New York State Senate District 23

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ny-sd-023
State
New York
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
023
Land Area
17.1 sq mi
Water Area
14.7 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New York State Senate District 23

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Richmond County12.17 sq mi71.2%21.2%
Kings County4.93 sq mi28.8%7.1%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
New York city17.10 sq mi100.0%5.7%

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 11176,95755.5%22.8%75.6%
NY District 8141,98044.5%18.3%24.4%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
188,839
Active Voters
177,253 (93.9%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic94,54750.1%
Republican38,66020.5%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties6,9623.7%
No party recorded48,67025.8%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202671,419 (37.8%)20,162 (10.7%)4,150 (2.2%)
2023–202495,074 (50.3%)5,956 (3.2%)3,911 (2.1%)
2021–202265,296 (34.6%)23,380 (12.4%)7,590 (4.0%)
2019–202086,822 (46.0%)15,857 (8.4%)3,782 (2.0%)
2017–201863,793 (33.8%)22,099 (11.7%)3,678 (1.9%)
2015–201676,211 (40.4%)20,616 (10.9%)6,576 (3.5%)
2013–201438,326 (20.3%)14,331 (7.6%)4,329 (2.3%)
2011–201258,540 (31.0%)3,913 (2.1%)2,343 (1.2%)

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
307,986 (± 6,472)
Median Age
42.1
Median Household Income
$62,790 (± $2,084)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
85.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
34.5%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1865,09021.1%
18 to 64181,02658.8%
65 and over61,87020.1%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)72,02123.4%
White, not Hispanic128,81141.8%
Black, not Hispanic55,70618.1%
Asian, not Hispanic37,65912.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic7770.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic650.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,4730.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic11,4743.7%

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
267,538
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
205,764

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic206,82177.3%
Hispanic60,71222.7%
White115,36343.1%
Black53,45220.0%
Asian29,54611.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native7390.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander660.0%
Two or More Races8080.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic164,46479.9%
Hispanic41,29920.1%
White98,78848.0%
Black39,65619.3%
Asian24,66712.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,0240.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander620.0%
Two or More Races4880.2%

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