| State: | New York |
| District Number: | 25 |
| Image Caption: | Interactive map of district boundaries |
| Representative: | Joe Morelle |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Residence: | Irondequoit |
| Percent Urban: | 95.52 |
| Percent Rural: | 4.48 |
| Population: | 768,169 |
| Population Year: | 2022 |
| Median Income: | $67,775[1] |
| Percent White: | 67.1 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 9.5 |
| Percent Black: | 14.5 |
| Percent Asian: | 4.2 |
| Percent More Than One Race: | 4.1 |
| Percent Other Race: | 0.6 |
| Cpvi: | D+7[2] |
New York's 25th congressional district is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives. It is currently represented by Democrat Joseph Morelle. Since 2023, the district has been located within Monroe County and part of Orleans County, centered on the city of Rochester.
In the 2018 race, the seat was vacant. State Assembly Member Joseph Morelle (Democrat)[3] faced James Maxwell (Republican, Conservative, Reform),[4] in the general election, which Morelle won handily.[5] Morelle went on to win reelection in 2020 and 2022.
| Year | Results | |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Clinton 41–36% | |
| 1996 | Clinton 51–38% | |
| 2000 | Gore 51–45% | |
| 2004 | Kerry 50–48% | |
| 2008 | Obama 59–40% | |
| 2012 | Obama 59–39% | |
| 2016 | Clinton 56–39% | |
| 2020 | Biden 60–37% |
Historically, most of this district was located in Upstate New York. In the 1960s, the 25th district was a Westchester/Rockland seat, covering areas now in the 17th and 18th districts. In the 1970s it was the lower Hudson Valley district and congruent to the present 19th district. Onondaga County was split between the 32nd district (which included rural counties east of Syracuse now in the 23rd and 24th districts) and the 33rd district (which included the Finger Lakes counties in the 24th and 29th districts).
In the 1980s, the district was centered in the Utica area (now the 24th district), and the Syracuse area was entirely in the 27th district. From 2003 to 2013, it stretched from Syracuse to the northeastern suburbs of Rochester. The district comprised Onondaga and Wayne counties, the northernmost portion of Cayuga County, and the towns of Irondequoit, Penfield, and Webster in Monroe County. The district included 100 miles of Lake Ontario shoreline, the easternmost Finger Lakes, and significant portions of the Erie Canal.
| Member | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history | Location | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District established March 4, 1823 | ||||||||
| align=left | Samuel Lawrence | Democratic-Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 | Elected in 1822. | 1823–1833 Tioga and Tompkins counties | ||
| align=left | Charles Humphrey | Anti-Jacksonian | nowrap | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827 | Elected in 1824. | |||
| align=left | David Woodcock | Anti-Jacksonian | nowrap | March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1829 | Elected in 1826. | |||
| align=left | Thomas Maxwell | Jacksonian | nowrap | March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831 | Elected in 1828. | |||
| align=left | Gamaliel H. Barstow | Anti-Masonic | nowrap | March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833 | Elected in 1830. | |||
| align=left | Samuel Clark | Jacksonian | nowrap | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835 | Elected in 1832 | 1833–1843 | ||
| align=left | Graham H. Chapin | Jacksonian | nowrap | March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837 | Elected in 1834. | |||
| align=left | Samuel Birdsall | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839 | Elected in 1836. | |||
| align=left | Theron R. Strong | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841 | Elected in 1838. | |||
| align=left | John Maynard | Whig | nowrap | March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 | Elected in 1840. | |||
| align=left | George O. Rathbun | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847 | Elected in 1842. Re-elected in 1844. | 1843–1853 | ||
| align=left | Harmon S. Conger | Whig | nowrap | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1851 | Elected in 1846. Re-elected in 1848. | |||
| align=left | Thomas Y. Howe Jr. | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 | Elected in 1850. | |||
| nowrap rowspan=3 align=left | Edwin B. Morgan | Whig | nowrap | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 | Elected in 1852. | 1853–1863 | ||
| Opposition | nowrap | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 | Re-elected in 1854. | |||||
| Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 | Re-elected in 1856. | |||||
| align=left | Martin Butterfield | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861 | Elected in 1858. | |||
| align=left | Theodore M. Pomeroy | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 | Elected in 1860. Redistricted to the . | |||
| align=left | Daniel Morris | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1867 | Elected in 1862. Re-elected in 1864. | 1863–1873 | ||
