New York State Senate District 56

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ny-sd-056
State
New York
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
056
Land Area
134.6 sq mi
Water Area
173.7 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New York State Senate District 56

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Monroe County134.61 sq mi100.0%20.5%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Rochester city21.17 sq mi15.7%59.2%
Brighton CDP15.41 sq mi11.4%100.0%
Greece CDP4.37 sq mi3.2%100.0%
North Gates CDP2.66 sq mi2.0%100.0%
Rochester Institute of Technology CDP1.98 sq mi1.5%100.0%
Gates CDP1.98 sq mi1.5%100.0%

Showing all 6 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 25320,776100.0%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
210,426
Active Voters
196,566 (93.4%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic93,39144.4%
Republican46,16121.9%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties4,9112.3%
No party recorded65,96331.3%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202651,247 (24.4%)9,099 (4.3%)20 (0.0%)
2023–2024134,776 (64.0%)13,155 (6.3%)4,128 (2.0%)
2021–202296,401 (45.8%)18,605 (8.8%)6,776 (3.2%)
2019–2020131,695 (62.6%)27,436 (13.0%)1,225 (0.6%)
2017–201895,837 (45.5%)22,903 (10.9%)921 (0.4%)
2015–2016109,353 (52.0%)27,103 (12.9%)14,310 (6.8%)
2013–201463,403 (30.1%)9,193 (4.4%)1,668 (0.8%)
2011–201292,865 (44.1%)2,417 (1.1%)2,021 (1.0%)

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
317,728 (± 2,157)
Median Age
37.8
Median Household Income
$65,656 (± $1,651)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
89.9%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
34.0%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1865,47320.6%
18 to 64196,30361.8%
65 and over55,95217.6%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)35,71911.2%
White, not Hispanic184,00957.9%
Black, not Hispanic63,71220.1%
Asian, not Hispanic17,0965.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic3000.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic420.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,9290.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic14,9214.7%

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
305,496
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
241,415

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic272,08389.1%
Hispanic33,41410.9%
White184,29360.3%
Black63,01720.6%
Asian11,7693.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native2910.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander450.0%
Two or More Races1,8990.6%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic219,18790.8%
Hispanic22,2269.2%
White157,23465.1%
Black49,95720.7%
Asian10,0174.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,7270.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander180.0%
Two or More Races1,0200.4%

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