New York Assembly District 85

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ny-hd-085
State
New York
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
085
Land Area
3.62 sq mi
Water Area
2.34 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New York Assembly District 85

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Bronx County3.62 sq mi100.0%8.6%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
New York city3.62 sq mi100.0%1.2%

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 14132,33496.1%17.0%98.3%
NY District 155,3313.9%0.7%1.7%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
72,609
Active Voters
68,484 (94.3%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic52,42872.2%
Republican4,2315.8%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties1,9462.7%
No party recorded14,00419.3%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202618,502 (25.5%)8,728 (12.0%)200 (0.3%)
2023–202430,450 (41.9%)3,831 (5.3%)143 (0.2%)
2021–202217,125 (23.6%)9,323 (12.8%)375 (0.5%)
2019–202030,077 (41.4%)10,031 (13.8%)130 (0.2%)
2017–201822,442 (30.9%)11,300 (15.6%)196 (0.3%)
2015–201628,631 (39.4%)11,537 (15.9%)475 (0.7%)
2013–201412,313 (17.0%)7,435 (10.2%)281 (0.4%)
2011–201223,837 (32.8%)495 (0.7%)57 (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
130,329 (± 4,227)
Median Age
34.3
Median Household Income
$43,267 (± $2,530)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
70.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
17.4%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1833,20125.5%
18 to 6479,41460.9%
65 and over17,71413.6%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)86,50766.4%
White, not Hispanic2,7442.1%
Black, not Hispanic35,70127.4%
Asian, not Hispanic1,9501.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2800.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic410.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,0370.8%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,0691.6%

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
109,675
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
78,330

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic39,29435.8%
Hispanic70,38164.2%
White2,7482.5%
Black33,08130.2%
Asian1,8061.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native3550.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander350.0%
Two or More Races2920.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic30,40738.8%
Hispanic47,92361.2%
White2,4973.2%
Black25,93933.1%
Asian1,4801.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native4450.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander120.0%
Two or More Races2540.3%

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