New York's 15th State Senate district explained

State:New York
District:15
Chamber:Senate
Representative:Joseph Addabbo Jr.
Party:Democratic
Residence:Ozone Park
Democratic:53.5
Republican:19.8
Npp:22.4
Percent White:53
Percent Black:3
Percent Hispanic:27
Percent Asian:14
Population:339,492[1]
Population Year:2017
Registered:186,014[2]

New York's 15th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Joseph Addabbo Jr. since 2009, following his defeat of longtime Republican incumbent Serphin Maltese.[3]

Geography

District 15 covers a large swath of central and southeastern Queens, including the neighborhoods of Howard Beach, Ozone Park, Woodhaven, Glendale, Middle Village, and Maspeth, as well as parts of South Ozone Park, Ridgewood, Woodside and The Rockaways.[1] [4]

The district overlaps with New York's 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 12th, and 14th congressional districts, and with the 23rd, 25th, 27th, 28th, 30th, 31st, 34th, 37th, 38th, and 39th districts of the New York State Assembly.[5]

Recent election results

Federal results in District 15

YearOfficeResults[6]
2020PresidentBiden 53.2 – 45.6%
2016PresidentClinton 55.3 – 41.9%
2012PresidentObama 59.8 – 39.1%
SenateGillibrand 70.5 – 28.2%

Notes and References

  1. Web site: State Senate District 15, NY. Census Reporter. June 30, 2019.
  2. Web site: Enrollment by Senate District. New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
  3. Web site: New York State Senator Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.. The New York State Senate. February 18, 2021.
  4. Web site: Our District. The New York State Senate. June 30, 2019.
  5. Web site: How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?. David Jarman. Daily Kos. September 2, 2019.
  6. Web site: Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD. Daily Kos. June 30, 2019.