House districts / New York
New York's 20th congressional district
NY-20. Same lines in 2026 as in 2024.
Fundraising
- Paul David Tonko Das of Oct 14, 2026Raised $1.2mSpent $1.4m · Cash $491k
- Ralph Ambrosio Ras of Oct 14, 2026Raised $62kSpent $54k · Cash $7k
1 other candidate has not filed.
Federal Election Commission, candidate totals, public domain.
President in this district
PollCheck calculation from precinct returns on the 2026 lines (method).
| Year | Democrat | Republican | Other | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Harris 56.5% | Trump 42.3% | 1.2% | D+14.2 |
| 2020 | Biden 58.4% | Trump 39.3% | 2.3% | D+19.1 |
| 2016 | Clinton 52.5% | Trump 40.7% | 6.8% | D+11.8 |
Who lives here
| Measure | This district | US |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population | 782,695 | |
| Adults (18+) | 633,056 | |
| Citizens, % of adults | 95.8% | 92.1% |
| Age, % of adults | ||
| 18 to 29 | 22.4% | 20.3% |
| 30 to 44 | 23.9% | 25.9% |
| 45 to 64 | 30.9% | 31.8% |
| 65 and over | 22.8% | 22.0% |
| Race and Hispanic origin, % of residents | ||
| White | 72.4% | 57.4% |
| Black | 8.4% | 11.9% |
| Hispanic | 7.4% | 19.3% |
| Asian | 5.4% | 5.9% |
| Other or more than one | 6.4% | 5.5% |
| Education and income | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher, % of 25+ | 42.9% | 35.7% |
| Median household income | $86,491 | $80,734 |
American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for this district. The tick marks the US figure.
Winning margin
Results since 1976
| Year | Winner | Share | Runner-up | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current lines (2024 on) New York Legislature's 2024 map | |||||
| 2024 | Paul Tonko Democrat + Working Families | 61.1% | Kevin M. Waltz Republican + Conservative others 0.1% | 38.8% | D+22.2 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2022 seat count changed from 27 to 26 after the census | |||||
| 2022 | Paul Tonko Democrat + Working Families | 55.0% | Elizabeth L. Joy Republican + Conservative others 0.1% | 44.9% | D+10.1 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2012-2020 seat count changed from 29 to 27 after the census | |||||
| 2020 | Paul Tonko Democrat + Working Families, Independence | 61.1% | Elizabeth L. Joy Republican + Conservative, Serve America Movement others 0.1% | 38.8% | D+22.3 |
| 2018 | Paul Tonko Democrat + Working Families, Women’s Equality, Reform | 66.5% | Joe Vitollo Republican others 0.1% | 33.5% | D+33.0 |
| 2016 | Paul Tonko Democrat + Working families, Independence, Women's equality | 67.8% | Joe Vitollo Republican + Conservative, Reform others 0.1% | 32.1% | D+35.8 |
| 2014 | Paul Tonko Democrat + Working families, Independence | 59.0% | James M. Fischer Republican + Conservative others 3.7% | 37.3% | D+21.7 |
| 2012 | Paul Tonko Democrat + Independence, Working families | 64.0% | Robert J. Dieterich Republican + Conservative others 6.5% | 29.5% | D+34.5 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2002-2010 seat count changed from 31 to 29 after the census | |||||
| 2010 | Christopher P. Gibson Republican + Conservative | 53.2% | Scott Murphy Democrat others 3.1% | 43.8% | R+9.4 |
| 2008 | Kirsten E. Gillibrand Democrat + Working families | 57.9% | Sandy Treadwell Republican + Independence, Conservative others 6.9% | 35.3% | D+22.6 |
| 2006 | Kirsten E. Gillibrand Democrat + Working families | 50.0% | John E. Sweeney Republican + Independence, Conservative others 5.8% | 44.2% | D+5.8 |
| 2004 | John E. Sweeney Republican + Conservative, Independence | 58.2% | Doris F. Kelly Democrat others 12.0% | 29.8% | R+28.4 |
| 2002 | John E. Sweeney Republican + Conservative | 63.0% | Frank Stoppenbach Democrat others 16.4% | 20.6% | R+42.4 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1992-2000 seat count changed from 34 to 31 after the census | |||||
| 2000 | Benjamin A. Gilman Republican | 50.7% | Paul J. Feiner Democrat + Green, Working families, Liberal others 14.1% | 35.2% | R+15.4 |
