New York's 14th congressional district explained

State:New York
District Number:14
Image Caption:Interactive map of district boundaries
Representative:Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Party:Democratic
Residence:Queens
Percent Urban:100.00
Percent Rural:0.00
Population:730,392
Population Year:2022
Median Income:$61,052[1]
Percent White:17.7
Percent Hispanic:51.3
Percent Black:15.9
Percent Asian:11.5
Percent More Than One Race:2.2
Percent Other Race:1.5
Cpvi:D+28[2]

New York's 14th congressional district is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives located in New York City, represented by Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

The district includes the eastern part of The Bronx and part of north-central Queens. The Queens portion includes the neighborhoods of Astoria, College Point, Corona, East Elmhurst, Elmhurst, Jackson Heights, and Woodside. The Bronx portion of the district includes the neighborhoods of City Island, Country Club, Van Nest, Morris Park, Parkchester, Pelham Bay, Schuylerville, and Throggs Neck. The Bronx section of the district takes in part of the majority-Latino sections of the Bronx, with large Puerto Rican, Mexican, and Dominican populations, while the Queens section of the district includes ethnically diverse neighborhoods with large Chinese, Ecuadorian, Indian, Bangladeshi, and Greek communities. The district has the highest percentages of Ecuadorian Americans, at 9.0%, and Bangladeshi Americans, at 2.3%, out of New York's congressional districts.[3] Roughly half of the population of the district is of Hispanic or Latino heritage, making it one of the more Latino districts in New York. Before redistricting for the 2012 election, much of the area was in New York's 7th congressional district.

Recent statewide election results

YearOfficeResult
2000PresidentGore (D) 70–23%
2004PresidentKerry (D) 74–25%
2008PresidentObama (D) 78–21%
2012PresidentObama (D) 80–18%
2016PresidentClinton (D) 77–19%
2020PresidentBiden (D) 73–25%

History

During the 1970s, this area was the ; in the 1980s it was the . The district was a Brooklyn-based seat until 1982 when it became the Staten Island district. In 1992 it became the East Side of Manhattan district, which for most of its existence had been the . In 2012, the district shifted to the former territory of the 7th district in Queens and the Bronx. From 2003 to 2013, the district encompassed much of what is now New York's 12th congressional district, including Central Park and the East Side of Manhattan; all of Roosevelt Island; and the neighborhoods of Astoria, Long Island City, and Sunnyside in Queens.

