New York Assembly District 42

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ny-hd-042
State
New York
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
042
Land Area
2.24 sq mi
Water Area
0 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New York Assembly District 42

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Kings County2.24 sq mi100.0%3.2%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
New York city2.24 sq mi100.0%0.7%

Showing all 1 place

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 9127,787100.0%16.4%97.0%
NY District 1000.0%0.0%3.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
84,581
Active Voters
79,131 (93.6%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic64,86976.7%
Republican4,2245.0%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties2,0422.4%
No party recorded13,44615.9%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202634,175 (40.4%)20,423 (24.1%)327 (0.4%)
2023–202444,596 (52.7%)6,572 (7.8%)118 (0.1%)
2021–202229,690 (35.1%)19,768 (23.4%)448 (0.5%)
2019–202043,440 (51.4%)16,933 (20.0%)131 (0.2%)
2017–201831,771 (37.6%)17,479 (20.7%)134 (0.2%)
2015–201635,676 (42.2%)15,605 (18.4%)611 (0.7%)
2013–201418,500 (21.9%)10,854 (12.8%)406 (0.5%)
2011–201229,717 (35.1%)5,074 (6.0%)169 (0.2%)

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
119,952 (± 4,278)
Median Age
38.1
Median Household Income
$79,710 (± $3,358)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
86.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
38.4%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1823,86219.9%
18 to 6478,21165.2%
65 and over17,87914.9%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)17,29314.4%
White, not Hispanic23,35819.5%
Black, not Hispanic62,36852.0%
Asian, not Hispanic7,3386.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1820.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic830.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,6011.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic7,7296.4%

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
101,720
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
79,284

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic88,67087.2%
Hispanic13,04612.8%
White22,77022.4%
Black57,30656.3%
Asian5,3015.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native1880.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander670.1%
Two or More Races4010.4%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic70,09688.4%
Hispanic9,18811.6%
White17,95522.6%
Black46,82859.1%
Asian4,7175.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native4460.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander700.1%
Two or More Races1980.2%

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