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1876–2024
New York 26th Congressional District

New York 26th Congressional District moved 5.8 points toward the Republican candidate between 2020 and 2024.

New York's 26th district under the 2026 lines: a Democratic seat with narrowing margins.

2008 — 2024·5 elections
NY
2024 presidential election
New York 26th Congressional District
HarrisD+19.3
2024
2024 presidential margin for New York 26th Congressional DistrictThe boundary of New York 26th Congressional District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+19.3), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.New York 26th Congressional District · D+19.3
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic58.9%200,098
Donald TrumpRepublican39.6%134,624
OtherAll other candidates1.5%5,064
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 2 counties 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: +19.3% in 2024.+19.3%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+27.0%
2012+28.7%
2016+17.6%
2020+25.1%
2024+19.3%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
D
Timothy M. Kennedy
U.S. House · NY-26 · 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
58.9%Harris200,098
39.6%Trump134,624
1.5%
+19.3%
339,786
D
61.6%Biden218,414
36.5%Trump129,446
1.8%incl. Jorgensen
+25.1%
354,309
D
56.5%Clinton181,479
38.9%Trump124,865
4.7%incl. Johnson
+17.6%
321,306
D
64.3%Obama200,792
35.7%Romney111,283
0.0%
+28.7%
312,075
D
62.7%Obama216,113
35.7%McCain122,951
1.6%
+27.0%
344,650
Congressional elections · 25 House races · 17 Senate races

U.S. House

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), House. CC-BY 4.0.
YearDistrictWonDemocraticRepublicanTotal
202426D
55.7%190,668
27.8%95,035
342,207
202226D
56.5%141,942
28.1%70,547
251,204
202026D
63.3%202,400
28.7%91,706
319,947
201826D
68.1%156,968
26.7%61,488
230,663
201626D
67.7%195,322
19.7%56,930
288,679
201426D
60.6%100,648
23.2%38,477
166,119
201226D
68.7%195,234
20.2%57,368
284,254
201026R
26.4%54,307
73.6%151,449
205,756
200826R
40.5%109,615
46.2%124,845
270,326
200626R
40.5%85,145
44.8%94,157
210,171
200426R
41.1%116,484
48.5%137,425
283,079
200226R
22.4%41,140
57.7%105,807
183,459
200026D
55.1%124,862
34.5%78,103
226,579
199826D
56.7%99,249
26.9%47,084
175,140
199626D
52.6%117,097
35.5%78,946
222,506
199426D
43.9%90,852
40.1%82,917
206,782
199226D
47.6%112,763
41.5%98,389
237,116
199026R
0.0%0
52.9%82,866
156,701
198826R
25.0%43,585
69.3%120,973
174,628
198626R
0.0%0
91.6%86,857
94,840
198426R
29.4%54,663
65.7%122,168
185,920
198226R
28.4%43,208
66.9%101,812
152,170
198026R
18.9%34,906
74.3%137,159
184,692
197826R
28.0%39,062
62.3%87,059
139,637
197626R
32.9%60,511
65.3%120,049
183,981

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-26Congressional districtNew YorkStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White66.3%55.2%61.0%
Black18.5%14.4%12.2%
Asian5.7%9.1%6.0%
Two or more races6.1%10.3%12.6%
Other race3.3%11.1%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino7.3%19.8%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$65,395$85,974$84,427
Poverty rate17.0%14.0%12.5%
Median age38.639.939.1
Age 18–248.8%9.0%9.2%
Age 65 and older19.4%18.0%17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)36.8%40.0%35.6%
Speaks a non-English language at home10.7%30.9%22.3%
Spanish3.1%14.8%13.6%
Other Indo-European2.6%4.0%2.0%
Arabic1.0%0.7%0.4%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryGerman 21.1%Italian 10.9%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryIrish 15.6%Irish 10.5%Mexican 11.3%
3rd-largest ancestryItalian 14.5%German 8.6%English 9.5%
Religion
Catholic44.5%County context30.8%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant7.0%County context5.1%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed34.2%County context48.7%51.5%
Mainline Protestant5.0%County context3.8%5.2%

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
German
21.1%
Irish
15.6%
Italian
14.5%
Polish
14.0%
English
7.8%
American
3.1%
French
1.8%
Scottish
1.5%
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
African American identity is recorded by the ACS race question; the ancestry item enumerates specific African and Caribbean ancestries only.
African
0.5%
Jamaican
0.3%
Specific origin · ACS B03001
Puerto Rican
3.5%
Mexican
0.8%
Dominican
0.4%
Cuban
0.2%
Spanish
0.2%
The ACS does not publish subgroup detail for people reporting two or more races.
Detailed group · ACS B02015
Asian Indian
1.2%
Bangladeshi
0.9%
Chinese
0.6%
Burmese
0.4%
Pakistani
0.2%
Vietnamese
0.2%
Korean
0.2%
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and other single-race responses combined.
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: 38.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
1.6%
2.4%
75–84
3.2%
5.4%
65–74
6.0%
6.8%
55–64
7.3%
5.6%
45–54
5.8%
6.2%
35–44
6.3%
6.8%
25–34
6.8%
4.4%
18–24
4.4%
7.6%
5–17
7.3%
2.7%
<5
2.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$65,395
New York 26th Congressional District$65,395
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
17.0%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.6%
Working age (18–64)12.7%
Seniors (65+)11.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.3%
speak English only
Spanish3.1%
Other Indo-European2.6%
Arabic1.0%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.8%
Other languages0.7%
Other Asian & Pacific Island0.7%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)0.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.5%
German or other West Germanic0.2%
Vietnamese0.2%
Korean0.2%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic
44.5%
Evangelical Protestant
7.0%
Mainline Protestant
5.0%
Black Protestant
4.0%
Muslim
2.7%
Jewish
0.7%
Other Christian
0.6%
Orthodox Christian
0.4%
Latter-day Saints
0.3%
Buddhist
0.3%
Hindu
0.3%
Other faiths
0.1%
Unaffiliated or not counted34.2%
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 26th congressional district, as drawn for the 2026 elections, takes in parts of Erie and Niagara counties. About 776,900 people live within its 2026 boundaries, with a median age of 38.6. Measured on those boundaries, the district has voted Democratic in every presidential election since 2012, by narrowing margins. The margin was D+28.6 in 2012, D+17.6 in 2016, D+25.1 in 2020, and D+19.3 in 2024.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 28.7 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 5.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 19.3 points.

A population of 776,947, a 66% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $65,395 describe the district.

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Frequently asked questions

How did New York 26th Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, New York 26th Congressional District voted Democratic by 19.3 points (D+19.3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 339,786 votes cast, 200,098 went Democratic and 134,624 went Republican.
How many people live in New York 26th Congressional District?
New York 26th Congressional District has a population of 776,947 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in New York 26th Congressional District?
Median household income in New York 26th Congressional District is $65,395 — below the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of New York 26th Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in New York 26th Congressional District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.