New York State Senate District 43

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ny-sd-043
State
New York
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
043
Land Area
1,254.5 sq mi
Water Area
21.1 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New York State Senate District 43

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Rensselaer County652.46 sq mi52.0%100.0%
Washington County540.26 sq mi43.1%65.0%
Albany County61.82 sq mi4.9%11.8%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Troy city10.36 sq mi0.8%100.0%
Poestenkill CDP5.88 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Latham CDP5.78 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Loudonville CDP4.96 sq mi0.4%100.0%
East Nassau village4.86 sq mi0.4%100.0%
West Sand Lake CDP4.77 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Averill Park CDP4.04 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Roessleville CDP4.03 sq mi0.3%100.0%
East Greenbush CDP3.92 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Cohoes city3.77 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Wynantskill CDP3.42 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Colonie village3.24 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Rensselaer city3.18 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Menands village3.06 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Hampton Manor CDP3.00 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Salem CDP2.93 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Fort Edward village1.76 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Cambridge village1.73 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Hoosick Falls village1.60 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Granville village1.55 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Nassau Lake CDP1.52 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Greenwich village1.47 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Watervliet city1.34 sq mi0.1%100.0%
North Granville CDP1.04 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Schaghticoke village0.76 sq mi0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 31 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 20213,94667.8%27.5%21.7%
NY District 1964,23020.4%8.3%35.3%
NY District 2137,39511.8%4.8%43.1%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
225,848
Active Voters
217,767 (96.4%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic76,98334.1%
Republican57,74825.6%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties20,2649.0%
No party recorded70,85331.4%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202671,897 (31.8%)503 (0.2%)126 (0.1%)
2023–2024157,215 (69.6%)11,646 (5.2%)6,495 (2.9%)
2021–2022124,019 (54.9%)15,117 (6.7%)10,163 (4.5%)
2019–2020149,471 (66.2%)22,531 (10.0%)1,351 (0.6%)
2017–2018112,630 (49.9%)18,576 (8.2%)835 (0.4%)
2015–2016121,529 (53.8%)25,332 (11.2%)17,125 (7.6%)
2013–201480,108 (35.5%)9,101 (4.0%)2,860 (1.3%)
2011–2012100,461 (44.5%)9,106 (4.0%)5,846 (2.6%)

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
314,964 (± 117)
Median Age
40.9
Median Household Income
$85,786 (± $1,913)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
92.8%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
37.1%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1860,84319.3%
18 to 64193,08461.3%
65 and over61,03719.4%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)17,3065.5%
White, not Hispanic245,86678.1%
Black, not Hispanic19,4206.2%
Asian, not Hispanic15,3794.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1340.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic660.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,5200.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic15,2734.8%

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
305,652
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
246,016

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic289,18794.6%
Hispanic16,4645.4%
White248,82481.4%
Black18,9836.2%
Asian10,9323.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native1360.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1040.0%
Two or More Races1,1210.4%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic235,57095.8%
Hispanic10,4494.2%
White208,54684.8%
Black16,5316.7%
Asian8,7773.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,0570.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1050.0%
Two or More Races6170.3%

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