New York State Senate District 51

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ny-sd-051
State
New York
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
051
Land Area
5,412.4 sq mi
Water Area
91.6 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New York State Senate District 51

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Delaware County1442.60 sq mi26.7%100.0%
Otsego County1001.74 sq mi18.5%100.0%
Sullivan County968.15 sq mi17.9%100.0%
Schoharie County621.82 sq mi11.5%100.0%
Ulster County618.67 sq mi11.4%55.0%
Broome County389.60 sq mi7.2%55.2%
Chenango County369.84 sq mi6.8%41.4%

Showing all 7 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Ellenville village8.69 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Rock Hill CDP8.59 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Worcester CDP8.56 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Stone Ridge CDP5.95 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Mountain Dale CDP5.79 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Kerhonkson CDP5.70 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Mongaup Valley CDP5.02 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Unadilla Forks CDP4.99 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Springfield Center CDP4.81 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Downsville CDP4.39 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Cragsmoor CDP4.36 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Oneonta city4.36 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Edmeston CDP4.34 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Monticello village4.08 sq mi0.1%99.8%
Shokan CDP3.89 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Gardiner CDP3.86 sq mi0.1%100.0%
West End CDP3.65 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Cobleskill village3.56 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Hartwick CDP3.46 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Accord CDP3.40 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Fallsburg CDP3.37 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Livingston Manor CDP3.24 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Walker Valley CDP3.24 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Schuyler Lake CDP3.24 sq mi0.1%100.0%
South Fallsburg CDP3.19 sq mi0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 101 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 19288,54389.3%37.1%87.9%
NY District 2129,7149.2%3.8%11.5%
NY District 184,7111.5%0.6%0.6%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
229,348
Active Voters
218,784 (95.4%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic68,24229.8%
Republican85,10737.1%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties15,1136.6%
No party recorded60,88626.5%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202668,261 (29.8%)1,735 (0.8%)8,411 (3.7%)
2023–2024160,770 (70.1%)7,695 (3.4%)12,814 (5.6%)
2021–2022124,370 (54.2%)21,355 (9.3%)24,227 (10.6%)
2019–2020136,223 (59.4%)18,219 (7.9%)15,329 (6.7%)
2017–2018111,653 (48.7%)18,221 (7.9%)9,140 (4.0%)
2015–2016121,364 (52.9%)21,033 (9.2%)22,037 (9.6%)
2013–201481,119 (35.4%)7,792 (3.4%)7,562 (3.3%)
2011–201297,170 (42.4%)3,346 (1.5%)8,047 (3.5%)

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
324,483 (± 357)
Median Age
43.8
Median Household Income
$70,720 (± $1,778)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
90.5%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
28.7%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1859,18418.2%
18 to 64194,45759.9%
65 and over70,84221.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)29,9069.2%
White, not Hispanic262,12480.8%
Black, not Hispanic12,2023.8%
Asian, not Hispanic4,4101.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic3210.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic1240.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,9720.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic13,4244.1%

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
315,774
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
257,396

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic290,12391.9%
Hispanic25,6528.1%
White267,17484.6%
Black11,7083.7%
Asian3,3361.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native3190.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1220.0%
Two or More Races7600.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic239,80793.2%
Hispanic17,5926.8%
White222,28086.4%
Black11,3524.4%
Asian3,5151.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native2,0430.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1210.0%
Two or More Races5660.2%

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