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New York's 56th
State Senate district
Senator
  Jeremy Cooney
D–Rochester
Registration43.2% Democratic
26.1% Republican
23.7% No party preference
Demographics65% White
17% Black
11% Hispanic
4% Asian
Population (2017)290,184
Registered voters179,667

New York's 56th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Jeremy Cooney since 2021, succeeding Republican Joseph Robach.

Geography

District 56 is located entirely within Monroe County in Western New York, including much of western Rochester and its surrounding suburbs of Brighton, Gates, Greece, Parma, Clarkson, and Hamlin.

The district overlaps with New York's 25th congressional district and with the 134th, 136th, 137th, 138th, and 139th districts of the New York State Assembly.

Recent election results

2024

2024 New York State Senate election, District 56
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jeremy Cooney
Working Families Jeremy Cooney
Total Jeremy Cooney (incumbent)
Republican Jim VanBrederode
Conservative Jim VanBrederode
Total Jim VanBrederode
Write-in
Total votes 100.0

2022

2022 New York State Senate election, District 56
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jeremy Cooney 47,782
Working Families Jeremy Cooney 3,922
Total Jeremy Cooney (incumbent) 51,704 54.2
Republican Jim VanBrederode 35,879
Conservative Jim VanBrederode 7,295
Independence Jim VanBrederode 512
Total Jim VanBrederode 43,686 45.8
Write-in 31 0.0
Total votes 95,421 100.0
Democratic hold

2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 56
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jeremy Cooney 11,136 53.9
Democratic Hilda Rosario Escher 4,887 23.7
Democratic Sherita Traywick 4,642 22.4
Write-in 10 0.0
Total votes 20,675 100.0
General election
Democratic Jeremy Cooney 64,491
Working Families Jeremy Cooney 5,460
Total Jeremy Cooney 69,951 55.7
Republican Michael Barry Jr. 46,137
Conservative Michael Barry Jr. 7,572
Independence Michael Barry Jr. 1,646
Total Michael Barry Jr. 55,355 44.1
Write-in 214 0.2
Total votes 125,520 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 56
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joseph Robach 43,152
Conservative Joseph Robach 7,200
Independence Joseph Robach 2,310
Reform Joseph Robach 429
Total Joseph Robach (incumbent) 53,091 55.5
Democratic Jeremy Cooney 40,214
Working Families Jeremy Cooney 1,452
Women's Equality Jeremy Cooney 831
Total Jeremy Cooney 42,497 44.5
Write-in 27 0.0
Total votes 95,615 100.0
Republican hold

2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 56
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joseph Robach 58,190
Conservative Joseph Robach 9,405
Independence Joseph Robach 5,350
Reform Joseph Robach 629
Total Joseph Robach (incumbent) 73,574 63.2
Democratic Ann Lewis 39,680
Working Families Ann Lewis 3,084
Total Ann Lewis 42,764 36.7
Write-in 57 0.1
Total votes 116,395 100.0
Republican hold

2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 56
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joseph Robach 36,330
Conservative Joseph Robach 8,115
Independence Joseph Robach 7,370
Total Joseph Robach (incumbent) 51,815 99.1
Write-in 454 0.9
Total votes 52,269 100.0
Republican hold

2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 56
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joseph Robach 57,687
Independence Joseph Robach 11,233
Conservative Joseph Robach 10,652
Total Joseph Robach (incumbent) 79,572 99.3
Write-in 549 0.7
Total votes 80,121 100.0
Republican hold

Federal results in District 56

Year Office Results
2020 President Biden 57.1 – 40.5%
2016 President Clinton 54.1 – 41.1%
2012 President Obama 60.0 – 38.4%
Senate Gillibrand 67.9 – 30.5%

References

  1. ^ "State Senate District 56, NY". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  2. "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
  3. "New York State Senator Jeremy A. Cooney". The New York State Senate. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  4. "Our District". The New York State Senate. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  5. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  6. "2022 Election Results". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  7. "Certified Results from the June 23, 2020 Primary Election" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. August 6, 2020. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  8. ^ "New York State Senate District 56". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  9. "State Senator 56th 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 24, 2019.
  11. "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
New York State Legislature districts
Senate
Assembly
Members of the New York State Senate
204th New York Legislature (2021–2022)
President of the Senate
Antonio Delgado (D)
President pro tempore and Majority Leader
Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D)
Minority Leader
Rob Ortt (R)
  1. ▌Anthony Palumbo (R)
  2. ▌Mario Mattera (R)
  3. ▌Dean Murray (R)
  4. ▌Monica Martinez (D)
  5. ▌Steven Rhoads (R)
  6. ▌Kevin Thomas (D)
  7. ▌Jack Martins (R)
  8. ▌Alexis Weik (R)
  9. ▌Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick (R)
  10. ▌James Sanders Jr. (D)
  11. ▌Toby Ann Stavisky (D)
  12. ▌Michael Gianaris (D)
  13. ▌Jessica Ramos (D)
  14. ▌Leroy Comrie (D)
  15. ▌Joseph Addabbo Jr. (D)
  16. ▌John Liu (D)
  17. ▌Iwen Chu (D)
  18. ▌Julia Salazar (D)
  19. ▌Roxanne Persaud (D)
  20. ▌Zellnor Myrie (D)
  21. ▌Kevin Parker (D)
  22. ▌Simcha Felder (D)
  23. ▌Jessica Scarcella-Spanton (D)
  24. ▌Andrew Lanza (R)
  25. ▌Jabari Brisport (D)
  26. ▌Andrew Gounardes (D)
  27. ▌Brian P. Kavanagh (D)
  28. ▌Liz Krueger (D)
  29. ▌José M. Serrano (D)
  30. ▌Cordell Cleare (D)
  31. ▌Robert Jackson (D)
  32. ▌Luis R. Sepúlveda (D)
  33. ▌Gustavo Rivera (D)
  34. ▌Nathalia Fernandez (D)
  35. ▌Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D)
  36. ▌Jamaal Bailey (D)
  37. ▌Shelley Mayer (D)
  38. ▌Bill Weber (R)
  39. ▌Robert Rolison (R)
  40. ▌Peter Harckham (D)
  41. ▌Michelle Hinchey (D)
  42. ▌James Skoufis (D)
  43. ▌Jake Ashby (R)
  44. ▌Jim Tedisco (R)
  45. ▌Dan Stec (R)
  46. ▌Neil Breslin (D)
  47. ▌Brad Hoylman-Sigal (D)
  48. ▌Rachel May (D)
  49. ▌Mark Walczyk (R)
  50. ▌John Mannion (D)
  51. ▌Peter Oberacker (R)
  52. ▌Lea Webb (D)
  53. ▌Joseph Griffo (R)
  54. ▌Pam Helming (R)
  55. ▌Samra Brouk (D)
  56. ▌Jeremy Cooney (D)
  57. ▌George Borrello (R)
  58. ▌Tom O'Mara (R)
  59. ▌Kristen Gonzalez (D)
  60. ▌Patrick M. Gallivan (R)
  61. ▌Sean Ryan (D)
  62. ▌Rob Ortt (R)
  63. ▌Vacant
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