New York City's 18th City Council district

New York City's 18th City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It is currently represented by Democrat Amanda Farías, who took office in 2022.[3]

New York City's 18th City Council district
Government
 • Councilmember  Amanda Farías (DParkchester)
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total169,410
Demographics
 • Hispanic58%
 • Black30%
 • Asian6%
 • White3%
 • Other3%
Registration
 • Democratic76.0%
 • Republican4.7%
 • No party preference16.5%
Registered voters (2021) 110,532[2]

Geography

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District 18 is based on the eastern shoreline of the East Bronx, covering Parkchester, Castle Hill, Soundview, and Clason Point.[4] Soundview Park is located within the district.

The district overlaps with Bronx Community Boards 9 and 10, and with New York's 14th and 15th congressional districts. It also overlaps with the 32nd, 33rd, and 34th districts of the New York State Senate, and with the 82nd, 85th, and 87th districts of the New York State Assembly.[5]

Recent election results

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2023 (redistricting)

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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]

2023 New York City Council election, District 18[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Amanda Farías 5,648
Working Families Amanda Farías 362
Total Amanda Farías (incumbent) 6,010 87.8
Republican Michelle Castillo 775 11.3
Write-in 60 0.9
Total votes 6,845 100.0
Democratic hold

2021

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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.[8]

2021 New York City Council election, District 18 Democratic primary[9]
Party Candidate Maximum
round
Maximum
votes
Share in
maximum
round
Maximum votes
First round votesTransfer votes
Democratic Amanda Farías 6 6,004 52.3%
Democratic William Rivera 6 5,467 47.7%
Democratic Michael Beltzer 5 2,079 16.2%
Democratic Darlene Jackson 5 1,964 15.3%
Democratic Mohammed Mujumder 4 1,768 13.1%
Democratic Mirza Rashid 3 732 5.3%
Democratic William Russell Moore 2 577 4.1%
Democratic Eliu Lara 2 136 1.0%
Write-in 1 70 0.5%
 
An interactive map of District 18
2021 New York City Council election, District 18 general election[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Amanda Farías 10,312 86.7
Republican Lamont Paul 1,559 13.1
Write-in 25 0.2
Total votes 11,896 100
Democratic hold

2017

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2017 New York City Council election, District 18[11][12]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Rubén Díaz Sr. 4,017 42.1
Democratic Amanda Farías 1,991 20.9
Democratic Elvin García 1,397 14.6
Democratic Michael Beltzer 1,282 13.4
Democratic William Russell Moore 842 8.8
Write-in 8 0.1
Total votes 9,537 100
General election
Democratic Rubén Díaz Sr. 12,473 78.9
Liberal Michael Beltzer 1,292 8.2
Conservative Eduardo Ramirez 843 5.3
Reform William Russell Moore 685 4.3
Green Carl Lundgren 466 3.0
Write-in 25 0.2
Total votes 15,804 100
Democratic hold

2013

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2013 New York City Council election, District 18[13][14]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Annabel Palma (incumbent) 6,244 70.7
Democratic William Russell Moore 2,588 29.3
Write-in 0 0.0
Total votes 8,832 100
General election
Democratic Annabel Palma 14,161
Working Families Annabel Palma 391
Total Annabel Palma (incumbent) 14,552 89.3
Republican Lamont Paul 558 3.4
Jobs & Education William Russell Moore 546 3.4
Green Walter Nestler 262
Progressive Walter Nestler 57
Total Walter Nestler 319 2.0
Conservative Eduardo Ramirez 302 1.9
Write-in 11 0.1
Total votes 16,288 100
Democratic hold

References

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  1. ^ "Census Demographics at the NYC City Council district (CNCLD) level". NYC Open Data. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  2. ^ "Council District Summary Report" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. February 21, 2021. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  3. ^ "District 18 - Amanda Farias". New York City Council. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  4. ^ "Council Members & Districts". New York City Council. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  5. ^ "NYC Boundaries Map". BetaNYC. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "General Election 2023 - Member of the City Council, 18th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  8. ^ Rachel Holliday Smith (January 18, 2021). "How Does Ranked Choice Voting Work in New York City?". The City. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  9. ^ "2021 Primary Official Ranked Choice Rounds, DEM Council Member 18th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  10. ^ "General Election 2021 - Member of the City Council, 18th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  11. ^ "Primary Election 2017 - Democratic Member of the City Council, 18th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  12. ^ "General Election 2017 - Member of the City Council, 18th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  13. ^ "Primary Election 2013 - Democratic Member of the City Council, 18th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  14. ^ "General Election 2013 - Member of the City Council, 18th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 21, 2021.