New York Assembly District 5

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ny-hd-005
State
New York
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
005
Land Area
40.7 sq mi
Water Area
0.38 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New York Assembly District 5

Boundary as GeoJSON

Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Suffolk County40.74 sq mi100.0%4.5%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Ronkonkoma CDP6.97 sq mi17.1%86.0%
Centereach CDP6.71 sq mi16.5%75.2%
Holbrook CDP6.59 sq mi16.2%95.7%
Holtsville CDP6.02 sq mi14.8%84.7%
Farmingville CDP4.19 sq mi10.3%100.0%
Lake Ronkonkoma CDP3.29 sq mi8.1%72.5%
Lake Grove village2.96 sq mi7.3%100.0%
Selden CDP2.51 sq mi6.2%55.1%
North Patchogue CDP1.09 sq mi2.7%55.0%
Coram CDP0.43 sq mi1.0%3.1%
Central Islip CDP0.00 sq mi<0.1%<0.1%

Showing all 11 places

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
NY District 188,12265.7%11.3%58.7%
NY District 245,99534.3%5.9%41.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Voters

Registered Voters
103,712
Active Voters
100,254 (96.7%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic29,10928.1%
Republican36,50035.2%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties6,1475.9%
No party recorded31,95630.8%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202617,251 (16.6%)<10 (—)<10 (—)
2023–202470,916 (68.4%)1,829 (1.8%)1,543 (1.5%)
2021–202251,726 (49.9%)3,189 (3.1%)7,595 (7.3%)
2019–202067,824 (65.4%)6,854 (6.6%)1,433 (1.4%)
2017–201846,428 (44.8%)4,760 (4.6%)1,531 (1.5%)
2015–201654,937 (53.0%)6,462 (6.2%)8,303 (8.0%)
2013–201424,517 (23.6%)1,077 (1.0%)1,865 (1.8%)
2011–201241,268 (39.8%)136 (0.1%)1,318 (1.3%)

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 Population
136,012 (± 3,354)
Median Age
38.8
Median Household Income
$123,888 (± $6,097)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
92.5%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
33.3%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1830,82622.7%
18 to 6484,83262.4%
65 and over20,35415.0%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)25,55118.8%
White, not Hispanic91,05966.9%
Black, not Hispanic5,5784.1%
Asian, not Hispanic8,7716.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic870.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic8570.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic4,1093.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates (tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B03002, B15003, B19013) for this state legislative district. Estimates are survey-based; ± figures are 90% margins of error.

Citizen Voting Age Population

Total Citizen Population
129,929
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
99,509

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic106,96382.3%
Hispanic22,95817.7%
White91,97070.8%
Black5,1554.0%
Asian7,2925.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native2320.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander100.0%
Two or More Races2790.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic85,47685.9%
Hispanic14,03114.1%
White74,65975.0%
Black4,1564.2%
Asian6,0216.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native4410.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander90.0%
Two or More Races1900.2%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).