New York's 53rd State Senate district

New York's 53rd State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Rachel May since 2019, following her defeat of IDC-aligned incumbent David Valesky in the 2018 primary election.[3]

New York's 53rd State Senate District
Senator	Rachel May D–Syracuse
Registration	41.1% Democratic 26.4% Republican 24.6% No party preference
Demographics	75% White 13% Black 5% Hispanic 3% Asian 1% Native American
Population (2017)	287,434[1]
Registered voters	179,529[2]

Geography

District 53 is based around the city of Syracuse in Onondaga County, and stretches to cover all of Madison County and parts of Oneida County in Central New York.[1][3]

The district overlaps with New York's 22nd and 24th congressional districts, and with the 117th, 121st, 126th, 127th, 128th, and 129th districts of the New York State Assembly.[4]

Recent election results

2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 53[5][6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rachel May (incumbent)	66,643	54.8
	Republican	Sam Rodgers	53,734	44.2
	Libertarian	Russell Penner	1,246	1.0
Total votes			121,623	100.0
	Democratic hold

2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 53[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rachel May	8,553	51.8
	Democratic	David Valesky (incumbent)	7,943	48.2
Total votes			16,496	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Rachel May	48,076	51.2
	Republican	Janet Berl Burman	34,648	36.9
	Independence	David Valesky (incumbent)	11,018	11.7
Total votes			93,810	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 53[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David Valesky (incumbent)	82,524	100.0
Total votes			82,524	100.0
	Democratic hold

2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 53[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David Valesky (incumbent)	51,052	100.0
Total votes			51,052	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 53[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David Valesky (incumbent)	84,429	100.0
Total votes			84,429	100.0
	Democratic hold

Federal results in District 53

Year	Office	Results[7]
2016	President	Clinton 54.3 – 39.8%
2012	President	Obama 62.3 – 35.8%
	Senate	Gillibrand 70.0 – 27.2%

References

1. "State Senate District 53, NY". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
2. "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
3. "Our District". Rachel May, The New York State Senate. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
5. "New York State Senate District 53". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
6. "State Senator 53rd Senate District - General Election - November 3, 2020". New York State Board of Elections. December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
7. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 23, 2019.