New York Assembly District 116

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ny-hd-116
State
New York
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
116
Land Area
1,606.8 sq mi
Water Area
671.6 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New York Assembly District 116

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
St. Lawrence County831.66 sq mi51.8%31.0%
Jefferson County775.33 sq mi48.3%61.1%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Depauville CDP9.82 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Watertown city9.03 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Akwesasne CDP5.72 sq mi0.4%13.7%
Ogdensburg city4.96 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Potsdam village4.92 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Massena village4.50 sq mi0.3%99.4%
Canton village4.14 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Madrid CDP3.73 sq mi0.2%100.0%
La Fargeville CDP3.31 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Sackets Harbor village2.31 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Waddington village2.18 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Redwood CDP1.97 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Norwood village1.77 sq mi0.1%84.5%
Clayton village1.60 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Pamelia Center CDP1.40 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Theresa village1.26 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Antwerp village1.00 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Chaumont village0.98 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Morristown CDP0.98 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Philadelphia village0.96 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Heuvelton village0.76 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Alexandria Bay village0.75 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Glen Park village0.71 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Cape Vincent village0.70 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Dexter village0.67 sq mi<0.1%99.9%

Showing top 25 of 34 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 2173,88253.7%9.5%59.5%
NY District 2463,80746.3%8.2%40.5%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
86,073
Active Voters
81,704 (94.9%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic24,51628.5%
Republican33,04538.4%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties5,3336.2%
No party recorded23,17926.9%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202618,753 (21.8%)808 (0.9%)2,277 (2.6%)
2023–202457,480 (66.8%)1,884 (2.2%)6,402 (7.4%)
2021–202243,529 (50.6%)3,526 (4.1%)7,628 (8.9%)
2019–202053,895 (62.6%)6,133 (7.1%)5,136 (6.0%)
2017–201839,677 (46.1%)5,299 (6.2%)3,297 (3.8%)
2015–201642,794 (49.7%)7,525 (8.7%)10,156 (11.8%)
2013–201429,037 (33.7%)2,565 (3.0%)6,179 (7.2%)
2011–201234,861 (40.5%)99 (0.1%)1,988 (2.3%)

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
135,672 (± 770)
Median Age
38.7
Median Household Income
$65,558 (± $2,911)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
90.9%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
27.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1827,23920.1%
18 to 6482,88161.1%
65 and over25,55218.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)4,8933.6%
White, not Hispanic119,27887.9%
Black, not Hispanic3,4422.5%
Asian, not Hispanic2,2441.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2980.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic390.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic2470.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic5,2313.9%

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
133,110
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
105,942

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic128,65296.7%
Hispanic4,4583.3%
White119,71389.9%
Black3,2982.5%
Asian1,3611.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native2960.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander390.0%
Two or More Races6420.5%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic103,02497.2%
Hispanic2,9162.8%
White96,70391.3%
Black3,7643.6%
Asian1,1661.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,0281.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander390.0%
Two or More Races3410.3%

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