New York State Senate District 48

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ny-sd-048
State
New York
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
048
Land Area
1,233.5 sq mi
Water Area
193 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New York State Senate District 48

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Cayuga County691.58 sq mi56.1%100.0%
Onondaga County541.88 sq mi43.9%69.6%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Syracuse city25.06 sq mi2.0%100.0%
Auburn city8.34 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Radisson CDP4.52 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Melrose Park CDP3.73 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Baldwinsville village3.19 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Fair Haven village1.76 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Union Springs village1.75 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Moravia village1.70 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Skaneateles village1.42 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Seneca Knolls CDP1.27 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Jordan village1.16 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Village Green CDP1.15 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Elbridge village0.99 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Cato village0.99 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Weedsport village0.98 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Nedrow CDP0.96 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Aurora village0.92 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Port Byron village0.91 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Cayuga village0.90 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Tully village0.73 sq mi0.1%99.9%
Meridian village0.69 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Marcellus village0.64 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Fabius village0.43 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing all 23 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 22302,06192.8%38.9%76.5%
NY District 2423,2987.2%3.0%23.5%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
213,427
Active Voters
197,161 (92.4%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic80,57937.8%
Republican57,58027.0%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties12,8336.0%
No party recorded62,43529.3%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202657,263 (26.8%)7,810 (3.7%)975 (0.5%)
2023–2024141,302 (66.2%)13,764 (6.4%)6,752 (3.2%)
2021–2022103,420 (48.5%)16,118 (7.6%)11,456 (5.4%)
2019–2020134,026 (62.8%)22,590 (10.6%)5,210 (2.4%)
2017–2018100,045 (46.9%)19,183 (9.0%)2,202 (1.0%)
2015–2016108,761 (51.0%)22,708 (10.6%)17,177 (8.0%)
2013–201469,080 (32.4%)7,714 (3.6%)1,681 (0.8%)
2011–201291,343 (42.8%)238 (0.1%)3,756 (1.8%)

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
321,245 (± 46)
Median Age
38.7
Median Household Income
$65,997 (± $1,437)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
89.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
34.1%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1865,54620.4%
18 to 64196,84161.3%
65 and over58,85818.3%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)20,7816.5%
White, not Hispanic224,36669.8%
Black, not Hispanic41,97513.1%
Asian, not Hispanic13,1584.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1,1660.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic680.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,8660.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic17,8655.6%

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
308,936
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
245,581

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic289,86993.8%
Hispanic19,0646.2%
White227,60473.7%
Black39,17812.7%
Asian9,0042.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,1650.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander550.0%
Two or More Races1,0360.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic233,43795.1%
Hispanic12,1514.9%
White190,80877.7%
Black32,30813.2%
Asian7,1442.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native2,7711.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander320.0%
Two or More Races7340.3%

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