New York City's 10th City Council district explained

New York City's 10th City Council district
Leader Title:Councilmember
Leader Name: Carmen De La Rosa (DInwood)
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:136,647
Population Footnotes:[1]
Footnotes:Registered voters (2021) 123,268[2]
Demographics Type1:Demographics
Demographics1 Info1:81%
Demographics1 Title1:Hispanic
Demographics1 Info2:9%
Demographics1 Title2:White
Demographics1 Info3:6%
Demographics1 Title3:Black
Demographics1 Info4:2%
Demographics1 Title4:Asian
Demographics1 Info5:1%
Demographics1 Title5:Other
Demographics Type2:Registration
Demographics2 Info1:77.2%
Demographics2 Title1:Democratic
Demographics2 Info2:5.0%
Demographics2 Title2:Republican
Demographics2 Info3:15.4%
Demographics2 Title3:No party preference

New York City's 10th City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It is currently represented by Democrat Carmen De La Rosa, who took office in 2022.[3]

Geography

District 10 covers the northernmost neighborhoods of Manhattan, including Washington Heights, Inwood, and Marble Hill.[4]

The district overlaps with Manhattan Community Board 12 and, because of Marble Hill (politically part of Manhattan but geographically part of the Bronx), Bronx Community Boards 7 and 8. It is contained entirely within New York's 13th congressional district, and also overlaps with the 30th and 31st districts of the New York State Senate and the 71st and 72nd districts of the New York State Assembly.[5]

At over 80 percent Hispanic, the district has by far the highest Hispanic population of any City Council district in Manhattan. Dominican Americans are particularly concentrated in the district; its four most recent councilmembers have all been Dominican.

Recent election results

2023 (redistricting)

Due to redistricting and the 2020 changes to the New York City Charter, councilmembers elected during the 2021 and 2023 City Council elections will serve two-year terms, with full four-year terms resuming after the 2025 New York City Council elections.[6]

2021

In 2019, voters in New York City approved Ballot Question 1, which implemented ranked-choice voting in all local elections. Under the new system, voters have the option to rank up to five candidates for every local office. Voters whose first-choice candidates fare poorly will have their votes redistributed to other candidates in their ranking until one candidate surpasses the 50 percent threshold. If one candidate surpasses 50 percent in first-choice votes, then ranked-choice tabulations will not occur.[7]

2013

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census Demographics at the NYC City Council district (CNCLD) level. NYC Open Data. June 18, 2021.
  2. Web site: Council District Summary Report. New York City Board of Elections. February 21, 2021. June 18, 2021.
  3. Web site: District 10 - Carmen De La Rosa. New York City Council. January 4, 2022.
  4. Web site: Council Members & Districts . New York City Council. June 18, 2021.
  5. Web site: NYC Boundaries Map. BetaNYC. June 18, 2021.
  6. News: Pazmino . Gloria . Why the Census Means NYC Lawmakers Will Serve 2-Year Terms Instead of 4 . 11 November 2022 . www.ny1.com . New York 1 . 15 January 2020 . en.
  7. Web site: How Does Ranked Choice Voting Work in New York City?. The City. Rachel Holliday Smith. January 18, 2021. June 18, 2021.