| align=left | William H. Kelsey | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1871 | Elected in 1866. Re-elected in 1868. | |||
| align=left | William H. Lamport | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873 | Elected in 1870. Redistricted to the . | |||
| align=left | Clinton D. MacDougall | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 | Elected in 1872. Redistricted to the . | 1873–1883 | ||
| align=left | Elias W. Leavenworth | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 | Elected in 1874. | |||
Frank Hiscock | Republican | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1887 | Elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. Re-elected in 1882. Re-elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. Resigned when elected U.S. senator. | |||||
| 1883–1893 | ||||||||
| Vacant | nowrap | March 3, 1887 – November 8, 1887 | ||||||
| align=left | James J. Belden | Republican | nowrap | November 8, 1887 – March 3, 1893 | Elected to finish Hiscock's term. Re-elected in 1888. Re-elected in 1890. Redistricted to the . | |||
| align=left | James S. Sherman | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1903 | Elected in 1892. Re-elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Redistricted to the . | 1893–1903 | ||
| align=left | Lucius N. Littauer | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1907 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. | 1903–1913 | ||
| align=left | Cyrus Durey | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1911 | Elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. | |||
| align=left | Theron Akin | Progressive Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913 | Elected in 1910. | |||
| align=left | Benjamin I. Taylor | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 | Elected in 1912. | 1913–1923 | ||
| align=left | James W. Husted | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1923 | Elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. | |||
| align=left | J. Mayhew Wainwright | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1931 | Elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. | 1923–1933 | ||
Charles D. Millard | Republican | March 4, 1931 – September 29, 1937 | Elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Resigned when elected surrogate of Westchester County | |||||
| 1933–1943 | ||||||||
| Vacant | nowrap | September 29, 1937 – November 2, 1937 | ||||||
Ralph A. Gamble | Republican | November 2, 1937 – January 3, 1945 | Elected to finish Millard's term Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Redistricted to the . | |||||
| 1943–1953 | ||||||||
| align=left | Charles A. Buckley | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1953 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Redistricted to the . | |||
| align=left | Paul A. Fino | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1963 | Elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Redistricted to the . | 1953–1963 | ||
| align=left | Robert R. Barry | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1962. | 1963–1973 | ||
| align=left | Richard Ottinger | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1971 | Elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. | |||
| align=left | Peter A. Peyser | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1973 | Elected in 1970. Redistricted to the . | |||
| align=left | Hamilton Fish IV | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1983 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Redistricted to the . | 1973–1983 | ||
| align=left | Sherwood Boehlert | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993 | Elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Redistricted to the . | 1983–1993 | ||
James T. Walsh | Republican | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2009 | Redistricted from the and re-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. Retired. | 1993–2003 | ||||
| 2003–2013 | ||||||||
| align=left | Dan Maffei | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2011 | Elected in 2008. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Ann Marie Buerkle | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013 | Elected in 2010. Redistricted to the and lost re-election there. | |||
| align=left | Louise Slaughter | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 2013 – March 16, 2018 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Died. | 2013–2023 | ||
| Vacant | nowrap | March 16, 2018 – November 13, 2018 | ||||||
Joe Morelle | Democratic | November 13, 2018 – present | Elected to finish Slaughter's term. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. | |||||
| 2023–2025 | ||||||||
| 2025–present --> | ||||||||
In New York State electoral politics, the state allows Electoral fusion, with numerous minor parties at various points on the political spectrum that typically endorse either the Republican or Democratic candidate for an office. Hence the state electoral results contain both the party votes, and the final candidate votes (Listed as "Recap").