STATE

• Population: 19.85 million
• Population density: 421 people/square mile
• Median age: 36
• Plurality of state population age: 45-49
• Population by age: under 18 is 21%, 18-64 is 63%, 65+ is 16%
• Race and ethnicity: 55% White, 18% Latino, 17% Black, 9% Asian, 1% Other
• Sex: male is 48.6%, female is 51.4%
• Median household income: $60,741
• Poverty rates: 14.1%

DISTRICT 19

• Population: 700, 975
• Population density: 88.3 people/square mile
• Median age: 44.9
• Plurality of district population age: 50-59
• Population by age: under 18 is 18% 18-64 is 62%, 65+ is 20%
• Race and ethnicity: 84% White, 8% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Other
• Sex: male is 50.1%, female is 49.9%
• Median household income: $61,662
• Poverty rates: 12.4%

• 2016 Election Numbers: New York as a state voted for Hillary Clinton. 59% of votes went to Clinton, 36.5% of votes went to Trump, and 4.5% voted for other candidates.
• Faso's Endorsements: Major endorsements for John Faso’s campaign came from Elliott Management, Jane Street Capital, AT&T Inc., Blackstone Group, and Met Life Inc.. 
• Delgado's Endorsements: Antonio Delgado’s campaign received endorsements from international law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, Swing Left, Alphabet Inc., Columbia University, Harvard University, and more. 
• Major Issues: According to a voter survey from WNYT, the top three issues that will dictate how they vote in this election are the presidency, healthcare, and jobs/the economy. 89.2% of the time, John Faso votes in line with Trump’s position on major issues. In terms of jobs and the economy, Delgado states on his campaign website, “I want to ensure that local small businesses are no longer crippled by regulations while massive corporations play by their own set of rules. I will be an ally to small businesses, workers, and labor unions, not big corporations and special interests. And I will fight to increase the minimum wage”. Faso’s campaign website lacks detail about jobs, but about the economy he says the following: “Working to grow our local economies, he recognizes that New York’s high tax burden and byzantine regulations are causing families and businesses to flee the state and set down roots elsewhere. To help combat this dangerous trend, John introduced H.R. 1871, the Property Tax Reduction Act, a bill that would prevent New York State from pushing the financial burden of the state’s Medicaid program onto county property taxpayers, providing relief for many Upstate families”. Healthcare is arguably the most crucial issue being debated, and the candidates have the following views. On Faso’s website, it says, “John is working to reform our healthcare system with commonsense solutions that will improve the quality of the care we receive, lower costs, increase transparency and allow families, not the government, to make decisions about their care”, while Delgado says “My goal is to get us to universal coverage as fast as possible, and the best way to do that is by creating a public option, giving everyone the choice to opt into Medicare.”