New York Congressional District 08

Congressional District Profile

Overview

District ID
NY-08
State
New York
District Number
08
Total Candidates
66
Election Cycles
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020, 2018, 2016, 2014, 2012, 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000, 1998, 1996, 1994, 1992, 1990, 1988, 1986, 1984, 1982, 1980

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Voters

Registered Voters
486,161
Active Voters
453,291 (93.2%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic330,03867.9%
Republican49,89810.3%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties12,5462.6%
No party recorded93,67919.3%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–2026184,526 (38.0%)86,603 (17.8%)5,458 (1.1%)
2023–2024242,314 (49.8%)32,889 (6.8%)4,476 (0.9%)
2021–2022160,891 (33.1%)86,825 (17.9%)7,175 (1.5%)
2019–2020235,342 (48.4%)67,557 (13.9%)1,627 (0.3%)
2017–2018166,508 (34.2%)77,578 (16.0%)2,069 (0.4%)
2015–2016196,447 (40.4%)74,944 (15.4%)7,493 (1.5%)
2013–201497,412 (20.0%)54,009 (11.1%)5,108 (1.1%)
2011–2012164,124 (33.8%)28,528 (5.9%)3,193 (0.7%)

Turnout counts today's registered voters with a counted ballot in the cycle's elections (the odd and even year), as a share of today's registered voters. Voters who have since left the rolls are not counted.

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Source: Civitech voter file snapshot as of 01/05/2026. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Citizen Population
670,564
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
517,808

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic566,50084.5%
Hispanic104,06215.5%
White189,28528.2%
Black307,05145.8%
Asian48,7257.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,0070.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1900.0%
Two or More Races4,1150.6%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic444,46985.8%
Hispanic73,33714.2%
White156,05030.1%
Black242,91646.9%
Asian41,5648.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native2,5820.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1950.0%
Two or More Races2,3740.5%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation.

Candidates