New York Assembly District 78

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ny-hd-078
State
New York
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
078
Land Area
2.22 sq mi
Water Area
0 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New York Assembly District 78

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Bronx County2.22 sq mi100.0%5.3%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
New York city2.22 sq mi100.0%0.7%

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 1393,04869.0%12.0%46.2%
NY District 1541,82531.0%5.4%53.8%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
63,383
Active Voters
58,796 (92.8%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic44,16769.7%
Republican4,6627.4%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties1,5662.5%
No party recorded12,98820.5%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202616,609 (26.2%)7,919 (12.5%)225 (0.4%)
2023–202427,259 (43.0%)2,468 (3.9%)158 (0.2%)
2021–202214,299 (22.6%)8,509 (13.4%)434 (0.7%)
2019–202026,353 (41.6%)7,617 (12.0%)135 (0.2%)
2017–201818,483 (29.2%)8,681 (13.7%)200 (0.3%)
2015–201623,904 (37.7%)9,707 (15.3%)563 (0.9%)
2013–20149,663 (15.2%)6,415 (10.1%)320 (0.5%)
2011–201218,292 (28.9%)2,791 (4.4%)129 (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
125,246 (± 4,800)
Median Age
34.1
Median Household Income
$42,572 (± $2,250)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
72.1%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
19.0%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1829,12923.3%
18 to 6479,95663.8%
65 and over16,16112.9%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)87,99770.3%
White, not Hispanic10,0148.0%
Black, not Hispanic20,62516.5%
Asian, not Hispanic3,4862.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2620.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic100.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic7600.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,0921.7%

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
96,200
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
69,640

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic32,68934.0%
Hispanic63,51266.0%
White9,60810.0%
Black18,66519.4%
Asian2,5932.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native2490.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander110.0%
Two or More Races5150.5%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic26,31137.8%
Hispanic43,33062.2%
White8,17711.7%
Black14,91821.4%
Asian2,4583.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native3080.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander100.0%
Two or More Races5090.7%

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