New York's 42nd State Senate district explained

State:	New York
District:	42
Chamber:	Senate
Representative:	James Skoufis
Party:	Democratic
Residence:	Cornwall
Democratic:	37.6
Republican:	29.7
Npp:	24.7
Percent White:	70
Percent Black:	8
Percent Hispanic:	16
Percent Asian:	2
Population:	295,194^[1]
Population Year:	2017
Registered:	193,682^[2]

New York's 42nd State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat James Skoufis since 2023, following redistricting.^[3]

Geography

District 42 covers nearly all of Orange County, including all of the southern and western portions of the county. From 2012-2020, district 42 covered much of the Catskills and western Hudson Valley, including all of Sullivan County and parts of Orange County, Ulster County, and Delaware County.^{[1] [4]}

The district overlaps with New York's 18th and 19th congressional districts, and with the 98th, 99th, 100th, 101st, 103rd, and 122nd districts of the New York State Assembly.^[5]

Recent election results

Federal results in District 42

Year	Office	Results^[6]
2020	President	Biden 49.7 – 48.7%
2016	President	Trump 50.4 – 45.2%
2012	President	Obama 53.8 – 44.5%
	Senate	Gillibrand 65.4 – 32.9%

Notes and References

1. Web site: State Senate District 42, NY. Census Reporter. July 17, 2019.
2. Web site: Enrollment by Senate District. New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
3. Web site: New York State Senator Mike Martucci. The New York State Senate. February 20, 2021.
4. Web site: Our District. The New York State Senate. July 17, 2019.
5. Web site: How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?. David Jarman. Daily Kos. September 4, 2019.
6. Web site: Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD. Daily Kos. July 17, 2019.