New York's 7th Congressional District
New York · NY-07
New York's 7th Congressional District is one of 26 U.S. House districts in New York, represented in Congress by Nydia Velazquez (Democrat). It is home to roughly 750,506 people, with a median age of 33.9. The population is about 37% White. The median household income is $87,757, and 43% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election it voted safely Democratic (D+46).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 22 square miles, NY-07 is the 430th-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 34,114 residents per square mile, it is a heavily urban district. Its shape is fairly compact: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.37 ranks 105th of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 72% of NY-07 voters backed Kamala Harris and 26% Donald Trump — a D+46 margin. That is a 15.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted D+61.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 33.9 years old, making this one of the youngest districts in the nation by median age; 20.6% of residents are under 18 and 11.1% are 65 or older. About 33.4% of residents were born outside the United States, and 53.9% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $87,757, the district's median household income ranks 139th of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $832,069, and the median rent is $2,084 a month. 18.2% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 42.6-minute commute (18.4% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).