New York Assembly District 59

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ny-hd-059
State
New York
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
059
Land Area
10 sq mi
Water Area
11.3 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New York Assembly District 59

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Kings County10.02 sq mi100.0%14.4%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
New York city10.02 sq mi100.0%3.3%

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 8117,10891.3%15.1%97.1%
NY District 911,1918.7%1.4%2.9%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
82,256
Active Voters
78,253 (95.1%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic53,67865.3%
Republican10,77813.1%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties2,2802.8%
No party recorded15,52018.9%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202633,099 (40.2%)13,235 (16.1%)601 (0.7%)
2023–202446,424 (56.4%)4,968 (6.0%)535 (0.7%)
2021–202231,470 (38.3%)14,995 (18.2%)1,665 (2.0%)
2019–202045,177 (54.9%)10,865 (13.2%)109 (0.1%)
2017–201832,676 (39.7%)13,485 (16.4%)238 (0.3%)
2015–201638,211 (46.5%)13,778 (16.8%)1,994 (2.4%)
2013–201419,959 (24.3%)9,651 (11.7%)961 (1.2%)
2011–201232,489 (39.5%)3,620 (4.4%)484 (0.6%)

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
112,820 (± 3,287)
Median Age
41.8
Median Household Income
$91,506 (± $3,757)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
88.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
34.6%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1824,33421.6%
18 to 6464,94957.6%
65 and over23,53720.9%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)9,7668.7%
White, not Hispanic28,50425.3%
Black, not Hispanic59,74353.0%
Asian, not Hispanic6,9376.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1540.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic50.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,2741.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic6,4375.7%

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
101,739
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
78,047

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic92,97491.4%
Hispanic8,7718.6%
White28,68628.2%
Black55,99955.0%
Asian5,6835.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native1470.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander50.0%
Two or More Races7280.7%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic72,06692.3%
Hispanic5,9817.7%
White22,50128.8%
Black44,27856.7%
Asian4,4215.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native3880.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander40.0%
Two or More Races5750.7%

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