New York State Senate District 49

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ny-sd-049
State
New York
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
049
Land Area
7,643.5 sq mi
Water Area
1,130.8 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New York State Senate District 49

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Hamilton County1717.38 sq mi22.5%100.0%
Herkimer County1322.84 sq mi17.3%93.8%
Lewis County1274.64 sq mi16.7%99.9%
Jefferson County1268.70 sq mi16.6%100.0%
St. Lawrence County1054.42 sq mi13.8%39.4%
Oswego County510.17 sq mi6.7%53.6%
Fulton County495.46 sq mi6.5%100.0%

Showing all 7 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Speculator village44.61 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Fort Drum CDP14.34 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Depauville CDP9.82 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Long Lake CDP9.35 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Watertown city9.03 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Wells CDP7.72 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Great Bend CDP5.79 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Calcium CDP5.61 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Gloversville city5.05 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Ogdensburg city4.96 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Adams Center CDP4.86 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Johnstown city4.82 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Hailesboro CDP4.70 sq mi0.1%100.0%
DeKalb Junction CDP3.98 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Little Falls city3.84 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Pulaski village3.54 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
La Fargeville CDP3.31 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Star Lake CDP3.00 sq mi<0.1%69.1%
Herkimer village2.59 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Caroga Lake CDP2.50 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Ilion village2.49 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Carthage village2.43 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Sackets Harbor village2.31 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Gouverneur village2.19 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Mexico village2.14 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 92 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 21212,43166.1%27.3%80.4%
NY District 24108,72933.9%14.0%19.6%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
210,932
Active Voters
198,425 (94.1%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic45,55621.6%
Republican98,78546.8%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties13,3376.3%
No party recorded53,25425.2%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202646,117 (21.9%)812 (0.4%)5,857 (2.8%)
2023–2024138,752 (65.8%)2,976 (1.4%)17,398 (8.2%)
2021–2022106,780 (50.6%)5,874 (2.8%)23,918 (11.3%)
2019–2020129,991 (61.6%)9,769 (4.6%)17,171 (8.1%)
2017–201895,335 (45.2%)8,157 (3.9%)13,888 (6.6%)
2015–2016104,705 (49.6%)13,446 (6.4%)32,010 (15.2%)
2013–201468,213 (32.3%)4,247 (2.0%)17,139 (8.1%)
2011–201283,752 (39.7%)291 (0.1%)7,037 (3.3%)

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
318,304 (± 735)
Median Age
39.8
Median Household Income
$66,309 (± $1,342)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
90.5%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
22.7%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1869,98722.0%
18 to 64188,09759.1%
65 and over60,22018.9%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)14,3364.5%
White, not Hispanic276,44886.9%
Black, not Hispanic7,9262.5%
Asian, not Hispanic3,3001.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic3090.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic3880.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,3710.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic14,2264.5%

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
314,486
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
244,858

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic301,34195.8%
Hispanic13,1464.2%
White281,51389.5%
Black7,7362.5%
Asian2,5900.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native3090.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander3800.1%
Two or More Races1,2900.4%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic236,52696.6%
Hispanic8,3273.4%
White223,08591.1%
Black8,1753.3%
Asian2,4931.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,8180.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander3080.1%
Two or More Races6900.3%

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