New York's 21st congressional district
New York's 21st congressional district | |
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Representative | |
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Population (2018 ACS est.) | 701,112 |
Median household income | $54,311[1] |
Cook PVI | R+4[2] |
The 21st congressional district of New York is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives that is currently represented by Republican Elise Stefanik.
The district is rural and includes all or parts of Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Saratoga, St. Lawrence, Warren, and Washington counties. It includes the cities of Ogdensburg, Glens Falls, Plattsburgh, and Watertown. The district includes most of the Adirondack Mountains and the Thousand Islands region. It borders Vermont to the east and Canada to the north. It also includes Fort Drum of the US army.
From 2003 to 2013, the district with that number contained most of the Capital District of New York. It included all or parts of Albany, Fulton, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, and Schoharie counties. It contained the cities of Albany, Schenectady, Troy, Amsterdam, Cohoes, Watervliet, Gloversville, and Johnstown. Up until 1980, the 21st district was located in upper Manhattan (including parts of Harlem and Washington Heights), and the Bronx.
Recent election results from presidential races
Year | Office | Results |
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1992 | President | Clinton 48 - 34% |
1996 | President | Clinton 57 - 30% |
2000 | President | Gore 56 - 39% |
2004 | President | Kerry 55 - 43% |
2008 | President | Obama 58 - 40% |
2012 | President | Obama 52.2 - 46.1% |
2016 | President | Trump 54 - 40% |
List of members representing the district
1813–1821: Two seats
From the creation of the district in 1813 to 1821, two seats were apportioned, elected at-large on a general ticket.
1821–present: One seat
Representative | Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history | Counties represented |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vacant | March 4, 1821 – December 3, 1821 |
Elections were held in April 1821. It is unclear when results were announced or credentials issued. | Chenango and Broome counties. | ||
Elijah Spencer |
Democratic-Republican | December 3, 1821 – March 3, 1823 |
17th | Elected in 1821. [data missing] | |
Lot Clark | Crawford Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 |
18th | Elected in 1822 [data missing] |
1823–1833 Chenango and Broome counties |
Elias Whitmore | Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827 |
19th | [data missing] | |
John C. Clark | Jacksonian | March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1829 |
20th | [data missing] | |
Robert Monell | Jacksonian | March 4, 1829 – February 21, 1831 |
21st | [data missing] Resigned to become Judge of the Sixth State Circuit Court | |
Vacant | February 22, 1831 – March 3, 1831 | ||||
John A. Collier |
Anti-Masonic | March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833 |
22nd | [data missing] | |
Henry Mitchell | Jacksonian | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835 |
23rd | [data missing] | [data missing] |
William Mason | Jacksonian | March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837 |
24th | [data missing] | |
John C. Clark | Democratic | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839 |
25th | [data missing] | |
John C. Clark | Whig | March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843 |
26th 27th |
reelected as a Whig | |
Jeremiah E. Cary | Democratic | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 |
28th | [data missing] | [data missing] |
Charles Goodyear |
Democratic | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847 |
29th | [data missing] | |
George A. Starkweather |
Democratic | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849 |
30th | [data missing] | |
Hiram Walden | Democratic | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851 |
31st | [data missing] | |
William W. Snow | Democratic | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 |
32nd | [data missing] | |
Henry Bennett |
Whig | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 |
33rd 34th 35th |
Redistricted from the 22nd district. Lost re-election. |
[data missing] |
Opposition | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 | ||||
Republican | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 | ||||
R. Holland Duell |
Republican | March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863 |
36th 37th |
[data missing] | |
Francis Kernan |
Democratic | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865 |
38th | [data missing] | [data missing] |
Roscoe Conkling |
Republican | March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1867 |
39th | [data missing] Resigned after election to US Senate | |
Vacant | March 4, 1867 – November 29, 1867 | ||||
Alexander H. Bailey |
Republican | November 30, 1867 – March 3, 1871 |
40th 41st |
[data missing] | |
Ellis H. Roberts |
Republican | March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873 |
42nd | [data missing] Redistricted to the 22nd district. | |
Clinton L. Merriam |
Republican | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 |
43rd | Redistricted from the 20th district. | [data missing] |
Samuel F. Miller |
Republican | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 |
44th | [data missing] | |
Solomon Bundy |
Republican | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879 |
45th | [data missing] | |
David Wilber |
Republican | March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881 |
46th | [data missing] | |
Ferris Jacobs Jr. |
Republican | March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883 |
47th | [data missing] | |
George W. Ray |
Republican | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 |
48th | [data missing] | [data missing] |
Frederick A. Johnson | Republican | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887 |
49th | Redistricted from the 18th district. | |
John H. Moffitt |
Republican | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891 |
50th 51st |
[data missing] | |
John M. Wever |
Republican | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 |
52nd | [data missing] Redistricted to the 23rd district. | |
Simon J. Schermerhorn |
Democratic | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895 |
53rd | [data missing] | [data missing] |
David F. Wilber |
