New York State Senate District 16

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ny-sd-016
State
New York
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
016
Land Area
14.7 sq mi
Water Area
0.23 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New York State Senate District 16

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Queens County14.73 sq mi100.0%13.6%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
New York city14.73 sq mi100.0%4.9%

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 6280,47787.8%36.1%81.6%
NY District 333,74710.6%4.3%15.0%
NY District 55,3451.7%0.7%3.4%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
160,650
Active Voters
152,636 (95.0%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic84,09652.3%
Republican24,72615.4%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties4,6922.9%
No party recorded47,13629.3%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202659,392 (37.0%)19,483 (12.1%)1,241 (0.8%)
2023–202479,996 (49.8%)11,004 (6.8%)3,053 (1.9%)
2021–202254,186 (33.7%)24,068 (15.0%)4,531 (2.8%)
2019–202077,754 (48.4%)18,138 (11.3%)1,066 (0.7%)
2017–201848,362 (30.1%)18,001 (11.2%)1,555 (1.0%)
2015–201661,681 (38.4%)18,242 (11.4%)3,966 (2.5%)
2013–201429,501 (18.4%)14,627 (9.1%)2,490 (1.5%)
2011–201249,422 (30.8%)10,140 (6.3%)1,646 (1.0%)

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
293,961 (± 6,146)
Median Age
45.5
Median Household Income
$74,106 (± $2,346)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
79.5%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
36.1%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1850,44417.2%
18 to 64179,14860.9%
65 and over64,36921.9%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)49,49316.8%
White, not Hispanic60,46020.6%
Black, not Hispanic10,4673.6%
Asian, not Hispanic163,79455.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic6390.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic4270.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic2,6030.9%
Two or more races, not Hispanic6,0782.1%

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
222,901
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
176,698

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic184,88782.9%
Hispanic38,01517.1%
White59,88026.9%
Black10,0314.5%
Asian109,65949.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native6680.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1760.1%
Two or More Races1,4110.6%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic148,99084.3%
Hispanic27,70515.7%
White51,69429.3%
Black9,3215.3%
Asian86,10748.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native8150.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1770.1%
Two or More Races1,0160.6%

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