New York State Senate District 61

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ny-sd-061
State
New York
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
061
Land Area
113.1 sq mi
Water Area
7.78 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New York State Senate District 61

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Erie County113.05 sq mi100.0%10.8%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Tonawanda Town CDP17.30 sq mi15.3%100.0%
Buffalo city9.04 sq mi8.0%22.4%
Tonawanda city3.80 sq mi3.4%100.0%
Eggertsville CDP2.86 sq mi2.5%100.0%
Grandyle Village CDP1.88 sq mi1.7%100.0%
Kenmore village1.44 sq mi1.3%100.0%
University at Buffalo CDP1.35 sq mi1.2%100.0%
Williamsville village1.25 sq mi1.1%99.2%

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 26314,060100.0%40.4%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
218,734
Active Voters
204,672 (93.6%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic98,85145.2%
Republican53,20824.3%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties11,1775.1%
No party recorded55,49825.4%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202617 (0.0%)<10 (—)<10 (—)
2023–20241,142 (0.5%)89 (0.0%)32 (0.0%)
2021–20222,029 (0.9%)477 (0.2%)136 (0.1%)
2019–20205,389 (2.5%)1,120 (0.5%)235 (0.1%)
2017–20184,173 (1.9%)798 (0.4%)58 (0.0%)
2015–20165,599 (2.6%)1,412 (0.6%)671 (0.3%)
2013–20142,434 (1.1%)327 (0.1%)167 (0.1%)
2011–20124,572 (2.1%)126 (0.1%)208 (0.1%)

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
316,591 (± 2,418)
Median Age
38.6
Median Household Income
$78,675 (± $1,927)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
93.8%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
47.7%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1860,57119.1%
18 to 64196,06361.9%
65 and over59,95718.9%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)22,4377.1%
White, not Hispanic235,41674.4%
Black, not Hispanic24,8617.9%
Asian, not Hispanic19,4156.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic7860.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic170.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,2160.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic12,4433.9%

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
303,323
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
244,152

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic282,44693.1%
Hispanic20,8816.9%
White234,87277.4%
Black24,4748.1%
Asian12,9074.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native7560.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander150.0%
Two or More Races9580.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic230,53894.4%
Hispanic13,6145.6%
White197,49180.9%
Black20,6828.5%
Asian10,1554.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,6710.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander160.0%
Two or More Races6010.2%

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