New York State Senate District 18

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ny-sd-018
State
New York
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
018
Land Area
7.5 sq mi
Water Area
0.11 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New York State Senate District 18

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Kings County6.08 sq mi81.1%8.8%
Queens County1.42 sq mi18.9%1.3%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
New York city7.50 sq mi100.0%2.5%

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 7319,074100.0%41.1%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
206,237
Active Voters
192,217 (93.2%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic155,30975.3%
Republican11,2455.5%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties4,4882.2%
No party recorded35,19517.1%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202678,930 (38.3%)48,272 (23.4%)583 (0.3%)
2023–202489,600 (43.4%)9,112 (4.4%)336 (0.2%)
2021–202257,134 (27.7%)32,562 (15.8%)1,023 (0.5%)
2019–202081,900 (39.7%)29,055 (14.1%)308 (0.1%)
2017–201853,035 (25.7%)27,668 (13.4%)369 (0.2%)
2015–201661,132 (29.6%)26,181 (12.7%)1,174 (0.6%)
2013–201425,789 (12.5%)20,136 (9.8%)849 (0.4%)
2011–201245,789 (22.2%)14,786 (7.2%)605 (0.3%)

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
313,282 (± 7,882)
Median Age
31.8
Median Household Income
$77,820 (± $3,138)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
80.1%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
39.4%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1871,43022.8%
18 to 64208,17466.4%
65 and over33,67810.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)126,86940.5%
White, not Hispanic115,17036.8%
Black, not Hispanic37,87712.1%
Asian, not Hispanic19,5396.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2060.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic980.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic3,2991.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic10,2243.3%

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
269,691
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
201,663

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic170,33163.2%
Hispanic99,36336.8%
White110,44941.0%
Black37,74014.0%
Asian15,3565.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native2400.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander960.0%
Two or More Races9380.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic128,03463.5%
Hispanic73,62836.5%
White78,13338.7%
Black33,05316.4%
Asian15,4717.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native8930.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander780.0%
Two or More Races6740.3%

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