New York's 1st Congressional District
New York · NY-01
New York's 1st Congressional District is one of 26 U.S. House districts in New York, represented in Congress by Nick LaLota (Republican). It is home to roughly 780,183 people, with a median age of 44.1. The population is about 72% White. The median household income is $132,917, and 46% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election it voted leaning Republican (R+10).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 794 square miles, NY-01 is the 290th-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 983 residents per square mile, it is a largely suburban district. Its shape is very irregular: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.13 ranks 384th of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 44% of NY-01 voters backed Kamala Harris and 54% Donald Trump — a R+10 margin. That is a 8.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted R+2.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 44.1 years old, making this one of the oldest districts in the nation by median age; 20.1% of residents are under 18 and 19.7% are 65 or older. About 13.4% of residents were born outside the United States, and 18.8% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $132,917, the district's median household income ranks 15th of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $597,015, and the median rent is $2,249 a month. 5.9% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 33.9-minute commute (12.9% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).