New York State Senate District 15

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ny-sd-015
State
New York
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
015
Land Area
10.4 sq mi
Water Area
0 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New York State Senate District 15

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Queens County10.35 sq mi99.9%9.5%
Kings County0.01 sq mi0.1%<0.1%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
New York city10.35 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 5134,36742.1%17.3%41.0%
NY District 6104,44732.7%13.4%31.9%
NY District 780,56025.2%10.4%27.0%
NY District 882<0.1%<0.1%<0.1%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
179,091
Active Voters
170,930 (95.4%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic97,29454.3%
Republican28,10415.7%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties5,9463.3%
No party recorded47,74726.7%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202670,125 (39.2%)23,417 (13.1%)1,426 (0.8%)
2023–202493,375 (52.1%)8,382 (4.7%)1,476 (0.8%)
2021–202258,652 (32.7%)23,371 (13.0%)4,527 (2.5%)
2019–202089,723 (50.1%)18,860 (10.5%)511 (0.3%)
2017–201854,418 (30.4%)18,577 (10.4%)2,035 (1.1%)
2015–201672,472 (40.5%)19,342 (10.8%)4,881 (2.7%)
2013–201430,194 (16.9%)11,605 (6.5%)2,604 (1.5%)
2011–201256,261 (31.4%)5,599 (3.1%)1,969 (1.1%)

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
316,236 (± 6,453)
Median Age
42.0
Median Household Income
$90,150 (± $2,165)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
81.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
33.2%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1863,65720.1%
18 to 64193,40961.2%
65 and over59,17018.7%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)104,59533.1%
White, not Hispanic84,33526.7%
Black, not Hispanic16,9405.4%
Asian, not Hispanic75,70923.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic7330.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic1670.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic16,3775.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic17,3805.5%

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
261,229
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
202,395

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic179,29868.6%
Hispanic81,93331.4%
White83,27531.9%
Black19,5717.5%
Asian66,82525.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,1200.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander3030.1%
Two or More Races2,4350.9%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic144,12371.2%
Hispanic58,27428.8%
White68,95534.1%
Black17,6248.7%
Asian54,03126.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,3440.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander2530.1%
Two or More Races2,0831.0%

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