New York's 12th congressional district

New York's 12th congressional district
New York's 12th congressional district
	New York's 12th congressional district since January 3, 2013
Representative	Carolyn Maloney; D–Manhattan
Distribution	100% urban; 0% rural;
Population (2019)	725,760
Median household; income	$124,502
Ethnicity	63.93% White; 14.08% Asian; 14.04% Hispanic; 4.74% Black; 2.90% other; 0.31% Native American;
Cook PVI	D+31

New York's 12th congressional district is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives located in New York City. It is now represented by Democrat Carolyn Maloney.

The district includes several neighborhoods in the East Side of Manhattan, the Greenpoint section of Brooklyn, and western Queens, as well as Roosevelt Island, mostly overlapping the pre-redistricting 14th district.^[4] The 12th district's per capita income, in excess of $75,000, is the highest among all congressional districts in the United States.^[5] Former President Donald Trump's former^[6] primary independent residence, Trump Tower, is located in the district.

From 2003 to 2013 it included parts of Brooklyn, Queens, and Manhattan. It included the Queens neighborhoods of Maspeth, Ridgewood, and Woodside; the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Bushwick, Greenpoint, Red Hook, East New York, Brooklyn Heights, Sunset Park, and Williamsburg; and part of Manhattan's Lower East Side and East Village.

Recent election results from presidential races

Year	Office	Results
2008	President	Obama 80 – 19%
2012	President	Obama 76.9 – 21.5%
2016	President	Clinton 83.3 -13.5%

Components: past and present

During the Civil War, the 12th District comprised the counties of Dutchess and Columbia.^[7] The 12th District eventually became a Brooklyn district in the mid-1960s, as the result of a district realignment due to the Supreme Court's decision in the Cooper v. Power case in 1966. The district was realigned to include majority African American neighborhoods such as Bedford-Stuyvesant in Central Brooklyn. Until 1992, it was the Central Brooklyn district now held by Yvette Clarke (and formerly by Major Owens), and then remapped to include Hispanic neighborhoods in Lower Manhattan and Queens.

1803–1913:

Dutchess County, Columbia County

1913–1945:

Parts of Manhattan

1945–1993:

Parts of Brooklyn

1993–present:

Parts of Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens

Various New York districts have been numbered "12" over the years, including areas in New York City and various parts of Upstate New York.

List of members representing the district

1803–1813: One seat

Representative	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history
District created March 4, 1803
David Thomas	Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1803 – February 17, 1808^[a]	8th 9th 10th	Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 1802. Re-elected in 1804. Resigned to become New York State Treasurer.
Vacant		February 17, 1808 – November 7, 1808	10th
Nathan Wilson	Democratic- Republican	November 7, 1808 – March 3, 1809	10th	Elected to finish Thomas's term. Retired.
Erastus Root	Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1809 – March 3, 1811	11th	Elected in 1808. [data missing]
Arunah Metcalf	Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813	12th	Re-elected in 1810. [data missing]

1813–1823: two seats

From 1813 to 1823, two seats were apportioned to the District, elected at-large on a general ticket.

Cong ress	Years	Seat A			Seat B			Location
Cong ress	Years	Representative	Party	Electoral history	Representative	Party	Electoral history	Location
13th	March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815	Zebulon R. Shipherd	Federalist	Elected in 1812. [data missing]	Elisha I. Winter	Federalist	Elected in 1812. [data missing]	1813–1823 Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Washington and Warren counties
14th	March 4, 1815 – December 7, 1815	Vacant		Member-elect Benjamin Pond died October 6, 1814.	John Savage	Democratic-Republican	Elected in 1814. [data missing]
14th	December 7, 1815 – March 3, 1817	Asa Adgate	Democratic-Republican	Elected to finish Pond's term. [data missing]
15th	March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819	John Palmer	Democratic-Republican	Elected in 1816. [data missing]
16th	March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821	Ezra C. Gross	Democratic-Republican	Elected in 1818. Lost re-election.	Nathaniel Pitcher	Democratic-Republican	Elected in 1818. Re-elected in 1821. [data missing]
17th	March 4, 1821 – December 3, 1821	Vacant		Elections were held in April 1821. It is unclear when results were announced or credentials issued.
17th	December 3, 1821 – March 3, 1823	Reuben H. Walworth	Democratic-Republican	Elected in 1821.

