New York Assembly District 97

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ny-hd-097
State
New York
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
097
Land Area
39.9 sq mi
Water Area
5.39 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New York Assembly District 97

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Rockland County39.91 sq mi100.0%23.0%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Pearl River CDP6.79 sq mi17.0%100.0%
Chestnut Ridge village4.95 sq mi12.4%100.0%
Blauvelt CDP4.50 sq mi11.3%99.8%
Orangeburg CDP3.06 sq mi7.7%100.0%
Tappan CDP2.76 sq mi6.9%100.0%
New Hempstead village2.28 sq mi5.7%80.3%
Spring Valley village1.76 sq mi4.4%87.7%
Monsey CDP1.69 sq mi4.2%73.7%
Hillcrest CDP1.30 sq mi3.3%99.6%
Pomona village0.94 sq mi2.4%39.2%
Piermont village0.67 sq mi1.7%100.0%
Sparkill CDP0.53 sq mi1.3%99.9%
New Square village0.37 sq mi0.9%100.0%
Grand View-on-Hudson village0.18 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Kaser village0.17 sq mi0.4%99.9%

Showing all 15 places

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 17136,329100.0%17.5%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
77,442
Active Voters
74,434 (96.1%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic35,12545.4%
Republican19,39825.0%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties4,3255.6%
No party recorded18,59424.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202618,937 (24.5%)2,034 (2.6%)197 (0.3%)
2023–202453,115 (68.6%)8,639 (11.2%)788 (1.0%)
2021–202239,321 (50.8%)7,621 (9.8%)3,567 (4.6%)
2019–202048,925 (63.2%)14,733 (19.0%)2,918 (3.8%)
2017–201837,809 (48.8%)9,159 (11.8%)517 (0.7%)
2015–201639,498 (51.0%)11,405 (14.7%)4,357 (5.6%)
2013–201426,712 (34.5%)6,582 (8.5%)1,055 (1.4%)
2011–201227,821 (35.9%)1,140 (1.5%)921 (1.2%)

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
138,616 (± 1,649)
Median Age
27.5
Median Household Income
$90,740 (± $5,732)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
83.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
35.3%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1850,94236.8%
18 to 6470,39350.8%
65 and over17,28112.5%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)20,46214.8%
White, not Hispanic92,81167.0%
Black, not Hispanic14,78210.7%
Asian, not Hispanic5,8624.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic140.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic210.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,9431.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,7212.0%

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
125,061
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
76,015

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic112,85890.2%
Hispanic12,2039.8%
White93,52174.8%
Black12,53310.0%
Asian4,8583.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native140.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander220.0%
Two or More Races3900.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic68,98990.8%
Hispanic7,0249.2%
White53,86070.9%
Black10,55413.9%
Asian4,1135.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native2440.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander230.0%
Two or More Races2170.3%

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