New York State Senate District 55

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ny-sd-055
State
New York
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
055
Land Area
159.1 sq mi
Water Area
294.6 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New York State Senate District 55

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Monroe County159.06 sq mi100.0%24.2%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Irondequoit CDP15.01 sq mi9.4%100.0%
Rochester city14.60 sq mi9.2%40.8%
Webster village2.20 sq mi1.4%100.0%
Fairport village1.58 sq mi1.0%100.0%
East Rochester village1.31 sq mi0.8%100.0%
Pittsford village0.70 sq mi0.4%100.0%
St. John Fisher College CDP0.24 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Nazareth College CDP0.22 sq mi0.1%100.0%

Showing all 8 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 25321,116100.0%41.3%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
235,491
Active Voters
222,371 (94.4%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic100,64042.7%
Republican54,87723.3%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties4,8122.0%
No party recorded75,16231.9%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202674,435 (31.6%)8,239 (3.5%)15 (0.0%)
2023–2024165,738 (70.4%)13,242 (5.6%)4,906 (2.1%)
2021–2022126,842 (53.9%)21,879 (9.3%)8,192 (3.5%)
2019–2020161,059 (68.4%)33,235 (14.1%)806 (0.3%)
2017–2018121,659 (51.7%)27,087 (11.5%)1,085 (0.5%)
2015–2016133,696 (56.8%)32,799 (13.9%)19,493 (8.3%)
2013–201481,193 (34.5%)9,350 (4.0%)2,344 (1.0%)
2011–2012113,071 (48.0%)1,438 (0.6%)3,294 (1.4%)

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
318,916 (± 2,157)
Median Age
40.7
Median Household Income
$81,951 (± $1,793)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
93.1%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
49.1%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1862,91219.7%
18 to 64192,42560.3%
65 and over63,57919.9%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)33,28810.4%
White, not Hispanic227,28571.3%
Black, not Hispanic33,18610.4%
Asian, not Hispanic9,5903.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1670.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic720.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,5370.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic13,7914.3%

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
310,599
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
248,350

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic279,43590.0%
Hispanic31,16110.0%
White229,07273.8%
Black32,96410.6%
Asian7,5222.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native1660.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander740.0%
Two or More Races7870.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic227,34991.5%
Hispanic21,0028.5%
White192,26777.4%
Black27,17610.9%
Asian6,3782.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,3020.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander330.0%
Two or More Races6150.2%

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