1823 – present: One seat

Representative	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history	Location
Lewis Eaton	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825	18th	Elected in 1822. [data missing]	1823–1833 Schenectady and Schoharie counties
William Dietz	Jacksonian	March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827	19th	[data missing]
John I. De Graff	Jacksonian	March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1829	20th	[data missing]
Peter I. Borst	Jacksonian	March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831	21st	[data missing]
Joseph Bouck	Jacksonian	March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833	22nd	[data missing]
Henry C. Martindale	Anti-Masonic	March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835	23rd	[data missing]	1833–1843 [data missing]
David Abel Russell	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837	24th 25th 26th	[data missing]
David Abel Russell	Whig	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841	24th 25th 26th	[data missing]
Bernard Blair	Whig	March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843	27th	[data missing]
David L. Seymour	Democratic	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845	28th	[data missing]	1843–1853 [data missing]
Richard P. Herrick	Whig	March 4, 1845 – June 20, 1846	29th	[data missing] Died.
Vacant		June 20, 1846 – December 7, 1846
Thomas C. Ripley	Whig	December 7, 1846 – March 3, 1847		Elected to finish Herrick's term. [data missing]
Gideon Reynolds	Whig	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1851	30th 31st	[data missing]
David L. Seymour	Democratic	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853	32nd	[data missing]
Gilbert Dean	Democratic	March 4, 1853 – July 3, 1854	33rd	Redistricted from 8th district Resigned to become justice to Supreme Court of New York.	1853–1863 [data missing]
Vacant		July 3, 1854 – November 7, 1854
Isaac Teller	Whig	November 7, 1854 – March 3, 1855		Elected to finish Dean's term. [data missing]
Killian Miller	Opposition	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857	34th	[data missing]
John Thompson	Republican	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859	35th	[data missing]
Charles Lewis Beale	Republican	March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861	36th	[data missing]
Stephen Baker	Republican	March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863	37th	[data missing]
Homer A. Nelson	Democratic	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865	38th	[data missing]	1863–1873 [data missing]
John H. Ketcham	Republican	March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1873	39th 40th 41st 42nd	[data missing]	1863–1873 [data missing]
Charles St. John	Republican	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875	43rd	Redistricted from 11th district.	1873–1883 [data missing]
N. Holmes Odell	Democratic	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877	44th	[data missing]
Clarkson Nott Potter	Democratic	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879	45th	[data missing]
Vacant		March 3, 1879 – November 3, 1879	46th	Representative-elect Alexander Smith died November 5, 1878.
Waldo Hutchins	Democratic	November 4, 1879 – March 3, 1885	46th 47th 48th	Elected to finish Smith's term. Retired.
1883–1893 [data missing]			46th 47th 48th	Elected to finish Smith's term. Retired.
	Abraham Dowdney	Democratic	March 4, 1885 – December 10, 1886	49th	[data missing] Died.
	Vacant		December 10, 1886 – March 3, 1887	49th
	William Bourke Cockran	Democratic	March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889	50th	[data missing]
	Roswell P. Flower	Democratic	March 4, 1889 – September 16, 1891	51st 52nd	[data missing] Resigned to become Governor of New York.
	Vacant		September 16, 1891 – November 3, 1891	52nd
	Joseph J. Little	Democratic	November 3, 1891 – March 3, 1893	52nd	Elected to finish Flower's term. [data missing]
William Bourke Cockran	Democratic	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895	53rd	Redistricted from 10th district.	1893–1903 [data missing]
George B. McClellan Jr.	Democratic	March 4, 1895 – December 21, 1903	54th 55th 56th 57th 58th	[data missing] Resigned to become Mayor of New York City.	1893–1903 [data missing]
1903–1913 [data missing]			54th 55th 56th 57th 58th	[data missing] Resigned to become Mayor of New York City.
	Vacant		December 21, 1903 – February 23, 1904	58th
	William Bourke Cockran	Democratic	February 23, 1904 – March 3, 1909	58th 59th 60th	Elected to finish McClellan's term. [data missing]
	Michael F. Conry	Democratic	March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1913	61st 62nd	[data missing] Redistricted to 15th district.
Henry M. Goldfogle	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915	63rd	Redistricted from 9th district.	1913–1923 [data missing]
Meyer London	Socialist	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1919	64th 65th	[data missing]
Henry M. Goldfogle	Democratic	March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1921	66th	[data missing]
Meyer London	Socialist	March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923	67th	[data missing]
Samuel Dickstein	Democratic	March 4, 1923 – January 3, 1945	68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th 78th	[data missing] Redistricted to 19th district.	1923–1933 [data missing]
1933–1943 [data missing]
1943–1953 [data missing]
1943–1953 [data missing]	John J. Rooney	Democratic	January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1953	79th 80th 81st 82nd	Redistricted from 4th district Redistricted to 14th district.
Francis E. Dorn	Republican	January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1961	83rd 84th 85th 86th	[data missing]	1953–1963 [data missing]
Hugh Carey	Democratic	January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1963	87th	[data missing] Redistricted to 15th district.	1953–1963 [data missing]
Edna F. Kelly	Democratic	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1969	88th 89th 90th	Redistricted from 10th district.	1963–1973 [data missing]
Shirley Chisholm	Democratic	January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1983	91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th	Announced retirement in 1982.	1963–1973 [data missing]
1973–1983 [data missing]			91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th	Announced retirement in 1982.
Major Owens	Democratic	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993	98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd	[data missing] Redistricted to 11th district.	1983–1993 [data missing]
Nydia Velázquez	Democratic	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2013	103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th	[data missing] Redistricted to 7th district.	1993–2013 [data missing]
Carolyn Maloney	Democratic	January 3, 2013 – Present	113th 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th	Redistricted from 14th district.	2013–Present [data missing]

