New York Assembly District 61

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ny-hd-061
State
New York
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
061
Land Area
7.5 sq mi
Water Area
9.78 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New York Assembly District 61

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Richmond County6.67 sq mi88.9%11.6%
New York County0.84 sq mi11.1%3.7%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
New York city7.50 sq mi100.0%2.5%

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 11113,18081.9%14.6%88.9%
NY District 1025,01118.1%3.2%11.1%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
84,529
Active Voters
78,849 (93.3%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic47,80756.6%
Republican12,87515.2%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties3,4954.1%
No party recorded20,35224.1%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202633,675 (39.8%)12,491 (14.8%)608 (0.7%)
2023–202445,613 (54.0%)3,282 (3.9%)710 (0.8%)
2021–202231,880 (37.7%)13,800 (16.3%)2,812 (3.3%)
2019–202040,220 (47.6%)9,183 (10.9%)1,435 (1.7%)
2017–201832,903 (38.9%)12,265 (14.5%)1,701 (2.0%)
2015–201636,110 (42.7%)10,813 (12.8%)2,601 (3.1%)
2013–201418,015 (21.3%)6,358 (7.5%)1,277 (1.5%)
2011–201228,328 (33.5%)356 (0.4%)394 (0.5%)

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
130,890 (± 3,628)
Median Age
36.1
Median Household Income
$100,950 (± $3,887)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
88.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
41.2%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1829,32622.4%
18 to 6485,87265.6%
65 and over15,69212.0%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)39,13129.9%
White, not Hispanic43,19233.0%
Black, not Hispanic28,63521.9%
Asian, not Hispanic14,57411.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2890.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,0790.8%
Two or more races, not Hispanic3,9903.0%

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
115,547
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
86,967

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic82,48471.4%
Hispanic33,06428.6%
White41,28135.7%
Black26,89223.3%
Asian10,6569.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native2650.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander20.0%
Two or More Races3870.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic64,54474.2%
Hispanic22,42425.8%
White34,69639.9%
Black20,60723.7%
Asian8,6319.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native5170.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races2400.3%

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