New York State Senate District 20

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ny-sd-020
State
New York
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
020
Land Area
6.08 sq mi
Water Area
0.09 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New York State Senate District 20

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 mi100.0%8.8%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
New York city6.08 sq mi100.0%2.0%

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 9237,30374.4%30.5%62.6%
NY District 1071,81022.5%9.2%33.9%
NY District 89,7423.1%1.3%3.5%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
231,382
Active Voters
216,142 (93.4%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic184,82279.9%
Republican9,1263.9%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties5,3242.3%
No party recorded32,11013.9%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–2026109,741 (47.4%)73,819 (31.9%)685 (0.3%)
2023–2024130,842 (56.5%)24,907 (10.8%)392 (0.2%)
2021–202294,480 (40.8%)65,203 (28.2%)1,278 (0.6%)
2019–2020121,595 (52.6%)51,899 (22.4%)245 (0.1%)
2017–201894,071 (40.7%)54,754 (23.7%)324 (0.1%)
2015–2016100,259 (43.3%)48,216 (20.8%)1,538 (0.7%)
2013–201451,290 (22.2%)31,611 (13.7%)868 (0.4%)
2011–201281,296 (35.1%)9,210 (4.0%)379 (0.2%)

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
319,088 (± 6,076)
Median Age
36.9
Median Household Income
$92,465 (± $2,744)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
89.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
51.8%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1862,29619.5%
18 to 64209,22365.6%
65 and over47,56914.9%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)35,09211.0%
White, not Hispanic108,73534.1%
Black, not Hispanic136,72542.8%
Asian, not Hispanic14,4814.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2380.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic360.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic4,1491.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic19,6326.2%

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
285,787
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
226,106

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic255,12489.3%
Hispanic30,66610.7%
White104,85836.7%
Black127,87444.7%
Asian11,4624.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native2630.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander380.0%
Two or More Races1,5380.5%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic202,76789.7%
Hispanic23,33710.3%
White82,35836.4%
Black106,83447.2%
Asian11,5275.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,3030.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander390.0%
Two or More Races1,2730.6%

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