New York Assembly District 55

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ny-hd-055
State
New York
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
055
Land Area
2.48 sq mi
Water Area
0 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New York Assembly District 55

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Kings County2.48 sq mi100.0%3.6%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
New York city2.48 sq mi100.0%0.8%

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 899,82677.1%12.8%79.4%
NY District 928,90922.3%3.7%19.0%
NY District 77600.6%0.1%1.6%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
77,512
Active Voters
71,161 (91.8%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic60,07977.5%
Republican2,8113.6%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties1,9552.5%
No party recorded12,66716.3%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202622,283 (28.7%)12,274 (15.8%)152 (0.2%)
2023–202434,210 (44.1%)4,986 (6.4%)106 (0.1%)
2021–202220,610 (26.6%)13,419 (17.3%)260 (0.3%)
2019–202034,669 (44.7%)11,111 (14.3%)77 (0.1%)
2017–201825,454 (32.8%)13,191 (17.0%)124 (0.2%)
2015–201629,993 (38.7%)12,791 (16.5%)341 (0.4%)
2013–201414,279 (18.4%)8,813 (11.4%)254 (0.3%)
2011–201227,717 (35.8%)4,705 (6.1%)127 (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
134,599 (± 4,091)
Median Age
36.2
Median Household Income
$47,692 (± $3,625)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
81.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
23.4%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1830,78722.9%
18 to 6485,26463.3%
65 and over18,54813.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)28,00520.8%
White, not Hispanic8,8676.6%
Black, not Hispanic85,97463.9%
Asian, not Hispanic2,5351.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic3140.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic390.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,4551.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic7,4105.5%

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
117,227
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
88,095

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic94,25080.4%
Hispanic22,97319.6%
White7,7786.6%
Black81,28969.3%
Asian1,9191.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native3420.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander400.0%
Two or More Races8020.7%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic72,43282.2%
Hispanic15,66217.8%
White6,1647.0%
Black63,68072.3%
Asian1,6891.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native8290.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander400.0%
Two or More Races4810.5%

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