New York State Senate District 12

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ny-sd-012
State
New York
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
012
Land Area
10.2 sq mi
Water Area
0.1 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New York State Senate District 12

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Queens County10.20 sq mi100.0%9.4%
Kings County0.00 sq mi<0.1%<0.1%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
New York city10.21 sq mi100.0%3.4%

Showing all 1 place

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 6137,81643.1%17.7%32.9%
NY District 7136,42742.7%17.6%54.7%
NY District 1445,47114.2%5.9%12.4%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
180,160
Active Voters
169,607 (94.1%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic106,39759.1%
Republican21,69112.0%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties5,7353.2%
No party recorded46,33725.7%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202677,868 (43.2%)35,502 (19.7%)1,157 (0.6%)
2023–202495,863 (53.2%)14,825 (8.2%)1,315 (0.7%)
2021–202261,490 (34.1%)29,672 (16.5%)3,320 (1.8%)
2019–202091,477 (50.8%)27,847 (15.5%)539 (0.3%)
2017–201857,710 (32.0%)23,147 (12.8%)1,184 (0.7%)
2015–201670,348 (39.0%)21,968 (12.2%)3,421 (1.9%)
2013–201427,953 (15.5%)11,770 (6.5%)1,915 (1.1%)
2011–201249,922 (27.7%)2,130 (1.2%)954 (0.5%)

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
297,947 (± 5,687)
Median Age
38.9
Median Household Income
$82,158 (± $2,611)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
84.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
40.2%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1851,44617.3%
18 to 64203,20868.2%
65 and over43,29314.5%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)99,05833.2%
White, not Hispanic101,34634.0%
Black, not Hispanic6,7012.2%
Asian, not Hispanic79,95526.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic8050.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic750.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,4150.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic8,5922.9%

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
227,126
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
179,814

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic157,55769.4%
Hispanic69,56930.6%
White91,17740.1%
Black6,3512.8%
Asian53,61023.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native8930.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1030.0%
Two or More Races9830.4%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic129,97172.3%
Hispanic49,84327.7%
White78,97943.9%
Black6,2653.5%
Asian42,80923.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,3890.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1030.1%
Two or More Races5070.3%

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