New York State Senate District 8

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ny-sd-008
State
New York
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
008
Land Area
102.8 sq mi
Water Area
145.1 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New York State Senate District 8

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Suffolk County84.38 sq mi82.1%9.3%
Nassau County18.38 sq mi17.9%6.5%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Bohemia CDP8.61 sq mi8.4%100.0%
Ronkonkoma CDP8.11 sq mi7.9%100.0%
Holbrook CDP5.49 sq mi5.3%79.8%
Sayville CDP5.31 sq mi5.2%100.0%
Gilgo CDP5.01 sq mi4.9%99.7%
West Islip CDP4.51 sq mi4.4%74.0%
Great River CDP4.19 sq mi4.1%100.0%
East Islip CDP3.95 sq mi3.8%100.0%
Bayport CDP3.74 sq mi3.6%100.0%
Massapequa CDP3.56 sq mi3.5%100.0%
East Massapequa CDP3.38 sq mi3.3%100.0%
Lindenhurst village3.22 sq mi3.1%85.8%
Fire Island CDP3.18 sq mi3.1%34.7%
Oakdale CDP3.18 sq mi3.1%100.0%
North Massapequa CDP2.99 sq mi2.9%100.0%
West Babylon CDP2.89 sq mi2.8%34.2%
Babylon village2.41 sq mi2.3%100.0%
Copiague CDP2.29 sq mi2.2%74.1%
North Great River CDP2.25 sq mi2.2%95.7%
Massapequa Park village2.19 sq mi2.1%100.0%
West Bay Shore CDP2.18 sq mi2.1%100.0%
Islip CDP2.02 sq mi2.0%42.6%
West Sayville CDP1.92 sq mi1.9%100.0%
South Farmingdale CDP1.85 sq mi1.8%84.3%
Bay Shore CDP1.75 sq mi1.7%30.8%

Showing top 25 of 37 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 2306,59994.2%39.5%97.4%
NY District 318,7065.8%2.4%2.6%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
266,420
Active Voters
256,281 (96.2%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic68,77125.8%
Republican106,56340.0%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties15,1045.7%
No party recorded75,98228.5%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202665,810 (24.7%)21 (0.0%)1,300 (0.5%)
2023–2024188,633 (70.8%)2,293 (0.9%)4,877 (1.8%)
2021–2022145,601 (54.7%)8,917 (3.3%)21,201 (8.0%)
2019–2020182,917 (68.7%)16,209 (6.1%)16,469 (6.2%)
2017–2018131,435 (49.3%)12,391 (4.7%)5,766 (2.2%)
2015–2016150,704 (56.6%)16,606 (6.2%)26,290 (9.9%)
2013–201474,966 (28.1%)3,511 (1.3%)2,451 (0.9%)
2011–2012117,316 (44.0%)383 (0.1%)6,006 (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
319,602 (± 5,073)
Median Age
42.7
Median Household Income
$143,075 (± $2,632)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
94.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
44.0%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1863,20419.8%
18 to 64196,37261.4%
65 and over60,02618.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)45,77814.3%
White, not Hispanic245,30876.8%
Black, not Hispanic10,3603.2%
Asian, not Hispanic8,2762.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic920.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic90.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,9040.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic7,8752.5%

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
310,768
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
248,075

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic269,69886.8%
Hispanic41,06913.2%
White247,44579.6%
Black9,8703.2%
Asian7,1092.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native990.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander100.0%
Two or More Races5520.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic222,40489.7%
Hispanic25,67810.4%
White206,02283.0%
Black8,5893.5%
Asian6,5772.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,0270.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races4190.2%

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