New York State Senate District 38

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ny-sd-038
State
New York
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
038
Land Area
146 sq mi
Water Area
21.9 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New York State Senate District 38

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Rockland County145.81 sq mi99.9%84.0%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
New City CDP15.46 sq mi10.6%100.0%
Pearl River CDP6.79 sq mi4.7%100.0%
Nanuet CDP5.43 sq mi3.7%100.0%
Chestnut Ridge village4.95 sq mi3.4%100.0%
Airmont village4.57 sq mi3.1%100.0%
Blauvelt CDP4.50 sq mi3.1%99.8%
Valley Cottage CDP4.40 sq mi3.0%100.0%
Montebello village4.32 sq mi3.0%99.9%
Wesley Hills village3.35 sq mi2.3%100.0%
Congers CDP3.19 sq mi2.2%100.0%
Orangeburg CDP3.06 sq mi2.1%100.0%
West Nyack CDP2.93 sq mi2.0%100.0%
New Hempstead village2.84 sq mi1.9%100.0%
Viola CDP2.77 sq mi1.9%100.0%
Tappan CDP2.76 sq mi1.9%100.0%
Bardonia CDP2.56 sq mi1.8%100.0%
Sloatsburg village2.47 sq mi1.7%99.0%
Pomona village2.40 sq mi1.6%99.9%
Monsey CDP2.29 sq mi1.6%100.0%
Hillburn village2.24 sq mi1.5%100.0%
Suffern village2.10 sq mi1.4%100.0%
Spring Valley village2.01 sq mi1.4%100.0%
Haverstraw village1.98 sq mi1.4%99.9%
Thiells CDP1.82 sq mi1.2%100.0%
West Haverstraw village1.52 sq mi1.0%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 35 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 17323,516100.0%41.6%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
210,512
Active Voters
200,880 (95.4%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic92,54444.0%
Republican51,73924.6%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties11,1375.3%
No party recorded55,09226.2%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202650,185 (23.8%)2,174 (1.0%)201 (0.1%)
2023–2024143,996 (68.4%)14,211 (6.8%)2,872 (1.4%)
2021–2022103,981 (49.4%)18,636 (8.9%)8,709 (4.1%)
2019–2020134,904 (64.1%)35,278 (16.8%)6,981 (3.3%)
2017–2018100,834 (47.9%)23,896 (11.4%)1,832 (0.9%)
2015–2016110,032 (52.3%)28,821 (13.7%)11,819 (5.6%)
2013–201468,269 (32.4%)15,280 (7.3%)3,157 (1.5%)
2011–201284,164 (40.0%)2,318 (1.1%)2,587 (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
327,050 (± 24)
Median Age
34.4
Median Household Income
$108,869 (± $3,076)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
87.0%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
42.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1898,52130.1%
18 to 64177,58454.3%
65 and over50,94515.6%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)67,30120.6%
White, not Hispanic195,21859.7%
Black, not Hispanic33,31410.2%
Asian, not Hispanic19,9066.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2040.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic780.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic3,6091.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic7,4202.3%

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
295,554
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
201,387

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic248,14184.0%
Hispanic47,41516.0%
White195,62866.2%
Black29,94110.1%
Asian17,3705.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native2040.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander790.0%
Two or More Races8380.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic172,60285.7%
Hispanic28,78614.3%
White132,59465.8%
Black24,57812.2%
Asian14,3907.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native6290.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander310.0%
Two or More Races5020.2%

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