New York State Senate District 36

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ny-sd-036
State
New York
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
036
Land Area
11.3 sq mi
Water Area
0.12 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New York State Senate District 36

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Bronx County6.88 sq mi61.0%16.3%
Westchester County4.39 sq mi39.0%1.0%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
New York city6.88 sq mi61.0%2.3%
Mount Vernon city4.39 sq mi39.0%100.0%

Showing all 2 places

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 15167,88452.6%21.6%38.7%
NY District 16145,21045.5%18.7%58.3%
NY District 145,8761.8%0.8%3.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
185,285
Active Voters
175,218 (94.6%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic135,38973.1%
Republican11,1456.0%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties4,9012.6%
No party recorded33,85018.3%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202654,094 (29.2%)29,747 (16.1%)477 (0.3%)
2023–202499,287 (53.6%)23,918 (12.9%)592 (0.3%)
2021–202263,180 (34.1%)32,616 (17.6%)1,396 (0.8%)
2019–202097,875 (52.8%)37,345 (20.2%)286 (0.2%)
2017–201874,610 (40.3%)37,593 (20.3%)388 (0.2%)
2015–201685,680 (46.2%)34,873 (18.8%)1,317 (0.7%)
2013–201443,105 (23.3%)22,154 (12.0%)797 (0.4%)
2011–201273,473 (39.7%)5,673 (3.1%)286 (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
311,373 (± 5,055)
Median Age
39.8
Median Household Income
$69,022 (± $2,600)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
83.5%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
29.6%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1868,00421.8%
18 to 64187,58760.2%
65 and over55,78217.9%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)89,57428.8%
White, not Hispanic26,2308.4%
Black, not Hispanic170,14454.6%
Asian, not Hispanic8,8622.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic8940.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic820.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic4,9581.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic10,6293.4%

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
272,841
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
208,938

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic196,56872.0%
Hispanic76,27028.0%
White25,2909.3%
Black156,03557.2%
Asian7,9552.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native6790.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander830.0%
Two or More Races1,5780.6%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic155,89774.6%
Hispanic53,04225.4%
White22,29510.7%
Black124,36259.5%
Asian7,2863.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,4940.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander820.0%
Two or More Races1,2170.6%

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