New York State Senate District 5

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ny-sd-005
State
New York
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
005
Land Area
64 sq mi
Water Area
33 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New York State Senate District 5

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Nassau County63.97 sq mi100.0%22.5%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Levittown CDP6.81 sq mi10.6%100.0%
Hicksville CDP6.79 sq mi10.6%100.0%
East Meadow CDP6.18 sq mi9.7%98.1%
Old Bethpage CDP4.16 sq mi6.5%100.0%
Wantagh CDP3.83 sq mi6.0%100.0%
Bethpage CDP3.58 sq mi5.6%100.0%
Merrick CDP3.57 sq mi5.6%95.8%
Plainview CDP3.22 sq mi5.0%56.2%
North Bellmore CDP2.62 sq mi4.1%100.0%
Seaford CDP2.61 sq mi4.1%100.0%
Bellmore CDP2.36 sq mi3.7%100.0%
North Wantagh CDP1.90 sq mi3.0%100.0%
Salisbury CDP1.75 sq mi2.7%100.0%
North Merrick CDP1.72 sq mi2.7%100.0%
Farmingdale village1.09 sq mi1.7%100.0%
Plainedge CDP0.59 sq mi0.9%41.7%
Jericho CDP0.39 sq mi0.6%9.8%
South Farmingdale CDP0.34 sq mi0.5%15.7%
Syosset CDP0.24 sq mi0.4%4.7%
Woodbury village0.11 sq mi0.2%0.3%
Freeport village0.03 sq mi<0.1%0.6%
Uniondale CDP0.00 sq mi<0.1%0.1%

Showing all 22 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 4167,60751.5%21.6%57.5%
NY District 3157,78048.5%20.3%42.5%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
266,591
Active Voters
253,971 (95.3%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic84,90731.8%
Republican92,95734.9%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties10,6644.0%
No party recorded78,06329.3%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202680,639 (30.2%)23 (0.0%)<10 (—)
2023–2024183,886 (69.0%)3,401 (1.3%)4,313 (1.6%)
2021–2022136,835 (51.3%)14,122 (5.3%)15,037 (5.6%)
2019–2020176,056 (66.0%)18,263 (6.9%)7,945 (3.0%)
2017–2018124,364 (46.6%)15,679 (5.9%)2,868 (1.1%)
2015–2016143,535 (53.8%)21,326 (8.0%)23,686 (8.9%)
2013–201476,865 (28.8%)6,825 (2.6%)3,642 (1.4%)
2011–2012109,277 (41.0%)895 (0.3%)5,188 (1.9%)

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
323,277 (± 4,278)
Median Age
42.7
Median Household Income
$154,423 (± $4,419)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
94.5%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
50.0%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1868,25221.1%
18 to 64193,60959.9%
65 and over61,41619.0%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)46,35414.3%
White, not Hispanic212,88965.9%
Black, not Hispanic7,6502.4%
Asian, not Hispanic46,34414.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic720.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic930.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic2,4460.8%
Two or more races, not Hispanic7,4292.3%

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
309,132
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
241,435

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic267,31986.5%
Hispanic41,81313.5%
White215,28769.6%
Black7,7942.5%
Asian39,60812.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native730.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander980.0%
Two or More Races6990.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic213,81188.6%
Hispanic27,62211.4%
White177,38073.5%
Black6,8662.8%
Asian28,58511.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native4450.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander930.0%
Two or More Races4540.2%

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