Largest Assembly Districts

Often you hear people comparing the size of different Assembly Districts. I was curious what the actual size numbers where and realized I could run off a few tables with a few lines of code.

20 Largest Assembly Districts By Area
Member Party Square Miles
Robert Smullen Republican 118 4,171
Ken Blankenbush Republican 117 4,032
Billy Jones Democratic 115 3,319
Matthew Simpson Republican 114 3,303
Chris Tague Republican 102 2,654
Joseph M. Giglio Republican 148 2,644
Joe Angelino Republican 121 2,296
Scott Gray Republican 116 2,225
Philip A. Palmesano Republican 132 2,015
Stephen Hawley Republican 139 1,882
William A. Barclay Republican 120 1,768
Brian Manktelow Republican 130 1,612
Andy Goodell Republican 150 1,526
Jeff Gallahan Republican 131 1,443
Brian Maher Republican 101 1,290
Majorie Byrnes Republican 133 1,263
David DiPietro Republican 147 1,137
Fred W. Thiele, Jr. Democratic 1 1,105
Michael Norris Republican 144 1,063
Brian Miller Republican 122 966
Andy Arthur, 2/16/23.
Data Source: NYS GIS Assembly Districts

And here are the largest Democratic districts by area. In general, most of the Democratic districts are far more urban then Republican districts. You can fit Al Stirpe’s district in Billy Jones more then 16 times.

20 Largest Democratic Assembly Districts By Area
Member Party Square Miles
Billy Jones Democratic 115 3,319
Fred W. Thiele, Jr. Democratic 1 1,105
Aileen Gunther Democratic 100 927
Didi Barrett Democratic 106 892
Anna Kelles Democratic 125 642
Sarahana Shrestha Democratic 103 558
Carrie Woerner Democratic 113 338
Angelo Santabarbara Democratic 111 231
Jonathan Rivera Democratic 149 227
Marianne Buttenschon Democratic 119 221
Al Stirpe Democratic 127 199
Chris Burdick Democratic 93 190
Christopher Eachus Democratic 99 177
Jonathan G. Jacobson Democratic 104 160
Dana Levenberg Democratic 95 144
Sarah Clark Democratic 136 140
Jennifer Lunsford Democratic 135 137
Patricia Fahy Democratic 109 124
Pamela J. Hunter Democratic 128 123
Harry B. Bronson Democratic 138 121
Andy Arthur, 2/16/23.
Data Source: NYS GIS Assembly Districts
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