New York Assembly District 48

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ny-hd-048
State
New York
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
048
Land Area
2.59 sq mi
Water Area
0 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New York Assembly District 48

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Kings County2.59 sq mi100.0%3.7%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
New York city2.59 sq mi100.0%0.9%

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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 987,80364.2%11.3%75.5%
NY District 1048,99535.8%6.3%24.5%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
68,293
Active Voters
65,287 (95.6%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic39,42557.7%
Republican14,61121.4%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties1,1531.7%
No party recorded13,10419.2%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202636,531 (53.5%)12,661 (18.5%)1,261 (1.8%)
2023–202433,593 (49.2%)1,979 (2.9%)660 (1.0%)
2021–202227,773 (40.7%)11,139 (16.3%)1,826 (2.7%)
2019–202029,249 (42.8%)4,306 (6.3%)122 (0.2%)
2017–201819,851 (29.1%)10,103 (14.8%)378 (0.6%)
2015–201621,584 (31.6%)7,339 (10.7%)2,115 (3.1%)
2013–201416,786 (24.6%)6,590 (9.6%)1,263 (1.8%)
2011–201219,708 (28.9%)3,400 (5.0%)555 (0.8%)

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
131,265 (± 5,153)
Median Age
24.7
Median Household Income
$60,348 (± $4,438)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
81.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
30.7%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1853,95041.1%
18 to 6461,14246.6%
65 and over16,17312.3%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)11,5358.8%
White, not Hispanic97,40074.2%
Black, not Hispanic3,0222.3%
Asian, not Hispanic12,0899.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1930.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic240.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic4,4403.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,5622.0%

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
119,452
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
66,469

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic111,70593.5%
Hispanic7,7456.5%
White97,30281.5%
Black3,5763.0%
Asian8,9597.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native1920.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander250.0%
Two or More Races4870.4%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic61,23292.1%
Hispanic5,2337.9%
White51,47977.4%
Black2,8134.2%
Asian6,5759.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native2530.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander250.0%
Two or More Races1820.3%

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