| 1998 | Benjamin A. Gilman Republican | 51.6% | Paul J. Feiner Democrat + Liberal, Independence others 14.0% | 34.4% | R+17.3 |
| 1996 | Benjamin A. Gilman Republican | 49.8% | Yash P. Aggarwal Democrat + Liberal others 17.3% | 32.9% | R+17.0 |
| 1994 | Benjamin A. Gilman Republican | 59.2% | Gregory B. Julian Democrat others 15.0% | 25.8% | R+33.5 |
| 1992 | Benjamin A. Gilman Republican | 56.7% | Jonathan L. Levine Democrat others 18.1% | 25.2% | R+31.5 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1982-1990 seat count changed from 39 to 34 after the census | |||||
| 1990 | Nita M. Lowey Democrat | 56.8% | Glenn D. Bellitto Republican others 18.6% | 24.6% | D+32.2 |
| 1988 | Nita M. Lowey Democrat | 50.3% | Joseph J. DioGuardi Republican + Conservative others 2.2% | 47.5% | D+2.8 |
| 1986 | Joseph J. DioGuardi Republican + Conservative | 53.9% | Bella S. Abzug Democrat others 1.6% | 44.6% | R+9.3 |
| 1984 | Joseph J. Dioguardi Republican + Conservative | 50.1% | Oren J. Teicher Democrat others 1.7% | 48.2% | R+1.9 |
| 1982 | Richard L. Ottinger Democrat | 56.5% | Jon S. Fossel Republican + Conservative others 2.2% | 41.3% | D+15.2 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1976-1980 | |||||
| 1980 | Theodore S. Weiss Democrat + Liberal | 82.4% | James E. Greene Republican others 3.0% | 14.6% | D+67.8 |
| 1978 | Ted S. Weiss Democrat + Liberal | 84.6% | Harry Torczyner Republican | 15.4% | D+69.3 |
| 1976 | Theodore S. Weiss Democrat + Liberal | 83.2% | Denise T. Weiseman Republican others 4.0% | 12.8% | D+70.5 |
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About these results
Shares count all candidate votes, including write-ins, with a candidate's votes on several party lines added together. Each result is on the lines in force at the time. Mid-decade redraws before 2016 may be unmarked.
President in this district: 2016 and 2020 are estimates: precinct votes are split between districts by census block.
Counties only partly inside the district show the 2024 result for that part; estimates are labelled.
Margin chart: winner minus runner-up. Gaps are unopposed races; dashed lines are new district lines.
Sources
Results: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House 1976-2016 (doi:10.7910/DVN/IG0UN2, CC0; via MEDSL/constituency-returns), and Clerk of the US House, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election 2018-2024 (public domain).
Presidential results: PollCheck calculation from MIT Election Data and Science Lab 2024 precinct returns (doi:10.7910/DVN/XDJYKC, doi:10.7910/DVN/USBYR4, CC0; state totals doi:10.7910/DVN/42MVDX, CC0) and Voting and Election Science Team 2016 and 2020 precinct results and shapes (doi:10.7910/DVN/NH5S2I, doi:10.7910/DVN/K7760H, CC BY 4.0), with US Census Bureau 2020 block populations and block equivalency files (public domain). Official figures: Texas Legislative Council (2024 on the 2026 lines); Louisiana, New Jersey, California and Washington election offices (county totals). Certified results transcribed by Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): Maine 2024 by district: 2024 United States presidential election in Maine (revision 1382530995); Indiana county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Indiana (revision 1382505975); Oregon county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Oregon (revision 1382605746).
District lines: US Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2026 (120th Congress) and 2025 cartographic boundary files (119th Congress), public domain.
Members: unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0).
Counties: US Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file (public domain); 2024 county results summed from the same MEDSL precinct returns, with the official county totals above.
Demographics: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024 (public domain).
2028 candidates: Federal Election Commission (public domain).
Photos: official portraits, public domain (US government); see Photo credits.
PollCheck US. Data through November 5, 2026. Photo credits