| State: | New York |
| District Number: | 12 |
| Image Caption: | Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023 |
| Representative: | Jerry Nadler |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Residence: | Manhattan |
| Percent Urban: | 100 |
| Percent Rural: | 0 |
| Population: | 705,008[1] |
| Population Year: | 2022 |
| Median Income: | $142,104[2] |
| Percent White: | 65.2 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 11.2 |
| Percent Black: | 4.7 |
| Percent Asian: | 14.1 |
| Percent More Than One Race: | 3.9 |
| Percent Other Race: | 0.9 |
| Cpvi: | D+34[3] |
New York's 12th congressional district is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives located in New York City. As of 2023, it is represented by Democrat Jerry Nadler, redistricted incumbent of the former 10th congressional district who defeated incumbent Carolyn Maloney in the August 2022 Democratic primary. The redrawn District 12 includes the Upper West Side constituency (former District 10) represented by Nadler since the 1990s, the Upper East Side, and all of Midtown Manhattan. The district is the smallest congressional district by area in the U.S. The 12th district's per capita income, in excess of $75,000, is the highest among all congressional districts in the United States.[4]
| Year | Office | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | President | Obama 80–19% | |
| 2012 | President | Obama 77–22% | |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 83–14% | |
| 2020 | President | Biden 84–15% |
During the Civil War, the 12th District comprised the counties of Dutchess and Columbia.[5] The 12th District eventually became a Brooklyn district in the mid-1960s, as the result of a district realignment due to the Supreme Court's decision in the Cooper v. Power case in 1966. The district was realigned to include majority African American neighborhoods such as Bedford-Stuyvesant in Central Brooklyn. Until 1992, it was the Central Brooklyn district now held by Yvette Clarke (and formerly by Major Owens), and then remapped to include Hispanic neighborhoods in Lower Manhattan and Queens.
1803–1913:
Dutchess County, Columbia County1913–1945:
Parts of Manhattan1945–1993:
Parts of Brooklyn1993–2023:
Parts of Brooklyn, Manhattan, QueensFrom 2003 to 2013 it included parts of Brooklyn, Queens, and Manhattan. It included the Queens neighborhoods of Maspeth, Ridgewood, and Woodside; the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Bushwick, Greenpoint, Red Hook, East New York, Brooklyn Heights, Sunset Park, and Williamsburg; and part of Manhattan's Lower East Side and East Village. Prior to the 2010s redistricting, the district included several neighborhoods in the East Side of Manhattan, the Greenpoint section of Brooklyn, and western Queens, as well as Roosevelt Island, mostly overlapping the pre-redistricting 14th district.[6]
2023–:
Parts of Manhattan
| Representative | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District established March 4, 1803 | ||||||||
| align=left | David Thomas | Democratic- Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1803 – February 17, 1808 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1802. Re-elected in 1804. Re-elected in 1806. Resigned to become New York State Treasurer. | |||
| Vacant | nowrap | February 17, 1808 – November 7, 1808 | ||||||
| align=left | Nathan Wilson | Democratic- Republican | nowrap | November 7, 1808 – March 3, 1809 | Elected to finish Thomas's term. Retired. | |||
| align=left | Erastus Root | Democratic- Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1809 – March 3, 1811 | Elected in 1808. | |||
| align=left | Arunah Metcalf | Democratic- Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813 | Re-elected in 1810. | |||
From 1813 to 1823, two seats were apportioned to the District, elected at-large on a general ticket.
| Cong ress | Years | Seat A | Seat B | Location | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representative | Party | Electoral history | Representative | Party | Electoral history | ||||||||
| nowrap | March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815 | align=left | Zebulon R. Shipherd | Federalist | Elected in 1812. | align=left | Elisha I. Winter | Federalist | Elected in 1812. | 1813–1823 Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Washington and Warren counties | |||
| nowrap | March 4, 1815 – December 7, 1815 | Vacant | Member-elect Benjamin Pond died October 6, 1814. | John Savage | Democratic-Republican | Elected in 1814. | |||||||
| nowrap | December 7, 1815 – March 3, 1817 | align=left | Asa Adgate | Democratic-Republican | Elected to finish Pond's term. | ||||||||
| nowrap | March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819 | align=left | John Palmer | Democratic-Republican | Elected in 1816. | ||||||||
| nowrap | March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821 | align=left | Ezra C. Gross | Democratic-Republican | Elected in 1818. Lost re-election. | Nathaniel Pitcher | Democratic-Republican | Elected in 1818. Re-elected in 1821. | |||||
| nowrap | March 4, 1821 – December 3, 1821 | Vacant | Elections were held in April 1821. It is unclear when results were announced or credentials issued. | ||||||||||
| nowrap | December 3, 1821 – March 3, 1823 | align=left | Reuben H. Walworth | Democratic-Republican | Elected in 1821. | ||||||||
| Representative | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history | Location | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | Lewis Eaton | Democratic-Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 | Elected in 1822. | 1823–1833 Schenectady and Schoharie counties | ||
| align=left | William Dietz | Jacksonian | nowrap | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827 | Elected in 1824. | |||
| align=left | John I. De Graff | Jacksonian | nowrap | March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1829 | Elected in 1826. | |||
| align=left | Peter I. Borst | Jacksonian | nowrap | March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831 | Elected in 1828. | |||
| align=left | Joseph Bouck | Jacksonian | nowrap | March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833 | Elected in 1830. | |||
| align=left | Henry C. Martindale | Anti-Masonic | nowrap | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835 | Elected in 1832. | 1833–1843 | ||
| David Abel Russell | Anti-Jacksonian | nowrap | March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837 | Elected in 1834. Re-elected in 1836. Re-elected in 1838. | ||||
| Whig | nowrap | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841 | ||||||
| align=left | Bernard Blair | Whig | nowrap | March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 | Elected in 1840. | |||
| align=left | David L. Seymour | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 | Elected in 1842. | 1843–1853 | ||