List of members representing the district

MemberPartyYearsCong
ress
Electoral historyLocation
District established March 4, 1803
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Erastus Root
Democratic-Republicannowrap March 4, 1803 –
March 3, 1805
Elected in 1802.
Retired.
1803–1809
Delaware and Otsego.
align=left John Russell
Democratic-Republicannowrap March 4, 1805 –
March 3, 1809
Elected in 1804.
Re-elected in 1806.
Retired.
align=left Vincent Mathews
Federalistnowrap March 4, 1809 –
March 3, 1811
Elected in 1808.
Retired.
1809–1813
Tioga, Steuben, Cayuga and Seneca.
align=left Daniel Avery
Democratic-Republicannowrap March 4, 1811 –
March 3, 1813
Re-elected in 1810.
Redistricted to the .
align=left Jacob Markell
Federalistnowrap March 4, 1813 –
March 3, 1815
Elected in 1812.
Retired.
1813–1819
Montgomery
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Daniel Cady
Federalistnowrap March 4, 1815 –
March 3, 1817
Elected in 1814.
Retired.
align=left John Herkimer
Democratic-Republicannowrap March 4, 1817 –
March 3, 1819
Elected in 1816.
Redistricted to the .
align=left John Fay
Democratic-Republicannowrap March 4, 1819 –
March 3, 1821
Elected in 1818.
Retired.
1819–1823
Montgomery County and the Town of Danube in Herkimer County.
Vacantnowrap March 4, 1821 –
December 3, 1821
Elections were held in April 1821. It is unclear when results were announced or credentials issued.
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Alfred Conkling
Democratic-Republicannowrap December 3, 1821 –
March 3, 1823
Elected in 1821.
Retired.
align=left rowspan=2 Henry R. Storrs
Democratic-Republicannowrap March 4, 1823 –
March 3, 1825
Elected in 1822.
Re-elected in 1824.
Re-elected in 1826.
Re-elected in 1828.
Retired.
1823–1833
Oneida
Anti-Jacksoniannowrap March 4, 1825 –
March 3, 1831
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Samuel Beardsley
Jacksoniannowrap March 4, 1831 –
March 3, 1833
Elected in 1830.
Redistricted to the .
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Ransom H. Gillet
Jacksoniannowrap March 4, 1833 –
March 3, 1837
Elected in 1832.
Re-elected in 1834.
Retired.
1833–1843
align=left James B. Spencer
Democraticnowrap March 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1839
Elected in 1836.
Retired.
align=left John Fine
Democraticnowrap March 4, 1839 –
March 3, 1841
Elected in 1838.
Retired.
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Henry Bell Van Rensselaer
Whignowrap March 4, 1841 –
March 3, 1843
Elected in 1840.
Retired.
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Charles Rogers
Whignowrap March 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1845
Elected in 1842.
Retired.
1843–1853
align=left Erastus D. Culver
Whignowrap March 4, 1845 –
March 3, 1847
Elected in 1844.
Retired.
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Orlando Kellogg
Whignowrap March 4, 1847 –
March 3, 1849
Elected in 1846.
Retired.
align=left George R. Andrews
Whignowrap March 4, 1849 –
March 3, 1851
Elected in 1848.
Retired.
align=left John H. Boyd
Whignowrap March 4, 1851 –
March 3, 1853
Elected in 1850.
Retired.
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Rufus W. Peckham
Democraticnowrap March 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1855
Elected in 1852.
Retired.
1853–1863
align=left Samuel Dickson
Oppositionnowrap March 4, 1855 –
March 3, 1857
Elected in 1854.
Retired.
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Erastus Corning
Democraticnowrap March 4, 1857 –
March 3, 1859
Elected in 1856.
Retired.
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John H. Reynolds
Anti-Lecompton Democratnowrap March 4, 1859 –
March 3, 1861
Elected in 1858.
Retired.

Erastus Corning
DemocraticMarch 4, 1861 –
October 5, 1863
Elected in 1860.
Re-elected in 1862.
Resigned.
1863–1873
Vacantnowrap October 5, 1863 –
December 7, 1863
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John V. L. Pruyn
Democraticnowrap December 7, 1863 –
March 3, 1865
Elected to finish Corning's term.
Retired.
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Charles Goodyear
Democraticnowrap March 4, 1865 –
March 3, 1867
Elected in 1864.
Retired.
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John V. L. Pruyn
Democraticnowrap March 4, 1867 –
March 3, 1869
Elected in 1866.
Retired.
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Stephen L. Mayham
Democraticnowrap March 4, 1869 –
March 3, 1871
Elected in 1868.
Retired.
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Eli Perry
Democraticnowrap March 4, 1871 –
March 3, 1873
Elected in 1870.
Redistricted to the .
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David M. De Witt
Democraticnowrap March 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1875
Elected in 1872.
Retired.
1873–1883
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George M. Beebe
Democraticnowrap March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1879
Elected in 1874.
Re-elected in 1876.
Lost re-election.
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John W. Ferdon
Republicannowrap March 4, 1879 –
March 3, 1881
Elected in 1878.
Retired.

