New York's 16th congressional district
























New York's 16th congressional district

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New York 's 16th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.

U.S. Representative


 
Eliot Engel
D–Bronx
Median income $69,463[1]
Ethnicity

  • 32.01% White

  • 34.12% Black

  • 6.06% Asian

  • 23.85% Hispanic

  • 0.36% Native American

  • 3.60% other

Cook PVI D+24[2]

New York's 16th Congressional District is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives represented by Eliot Engel.


The 16th district includes the northern Bronx and the southern half of Westchester County, including the suburban cities of Mount Vernon, Yonkers, and Rye.


From 2003 to 2013, the district included the neighborhoods of Bedford Park, East Tremont, Fordham, Hunts Point, Melrose, Highbridge, Morrisania, Mott Haven and University Heights. Yankee Stadium, Fordham University and the Bronx Zoo were located within the district. Before redistricting, the 2010 Census found that approximately 38% of constituents in New York's 16th lived at or below the federal poverty line, the highest poverty rate of any congressional district in the nation.[3] These neighborhoods were largely reassigned to the 15th district after redistricting, while the current 16th comprises most of the territory that had previously been the 17th District. The current 16th district, while still containing impoverished areas, such as some neighborhoods of Mount Vernon, also contains affluent areas, such as in Scarsdale and Rye, resulting in a more mixed-income demography.


In 2008, the previous version of this district gave Barack Obama his largest victory margin of any congressional district, a margin of 90% (95%-5%).[4] The current configuration of the 16th district is not as overwhelmingly Democratic as the previous version, but retains a Democratic majority.




Contents






  • 1 Election results from presidential races


  • 2 List of members representing the district


  • 3 Election results


  • 4 Historical district boundaries


  • 5 See also


  • 6 References


  • 7 Sources


    • 7.1 Books




  • 8 External links





Election results from presidential races











































Year
Office
Results
1992

President

Clinton 81 - 15%
1996

President

Clinton 94 - 4%
2000

President

Gore 92 - 5%
2004

President

Kerry 89 - 10%
2008

President

Obama 95 - 5%
2012

President

Obama 73.7 - 25.5%
2016

President

Clinton 75.5 - 22.5%


List of members representing the district










































































































































































































































































































































































Representative
Party
Years
Electoral history
District created
1803

John Paterson (Continental Army General).jpg
John Paterson

Democratic-Republican
March 4, 1803 –
March 3, 1805

Elected in 1802.
Retired.

Uri Tracy

Democratic-Republican
March 4, 1805 –
March 3, 1807

Re-elected in 1804.
Lost re-election.

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Reuben Humphrey

Democratic-Republican
March 4, 1807 –
March 3, 1809

Elected in 1806.
[Data unknown/missing.]
District eliminated
March 4, 1809 –
March 3, 1813

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Morris S. Miller

Federalist
March 4, 1813 –
March 3, 1815

Elected in 1812.
[Data unknown/missing.]

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Thomas R. Gold

Federalist
March 4, 1815 –
March 3, 1817

Elected in 1814.
[Data unknown/missing.]

Henry R. Storrs

Federalist
March 4, 1817 –
March 3, 1821

Elected in 1816.
[Data unknown/missing.]

Vacant
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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Joseph Kirkland

Federalist
December 3, 1821 –
March 3, 1823

[Data unknown/missing.]

John W. Cady

Adams-Clay
Democratic-Republican
March 4, 1823 –
March 3, 1825

[Data unknown/missing.]

Henry Markell

Adams
March 4, 1825 –
March 3, 1829

[Data unknown/missing.]

Benedict Arnold

Anti-Jacksonian
March 4, 1829 –
March 3, 1831

[Data unknown/missing.]

Nathan Soule

Jacksonian
March 4, 1831 –
March 3, 1833

[Data unknown/missing.]

Abijah Mann Jr.

Jacksonian
March 4, 1833 –
March 3, 1837

[Data unknown/missing.]

Arphaxed Loomis

Democratic
March 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1839

[Data unknown/missing.]

Andrew W. Doig

Democratic
March 4, 1839 –
March 3, 1843

[Data unknown/missing.]

Chesselden Ellis

Democratic
March 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1845

[Data unknown/missing.]

