New York's 56th State Senate district explained

State:	New York
District:	56
Chamber:	Senate
Representative:	Jeremy Cooney
Party:	Democratic
Residence:	Rochester
Democratic:	43.2
Republican:	26.1
Npp:	23.7
Percent White:	65
Percent Black:	17
Percent Hispanic:	11
Percent Asian:	4
Population:	290,184^[1]
Population Year:	2017
Registered:	179,667^[2]

New York's 56th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Jeremy Cooney since 2021, succeeding Republican Joseph Robach.^[3]

Geography

District 56 is located entirely within Monroe County in Western New York, including much of western Rochester and its surrounding suburbs of Brighton, Gates, Greece, Parma, Clarkson, and Hamlin.^{[1] [4]}

The district overlaps with New York's 25th congressional district and with the 134th, 136th, 137th, 138th, and 139th districts of the New York State Assembly.^[5]

Recent election results

Federal results in District 56

Year	Office	Results^[6] ^[7]
2020	President	Biden 57.1 – 40.5%
2016	President	Clinton 54.1 – 41.1%
2012	President	Obama 60.0 – 38.4%
	Senate	Gillibrand 67.9 – 30.5%

Notes and References

1. Web site: State Senate District 56, NY. Census Reporter. July 24, 2019.
2. Web site: Enrollment by Senate District. New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
3. Web site: New York State Senator Jeremy A. Cooney. The New York State Senate. February 22, 2021.
4. Web site: Our District. The New York State Senate. July 24, 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 24, 2019.
7. Web site: 2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result. CNalysis. June 9, 2021.