New York's 16th congressional district

New York's 16th congressional district
New York 's 16th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative Eliot Engel (D–Bronx)
Ethnicity
Cook PVI D+24[1]

New York's 16th Congressional District is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives represented by Eliot Engel.

The 16th district includes the northern Bronx and the southern half of Westchester County, including the suburban cities of Mount Vernon, Yonkers, and Rye.

From 2003 to 2013 the district included the neighborhoods of Bedford Park, East Tremont, Fordham, Hunts Point, Melrose, Highbridge, Morrisania, Mott Haven and University Heights. Yankee Stadium, Fordham University and the Bronx Zoo were located within the district. Before redistricting, the 2010 Census found that approximately 38% of constituents in New York's 16th lived at or below the federal poverty line, the highest poverty rate of any congressional district in the nation.[2] These neighborhoods were largely reassigned to the 15th district after redistricting, while the current 16th comprises most of the territory that had previously been the 17th District. The current 16th district, while still containing impoverished areas, such as some neighborhoods of Mount Vernon, also contains affluent areas, such as in Scarsdale and Rye, resulting in a more mixed-income demography.

In 2008, the previous version of this district gave Barack Obama his largest victory margin of any congressional district, a margin of 90% (95%-5%).[3] The current configuration of the 16th district is not as overwhelmingly Democratic as the previous version, but retains a Democratic majority.

Voting

List of representatives

Representative Party Years Electoral history
District created 1803 [Data unknown/missing.]
John Paterson Democratic-Republican March 4, 1803 –
March 3, 1805		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Uri Tracy Democratic-Republican March 4, 1805 –
March 3, 1807		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Reuben Humphrey Democratic-Republican March 4, 1807 –
March 3, 1809		 [Data unknown/missing.]
District eliminated March 4, 1809 –
March 3, 1813		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Morris S. Miller Federalist March 4, 1813 –
March 3, 1815		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Thomas R. Gold Federalist March 4, 1815 –
March 3, 1817		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Henry R. Storrs Federalist March 4, 1817 –
March 3, 1821		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Vacant March 4 –
December 3, 1821		 The United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 1821 were held in April, after the congressional term had already begun. It is not clear when the result was announced or the credentials were issued.
Joseph Kirkland Federalist December 3, 1821 –
March 3, 1823		 [Data unknown/missing.]
John W. Cady Adams-Clay
Democratic-Republican		 March 4, 1823 –
March 3, 1825		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Henry Markell Adams March 4, 1825 –
March 3, 1829		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Benedict Arnold Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1829 –
March 3, 1831		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Nathan Soule Jacksonian March 4, 1831 –
March 3, 1833		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Abijah Mann, Jr. Jacksonian March 4, 1833 –
March 3, 1837		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Arphaxed Loomis Democratic March 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1839		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Andrew W. Doig Democratic March 4, 1839 –
March 3, 1843		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Chesselden Ellis Democratic March 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1845		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Hugh White Whig March 4, 1845 –
March 3, 1851		 [Data unknown/missing.]
John Wells Whig March 4, 1851 –
March 3, 1853
George A. Simmons Whig March 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1855		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Opposition March 4, 1855 –
May 30, 1857		 [Data unknown/missing.]
George W. Palmer Republican March 4, 1857 –
March 3, 1861		 [Data unknown/missing.]
William A. Wheeler Republican March 4, 1861 –
March 3, 1863		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Orlando Kellogg Republican March 4, 1863 –
August 24, 1865		 Died
Vacant August 24, 1865 –
December 3, 1866
Robert S. Hale Republican December 3, 1866 –
March 3, 1867		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Orange Ferriss Republican March 4, 1867 –
March 3, 1871		 [Data unknown/missing.]
John Rogers Democratic March 4, 1871 –
March 3, 1873		 [Data unknown/missing.]
James S. Smart Republican March 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1875		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Charles H. Adams Republican March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1877		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Terence J. Quinn Democratic March 4, 1877 –
June 18, 1878		 Died
Vacant June 18, 1878 –
November 5, 1878
John Mosher Bailey Republican November 5, 1878 –
March 3, 1881		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Michael N. Nolan Democratic March 4, 1881 –
March 3, 1883		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Thomas J. Van Alstyne Democratic March 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1885		 [Data unknown/missing.]
John H. Ketcham Republican March 4, 1885 –
March 3, 1893		 Redistricted from 13th district
William Ryan Democratic March 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1895		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Benjamin L. Fairchild Republican March 4, 1895 –
March 3, 1897		 [Data unknown/missing.]
William L. Ward Republican March 4, 1897 –
March 3, 1899		 [Data unknown/missing.]
John Q. Underhill Democratic March 4, 1899 –
March 3, 1901		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Cornelius A. Pugsley Democratic March 4, 1901 –
March 3, 1903		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Jacob Ruppert, Jr. Democratic March 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1907		 Redistricted from 15th district
Francis B. Harrison Democratic March 4, 1907 –
March 3, 1913		 Redistricted to 20th district
Peter J. Dooling Democratic March 4, 1913 –
March 3, 1919		 Redistricted to 15th district
Thomas F. Smith Democratic March 4, 1919 –
March 3, 1921		 Redistricted from 15th district
William Bourke Cockran Democratic March 4, 1921 –
March 1, 1923		 Died
Vacant March 1, 1923 –
November 6, 1923
John J. O'Connor Democratic November 6, 1923 –
January 3, 1939		 [Data unknown/missing.]
James H. Fay Democratic January 3, 1939 –
January 3, 1941		 [Data unknown/missing.]
William T. Pheiffer Republican January 3, 1941 –
January 3, 1943		 [Data unknown/missing.]
James H. Fay Democratic January 3, 1943 –
January 3, 1945		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Ellsworth B. Buck Republican January 3, 1945 –
January 3, 1949		 Redistricted from 11th district
James J. Murphy Democratic January 3, 1949 –
January 3, 1953		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Democratic January 3, 1953 –
January 3, 1963		 Redistricted from 22nd district
Redistricted to 18th district
John M. Murphy Democratic January 3, 1963 –
January 3, 1973		 Redistricted to 17th district
Elizabeth Holtzman Democratic January 3, 1973 –
January 3, 1981		 Unsuccessful Candidate for the United States Senate
Chuck Schumer Democratic January 3, 1981 –
January 3, 1983		 Redistricted to 10th district
Charles B. Rangel Democratic January 3, 1983 –
January 3, 1993		 Redistricted from 19th district
Redistricted to 15th district
José E. Serrano Democratic January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 2013		 Redistricted from 18th district
Redistricted to 15th district
Eliot Engel Democratic January 3, 2013 –
Present		 Redistricted from 17th district