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Hugh White

Whig
March 4, 1845 –
March 3, 1851

[Data unknown/missing.]

John Wells

Whig
March 4, 1851 –
March 3, 1853

George A. Simmons

Whig
March 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1855

[Data unknown/missing.]

Opposition
March 4, 1855 –
May 30, 1857

[Data unknown/missing.]

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George W. Palmer

Republican
March 4, 1857 –
March 3, 1861

[Data unknown/missing.]

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William A. Wheeler

Republican
March 4, 1861 –
March 3, 1863

[Data unknown/missing.]

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Orlando Kellogg

Republican
March 4, 1863 –
August 24, 1865

[Data unknown/missing.]
Died.

Vacant
August 24, 1865 –
December 3, 1866

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Robert S. Hale

Republican
December 3, 1866 –
March 3, 1867

[Data unknown/missing.]

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Orange Ferriss

Republican
March 4, 1867 –
March 3, 1871

[Data unknown/missing.]

John Rogers

Democratic
March 4, 1871 –
March 3, 1873

[Data unknown/missing.]

James S. Smart

Republican
March 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1875

[Data unknown/missing.]

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Charles H. Adams

Republican
March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1877

[Data unknown/missing.]

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Terence J. Quinn

Democratic
March 4, 1877 –
June 18, 1878

[Data unknown/missing.]
Died.

Vacant
June 18, 1878 –
November 5, 1878

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John Mosher Bailey

Republican
November 5, 1878 –
March 3, 1881

[Data unknown/missing.]

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Michael N. Nolan

Democratic
March 4, 1881 –
March 3, 1883

[Data unknown/missing.]

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Thomas J. Van Alstyne

Democratic
March 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1885

[Data unknown/missing.]

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John H. Ketcham

Republican
March 4, 1885 –
March 3, 1893
Redistricted from 13th district

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William Ryan

Democratic
March 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1895

[Data unknown/missing.]

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Benjamin L. Fairchild

Republican
March 4, 1895 –
March 3, 1897

[Data unknown/missing.]

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William L. Ward

Republican
March 4, 1897 –
March 3, 1899

[Data unknown/missing.]

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John Q. Underhill

Democratic
March 4, 1899 –
March 3, 1901

[Data unknown/missing.]

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Cornelius A. Pugsley

Democratic
March 4, 1901 –
March 3, 1903

[Data unknown/missing.]

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Jacob Ruppert

Democratic
March 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1907
Redistricted from 15th district

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Francis B. Harrison

Democratic
March 4, 1907 –
March 3, 1913

[Data unknown/missing.]
Redistricted to 20th district

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Peter J. Dooling

Democratic
March 4, 1913 –
March 3, 1919

[Data unknown/missing.]
Redistricted to 15th district

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Thomas F. Smith

Democratic
March 4, 1919 –
March 3, 1921
Redistricted from 15th district

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William Bourke Cockran

Democratic
March 4, 1921 –
March 1, 1923

[Data unknown/missing.]
Died.

Vacant
March 1, 1923 –
November 6, 1923

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John J. O'Connor

Democratic
November 6, 1923 –
January 3, 1939

[Data unknown/missing.]

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James H. Fay

Democratic
January 3, 1939 –
January 3, 1941

[Data unknown/missing.]

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William T. Pheiffer

Republican
January 3, 1941 –
January 3, 1943

[Data unknown/missing.]

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James H. Fay

Democratic
January 3, 1943 –
January 3, 1945

[Data unknown/missing.]

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Ellsworth B. Buck

Republican
January 3, 1945 –
January 3, 1949
Redistricted from 11th district

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James J. Murphy

Democratic
January 3, 1949 –
January 3, 1953

[Data unknown/missing.]

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Adam Clayton Powell Jr.

Democratic
January 3, 1953 –
January 3, 1963
Redistricted from 22nd district
Redistricted to 18th district

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John M. Murphy

Democratic
January 3, 1963 –
January 3, 1973

[Data unknown/missing.]
Redistricted to 17th district

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Elizabeth Holtzman

Democratic
January 3, 1973 –
January 3, 1981
Unsuccessful Candidate for the United States Senate

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Chuck Schumer

Democratic
January 3, 1981 –
January 3, 1983

[Data unknown/missing.]
Redistricted to 10th district

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Charles B. Rangel

Democratic
January 3, 1983 –
January 3, 1993
Redistricted from 19th district
Redistricted to 15th district

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José E. Serrano

Democratic
January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 2013
Redistricted from 18th district
Redistricted to 15th district

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Eliot Engel

Democratic
January 3, 2013 –
Present
Redistricted from the 17th district.


