New York City's 16th City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It is currently represented by Democrat Althea Stevens, who took office in 2022.[3]
New York City's 16th City Council district | |
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| Government | |
| • Councilmember | Althea Stevens (D—Concourse) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 176,956 |
| Demographics | |
| • Hispanic | 58% |
| • Black | 39% |
| • White | 1% |
| • Asian | 1% |
| • Other | 2% |
| Registration | |
| • Democratic | 78.3% |
| • Republican | 3.8% |
| • No party preference | 15.3% |
| Registered voters (2021) 100,060[2] | |
Geography
editDistrict 16 covers a series of neighborhoods in the South Bronx, including parts of Concourse, Morrisania, Highbridge, Morris Heights, and Tremont.[4] Yankee Stadium is located within the district.
The district overlaps with Bronx Community Boards 3, 4, and 5, and is contained almost entirely within New York's 15th congressional district, with a small extension into the 13th district. It also overlaps with the 29th, 32nd, and 33rd districts of the New York State Senate, and with the 77th, 79th, 84th, and 86th districts of the New York State Assembly.[5]
Recent election results
edit2023 (redistricting)
editDue 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]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Althea Stevens (incumbent) | 4,384 | 85.4 | |
| Republican | Tanya Carmichael | 702 | 13.7 | |
| Write-in | 50 | 0.9 | ||
| Total votes | 5,136 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2021
editIn 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.[8] Results below are unofficial, and absentee ballots currently remain uncounted.
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Althea Stevens | 5,125 | 50.7 | |
| Democratic | Ahmadou Diallo | 2,075 | 20.5 | |
| Democratic | Abdourahamane Diallo | 2,046 | 20.2 | |
| Democratic | Yves Filius | 795 | 7.9 | |
| Write-in | 71 | 0.7 | ||
| Total votes | 10,112 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Althea Stevens | 10,002 | 90.7 | |
| Republican | Kajara Boyd | 1,011 | 9.2 | |
| Write-in | 17 | 0.1 | ||
| Total votes | 11,030 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2017
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Vanessa Gibson | 12,898 | ||
| Working Families | Vanessa Gibson | 494 | ||
| Total | Vanessa Gibson (incumbent) | 13,392 | 96.2 | |
| Republican | Benjamin Eggleston | 413 | ||
| Conservative | Benjamin Eggleston | 91 | ||
| Total | Benjamin Eggleston | 504 | 3.6 | |
| Write-in | 31 | 0.2 | ||
| Total votes | 13,927 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2013
edit| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Vanessa Gibson | 4,561 | 44.1 | |
| Democratic | Pedro Alvarez | 1,732 | 16.8 | |
| Democratic | Carlos Sierra | 1,483 | 14.4 | |
| Democratic | Daryl Johnson | 795 | 7.7 | |
| Democratic | Naaimat Muhammed | 677 | 6.6 | |
| Democratic | Carlton Berkley | 606 | 5.9 | |
| Democratic | Bola Omotosho | 477 | 4.6 | |
| Write-in | 1 | 0.0 | ||
| Total votes | 10,332 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Vanessa Gibson | 12,514 | 91.1 | |
| Independence | Carlos Sierra | 595 | 4.3 | |
| Jobs & Education | Walter Newsome | 389 | 2.8 | |
| Republican | Benjamin Eggleston | 188 | ||
| Conservative | Benjamin Eggleston | 55 | ||
| Total | Benjamin Eggleston | 243 | 1.8 | |
| Write-in | 2 | 0.0 | ||
| Total votes | 13,743 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Census Demographics at the NYC City Council district (CNCLD) level". NYC Open Data. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
- ^ "Council District Summary Report" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. February 21, 2021. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
- ^ "District 16 - Althea Stevens". New York City Council. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
- ^ "Council Members & Districts". New York City Council. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
- ^ "NYC Boundaries Map". BetaNYC. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
- ^ Pazmino, Gloria (January 15, 2020). "Why the Census Means NYC Lawmakers Will Serve 2-Year Terms Instead of 4". www.ny1.com. New York 1. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- ^ "General Election 2023 - Member of the City Council, 16th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
- ^ Rachel Holliday Smith (January 18, 2021). "How Does Ranked Choice Voting Work in New York City?". The City. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
- ^ "2021 Primary Official Ranked Choice Rounds, DEM Council Member 16th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
- ^ "General Election 2021 - Member of the City Council, 16th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
- ^ "General Election 2017 - Member of the City Council, 16th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
- ^ "Primary Election 2013 - Democratic Member of the City Council, 16th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
- ^ "General Election 2013 - Member of the City Council, 16th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 20, 2021.