Representative Laura Gillen, Democratic from New York

Laura Gillen

New York's 4th congressional district

NY-4 Midterms Intelligence

Laura Gillen holds one of New York’s purest swing seats: NY-04 is just D+2, with 98% competitiveness, yet it has trended six points left as affluent suburban voters recoil from national Republicans. This is a high-income, high-homeownership Nassau County district—median income tops $141,082 and homeownership is 80.6%—where Gillen’s brand depends on pragmatic competence, not ideology. The electorate is diverse but anchored by property-conscious homeowners who want government to function, taxes and costs contained, and public safety taken seriously.

For advocates, the opening is kitchen-table suburbanism: infrastructure reliability, health care access, and cost-of-living arguments travel better than movement rhetoric. With housing costs high and poverty just 4.0%, broad anti-poverty messaging is less potent than appeals tied to protecting home values, commute quality, hospitals, and disaster resilience. Gillen’s committee posts on Transportation and Science reinforce that lane. Strategically, this is a persuasion district, not a base-mobilization one: campaigns should be bipartisan in tone, locally validated, and calibrated for persuadable independents and soft Republicans.

Representative Laura Gillen represents New York's 4th congressional district, serving 773,177 constituents. The district has an estimated median household income of $141,082 and an unemployment rate of 5.1%.

Economic & Demographic Snapshot

773,177Population
↓ 260
$141,082Median Incomenat'l $37,585
↑ $9,252
5.1%Unemploymentnat'l 3.5%
↑ 0.1%
4%Poverty Ratenat'l 12.4%
↑ 0.2%
80.6%Homeownershipnat'l 65.5%
→ no change
$2,147Median Rentnat'l $1,163
↑ $111
12.9%Public Transitnat'l 5%
→ no change
37.0 minMean Commutenat'l 26.4 min
→ no change

Data sourced from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2017-2021 vs. 2019-2023). All figures are statistical estimates with 90% confidence level.

New York District 4 Demographics

Median Age 40.7 (vs 38.5) · Homeownership 80.6% (vs 65.5%) · Bachelor’s+ 44.9% (vs 33.7%) · Poverty 4% (vs 12.4%) · Income $141,082 (vs $37,585)

Key Issues for This District
Immigration policyRent burden

Age Distribution

Skews older than the national average (median age 40.7 vs 38.5 nationally). The largest age cohort is 50–59 at 13.4%.

Race & Ethnicity

A majority-minority district. White residents are the largest group at 51.4%. Also significant: Hispanic (22.2%), Black (17.5%).

* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Racial categories include both Hispanic and non-Hispanic individuals.

Education

Highly educated: 44.9% hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, well above the 33.7% national average. 8.9% of residents lack a high school diploma. 19.9% hold a post-graduate degree.

Income Distribution

Median household income is $141,082, well above the $37,585 national median.

Housing

A homeowner district: 80.6% own their home, well above the 65.5% national average. Median rent is $2,147. Median home value is $648,400.

How People Get to Work

60.5% drive alone. Average commute is 37 minutes.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates
Data represents 5-year statistical estimates for increased reliability.
Note: New York congressional districts were significantly redrawn in 2022, affecting demographic comparisons between different survey periods.

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