| State: | New York |
| District: | 20 |
| Chamber: | Senate |
| Representative: | Zellnor Myrie |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Residence: | Prospect Lefferts Gardens |
| Democratic: | 77.9 |
| Republican: | 4.4 |
| Npp: | 15.0 |
| Percent White: | 18 |
| Percent Black: | 50 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 20 |
| Percent Asian: | 10 |
| Population: | 318,142[1] |
| Population Year: | 2017 |
| Registered: | 203,529[2] |
New York's 20th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Zellnor Myrie since 2019, following his victory over IDC-aligned incumbent Jesse Hamilton in the 2018 primary election.[3]
District 20 covers two separate areas in central Brooklyn, linked together by a narrow strip of city blocks. The district includes parts of the neighborhoods of Brownsville, Crown Heights, East Flatbush, Gowanus, Park Slope, Prospect Heights, Prospect Lefferts Gardens, South Slope, and Sunset Park.[1] [4]
The district overlaps with New York's 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th congressional districts, and with the 42nd, 43rd, 44th, 49th, 51st, 52nd, 55th, 56th, 57th, and 58th districts of the New York State Assembly.[5]
| Year | Office | Results[6] [7] |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | President | Biden 89.7 – 9.3% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 91.6 – 6.4% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 94.2 – 5.0% |
| Senate | Gillibrand 95.0 – 4.0% |