New York Assembly District 72

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ny-hd-072
State
New York
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
072
Land Area
1.65 sq mi
Water Area
0.24 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New York Assembly District 72

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
New York County1.65 sq mi99.9%7.3%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
New York city1.65 sq mi99.9%0.5%

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 13128,935100.0%16.6%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
88,181
Active Voters
80,159 (90.9%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic66,20775.1%
Republican5,3836.1%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties1,9942.3%
No party recorded14,59716.6%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202629,112 (33.0%)16,247 (18.4%)277 (0.3%)
2023–202441,642 (47.2%)6,894 (7.8%)197 (0.2%)
2021–202225,096 (28.5%)16,697 (18.9%)549 (0.6%)
2019–202039,817 (45.2%)13,004 (14.7%)145 (0.2%)
2017–201830,860 (35.0%)16,965 (19.2%)246 (0.3%)
2015–201637,561 (42.6%)18,932 (21.5%)770 (0.9%)
2013–201417,206 (19.5%)13,961 (15.8%)486 (0.6%)
2011–201227,565 (31.3%)8,980 (10.2%)310 (0.4%)

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
132,037 (± 4,637)
Median Age
39.5
Median Household Income
$57,087 (± $3,015)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
73.5%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
30.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1822,78317.3%
18 to 6486,26865.3%
65 and over22,98617.4%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)98,90774.9%
White, not Hispanic18,54114.0%
Black, not Hispanic8,3176.3%
Asian, not Hispanic2,6472.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2380.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic40.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,3821.0%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,0011.5%

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
106,270
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
85,618

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic30,44328.6%
Hispanic75,82471.4%
White18,09117.0%
Black8,3587.9%
Asian2,0852.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native2410.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander20.0%
Two or More Races1990.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic27,46932.1%
Hispanic58,15467.9%
White16,67919.5%
Black8,2649.7%
Asian1,9862.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native5160.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander40.0%
Two or More Races790.1%

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