New York's 8th Congressional District
New York · NY-08
New York's 8th Congressional District is one of 26 U.S. House districts in New York, represented in Congress by Hakeem Jeffries (Democrat). It is home to roughly 771,947 people, with a median age of 38.3. The population is about 43% Black. The median household income is $65,865, and 36% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election it voted safely Democratic (D+44).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 36 square miles, NY-08 is the 428th-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 21,443 residents per square mile, it is a heavily urban district. Its shape is irregular: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.28 ranks 211th of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 71% of NY-08 voters backed Kamala Harris and 27% Donald Trump — a D+44 margin. That is a 12.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted D+56.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 38.3 years old; 21.6% of residents are under 18 and 17% are 65 or older. About 36.6% of residents were born outside the United States, and 38.8% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $65,865, the district's median household income ranks 344th of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $764,101, and the median rent is $1,565 a month. 21.1% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 48.6-minute commute (13.6% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).