New York State Senate District 53

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ny-sd-053
State
New York
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
053
Land Area
2,479.6 sq mi
Water Area
54.6 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New York State Senate District 53

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Oneida County1212.33 sq mi48.9%100.0%
Madison County654.85 sq mi26.4%100.0%
Chenango County523.75 sq mi21.1%58.6%
Herkimer County88.70 sq mi3.6%6.3%

Showing all 4 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Rome city74.85 sq mi3.0%100.0%
Oneida city22.05 sq mi0.9%100.0%
Utica city16.72 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Lake Delta CDP3.35 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Canastota village3.34 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Hamilton village2.49 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Chittenango village2.48 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Camden village2.44 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Sherrill city2.31 sq mi0.1%100.0%
White Lake CDP2.05 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Cazenovia village1.89 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Verona CDP1.88 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Boonville village1.73 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Marcy CDP1.72 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Sherburne village1.52 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Clark Mills CDP1.49 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Smithville Flats CDP1.42 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Waterville village1.42 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Durhamville CDP1.37 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Chadwicks CDP1.32 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Bridgeport CDP1.20 sq mi<0.1%62.4%
New York Mills village1.18 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
North Bay CDP1.12 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Earlville village1.08 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
New Berlin village1.07 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 53 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 22210,90865.4%27.1%40.3%
NY District 2194,14329.2%12.1%38.5%
NY District 1917,5745.4%2.3%21.1%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
207,633
Active Voters
199,711 (96.2%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic57,74527.8%
Republican81,78539.4%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties14,9247.2%
No party recorded53,17925.6%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202650,061 (24.1%)260 (0.1%)4,141 (2.0%)
2023–2024146,708 (70.7%)8,340 (4.0%)11,523 (5.5%)
2021–2022110,683 (53.3%)9,540 (4.6%)17,118 (8.2%)
2019–2020135,902 (65.5%)9,022 (4.3%)17,408 (8.4%)
2017–2018104,561 (50.4%)10,264 (4.9%)5,302 (2.6%)
2015–2016109,961 (53.0%)17,364 (8.4%)27,541 (13.3%)
2013–201466,413 (32.0%)5,310 (2.6%)12,708 (6.1%)
2011–201289,729 (43.2%)487 (0.2%)7,349 (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
318,725 (± 423)
Median Age
41.4
Median Household Income
$71,306 (± $1,669)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
89.8%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
27.5%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1866,15620.8%
18 to 64188,95659.3%
65 and over63,61320.0%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)18,4525.8%
White, not Hispanic261,34882.0%
Black, not Hispanic14,4474.5%
Asian, not Hispanic10,7193.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic5100.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic1750.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,3450.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic11,7293.7%

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
309,537
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
244,697

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic292,41894.5%
Hispanic17,1195.5%
White263,35285.1%
Black14,0014.5%
Asian7,6832.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native5250.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander430.0%
Two or More Races7950.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic233,89695.6%
Hispanic10,8054.4%
White214,79387.8%
Black11,7164.8%
Asian5,5862.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,4020.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander370.0%
Two or More Races3810.2%

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