New York State Senate District 46

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ny-sd-046
State
New York
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
046
Land Area
1,043.9 sq mi
Water Area
18.6 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New York State Senate District 46

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Albany County461.07 sq mi44.2%88.2%
Montgomery County403.11 sq mi38.6%100.0%
Schenectady County179.64 sq mi17.2%87.8%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Albany city21.40 sq mi2.1%100.0%
Preston-Potter Hollow CDP10.13 sq mi1.0%100.0%
East Glenville CDP10.06 sq mi1.0%100.0%
Rotterdam CDP8.20 sq mi0.8%100.0%
Amsterdam city5.87 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Mariaville Lake CDP5.63 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Westmere CDP3.17 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Duanesburg CDP2.45 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Duane Lake CDP2.40 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Tribes Hill CDP2.28 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Voorheesville village2.14 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Scotia village1.68 sq mi0.2%99.6%
Hagaman village1.50 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Ravena village1.47 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Fort Plain village1.34 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Canajoharie village1.33 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Altamont village1.27 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Nelliston village1.10 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Palatine Bridge village0.92 sq mi0.1%100.0%
St. Johnsville village0.88 sq mi0.1%99.9%
Fort Johnson village0.74 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Delanson village0.64 sq mi0.1%99.9%
Fonda village0.54 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Fultonville village0.48 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Ames village0.13 sq mi<0.1%99.8%

Showing all 25 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 20291,98192.7%37.6%69.6%
NY District 2123,0897.3%3.0%30.4%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
221,829
Active Voters
212,521 (95.8%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic96,27043.4%
Republican48,27121.8%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties16,2027.3%
No party recorded61,08627.5%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202666,431 (29.9%)12,564 (5.7%)666 (0.3%)
2023–2024138,797 (62.6%)26,289 (11.9%)11,002 (5.0%)
2021–2022120,468 (54.3%)23,380 (10.5%)9,160 (4.1%)
2019–2020146,718 (66.1%)31,248 (14.1%)2,995 (1.4%)
2017–2018111,306 (50.2%)27,405 (12.4%)1,157 (0.5%)
2015–2016120,567 (54.4%)34,108 (15.4%)14,728 (6.6%)
2013–201480,659 (36.4%)17,817 (8.0%)2,846 (1.3%)
2011–201299,968 (45.1%)13,944 (6.3%)3,304 (1.5%)

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
317,064 (± 81)
Median Age
38.8
Median Household Income
$83,434 (± $1,543)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
93.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
42.7%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1859,64618.8%
18 to 64199,77463.0%
65 and over57,64418.2%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)27,1418.6%
White, not Hispanic227,46571.7%
Black, not Hispanic30,6319.7%
Asian, not Hispanic15,5384.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1110.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic1000.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic2,1360.7%
Two or more races, not Hispanic13,9424.4%

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
304,208
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
245,958

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic279,07991.7%
Hispanic25,1308.3%
White229,98375.6%
Black30,52210.0%
Asian9,8903.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native1070.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander780.0%
Two or More Races7840.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic228,40792.9%
Hispanic17,5457.1%
White191,91578.0%
Black26,69010.9%
Asian8,2863.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,5340.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander440.0%
Two or More Races5200.2%

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