House districts / New York
New York's 8th congressional district
NY-8. Same lines in 2026 as in 2024.
Fundraising
- Hakeem Jeffries Das of Oct 14, 2026Raised $17.9mSpent $18.6m · Cash $4.2m
2 other 2026 candidates filed reports (primary candidates). 6 other candidates have 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 71.2% | Trump 27.2% | 1.6% | D+44.0 |
| 2020 | Biden 77.2% | Trump 21.9% | 0.9% | D+55.4 |
| 2016 | Clinton 79.7% | Trump 17.9% | 2.3% | D+61.8 |
Who lives here
| Measure | This district | US |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population | 759,088 | |
| Adults (18+) | 598,390 | |
| Citizens, % of adults | 86.5% | 92.1% |
| Age, % of adults | ||
| 18 to 29 | 19.2% | 20.3% |
| 30 to 44 | 27.0% | 25.9% |
| 45 to 64 | 31.2% | 31.8% |
| 65 and over | 22.6% | 22.0% |
| Race and Hispanic origin, % of residents | ||
| White | 27.4% | 57.4% |
| Black | 41.4% | 11.9% |
| Hispanic | 16.2% | 19.3% |
| Asian | 8.2% | 5.9% |
| Other or more than one | 6.7% | 5.5% |
| Education and income | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher, % of 25+ | 36.2% | 35.7% |
| Median household income | $66,089 | $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 | Hakeem S. Jeffries Democrat | 75.1% | John J. Delaney Republican + Conservative others 0.4% | 24.5% | D+50.6 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2022 seat count changed from 27 to 26 after the census | |||||
| 2022 | Hakeem S. Jeffries Democrat | 71.6% | Yuri Dashevsky Republican + Conservative others 0.1% | 28.2% | D+43.4 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2012-2020 seat count changed from 29 to 27 after the census | |||||
| 2020 | Hakeem S. Jeffries Democrat + Working Families | 84.8% | Garfield H. Wallace Republican + Conservative others 0.1% | 15.2% | D+69.6 |
| 2018 | Hakeem S. Jeffries Democrat + Working Families | 94.2% | Ernest C. Johnson Conservative others 0.6% | 5.2% | D+88.9 |
| 2016 | Hakeem S. Jeffries Democrat + Working families | 93.2% | Daniel J. Cavanagh Conservative others 0.1% | 6.7% | D+86.5 |
| 2014 | Hakeem S. Jeffries Democrat + Working families | 81.2% | Alan Bellone Conservative others 11.8% | 7.0% | D+74.2 |
| 2012 | Hakeem S. Jeffries Democrat + Working families | 77.9% | Alan S. Bellone Republican + Conservative others 14.6% | 7.5% | D+70.4 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2002-2010 seat count changed from 31 to 29 after the census | |||||
| 2010 | Jerrold Nadler Democrat | 69.1% | Susan L. Kone Republican + Conservative others 8.6% | 22.4% | D+46.7 |
| 2008 | Jerrold Nadler Democrat + Working families | 63.5% | Grace Lin Republican + Conservative others 21.1% | 15.4% | D+48.1 |
| 2006 | Jerrold Nadler Democrat + Working families | 76.2% | Eleanor Friedman Republican others 11.6% | 12.2% | D+63.9 |
| 2004 | Jerrold Nadler Democrat + Working families | 64.4% | Peter Hort Republican + Conservative, Independence others 20.0% | 15.6% | D+48.8 |
| 2002 | Jerrold L. Nadler Democrat + Working families, Liberal | 57.2% | Jim Farrin Republican + Independence others 28.9% | 13.9% | D+43.3 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1992-2000 seat count changed from 34 to 31 after the census | |||||
| 2000 | Jerrold Nadler Democrat + Liberal, Working families | 66.0% | Marian S. Henry Republican others 22.1% | 11.9% | D+54.1 |
| 1998 | Jerrold Nadler Democrat + Liberal | 71.4% | Theodore Howard Republican others 17.0% | 11.6% | D+59.8 |
| 1996 | Jerrold Nadler Democrat + Liberal | 66.7% | Michael Benjamin Republican + Freedom others 20.2% | 13.2% | D+53.5 |
| 1994 | Jerrold Nadler Democrat + Liberal | 68.2% | David L. Askren Republican others 18.7% | 13.1% | D+55.1 |
| 1992 | Jerrold Nadler Democrat + Liberal | 60.8% | David L. Askren Republican others 28.0% | 11.2% | D+49.5 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1982-1990 seat count changed from 39 to 34 after the census | |||||
| 1990 | James H. Scheuer Democrat + Libertarian | 55.6% | Gustave Reifenkugel Republican + Conservative others 23.1% | 21.3% | D+34.2 |
| 1988 | James H. Scheuer Democrat + Liberal | 100.0% | D+100.0 | ||
| 1986 | James H. Scheuer Democrat + Liberal | 90.2% | Gustave Reigenkugel Conservative | 9.8% | D+80.4 |
| 1984 | James H. Scheuer Democrat + Liberal | 62.8% | Robert L. Brandofino Republican + Conservative | 37.2% | D+25.5 |
| 1982 | James H. Scheuer Democrat + Liberal | 89.5% | John T. Blume Conservative | 10.5% | D+79.1 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1976-1980 | |||||
| 1980 | Benjamin S. Rosenthal Democrat + Liberal | 75.6% | Albert Lemishow Republican + Conservative, Right to life | 24.4% | D+51.3 |
| 1978 | Benjamin S. Rosenthal Democrat + Liberal | 78.7% | Albert Lemishow Republican others 5.4% | 15.9% | D+62.7 |
| 1976 | Benjamin S. Rosenthal Democrat + Liberal | 77.8% | Albert Lemishow Republican + Conservative others 0.3% | 21.9% | D+55.9 |
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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