New York Assembly District 8

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ny-hd-008
State
New York
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
008
Land Area
61.3 sq mi
Water Area
57.7 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New York Assembly District 8

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Suffolk County61.34 sq mi100.0%6.7%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Smithtown CDP11.93 sq mi19.4%100.0%
Hauppauge CDP9.50 sq mi15.5%93.1%
Commack CDP8.33 sq mi13.6%68.0%
Kings Park CDP6.67 sq mi10.9%100.0%
St. James CDP4.56 sq mi7.4%100.0%
Fort Salonga CDP4.03 sq mi6.6%42.4%
Nesconset CDP3.82 sq mi6.2%100.0%
Nissequogue village3.81 sq mi6.2%100.0%
Head of the Harbor village2.81 sq mi4.6%100.0%
Islandia village2.21 sq mi3.6%100.0%
Lake Ronkonkoma CDP1.25 sq mi2.0%27.5%
Ronkonkoma CDP1.14 sq mi1.9%14.0%
Village of the Branch village0.95 sq mi1.5%100.0%

Showing all 13 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 1116,29686.3%15.0%87.6%
NY District 218,53813.7%2.4%12.4%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
113,016
Active Voters
109,775 (97.1%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic29,06225.7%
Republican44,79139.6%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties6,5525.8%
No party recorded32,61128.9%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202624,277 (21.5%)<10 (—)6,794 (6.0%)
2023–202481,973 (72.5%)3,439 (3.0%)2,169 (1.9%)
2021–202264,268 (56.9%)4,421 (3.9%)10,344 (9.2%)
2019–202078,992 (69.9%)7,860 (7.0%)1,775 (1.6%)
2017–201856,538 (50.0%)5,626 (5.0%)6,024 (5.3%)
2015–201665,246 (57.7%)7,601 (6.7%)12,092 (10.7%)
2013–201433,066 (29.3%)1,444 (1.3%)5,213 (4.6%)
2011–201251,036 (45.2%)187 (0.2%)2,173 (1.9%)

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
134,194 (± 988)
Median Age
44.3
Median Household Income
$148,354 (± $4,889)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
95.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
52.0%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1826,91320.1%
18 to 6482,62661.6%
65 and over24,65518.4%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)16,36912.2%
White, not Hispanic102,15176.1%
Black, not Hispanic2,7452.0%
Asian, not Hispanic7,9275.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1060.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic8090.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic4,0873.0%

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
129,300
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
103,002

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic114,57988.6%
Hispanic14,72311.4%
White103,07679.7%
Black2,8602.2%
Asian5,8154.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native1060.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races5840.5%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic93,57390.8%
Hispanic9,4339.2%
White85,43382.9%
Black3,1103.0%
Asian4,6244.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native2850.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races2080.2%

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