New York Assembly District 144

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ny-hd-144
State
New York
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
144
Land Area
473.4 sq mi
Water Area
605 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New York Assembly District 144

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Niagara County341.01 sq mi72.0%65.3%
Erie County132.38 sq mi28.0%12.7%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Lockport city8.40 sq mi1.8%100.0%
South Lockport CDP6.20 sq mi1.3%100.0%
Newfane CDP5.30 sq mi1.1%100.0%
Harris Hill CDP4.04 sq mi0.9%100.0%
Rapids CDP3.64 sq mi0.8%100.0%
Olcott CDP3.63 sq mi0.8%100.0%
Gasport CDP3.12 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Clarence CDP2.84 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Clarence Center CDP2.26 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Akron village2.01 sq mi0.4%99.7%
Ransomville CDP1.38 sq mi0.3%23.3%
Middleport village0.87 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Wilson village0.81 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Town Line CDP0.75 sq mi0.2%16.3%
Barker village0.42 sq mi0.1%100.0%

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 2379,77658.6%10.3%38.4%
NY District 2456,40141.4%7.3%61.6%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
105,111
Active Voters
100,700 (95.8%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic28,85327.5%
Republican41,98439.9%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties7,9527.6%
No party recorded26,32225.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202611,254 (10.7%)47 (0.0%)1,162 (1.1%)
2023–202439,733 (37.8%)693 (0.7%)4,437 (4.2%)
2021–202230,179 (28.7%)2,563 (2.4%)5,699 (5.4%)
2019–202036,646 (34.9%)5,041 (4.8%)7,122 (6.8%)
2017–201826,263 (25.0%)2,448 (2.3%)208 (0.2%)
2015–201629,623 (28.2%)4,301 (4.1%)6,883 (6.5%)
2013–201417,698 (16.8%)1,227 (1.2%)2,444 (2.3%)
2011–201224,575 (23.4%)229 (0.2%)2,888 (2.7%)

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
135,448 (± 800)
Median Age
45.4
Median Household Income
$89,111 (± $2,363)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
93.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
37.0%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1827,22620.1%
18 to 6479,89259.0%
65 and over28,33020.9%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)4,3263.2%
White, not Hispanic118,95387.8%
Black, not Hispanic4,0653.0%
Asian, not Hispanic1,3161.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2300.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic190.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic7620.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic5,7774.3%

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
133,188
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
106,156

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic129,52097.2%
Hispanic3,6702.8%
White120,68090.6%
Black3,8592.9%
Asian9930.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native2300.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander180.0%
Two or More Races3430.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic104,05898.0%
Hispanic2,1022.0%
White98,26592.6%
Black3,5463.3%
Asian1,2191.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native7530.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander190.0%
Two or More Races2530.2%

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