New York's 56th State Senate district

New York's 56th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Republican Senator Joseph Robach, a former Democratic Assemblyman, since 2003.

New York's 56th State Senate District
Current senator	Joseph Robach (R–Greece)
Registration	43.2% Democratic 26.1% Republican 23.7% No party preference
Demographics	65% White 17% Black 11% Hispanic 4% Asian
Population (2017)	290,184[1]
Registered voters	179,667[2]

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.[3]

The district overlaps with U.S. congressional districts 25 and 27, and with New York State Assembly districts 134, 136, 137, 138, and 139.[4]

Recent election results

2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 56[5][6]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jeremy A. Cooney	11,134	50.4
	Democratic	Hilda Enid Rosario Escher	4,887	22.1
	Democratic	Sherita S. Traywick	4,634	21.0
Total votes			22,083	100
General election
	Republican	Michael Barry Jr.
	Democratic	Jeremy Cooney
Total votes

2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 56[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joseph Robach (incumbent)	53,091	55.5
	Democratic	Jeremy Cooney	42,497	44.4
Total votes			95,615	100
	Republican hold

2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 56[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joseph Robach (incumbent)	73,574	63.2
	Democratic	Ann C. Lewis	42,764	36.8
Total votes			116,338	100
	Republican hold

2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 56[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joseph Robach (incumbent)	51,815	100
Total votes			51,815	100
	Republican hold

2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 56[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joseph Robach (incumbent)	79,572	100
Total votes			79,572	100
	Republican hold

Federal results in District 56

Year	Office	Results[7]
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 24 July 2019.
2. "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
3. "Our District". Joseph Roach, The New York State Senate. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
5. "Certified Results from the June 23, 2020 Primary Election" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. August 6, 2020. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
6. "New York State Senate District 56". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
7. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved 24 July 2019.