New York State Senate District 63

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ny-sd-063
State
New York
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
063
Land Area
67.3 sq mi
Water Area
11.7 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New York State Senate District 63

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Erie County67.34 sq mi100.0%6.5%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Buffalo city31.34 sq mi46.5%77.6%
Cheektowaga CDP25.38 sq mi37.7%100.0%
Lackawanna city6.55 sq mi9.7%100.0%
Depew village3.28 sq mi4.9%64.7%
Sloan village0.78 sq mi1.2%100.0%
Williamsville village0.01 sq mi<0.1%0.8%

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 26312,864100.0%40.3%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
195,838
Active Voters
180,207 (92.0%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic113,13057.8%
Republican27,25413.9%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties8,8844.5%
No party recorded46,57023.8%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–2026<10 (—)25 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–2024604 (0.3%)65 (0.0%)15 (0.0%)
2021–20221,034 (0.5%)395 (0.2%)67 (0.0%)
2019–20203,244 (1.7%)760 (0.4%)69 (0.0%)
2017–20182,307 (1.2%)704 (0.4%)44 (0.0%)
2015–20163,476 (1.8%)911 (0.5%)203 (0.1%)
2013–20141,196 (0.6%)310 (0.2%)53 (0.0%)
2011–20122,302 (1.2%)128 (0.1%)70 (0.0%)

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
307,919 (± 2,417)
Median Age
36.8
Median Household Income
$54,040 (± $1,566)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
88.1%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
26.8%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1867,70522.0%
18 to 64189,60661.6%
65 and over50,60816.4%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)29,4489.6%
White, not Hispanic153,11449.7%
Black, not Hispanic85,64527.8%
Asian, not Hispanic24,7228.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic6000.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic450.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,5820.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic12,7634.1%

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
294,829
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
229,136

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic266,38090.4%
Hispanic28,4519.7%
White153,63752.1%
Black83,88228.5%
Asian17,6956.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native5990.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander470.0%
Two or More Races6120.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic210,04791.7%
Hispanic19,0848.3%
White131,36357.3%
Black65,83128.7%
Asian10,9234.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,9630.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander460.0%
Two or More Races3840.2%

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