New York Assembly District 79

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ny-hd-079
State
New York
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
079
Land Area
2.08 sq mi
Water Area
0 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New York Assembly District 79

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Bronx County2.08 sq mi100.0%4.9%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
New York city2.08 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 15128,23897.6%16.5%98.4%
NY District 143,1702.4%0.4%1.6%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
72,737
Active Voters
67,963 (93.4%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic53,14673.1%
Republican3,9085.4%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties1,9572.7%
No party recorded13,72618.9%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202617,253 (23.7%)7,943 (10.9%)143 (0.2%)
2023–202429,458 (40.5%)2,591 (3.6%)104 (0.1%)
2021–202215,994 (22.0%)9,165 (12.6%)299 (0.4%)
2019–202029,545 (40.6%)9,773 (13.4%)128 (0.2%)
2017–201821,620 (29.7%)10,479 (14.4%)173 (0.2%)
2015–201627,909 (38.4%)11,285 (15.5%)421 (0.6%)
2013–201411,838 (16.3%)7,616 (10.5%)261 (0.4%)
2011–201223,130 (31.8%)2,082 (2.9%)73 (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
129,369 (± 4,629)
Median Age
33.1
Median Household Income
$32,237 (± $3,006)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
67.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
14.4%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1835,43627.4%
18 to 6478,38160.6%
65 and over15,55212.0%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)72,46356.0%
White, not Hispanic1,7071.3%
Black, not Hispanic50,26738.9%
Asian, not Hispanic7810.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic4810.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic7790.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,8912.2%

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
114,420
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
80,450

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic52,60046.0%
Hispanic61,82254.0%
White1,7811.6%
Black48,68042.5%
Asian6510.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native4830.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races1100.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic37,31746.4%
Hispanic43,13453.6%
White1,5161.9%
Black34,83743.3%
Asian6220.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native4530.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races940.1%

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