New York State Senate District 52

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ny-sd-052
State
New York
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
052
Land Area
1,289.5 sq mi
Water Area
24.5 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New York State Senate District 52

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Cortland County498.77 sq mi38.7%100.0%
Tompkins County474.64 sq mi36.8%100.0%
Broome County316.04 sq mi24.5%44.8%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Binghamton city10.48 sq mi0.8%100.0%
South Hill CDP5.90 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Ithaca city5.39 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Cortland West CDP5.17 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Lansing village4.61 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Johnson City village4.55 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Cortland city3.89 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Endwell CDP3.74 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Jacksonville CDP3.61 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Northwest Ithaca CDP3.55 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Danby CDP3.46 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Endicott village3.19 sq mi0.2%100.0%
South Lansing CDP2.76 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Chenango Bridge CDP2.45 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Munsons Corners CDP2.22 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Blodgett Mills CDP2.17 sq mi0.2%100.0%
East Ithaca CDP2.14 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Homer village1.93 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Cayuga Heights village1.77 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Dryden village1.76 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Groton village1.74 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Northeast Ithaca CDP1.47 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Trumansburg village1.39 sq mi0.1%100.0%
West Danby CDP1.36 sq mi0.1%99.5%
Newfield CDP1.26 sq mi0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 39 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 19282,29788.5%36.3%81.3%
NY District 2236,59711.5%4.7%18.7%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
210,427
Active Voters
197,937 (94.1%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic86,06940.9%
Republican56,81527.0%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties12,3795.9%
No party recorded55,16426.2%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202655,708 (26.5%)2,474 (1.2%)3,506 (1.7%)
2023–2024143,085 (68.0%)10,163 (4.8%)8,982 (4.3%)
2021–2022105,264 (50.0%)22,719 (10.8%)10,137 (4.8%)
2019–2020129,948 (61.8%)26,630 (12.7%)12,886 (6.1%)
2017–201899,560 (47.3%)21,025 (10.0%)5,656 (2.7%)
2015–2016104,884 (49.8%)27,122 (12.9%)18,362 (8.7%)
2013–201466,009 (31.4%)8,723 (4.1%)7,384 (3.5%)
2011–201285,360 (40.6%)3,604 (1.7%)5,385 (2.6%)

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
316,514 (± 242)
Median Age
36.2
Median Household Income
$67,838 (± $1,736)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
92.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
40.8%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1853,72217.0%
18 to 64204,87464.7%
65 and over57,91818.3%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)18,4515.8%
White, not Hispanic246,52977.9%
Black, not Hispanic14,3054.5%
Asian, not Hispanic21,0966.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2740.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic1350.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,9090.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic13,8154.4%

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
301,130
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
248,324

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic284,07994.3%
Hispanic17,0495.7%
White247,12782.1%
Black13,4814.5%
Asian13,7424.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native2700.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander890.0%
Two or More Races1,1480.4%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic236,18095.1%
Hispanic12,1434.9%
White208,33883.9%
Black12,9365.2%
Asian12,9965.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,4600.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander470.0%
Two or More Races5270.2%

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