New York State Senate District 45

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ny-sd-045
State
New York
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
045
Land Area
7,244.4 sq mi
Water Area
430.8 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New York State Senate District 45

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Essex County1794.12 sq mi24.8%100.0%
Franklin County1629.30 sq mi22.5%100.0%
St. Lawrence County1625.09 sq mi22.4%60.6%
Clinton County1037.75 sq mi14.3%100.0%
Warren County867.22 sq mi12.0%100.0%
Washington County290.90 sq mi4.0%35.0%

Showing all 6 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Akwesasne CDP41.61 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Cranberry Lake CDP19.42 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Fort Covington CDP19.35 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Lyon Mountain CDP10.51 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Glens Falls North CDP8.38 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Wilmington CDP8.24 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Warrensburg CDP6.76 sq mi0.1%100.0%
West Glens Falls CDP6.64 sq mi0.1%99.9%
Keeseville CDP6.02 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Whitehall village5.64 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Hannawa Falls CDP5.13 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Plattsburgh city5.04 sq mi0.1%93.8%
Potsdam village4.92 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Massena village4.53 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Ticonderoga CDP4.27 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Lake Luzerne CDP4.17 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Canton village4.14 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Cumberland Head CDP3.86 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Glens Falls city3.85 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Chestertown CDP3.84 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Madrid CDP3.73 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Mineville CDP3.70 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Morrisonville CDP3.36 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Elizabethtown CDP3.31 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Parishville CDP3.29 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 67 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 21325,409100.0%41.9%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
220,140
Active Voters
208,600 (94.8%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic66,30630.1%
Republican79,99336.3%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties14,8496.7%
No party recorded58,99226.8%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202671,370 (32.4%)992 (0.5%)1,320 (0.6%)
2023–2024149,876 (68.1%)4,945 (2.2%)8,007 (3.6%)
2021–2022116,572 (53.0%)12,934 (5.9%)12,823 (5.8%)
2019–2020139,428 (63.3%)16,820 (7.6%)7,926 (3.6%)
2017–2018105,038 (47.7%)14,205 (6.5%)3,123 (1.4%)
2015–2016112,880 (51.3%)21,034 (9.6%)22,291 (10.1%)
2013–201475,749 (34.4%)5,183 (2.4%)11,350 (5.2%)
2011–201291,662 (41.6%)470 (0.2%)6,031 (2.7%)

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
320,803 (± 546)
Median Age
43.1
Median Household Income
$70,587 (± $1,219)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
90.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
28.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1857,34417.9%
18 to 64195,73261.0%
65 and over67,72721.1%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)9,7243.0%
White, not Hispanic285,61689.0%
Black, not Hispanic7,2952.3%
Asian, not Hispanic3,4891.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic3,8541.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic1160.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,5160.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic9,1932.9%

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
314,446
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
257,371

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic306,24997.4%
Hispanic8,1972.6%
White287,85391.5%
Black6,9022.2%
Asian2,2920.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native3,8341.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1080.0%
Two or More Races3840.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic251,26897.6%
Hispanic6,1042.4%
White236,45891.9%
Black7,4472.9%
Asian2,3620.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native4,7711.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander740.0%
Two or More Races1870.1%

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