Recent elections

In New York, 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, 1996: New York District 12
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nydia Velazquez	61,913	84.6
	Republican	Miguel I. Prado	9,978	13.6
	Socialist Workers	Eleanor Garcia	1,283	1.8
Majority			51,935	71.0
Turnout			73,174	100

US House election, 1998: New York District 12
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Nydia Velazquez	53,269	83.6	−1.0
	Republican	Rosemary Markgraf	7,405	11.6	−2.0
	Conservative	Angel Diaz	1,632	2.6	+2.6
	Liberal	Hector Cortes, Jr.	1,400	2.2	+2.2
Majority			45,864	72.0	+1.0
Turnout			63,706	100	−12.9

US House election, 2000: New York District 12
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Nydia Velazquez	86,288	87.1	+3.5
	Republican	Rosemary Markgraf	10,052	10.1	−1.5
	Socialist	Paul Pederson	1,025	1.0	+1.0
	Right to Life	Mildred Rosario	865	0.9	+0.9
	Conservative	Cesar Estevez	850	0.9	−1.7
Majority			76,236	76.9	+4.9
Turnout			99,080	100	+55.5

US House election, 2002: New York District 12
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Nydia Velazquez	48,408	95.8	+8.7
	Conservative	Cesar Estevez	2,119	4.2	+3.3
Majority			46,289	91.6	+14.7
Turnout			50,527	100	−49.0

US House election, 2004: New York District 12
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Nydia Velazquez	107,796	86.3	−9.5
	Republican	Paul A. Rodriguez	17,166	13.7	+13.7
Majority			90,630	72.5	−19.1
Turnout			124,962	100	+147.3

