,458,826
1988D
64.7%3,907,178
27.9%1,686,558
6,040,980
1986R
38.4%1,723,216
45.3%2,030,260
4,484,859
1982D
62.2%3,089,871
28.5%1,415,749
4,967,497
1980D
43.5%2,618,661
37.8%2,272,082
6,014,841
1976D
48.6%3,238,511
37.9%2,525,139
6,666,875

Demographics

Demographic profile

Demographic Profile

Key indicators compared across containing geographies

Demographic Profile. Key indicators compared across containing geographies. ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error. Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.
IndicatorNY-5Congressional districtNew YorkStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White14.9%55.2%61.0%
Black41.7%14.4%12.2%
Asian15.0%9.1%6.0%
Two or more races10.6%10.3%12.6%
Other race17.7%11.1%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino20.6%19.8%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$86,577$85,974$84,427
Poverty rate12.9%14.0%12.5%
Median age40.339.939.1
Age 18–247.4%9.0%9.2%
Age 65 and older17.9%18.0%17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)36.1%40.0%35.6%
Speaks a non-English language at home55.4%30.9%22.3%
Spanish23.3%14.8%13.6%
Other Indo-European10.2%4.0%2.0%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)9.6%3.2%1.1%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic3.1%2.0%0.7%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryChinese 10.6%Italian 10.9%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryEcuadorian 5.3%Irish 10.5%Mexican 11.3%
3rd-largest ancestryAsian Indian 5.2%German 8.6%English 9.5%
Religion
Catholic31.3%County context30.8%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant4.8%County context5.1%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed45.5%County context48.7%51.5%
Muslim7.4%County context3.5%1.3%

ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error.

Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the origins and ancestries reported within it.
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
African American identity is recorded by the ACS race question; the ancestry item enumerates specific African and Caribbean ancestries only.
Jamaican
3.0%
Guyanese
2.7%
Haitian
1.5%
Trinidadian and Tobagonian
0.9%
West Indian
0.8%
African
0.4%
Nigerian
0.4%
Ghanaian
0.2%
Specific origin · ACS B03001
Ecuadorian
5.3%
Dominican
4.7%
Mexican
4.1%
Puerto Rican
4.1%
Colombian
3.1%
Salvadoran
1.0%
Peruvian
0.9%
Guatemalan
0.7%
Tribal grouping · detailed group · ACS B02020 · B02016
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and other single-race responses combined.
Aztec
0.2%
Detailed group · ACS B02015
Chinese
10.6%
Asian Indian
5.2%
Bangladeshi
2.7%
Korean
2.0%
Filipino
1.8%
Pakistani
0.8%
Nepalese
0.6%
Japanese
0.3%
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
Italian
4.9%
Irish
3.6%
American
2.8%
German
2.3%
Polish
2.0%
Russian
1.3%
Greek
1.3%
English
1.0%
The ACS does not publish subgroup detail for people reporting two or more races.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Race shares: B02001 · B03003. Subgroup detail: B03001 (Hispanic or Latino specific origin), B02015 (Asian groups), B02020 · B02016 (American Indian/Alaska Native tribes and Pacific Islander groups), B04006 (reported ancestry). Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so group shares can total more than 100%. All subgroup rows are shares of total population; ancestry is self-reported and multiple-response, so rows do not sum to the parent group's share.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 40.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
1.4%
2.2%
75–84
3.1%
4.8%
65–74
5.6%
6.6%
55–64
7.0%
6.4%
45–54
6.6%
6.9%
35–44
6.8%
7.5%
25–34
7.5%
3.7%
18–24
3.7%
7.2%
5–17
6.8%
2.8%
<5
2.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$86,577
New York 5th Congressional District$86,577
New York$85,974
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.9%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.8%
Working age (18–64)11.6%
Seniors (65+)18.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
44.6%
speak English only
Spanish23.3%
Other Indo-European10.2%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)9.6%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic3.1%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)1.8%
Korean1.8%
Other Asian & Pacific Island1.7%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)1.4%
Other languages1.1%
Arabic0.9%
German or other West Germanic0.3%
Vietnamese0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic
31.3%
Muslim
7.4%
Evangelical Protestant
4.8%
Jewish
3.6%
Black Protestant
2.2%
Hindu
1.7%
Mainline Protestant
1.7%
Orthodox Christian
0.9%
Buddhist
0.7%
Latter-day Saints
0.2%
Unaffiliated or not counted45.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. The unaffiliated-or-not-counted share is everyone not claimed as an adherent by any reporting body — uncounted congregations as well as the religiously unaffiliated.

New York's 5th congressional district, as drawn for the 2026 elections, takes in parts of Queens county. About 777,000 people live within its 2026 boundaries, with a median age of 40.3. Measured on those boundaries, the district has voted Democratic in every presidential election since 2012, by narrowing margins. The margin was D+78.5 in 2012, D+69.1 in 2016, D+62.2 in 2020, and D+41.9 in 2024.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 78.5 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 20.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 41.9 points.

A population of 776,998, a 15% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $86,577 describe the district.

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Frequently asked questions

How did New York 5th Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, New York 5th Congressional District voted Democratic by 41.9 points (D+41.9), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 240,793 votes cast, 169,080 went Democratic and 68,079 went Republican.
How many people live in New York 5th Congressional District?
New York 5th Congressional District has a population of 776,998 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in New York 5th Congressional District?
Median household income in New York 5th Congressional District is $86,577 — above the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of New York 5th Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in New York 5th Congressional District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.