New York State Senate District 59

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ny-sd-059
State
New York
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
059
Land Area
6.1 sq mi
Water Area
1.23 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New York State Senate District 59

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Queens County3.35 sq mi55.0%3.1%
Kings County1.73 sq mi28.4%2.5%
New York County1.01 sq mi16.6%4.5%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
New York city6.10 sq mi100.0%2.0%

Showing all 1 place

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 7138,03543.2%17.8%60.1%
NY District 12105,32333.0%13.6%16.4%
NY District 1473,66323.1%9.5%23.3%
NY District 102,4450.8%0.3%0.3%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
218,817
Active Voters
200,721 (91.7%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic148,08467.7%
Republican17,7758.1%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties5,6932.6%
No party recorded47,26521.6%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–2026110,958 (50.7%)62,961 (28.8%)944 (0.4%)
2023–2024127,210 (58.1%)23,200 (10.6%)961 (0.4%)
2021–202285,604 (39.1%)46,434 (21.2%)2,538 (1.2%)
2019–2020111,879 (51.1%)38,693 (17.7%)362 (0.2%)
2017–201876,547 (35.0%)33,999 (15.5%)434 (0.2%)
2015–201684,120 (38.4%)31,950 (14.6%)3,155 (1.4%)
2013–201434,544 (15.8%)16,998 (7.8%)1,559 (0.7%)
2011–201258,071 (26.5%)3,698 (1.7%)817 (0.4%)

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
294,227 (± 5,406)
Median Age
35.0
Median Household Income
$127,784 (± $4,335)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
93.8%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
71.1%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1836,54112.4%
18 to 64221,17675.2%
65 and over36,51012.4%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)49,99217.0%
White, not Hispanic157,83753.6%
Black, not Hispanic15,6005.3%
Asian, not Hispanic49,56716.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic4740.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic1040.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic3,1901.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic17,4635.9%

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
248,084
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
212,803

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic208,20883.9%
Hispanic39,87516.1%
White146,47559.0%
Black15,0876.1%
Asian33,49113.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native4730.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1030.0%
Two or More Races1,9430.8%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic179,36784.3%
Hispanic33,43615.7%
White129,18260.7%
Black15,6317.3%
Asian31,68814.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,2360.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1050.0%
Two or More Races1,6120.8%

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