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New York's 21st district

U.S. House district profile: the sitting representative, 2024 Census demographics (119th-district boundaries), partisan lean, and 2026 race rating.

Representative

Official portrait of Elise M. Stefanik

Elise M. Stefanik

NY · District 21
RepublicanCook: Likely R
Raised $5,000,243 · 1.8M followers (office + personal) · missed 16.9% of votes
11.7 years in Congress · Up for reelection: 2026
House Committee on Armed Services · House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence +7 more
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Cook PVI: R+10

2026 race rating: Likely R

District demographics

MeasureValue
Population767,674
Median household income$70,323
Median age43.0
Bachelor's degree or higher27.4%
White alone87.9%
Black alone1.9%
Hispanic or Latino4.2%
Asian alone1.1%
Unemployment rate3.8%
Population density (per sq mi)47

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 American Community Survey 1-year estimates (tables B01003, B01002, B19013 and related), 119th Congress district boundaries, released September 2025; land area from the 2025 Gazetteer.