New York State Senate District 42

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ny-sd-042
State
New York
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
042
Land Area
714.7 sq mi
Water Area
20.7 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New York State Senate District 42

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Orange County714.89 sq mi100.0%88.0%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Woodbury village35.58 sq mi5.0%100.0%
West Point CDP18.44 sq mi2.6%100.0%
Middletown city5.31 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Scotchtown CDP4.84 sq mi0.7%100.0%
South Blooming Grove village4.67 sq mi0.7%99.9%
New Windsor CDP3.76 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Monroe village3.49 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Mechanicstown CDP3.35 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Goshen village3.32 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Walton Park CDP3.08 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Firthcliffe CDP2.97 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Sparrow Bush CDP2.81 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Tuxedo Park village2.66 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Washingtonville village2.54 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Port Jervis city2.53 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Beaver Dam Lake CDP2.44 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Warwick village2.43 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Florida village2.25 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Chester village2.15 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Pine Bush CDP2.11 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Greenwood Lake village2.02 sq mi0.3%99.9%
Cornwall-on-Hudson village1.99 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Fort Montgomery CDP1.84 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Mountain Lodge Park CDP1.48 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Washington Heights CDP1.47 sq mi0.2%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 33 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 18317,147100.0%40.8%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
217,472
Active Voters
204,768 (94.2%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic75,78734.8%
Republican66,87430.8%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties16,6417.7%
No party recorded58,17026.7%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202662,102 (28.6%)3,229 (1.5%)2,094 (1.0%)
2023–2024144,026 (66.2%)3,439 (1.6%)5,658 (2.6%)
2021–2022104,355 (48.0%)11,114 (5.1%)10,982 (5.0%)
2019–2020133,509 (61.4%)14,844 (6.8%)3,417 (1.6%)
2017–201899,022 (45.5%)15,474 (7.1%)2,636 (1.2%)
2015–2016110,386 (50.8%)18,646 (8.6%)18,318 (8.4%)
2013–201467,152 (30.9%)6,385 (2.9%)7,010 (3.2%)
2011–201286,855 (39.9%)4,914 (2.3%)4,326 (2.0%)

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
322,917 (± 71)
Median Age
36.3
Median Household Income
$99,437 (± $2,262)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
90.5%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
33.8%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1885,75426.6%
18 to 64190,83959.1%
65 and over46,32414.3%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)70,24521.8%
White, not Hispanic198,16561.4%
Black, not Hispanic29,5399.1%
Asian, not Hispanic9,9163.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic3590.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic250.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic2,6690.8%
Two or more races, not Hispanic11,9993.7%

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
304,698
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
220,390

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic243,74480.0%
Hispanic60,95020.0%
White199,00065.3%
Black28,5719.4%
Asian7,6342.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native3590.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander240.0%
Two or More Races1,1820.4%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic181,37982.3%
Hispanic39,01717.7%
White148,92267.6%
Black23,81710.8%
Asian6,6113.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,5780.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander260.0%
Two or More Races7580.3%

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