New York Assembly District 56

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ny-hd-056
State
New York
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
056
Land Area
2.3 sq mi
Water Area
0 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New York Assembly District 56

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Kings County2.30 sq mi100.0%3.3%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
New York city2.30 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 8109,39478.6%14.1%78.5%
NY District 915,25311.0%2.0%11.7%
NY District 714,47510.4%1.9%9.8%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
98,767
Active Voters
91,555 (92.7%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic79,35280.3%
Republican2,7302.8%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties2,4832.5%
No party recorded14,20214.4%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202639,325 (39.8%)25,303 (25.6%)134 (0.1%)
2023–202446,815 (47.4%)10,318 (10.4%)111 (0.1%)
2021–202230,436 (30.8%)20,779 (21.0%)263 (0.3%)
2019–202044,272 (44.8%)18,050 (18.3%)91 (0.1%)
2017–201833,049 (33.5%)18,123 (18.3%)103 (0.1%)
2015–201636,573 (37.0%)16,679 (16.9%)297 (0.3%)
2013–201416,986 (17.2%)10,888 (11.0%)220 (0.2%)
2011–201231,114 (31.5%)6,467 (6.5%)140 (0.1%)

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
145,408 (± 4,071)
Median Age
34.0
Median Household Income
$74,677 (± $4,096)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
86.0%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
43.3%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1828,29019.5%
18 to 64100,75269.3%
65 and over16,36611.3%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)30,85721.2%
White, not Hispanic29,16120.1%
Black, not Hispanic69,20147.6%
Asian, not Hispanic6,0544.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic150.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic910.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic8290.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic9,2006.3%

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
133,869
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
106,237

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic107,25480.1%
Hispanic26,61219.9%
White27,57320.6%
Black69,57652.0%
Asian5,0163.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native160.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander330.0%
Two or More Races1,0870.8%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic86,11881.1%
Hispanic20,11618.9%
White23,03021.7%
Black56,94153.6%
Asian5,0264.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native7320.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander330.0%
Two or More Races7890.7%

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