New York Assembly District 53

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ny-hd-053
State
New York
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
053
Land Area
2.82 sq mi
Water Area
0.06 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New York Assembly District 53

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Kings County2.82 sq mi100.0%4.1%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
New York city2.82 sq mi100.0%0.9%

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 7135,677100.0%17.5%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
97,847
Active Voters
90,919 (92.9%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic75,16676.8%
Republican4,2324.3%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties2,1962.2%
No party recorded16,25316.6%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202639,379 (40.2%)24,608 (25.1%)207 (0.2%)
2023–202442,831 (43.8%)4,369 (4.5%)148 (0.2%)
2021–202225,420 (26.0%)15,063 (15.4%)367 (0.4%)
2019–202038,478 (39.3%)13,491 (13.8%)114 (0.1%)
2017–201826,766 (27.4%)14,091 (14.4%)156 (0.2%)
2015–201629,871 (30.5%)13,550 (13.8%)477 (0.5%)
2013–201411,997 (12.3%)8,647 (8.8%)321 (0.3%)
2011–201222,281 (22.8%)4,803 (4.9%)183 (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
128,326 (± 4,267)
Median Age
32.4
Median Household Income
$78,272 (± $4,538)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
79.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
45.2%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1821,37116.7%
18 to 6492,55172.1%
65 and over14,40411.2%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)57,69645.0%
White, not Hispanic40,77531.8%
Black, not Hispanic14,06611.0%
Asian, not Hispanic10,4098.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1200.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic560.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic6140.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic4,5903.6%

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
109,915
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
89,586

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic63,03357.3%
Hispanic46,87642.6%
White38,31934.9%
Black13,29912.1%
Asian8,0437.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native1180.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander540.0%
Two or More Races4180.4%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic53,78660.0%
Hispanic35,80040.0%
White32,52936.3%
Black12,11913.5%
Asian8,4699.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native3360.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander520.1%
Two or More Races3060.3%

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