New York's 1st State Senate district explained

State:	New York
District:	1
Chamber:	Senate
Representative:	Anthony Palumbo
Party:	Republican
Residence:	New Suffolk
Percent White:	73.5
Percent Black:	5.9
Percent Hispanic:	16.7
Percent Asian:	2.2
Percent Native American:	0.3
Percent Pacific Islander:	0
Percent Other Race:	0.4
Percent Multiracial:	1.0
Population:	316,934^[1]
Population Year:	2019
Registered:	257,083^[2]
Democratic:	33.05
Republican:	31.64
Npp:	27.56

New York's 1st State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Republican Anthony Palumbo since 2021, succeeding fellow Republican Kenneth LaValle.^{[3] [4]}

Geography

District 1 covers the eastern end of Suffolk County on Long Island, including the towns of East Hampton, Southold, Shelter Island, Southampton, and Riverhead, as well as some of eastern Brookhaven.^{[1] [5]}

The district is located entirely within New York's 1st congressional district, and overlaps with the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th districts of the New York State Assembly.^[6]

Recent election results

Federal results in District 1

Year	Office	Results^[7]
2020	President	Biden 49.9 – 48.8%
2018	Senate	Gillibrand 54.4– 45.5%
2016	President	Trump 52.3 – 44.4%
2012	President	Obama 50.9 – 47.9%
	Senate	Gillibrand 62.8 – 36.0%

List of office holders

		Party	Dates	Notes
	Simeon S. Hawkins	Republican	January 1, 1888 – December 31, 1889
	Edward Hawkins	Democrat	January 1, 1890 – December 31, 1891
	Edward Floyd-Jones	Democrat	January 1, 1892 – December 31, 1893
	John Lewis Childs	Republican	January 1, 1894 – December 31, 1895
	Richard Higbie	Republican	January 1, 1896 – December 31, 1898
	John L. Havens	Democratic	January 1, 1899 – December 31, 1900
	William M. McKinney	Republican	January 1, 1901 – December 31, 1902
	Edwin Bailey Jr.	Democrat	January 1, 1903 – December 31, 1904
	Carll S. Burr Jr.	Republican	January 1, 1905 – December 31, 1908
	Orlando Hubbs	Democrat	January 1, 1909 – December 31, 1910
	James L. Long	Democrat	January 1, 1911 – December 31, 1912
	Thomas H. O'Keefe	Democrat	January 1, 1913 – December 31, 1914
	George L. Thompson	Republican	January 1, 1915 – September 1, 1941
	Perry B. Duryea	Republican	January 1, 1942 – April 11, 1945
	W. Kingsland Macy	Republican	November 6, 1945 – November 5, 1946
	S. Wentworth Horton	Republican	January 1, 1947 – December 31, 1956
	Elisha T. Barrett	Republican	January 1, 1957 – December 31, 1965
	Leon E. Giuffreda	Republican	January 1, 1966 – December 31, 1976
	Kenneth LaValle	Republican	January 1, 1977 – December 31, 2020
	Anthony Palumbo	Republican	January 1, 2021 – present

Notes and References

1. Web site: State Senate District 1, NY. Census Reporter.
2. Web site: Enrollment by Senate District. New York State Board of Elections. November 2020.
3. Web site: New York State Senator Anthony H. Palumbo. The New York State Senate. February 18, 2021.
4. Web site: Officials: GOP flips Democratic state Senate seat held by Monica Martinez. Newsday. December 2, 2020.
5. Web site: Our District. Anthony H. Palumbo, The New York State Senate. February 18, 2021.
6. Web site: How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?. David Jarman. Daily Kos. September 1, 2019.
7. Web site: Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD. Daily Kos. June 22, 2019.