New York's 16th State Senate district explained

State:	New York
District:	16
Chamber:	Senate
Representative:	John C. Liu
Party:	Democratic
Residence:	Queens
Democratic:	58.9
Republican:	11.2
Npp:	26.8
Percent White:	21
Percent Black:	3
Percent Hispanic:	18
Percent Asian:	55
Population:	325,941^[1]
Population Year:	2017
Registered:	158,669^[2]

New York's 16th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat John C. Liu since 2023.^[3]

Geography

District 16 covers part of central Queens, including parts of the neighborhoods of Flushing, Fresh Meadows, and Bayside.^{[1] [4]}

The district overlaps with New York's 6th and 14th congressional districts, and with the 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th, 30th, 34th, 35th, 39th, and 40th districts of the New York State Assembly.^[5]

Recent election results

Federal results in District 16

Year	Office	Results^[6] ^[7]
2020	President	Biden 66.0 – 32.8%
2016	President	Clinton 71.3 – 26.1%
2012	President	Obama 74.1 – 24.9%
	Senate	Gillibrand 80.2 – 18.5%

Notes and References

1. Web site: State Senate District 16, NY. Census Reporter. July 1, 2019.
2. Web site: Enrollment by Senate District. New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
3. Web site: New York State Senator John C. Liu. The New York State Senate. June 1, 2023.
4. Web site: Our District. The New York State Senate. July 1, 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. July 1, 2019.
7. Web site: 2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result. CNalysis. June 9, 2021.