New York's 53rd State Senate district

New York's 53rd State Senate district
Senator	Joseph Griffo R – Rome
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]

New York's 53rd State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Republican Joseph Griffo since 2023. ^[3]

Geography

District 53 includes all of Oneida and Madison Counties and parts of Chenango, and Herkimer. ^{[1] [4]}

The district overlaps with New York's 19th and 22nd congressional districts, and with the 117th, 121st, 126th, 127th, 128th, and 129th districts of the New York State Assembly. ^[5]

Recent election results

2024

2024 New York State Senate election, District 53 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joseph Griffo	89,023
	Conservative	Joseph Griffo	10,436
	Total	Joseph Griffo (incumbent)	99,459	70.2
	Democratic	James Meyers	38,285
	Working Families	James Meyers	3,921
	Total	James Meyers	42,206	29.8
	Write-in		71	0.0
Total votes			141,736	100.0
	Republican hold

2022

2022 New York State Senate election, District 53 ^{[7] [8]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joseph Griffo	73,709
	Conservative	Joseph Griffo	12,663
	Total	Joseph Griffo	86,372	99.3
	Write-in		580	0.7
Total votes			86,952	100.0
	Republican win (new boundaries)

2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 53 ^{[7] [9]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rachel May	61,697
	Working Families	Rachel May	5,002
	Total	Rachel May (incumbent)	66,699	54.8
	Republican	Sam Rodgers	45,537
	Conservative	Sam Rodgers	6,075
	Independence	Sam Rodgers	2,084
	SAM	Sam Rodgers	102
	Total	Sam Rodgers	53,798	44.2
	Libertarian	Russell Penner	1,246	1.0
	Write-in		49	0.0
Total votes			121,792	100.0
	Democratic hold

2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 53 ^[7]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rachel May	8,553	51.8
	Democratic	David Valesky (incumbent)	7,943	48.2
	Write-in		0	0.0
Total votes			16,496	100.0
	Women's Equality	David Valesky (incumbent)	2	66.6
	Women's Equality	Zephyr Teachout	1	33.3
	Write-in		0	0.0
Total votes			3	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Rachel May	45,706
	Working Families	Rachel May	5,002
	Total	Rachel May	48,076	51.3
	Republican	Janet Berl Burman	29,627
	Conservative	Janet Berl Burman	5,021
	Total	Janet Berl Burman	34,648	36.9
	Independence	David Valesky	9,625
	Women's Equality	David Valesky	1,393
	Total	David Valesky (incumbent)	11,018	11.7
	Write-in		68	0.1
Total votes			93,810	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 53 ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David Valesky	68,854
	Independence	David Valesky	11,017
	Women's Equality	David Valesky	2,653
	Total	David Valesky (incumbent)	82,524	99.2
	Write-in		658	0.8
Total votes			83,182	100.0
	Democratic hold

2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 53 ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David Valesky	41,789
	Independence	David Valesky	9,263
	Total	David Valesky (incumbent)	51,052	98.7
	Write-in		659	1.3
Total votes			51,711	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 53 ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David Valesky	68,897
	Independence	David Valesky	7,821
	Working Families	David Valesky	7,711
	Total	David Valesky (incumbent)	84,429	99.4
	Write-in		507	0.6
Total votes			84,936	100.0
	Democratic hold

Federal results in District 53

Year	Office	Results [10] [11]
2020	President	Biden 57.9 – 39.7%
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. "New York State Senator Joseph A. Griffo". The New York State Senate. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
4. "Our District". The New York State Senate. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
5. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
6. "2024 Election Results". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
7. "New York State Senate District 53". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
8. "State Senator 53rd Senate District - General Election - November 8, 2022". New York State Board of Elections . Retrieved May 31, 2023.
9. "State Senator 53rd Senate District - General Election - November 3, 2020". New York State Board of Elections. December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
10. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
11. "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 9, 2021.