New York State Senate District 28

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ny-sd-028
State
New York
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
028
Land Area
4.33 sq mi
Water Area
0.87 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New York State Senate District 28

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
New York County4.33 sq mi100.0%19.1%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
New York city4.33 sq mi100.0%1.4%

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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 12310,01397.0%39.9%98.2%
NY District 109,6263.0%1.2%1.8%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
223,284
Active Voters
202,761 (90.8%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic137,60261.6%
Republican27,84212.5%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties5,7982.6%
No party recorded52,04223.3%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–2026125,185 (56.1%)62,620 (28.0%)1,609 (0.7%)
2023–2024140,623 (63.0%)13,679 (6.1%)1,514 (0.7%)
2021–2022102,589 (45.9%)52,952 (23.7%)4,377 (2.0%)
2019–2020122,593 (54.9%)30,799 (13.8%)246 (0.1%)
2017–201890,105 (40.4%)36,003 (16.1%)425 (0.2%)
2015–201698,812 (44.3%)36,298 (16.3%)7,117 (3.2%)
2013–201450,335 (22.5%)23,505 (10.5%)3,585 (1.6%)
2011–201274,287 (33.3%)3,400 (1.5%)1,623 (0.7%)

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
288,654 (± 6,259)
Median Age
41.1
Median Household Income
$162,634 (± $5,650)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
97.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
82.8%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1836,11912.5%
18 to 64187,57765.0%
65 and over64,95822.5%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)25,5268.8%
White, not Hispanic203,19470.4%
Black, not Hispanic9,7543.4%
Asian, not Hispanic36,43612.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1860.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic2990.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic2,2590.8%
Two or more races, not Hispanic11,0003.8%

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
256,508
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
222,504

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic235,03291.6%
Hispanic21,4788.4%
White193,01775.2%
Black9,0163.5%
Asian25,66810.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native2400.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1030.0%
Two or More Races5900.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic205,14192.2%
Hispanic17,3597.8%
White171,04376.9%
Black8,6893.9%
Asian24,14510.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native7460.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander740.0%
Two or More Races5090.2%

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