New York Assembly District 131

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ny-hd-131
State
New York
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
131
Land Area
1,621.7 sq mi
Water Area
73 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New York Assembly District 131

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Cayuga County392.43 sq mi24.2%56.7%
Cortland County348.59 sq mi21.5%69.9%
Ontario County322.42 sq mi19.9%50.1%
Chenango County249.41 sq mi15.4%27.9%
Seneca County157.47 sq mi9.7%48.6%
Madison County113.54 sq mi7.0%17.3%
Broome County37.87 sq mi2.3%5.4%

Showing all 7 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Seneca Falls CDP4.69 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Canandaigua city4.56 sq mi0.3%99.9%
Geneva city4.21 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Waterloo village2.16 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Gorham CDP2.01 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Homer village1.76 sq mi0.1%91.4%
Union Springs village1.75 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Moravia village1.70 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Clifton Springs village1.48 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Smithville Flats CDP1.42 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Port Gibson CDP1.24 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Phelps village1.16 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Manchester village1.14 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Marathon village1.13 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Whitney Point village1.04 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Hall CDP1.02 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Aurora village0.92 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Cayuga village0.90 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Crystal Beach CDP0.68 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Shortsville village0.63 sq mi<0.1%99.6%
DeRuyter village0.37 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Rushville village0.34 sq mi<0.1%49.8%
Melrose Park CDP0.06 sq mi<0.1%1.7%

Showing all 23 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 2490,94365.8%11.7%32.6%
NY District 2233,67424.3%4.3%39.8%
NY District 1913,6889.9%1.8%27.7%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
98,062
Active Voters
93,757 (95.6%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic26,82827.4%
Republican37,61638.4%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties6,4856.6%
No party recorded27,13327.7%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202627,612 (28.2%)142 (0.1%)3,542 (3.6%)
2023–202469,097 (70.5%)3,874 (4.0%)6,420 (6.5%)
2021–202253,167 (54.2%)4,235 (4.3%)9,660 (9.9%)
2019–202065,012 (66.3%)7,978 (8.1%)8,596 (8.8%)
2017–201849,375 (50.4%)6,246 (6.4%)7,353 (7.5%)
2015–201653,398 (54.5%)8,383 (8.5%)11,796 (12.0%)
2013–201435,327 (36.0%)1,897 (1.9%)3,737 (3.8%)
2011–201243,595 (44.5%)220 (0.2%)2,074 (2.1%)

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
137,133 (± 594)
Median Age
43.6
Median Household Income
$74,183 (± $1,863)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
90.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
29.5%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1825,92018.9%
18 to 6481,54459.5%
65 and over29,66921.6%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)7,1455.2%
White, not Hispanic120,36187.8%
Black, not Hispanic2,8452.1%
Asian, not Hispanic1,2470.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic780.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic120.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic7170.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic4,7283.4%

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
134,831
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
109,151

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic128,68595.4%
Hispanic6,1454.6%
White122,30790.7%
Black2,6201.9%
Asian8290.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native790.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races2670.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic105,26696.4%
Hispanic3,8903.6%
White100,60992.2%
Black2,8292.6%
Asian9740.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native6860.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander30.0%
Two or More Races2020.2%

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