New York's 8th State Senate district explained

State:	New York
District:	8
Chamber:	Senate
Representative:	Alexis Weik
Party:	Republican
Residence:	Sayville
Democratic:	38.6
Republican:	32.7
Npp:	23.6
Percent White:	60
Percent Black:	15
Percent Hispanic:	20
Percent Asian:	2
Population:	313,696^[1]
Population Year:	2017
Registered:	238,467^[2]

New York's 8th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Republican Alexis Weik since 2023.^[3]

Geography

District 8 covers part of the South Shore of Long Island in Nassau County and Suffolk County.^{[1] [4]}

The district overlaps with U.S. congressional districts 2 and 4, and with New York State Assembly districts 9, 10, 11, 14, 17, 18, and 21.^[5]

Recent election results

Federal results in District 8

Year	Office	Results^[6] ^[7]
2020	President	Biden 52.1 – 46.5%
2016	President	Clinton 50.0 – 47.2%
2012	President	Obama 55.7 – 43.3%
	Senate	Gillibrand 66.1 – 32.9%

Notes and References

1. Web site: State Senate District 8, NY. Census Reporter. June 24, 2019.
2. Web site: Enrollment by Senate District. New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
3. Web site: New York State Senator Alexis Weik. The New York State Senate. June 1, 2023.
4. Web site: Our District. The New York State Senate. June 24, 2019.
5. Web site: How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?. David Jarman. Daily Kos. September 1, 2019.
6. Web site: Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD. Daily Kos. June 24, 2019.
7. Web site: 2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result. CNalysis. June 9, 2021.