New York Assembly District 81

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ny-hd-081
State
New York
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
081
Land Area
6.64 sq mi
Water Area
1.34 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New York Assembly District 81

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Bronx County6.64 sq mi100.0%15.7%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
New York city6.64 sq mi100.0%2.2%

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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 1596,87675.0%12.5%90.5%
NY District 1332,26325.0%4.2%9.5%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
76,629
Active Voters
71,568 (93.4%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic52,51568.5%
Republican6,9689.1%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties2,2542.9%
No party recorded14,89219.4%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202633,155 (43.3%)17,596 (23.0%)423 (0.6%)
2023–202444,191 (57.7%)9,193 (12.0%)408 (0.5%)
2021–202231,031 (40.5%)17,921 (23.4%)1,188 (1.6%)
2019–202042,635 (55.6%)16,024 (20.9%)166 (0.2%)
2017–201833,292 (43.4%)16,824 (22.0%)267 (0.3%)
2015–201637,633 (49.1%)16,138 (21.1%)1,490 (1.9%)
2013–201419,574 (25.5%)11,399 (14.9%)814 (1.1%)
2011–201230,334 (39.6%)4,187 (5.5%)372 (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
124,919 (± 3,872)
Median Age
41.6
Median Household Income
$80,222 (± $3,948)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
86.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
43.5%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1825,57120.5%
18 to 6473,80659.1%
65 and over25,54220.4%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)53,48142.8%
White, not Hispanic39,67931.8%
Black, not Hispanic20,02516.0%
Asian, not Hispanic5,9424.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic3770.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,8011.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic3,6142.9%

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
110,742
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
86,272

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic65,65359.3%
Hispanic45,09140.7%
White38,68334.9%
Black19,30017.4%
Asian5,1014.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native2250.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races5620.5%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic53,73162.3%
Hispanic32,54337.7%
White31,78236.8%
Black16,73419.4%
Asian4,5045.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native4600.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races3830.4%

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