Election results


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").










































































US House election, 2010: New York District 16
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Democratic

José E. Serrano
58,478
90.8



Working Families

José E. Serrano
3,164
4.9



total

José E. Serrano

61,642

95.7
-0.9


Republican
Frank Della Valle
2,257
3.5



Conservative
Frank Della Valle
501
0.8



total

Frank Della Valle

2,758

4.3
+0.9
Majority

58,884

91.4

-1.8

Turnout

64,400
100
-51.1









































































US House election, 2008: New York District 16
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Democratic

José E. Serrano
123,312
93.7



Working Families

José E. Serrano
3,867
2.9



total

José E. Serrano

127,179

96.6
+1.3


Republican

Ali Mohamed
3,941
3.0



Conservative

Ali Mohamed
547
0.4



total

Ali Mohamed

4,488

3.4
-1.3
Majority

122,691

93.2

+2.6

Turnout

131,667
100
+123.6









































































US House election, 2006: New York District 16
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Democratic

José E. Serrano
53,179
90.3



Working Families

José E. Serrano
2,945
5.0



total

José E. Serrano

56,124

95.3
+0.1


Republican

Ali Mohamed
2,045
3.5



Conservative

Ali Mohamed
714
1.2



total

Ali Mohamed

2,759

4.7
-0.1
Majority

53,365

90.6

+0.2

Turnout

58,883
100
-49.8









































































US House election, 2004: New York District 16
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Democratic

José E. Serrano
106,739
91.0



Working Families

José E. Serrano
4,899
4.2



total

José E. Serrano

111,638

95.2
+3.1


Republican

Ali Mohamed
4,917
4.2



Conservative

Ali Mohamed
693
0.6



total

Ali Mohamed

5,610

4.8
-3.1
Majority

106,028

90.4

+6.3

Turnout

117,248

100
+112.9









































US House election, 2002: New York District 16
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Democratic

José E. Serrano
50,716
92.1
-3.7


Republican

Frank DellaValle
4,366
7.9
+4.2
Majority
46,350
84.1
-8.1

Turnout
55,082
100
-48.8

















































US House election, 2000: New York District 16
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Democratic

José E. Serrano
103,041
95.8
+0.4


Republican

Aaron Justice
3,934
3.7
+0.2


Conservative

Richard Retcho
571
0.5
-0.6
Majority
99,107
92.2
+0.2

Turnout
107,546
100
+52.4

















































US House election, 1998: New York District 16
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Democratic

José E. Serrano
67,367
95.4
-0.9


Republican

Thomas W. Bayley, Jr.
2,457
3.5
+0.6


Conservative

Owen Camp
756
1.1
+0.3
Majority
64,910
92.0
-1.4

Turnout
70,580
100
-28.9

















































US House election, 1996: New York District 16
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Democratic

José E. Serrano
95,568
96.3



Republican

Rodney Torres
2,878
2.9



Conservative

Owen Camp
787
0.8

Majority
92,690
93.4


Turnout
99,233
100



Historical district boundaries





2003 - 2013




See also




  • List of United States congressional districts

  • New York's congressional districts

  • United States congressional delegations from New York



References





  1. ^ https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=36&cd=16


  2. ^ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  3. ^ Sisk, Richard (September 29, 2010). "South Bronx is poorest district in nation, U.S. Census Bureau finds: 38% live below poverty line". New York Daily News. Retrieved February 7, 2014.


  4. ^ Swing State Project Archived 2009-03-05 at the Wayback Machine




Sources



Books




  • Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.


  • Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.



External links



  • Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present


  • 2006 Election Results from the New York State Board of Elections


  • Federal Elections 2004: Election Results for the U.S. President, the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives from the Federal Election Commission


  • 2004 House election data from the Clerk of the House of Representatives


  • 2002 House election data "


  • 2000 House election data "


  • 1998 House election data "


  • 1996 House election data "



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