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      Home›New York›NY-18

      New York's 18th Congressional District

      D+13.8
      ↑ D+12.5 vs 2022· New York · Latest: 2024

      Leans Democratic — flipped 2 times in 25 elections

      Population786K

      Current Representative

      DEMPatrick RyanElected 2024

      118th Congress boundaries — Historical results before 2022 were contested under prior district lines.

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      “How has New York's 18th Congressional District voted in House elections since 2000?”

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      • Has voted Democratic in the last 5 presidential elections

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      Who lives in New York's 18th Congressional District? 786,484 residents as of the 2020 Census.

      Demographics

      NY-18 vs New York vs National

      Population

      Total Population
      786K
      State: 19.9M National: 334.9M
      Share of US Population
      0.23%
      National: 100%
      Voting Age Population
      73.7%
      State: 76.5% National: 75.7%

      Language at Home

      Non-English at Home
      22.8%
      State: 30.9% National: 22.2%
      English Only
      77.2%
      State: 69.1% National: 77.8%

      Economic

      Median Household Income
      $94,063
      State: $89,823 National: $83,960
      Poverty Rate
      11.6%
      State: 14.0% National: 12.5%
      College Degree
      36.6%
      State: 40.0% National: 35.6%
      Homeownership
      67.0%
      State: 54.4% National: 65.2%

      Age & Other

      Median Age
      39.7 yrs
      State: 39.9 yrs National: 39.1 yrs
      Age 18-29
      16.3%
      State: 15.9% National: 15.7%
      Age 65+
      17.2%
      State: 17.9% National: 17.0%
      Foreign Born
      12.3%
      State: 22.8% National: 14.1%

      Who Lives Here

      NY-18 — Census ACS 2024

      White (Non-Hispanic) 62.5%Hispanic 19.3%Black 10.4%Multiracial 3.9%Asian 3.0%Native American 0.8%
      GroupNY-18StateNational
      ▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13)
      62.5%52.8%57.4%
      ▶Hispanic / Latino(20)
      19.3%19.8%19.3%
      ▶Black(14)
      10.4%14.4%12.2%
      Multiracial / Other
      3.9%3.4%4.0%
      ▶Asian(6)
      3.0%9.1%6.0%
      ▶Middle Eastern / North African(10)
      1.4%—0.9%
      ▶Native American / Alaska Native(3)
      0.8%0.6%0.9%

      Census treats race and Hispanic/Latino origin as separate questions. Race categories other than Hispanic reflect total populations (small Hispanic overlap in Black, Asian, AIAN, NHPI). “Multiracial / Other” is derived as a non-overlapping remainder.

      Click rows to expand ancestry detail. Ancestry from ACS B04006, B03001, B02020, B02016. Totals may differ from race — individuals can report multiple ancestries.

      MENA estimated from ancestry reporting — Census does not have a separate MENA race category. Not shown in bar (overlaps with other race groups).

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