New York City's 26th City Council district explained

New York City's 26th City Council district
Leader Title:Councilmember
Leader Name: Julie Won (DSunnyside)
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:161,419
Population Footnotes:[1]
Footnotes:Registered voters (2021) 106,058[2]
Demographics Type1:Demographics
Demographics1 Info1:36%
Demographics1 Title1:Hispanic
Demographics1 Info2:28%
Demographics1 Title2:White
Demographics1 Info3:27%
Demographics1 Title3:Asian
Demographics1 Info4:6%
Demographics1 Title4:Black
Demographics1 Info5:3%
Demographics1 Title5:Other
Demographics Type2:Registration
Demographics2 Info1:65.6%
Demographics2 Title1:Democratic
Demographics2 Info2:8.6%
Demographics2 Title2:Republican
Demographics2 Info3:22.7%
Demographics2 Title3:No party preference

New York City's 26th City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It has been represented by Democrat Julie Won since 2022. She replaced former councilman Jimmy Van Bramer who was term-limited and ran unsuccessfully for Queens Borough President.[3]

Geography

District 26 covers the westernmost neighborhoods of Queens along the East River, including Long Island City, Sunnyside, southern Astoria, and northern Woodside.[4]

The district overlaps with Queens Community Boards 1 and 2, and with New York's 6th, 12th, and 14th congressional districts. It also overlaps with the 12th, 13th, and 16th districts of the New York State Senate, and with the 30th, 34th, 36th, 37th, and 39th districts of the New York State Assembly.[5]

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 25, 2021.
  2. Web site: Council District Summary Report. New York City Board of Elections. February 21, 2021. June 25, 2021.
  3. Web site: District 26 - Julie Won. New York City Council. June 25, 2021.
  4. Web site: Council Members & Districts . New York City Council. June 25, 2021.
  5. Web site: NYC Boundaries Map. BetaNYC. June 25, 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 25, 2021.