US House election, 2006: New York District 12
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Nydia Velazquez	62,847	89.7	+3.4
	Republican	Allan E. Romaguera	7,182	10.3	−3.4
Majority			55,665	79.5	+7.0
Turnout			70,029	100	−44.0

US House election, 2008: New York District 12
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Nydia Velazquez	123,053	90.0	+0.3
	Republican	Allan E. Romaguera	13,748	10.0	−0.3
Majority			109,305	80.0	+0.5
Turnout			136,801	100	+95.3

US House election, 2010: New York District 12
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Nydia Velazquez	68,624	93.9	+3.9
	Conservative	Alice Gaffney	4,482	6.1	+6.1
Majority			64,142	87.7	+7.7
Turnout			73,106	100	−46.6

US House election, 2012: New York District 12
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Carolyn Maloney	193,455	72.1	−21.8
	Republican	Christopher Wight	46,692	17.4	+7.4
Majority			109,305	54.7	−33.0
Turnout			268,287	100	+366.9

US House election, 2014: New York District 12
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Carolyn Maloney	90,603	77.2	+5.1
	Republican	Nick Di Iorio	22,731	19.4	+2.0
Majority			67,872	57.8	+3.1
Turnout			117,420	100	−228.5

US House election, 2016: New York District 12
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Carolyn Maloney	244,358	83.2	+6.0
	Republican	Robert Ardini	49,398	16.8	−2.6
Majority			194,960	66.4	+8.6
Turnout			293,756	100	+250.2

US House election, 2018: New York District 12
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Carolyn Maloney	217,430	86.4	+3.2
	Republican	Eliot Rabin	30,446	12.1	−4.7
	Green	Scott Hutchins	3,728	1.5	N/A
Majority			186,984	74.3	+12.1
Turnout			251,604	100	−16.8

US House election, 2020: New York District 12
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Carolyn Maloney	265,172	82.0	−4.4
	Republican	Carlos Santiago-Cano	53,061	16.0	+3.9
	Libertarian	Steven Kolln	4,015	1.0	N/A
Majority			208,096	65.0	−9.3
Turnout			322,248	100	+28.1

Historical district boundaries

Notes

^ "New York congressional districts by urban and rural population and land area". United States Census Bureau. June 8, 2017. Archived from the original on November 21, 2019. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
^ Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
^ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
^ "New York Redistricting". New York Times. 2012-03-20. Retrieved 2012-05-13.
^ "Highest Income Per Capita In The United States By Congressional District".
^ "Donald Trump changes primary residence from New York to Mar-a-Lago". The Guardian. November 1, 2019.
^ "Ancestry.ca". www.ancestry.ca. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
^ Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States (Vol. V; page 182)

^ David Thomas was appointed New York State Treasurer on February 5, 1808, and resigned his seat. His letter of resignation was read in the House on February 17.^[8]

References

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.
Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
2004 House election data Clerk of the House of Representatives
2002 House election data "
2000 House election data "
1998 House election data "
1996 House election data "

Preceded by Illinois's 1st congressional district	Home district of the President of the United States January 20, 2017 – September 27, 2019	Succeeded by Florida's 21st congressional district

[1] "New York congressional districts by urban and rural population and land area". United States Census Bureau. June 8, 2017. Archived from the original on November 21, 2019. Retrieved November 21, 2019.

[2] Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.

[Cook-3] "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.

[4] "New York Redistricting". New York Times. 2012-03-20. Retrieved 2012-05-13.

[5] "Highest Income Per Capita In The United States By Congressional District".

[6] "Donald Trump changes primary residence from New York to Mar-a-Lago". The Guardian. November 1, 2019.

[7] "Ancestry.ca". www.ancestry.ca. Retrieved 2020-11-03.

[8] Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States (Vol. V; page 182)

[9] David Thomas was appointed New York State Treasurer on February 5, 1808, and resigned his seat. His letter of resignation was read in the House on February 17.^[8]

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