| align=left | Richard P. Herrick | Whig | nowrap | March 4, 1845 – June 20, 1846 | Elected in 1844. Died. | |||
| Vacant | nowrap | June 20, 1846 – December 7, 1846 | ||||||
| align=left | Thomas C. Ripley | Whig | nowrap | December 7, 1846 – March 3, 1847 | Elected to finish Herrick's term. | |||
| align=left | Gideon Reynolds | Whig | nowrap | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1851 | Elected in 1846. Re-elected in 1848. | |||
| align=left | David L. Seymour | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 | Elected in 1850. | |||
| align=left | Gilbert Dean | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1853 – July 3, 1854 | Redistricted from 8th district and re-elected in 1852. Resigned to become justice to Supreme Court of New York. | 1853–1863 | ||
| Vacant | nowrap | July 3, 1854 – November 7, 1854 | ||||||
| align=left | Isaac Teller | Whig | nowrap | November 7, 1854 – March 3, 1855 | Elected to finish Dean's term. | |||
| align=left | Killian Miller | Opposition | nowrap | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 | Elected in 1854. | |||
| align=left | John Thompson | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 | Elected in 1856. | |||
| align=left | Charles Lewis Beale | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861 | Elected in 1858. | |||
| align=left | Stephen Baker | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 | Elected in 1860. | |||
| align=left | Homer A. Nelson | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865 | Elected in 1862. | 1863–1873 | ||
| align=left | John H. Ketcham | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1873 | Re-elected in 1864. Re-elected in 1866. Re-elected in 1868. Re-elected in 1870. | |||
| align=left | Charles St. John | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 | Redistricted from 11th district and re-elected in 1872. | 1873–1883 | ||
| align=left | N. Holmes Odell | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 | Elected in 1874. | |||
| align=left | Clarkson Nott Potter | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879 | Elected in 1876. | |||
| Vacant | nowrap | March 3, 1879 – November 3, 1879 | Representative-elect Alexander Smith died November 5, 1878. | |||||
Waldo Hutchins | Democratic | November 4, 1879 – March 3, 1885 | Elected to finish Smith's term. Re-elected in 1880. Re-elected in 1882. Retired. | |||||
| 1883–1893 | ||||||||
| align=left | Abraham Dowdney | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1885 – December 10, 1886 | Elected in 1884. Died. | |||
| Vacant | nowrap | December 10, 1886 – March 3, 1887 | ||||||
| align=left | William Bourke Cockran | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889 | Elected in 1886. | |||
| align=left | Roswell P. Flower | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1889 – September 16, 1891 | Elected in 1888. Re-elected in 1890. Resigned to become Governor of New York. | |||
| Vacant | nowrap | September 16, 1891 – November 3, 1891 | ||||||
| align=left | Joseph J. Little | Democratic | nowrap | November 3, 1891 – March 3, 1893 | Elected to finish Flower's term. | |||
| align=left | William Bourke Cockran | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895 | Redistricted from 10th district and re-elected in 1892. | 1893–1903 | ||
George B. McClellan Jr. | Democratic | March 4, 1895 – December 21, 1903 | Elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Resigned to become Mayor of New York City. | |||||
| 1903–1913 | ||||||||
| Vacant | nowrap | December 21, 1903 – February 23, 1904 | ||||||
| align=left | William Bourke Cockran | Democratic | nowrap | February 23, 1904 – March 3, 1909 | Elected to finish McClellan's term. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. | |||
| align=left | Michael F. Conry | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1913 | Elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Redistricted to 15th district. | |||
| align=left | Henry M. Goldfogle | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 | Redistricted from 9th district and re-elected in 1912. . | 1913–1923 | ||
| align=left | Meyer London | Socialist | nowrap | March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1919 | Elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. | |||
| align=left | Henry M. Goldfogle | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1921 | Elected in 1918. | |||
| align=left | Meyer London | Socialist | nowrap | March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923 | Elected in 1920. | |||
Samuel Dickstein | Democratic | March 4, 1923 – January 3, 1945 | Elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-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. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Redistricted to 19th district. | 1923–1933 | ||||
| 1933–1943 | ||||||||
| 1943–1953 | ||||||||
| align=left | John J. Rooney | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1953 | Redistricted from 4th district and re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Redistricted to 14th district. | |||
| align=left | Francis E. Dorn | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1961 | Elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. | 1953–1963 | ||
| align=left | Hugh Carey | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1963 | Elected in 1960. Redistricted to 15th district. | |||
| align=left | Edna F. Kelly | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1969 | Redistricted from the 10th district and re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Redistricted back to the 10th district and lost renomination there. | 1963–1973 | ||
Shirley Chisholm | Democratic | January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1983 | Elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Retired. | |||||
| 1973–1983 | ||||||||
| align=left | Major Owens | Democratic | 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 11th district. | 1983–1993 | ||
Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | January 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 7th district. | 1993–2003 | ||||
| 2003–2013 Parts of Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens | ||||||||
| align=left | Carolyn Maloney | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2023 | Redistricted from 14th district and re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Lost re-nomination in 2022.[7] | 2013–2023 Parts of Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens | ||
Jerry Nadler | Democratic | January 3, 2023 – present | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 2022. | 2023–2025 Parts of Manhattan | ||||
| 2025–present Parts of Manhattan--> | ||||||||
In New York, 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").