Election results

Note that in New York State electoral politics there are numerous minor parties at various points on the political spectrum. Certain parties will invariably endorse either the Republican or Democratic candidate for every office, hence the state electoral results contain both the party votes, and the final candidate votes (Listed as "Recap").

US House election, 2010: New York District 16
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic José E. Serrano 58,478 90.8
Working Families José E. Serrano 3,164 4.9
total José E. Serrano 61,642 95.7 -0.9
Republican Frank Della Valle 2,257 3.5
Conservative (N.Y.) Frank Della Valle 501 0.8
total Frank Della Valle 2,758 4.3 +0.9
Majority 58,884 91.4 -1.8
Turnout 64,400 100 -51.1
US House election, 2008: New York District 16
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic José E. Serrano 123,312 93.7
Working Families José E. Serrano 3,867 2.9
total José E. Serrano 127,179 96.6 +1.3
Republican Ali Mohamed 3,941 3.0
Conservative (N.Y.) Ali Mohamed 547 0.4
total Ali Mohamed 4,488 3.4 -1.3
Majority 122,691 93.2 +2.6
Turnout 131,667 100 +123.6
US House election, 2006: New York District 16
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic José E. Serrano 53,179 90.3
Working Families José E. Serrano 2,945 5.0
total José E. Serrano 56,124 95.3 +0.1
Republican Ali Mohamed 2,045 3.5
Conservative (N.Y.) Ali Mohamed 714 1.2
total Ali Mohamed 2,759 4.7 -0.1
Majority 53,365 90.6 +0.2
Turnout 58,883 100 -49.8
US House election, 2004: New York District 16
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic José E. Serrano 106,739 91.0
Working Families José E. Serrano 4,899 4.2
total José E. Serrano 111,638 95.2 +3.1
Republican Ali Mohamed 4,917 4.2
Conservative (N.Y.) Ali Mohamed 693 0.6
total Ali Mohamed 5,610 4.8 -3.1
Majority 106,028 90.4 +6.3
Turnout 117,248 100 +112.9
US House election, 2002: New York District 16
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic José E. Serrano 50,716 92.1 -3.7
Republican Frank DellaValle 4,366 7.9 +4.2
Majority 46,350 84.1 -8.1
Turnout 55,082 100 -48.8
US House election, 2000: New York District 16
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic José E. Serrano 103,041 95.8 +0.4
Republican Aaron Justice 3,934 3.7 +0.2
Conservative (N.Y.) Richard Retcho 571 0.5 -0.6
Majority 99,107 92.2 +0.2
Turnout 107,546 100 +52.4
US House election, 1998: New York District 16
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic José E. Serrano 67,367 95.4 -0.9
Republican Thomas W. Bayley, Jr. 2,457 3.5 +0.6
Conservative (N.Y.) Owen Camp 756 1.1 +0.3
Majority 64,910 92.0 -1.4
Turnout 70,580 100 -28.9
US House election, 1996: New York District 16
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic José E. Serrano 95,568 96.3
Republican Rodney Torres 2,878 2.9
Conservative (N.Y.) Owen Camp 787 0.8
Majority 92,690 93.4
Turnout 99,233 100

Historical district boundaries

2003 - 2013

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  2. ↑ Sisk, Richard (September 29, 2010). "South Bronx is poorest district in nation, U.S. Census Bureau finds: 38% live below poverty line". New York Daily News. Retrieved February 7, 2014.
  3. ↑ Swing State Project Archived 2009-03-05 at the Wayback Machine.

Sources

Books

  • Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
  • Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.

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