Lewis Beach
DemocraticMarch 4, 1881 –
March 3, 1885
Elected in 1880.
Re-elected in 1882.
Redistricted to the .
1883–1893
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William G. Stahlnecker
Democraticnowrap March 4, 1885 –
March 3, 1893
Elected in 1884.
Re-elected in 1886.
Re-elected in 1888.
Re-elected in 1890.
Retired.
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John R. Fellows
Democraticnowrap March 4, 1893 –
December 31, 1893
Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1892.
Resigned to become New York County District Attorney.
1893–1903
Vacantnowrap December 31, 1893 –
January 30, 1894
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Lemuel E. Quigg
Republicannowrap January 30, 1894 –
March 3, 1899
Elected to finish Fellows's term.
Re-elected in 1894.
Re-elected in 1896.
Lost re-election.
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William A. Chanler
Democraticnowrap March 4, 1899 –
March 3, 1901
Elected in 1898.
Retired.
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William H. Douglas
Republicannowrap March 4, 1901 –
March 3, 1903
Elected in 1900.
Redistricted to the .
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Ira E. Rider
Democraticnowrap March 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1905
Elected in 1902.
Retired.
1903–1913
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Charles A. Towne
Democraticnowrap March 4, 1905 –
March 3, 1907
Elected in 1904.
Retired.
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William Willett Jr.
Democraticnowrap March 4, 1907 –
March 3, 1911
Re-elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
Retired.
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John J. Kindred
Democraticnowrap March 4, 1911 –
March 3, 1913
Elected in 1910.
Retired.
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Jefferson M. Levy
Democraticnowrap March 4, 1913 –
March 3, 1915
Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1912.
1913–1933
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Michael F. Farley
Democraticnowrap March 4, 1915 –
March 3, 1917
Elected in 1914.
Lost re-election.
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Fiorello H. LaGuardia
Republicannowrap March 4, 1917 –
December 31, 1919
Elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Resigned.
Vacantnowrap December 31, 1919 –
November 2, 1920
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Nathan D. Perlman
Republicannowrap November 2, 1920 –
March 3, 1927
Elected to finish LaGuardia's term.
Also elected the same day in 1920 to the next term.
Re-elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Lost re-election.

William I. Sirovich
DemocraticMarch 4, 1927 –
December 17, 1939
Elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Re-elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Died.
1933–1943
Vacantnowrap December 17, 1939 –
February 6, 1940
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Morris Michael Edelstein
Democraticnowrap February 6, 1940 –
June 4, 1941
Elected to finish Sirovich's term.
Re-elected later in 1940.
Died.
Vacantnowrap June 4, 1941 –
July 29, 1941

Arthur George Klein
DemocraticJuly 29, 1941 –
January 3, 1945
Elected to finish Edelstein's term.
Re-elected in 1942.
Retired to run for New York State Supreme Court.
1943–1953
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Leo F. Rayfiel
Democraticnowrap January 3, 1945 –
September 13, 1947
Elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Resigned.
Vacantnowrap September 13, 1947 –
November 4, 1947
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Abraham J. Multer
Democraticnowrap November 4, 1947 –
January 3, 1953
Elected to finish Rayfiel's term.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Redistricted to the .

John J. Rooney
DemocraticJanuary 3, 1953 –
December 31, 1974
Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Retired and resigned.
1953–1963
1963–1973
1973–1983
Vacantnowrap December 31, 1974 –
January 3, 1975
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Frederick W. Richmond
Democraticnowrap January 3, 1975 –
August 25, 1982
Elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Resigned.
Vacantnowrap August 25, 1982 –
January 3, 1983
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Guy V. Molinari
Republicannowrap January 3, 1983 –
December 31, 1989
Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Resigned to become Borough President of Staten Island.
1983–1993
Vacantnowrap December 31, 1989 –
March 20, 1990
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Susan Molinari
Republicannowrap March 20, 1990 –
January 3, 1993
Elected to finish her father's term.
Re-elected later in 1990.
Redistricted to the .

Carolyn Maloney
DemocraticJanuary 3, 1993 –
January 3, 2013
Elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Redistricted to the .
1993–2003
2003–2013

Central Park and the East Side of Manhattan; all of Roosevelt Island; and the neighborhoods of Astoria, Long Island City, and Sunnyside in Queens
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Joe Crowley
Democraticnowrap January 3, 2013 –
January 3, 2019
Redistricted from the and re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Lost re-nomination and re-election.
2013–2023

The eastern part of the Bronx and part of north-central Queens

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
DemocraticJanuary 3, 2019 –
present
Elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.
2023–2025

The eastern part of the Bronx and part of north-central Queens
2025–present

The eastern part of the Bronx and part of north-central Queens-->

Electoral history

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").

See also

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: My Congressional District. US Census Bureau. Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP). www.census.gov.
  2. Web site: 2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List. 2023-01-10. Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022 . en.
  3. Web site: The Demographic Statistical Atlas of the United States - Statistical Atlas . 2024-01-14 . statisticalatlas.com.