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 Democrat Jeremy Cooney since 2021, succeeding Republican Joseph Robach.^[3]

New York's 56th State Senate district
Senator	Jeremy Cooney D–Rochester
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.^[1][4]

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.^[5]

Recent election results

2024

2024 New York State Senate election, District 56^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jeremy Cooney	70,091
	Working Families	Jeremy Cooney	6,250
	Total	Jeremy Cooney (incumbent)	76,341	58.9
	Republican	Jim VanBrederode	45,830
	Conservative	Jim VanBrederode	7,462
	Total	Jim VanBrederode	53,292	41.1
	Write-in		69	0.0
Total votes			129,702	100.0
	Democratic hold

2022

2022 New York State Senate election, District 56^[7]

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^[8][9][10]

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^[9]

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^[9]

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^[9]

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^[9]

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[11][12]
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%