Republican | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899 |
54th 55th |
[data missing] | |
John K. Stewart |
Republican | March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1903 |
56th 57th |
All of Columbia, Dutchess, Greene and Putnam counties | |
John H. Ketcham |
Republican | March 4, 1903 – November 4, 1906 |
58th 59th |
Redistricted from the 18th district. Died. | |
Vacant | November 5, 1906 – March 3, 1907 | ||||
Samuel McMillan |
Republican | March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1909 |
60th | [data missing] | |
Hamilton Fish II |
Republican | March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1911 |
61st | [data missing] | |
Richard E. Connell |
Democratic | March 4, 1911 – October 30, 1912 |
62nd | [data missing] Died. | |
Vacant | October 31, 1912 – March 3, 1913 | ||||
Henry George Jr. |
Democratic | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 |
63rd | Redistricted from the 17th district. | Parts of New York |
G. Murray Hulbert |
Democratic | March 4, 1915 – January 1, 1918 |
64th 65th |
[data missing] Resigned to become Commissioner of Docks and Director of the Port of New York City | |
Vacant | January 2, 1918 – March 5, 1918 | ||||
Jerome F. Donovan |
Democratic | March 5, 1918 – March 3, 1921 |
65th 66th |
[data missing] | |
Martin C. Ansorge |
Republican | March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923 |
67th | [data missing] | |
Royal H. Weller |
Democratic | March 4, 1923 – March 1, 1929 |
68th 69th 70th |
[data missing] Died. | |
Vacant | March 2, 1929 – November 4, 1929 | ||||
Joseph A. Gavagan |
Democratic | November 5, 1929 – December 30, 1943 |
71st 72nd 73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th 78th |
[data missing] Resigned after being elected justice of New York Supreme Court | |
Vacant | December 31, 1943 – February 28, 1944 | ||||
James H. Torrens |
Democratic | February 29, 1944 – January 3, 1947 |
78th 79th |
[data missing] | |
Jacob K. Javits |
Republican | January 3, 1947 – December 31, 1954 |
80th 81st 82nd 83rd |
[data missing] Resigned after being elected as New York State Attorney General | |
Vacant | January 1, 1955 – January 2, 1955 | ||||
Herbert Zelenko |
Democratic | January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1963 |
84th 85th 86th 87th |
[data missing] | |
James C. Healey |
Democratic | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965 |
88th | Redistricted from the 22nd district. | Parts of Bronx |
James H. Scheuer |
Democratic | January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1971 |
89th 90th 91st 92nd |
[data missing] | |
January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1973 |
Parts of Bronx, Manhattan, Queens | ||||
Herman Badillo |
Democratic | January 3, 1973 – December 31, 1977 |
93rd 94th 95th |
Redistricted from the 22nd district. Resigned to become Deputy Mayor of New York City |
Parts of Bronx |
Vacant | January 1, 1978 – February 20, 1978 | ||||
Robert Garcia |
Democratic | February 21, 1978 – January 3, 1983 |
95th 96th 97th |
Elected to finish Badillo's term. Redistricted to the 18th district. | |
Hamilton Fish IV |
Republican | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993 |
98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd |
Redistricted from the 25th district. Redistricted to the 19th district. |
All of Putnam; Parts of Dutchess, Orange, Westchester |
Mike McNulty |
Democratic | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2003 |
103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th |
Redistricted from the 23rd district. Retired. |
All of Albany, Schenectady; Parts of Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga |
January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2009 |
All of Albany, Montgomery, Schenectady, Schoharie; Parts of Fulton, Rensselaer, Saratoga | ||||
Paul Tonko |
Democratic | January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2013 |
111th 112th |
Elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Redistricted to the 20th district. | |
Bill Owens |
Democratic | January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2015 |
113th | Redistricted from the 23rd district, Re-elected in 2012. Retired. |
All of Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Jefferson, Lewis, St. Lawrence, Warren, Washington; Parts of Herkimer, Saratoga |
Elise Stefanik |
Republican | January 3, 2015 – Present |
114th 115th 116th 117th 118th |
Elected in 2014 |
Recent election results
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").
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Michael R. McNulty | 158,491 | 66.1 | ||
Republican | Nancy Norman | 64,471 | 26.9 | ||
Liberal | Lee H. Wasserman | 16,794 | 7.0 | ||
Margin of victory | 94,020 | 39.2 | |||
Turnout | 239,756 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Michael R. McNulty | 146,729 | 74.2 | +8.1 | |
Republican | Lauren Ayers | 50,931 | 25.8 | −1.1 | |
Margin of victory | 95,798 | 48.5 | +9.3 | ||
Turnout | 197,660 | 100 | −17.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Michael R. McNulty | 175,339 | 74.4 | +0.2 | |
Republican | Thomas G. Pillsworth | 60,333 | 25.6 | −0.2 | |
Margin of victory | 115,006 | 48.8 | +0.3 | ||
Turnout | 235,672 | 100 | +19.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Michael R. McNulty | 161,329 | 75.1 | +0.7 | |
Republican | Charles B. Rosenstein | 53,525 | 24.9 | −0.7 | |
Margin of victory | 107,804 | 50.2 | +1.4 | ||
Turnout | 214,854 | 100 | −8.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Michael R. McNulty | 194,033 | 70.8 | −4.3 | |
Republican | Warren Redlich | 80,121 | 29.2 | +4.3 | |
Margin of victory | 113,912 | 41.6 | −8.6 | ||
Turnout | 274,154 | 100 | +27.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Michael R. McNulty | 167,604 | 78.2 | +7.4 | |
Republican | Warren Redlich | 46,752 | 21.8 | −7.4 | |
Margin of victory | 120,852 | 56.4 | +14.8 | ||
Turnout | 214,356 | 100 | −21.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Paul D. Tonko | 105,313 | 61.8 | −16.4 | |
Republican | Jim Burhmaster | 57,086 | 35.4 | +13.6 | |
Independence | Philip Steck | 5,025 | 2.8 | +2.8 | |
Margin of victory | 43,202 | 23.6 | −32.8 | ||
Turnout | 167,424 | 100 | −12.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Paul D. Tonko | 124,889 | 56.9 | −4.9 | |
Republican | Theodore J. Danz, Jr. | 85,752 | 43.1 | +7.7 | |
Margin of victory | 39,137 | 13.8 | −9.8 | ||
Turnout | 219,425 | 100 | +31.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Bill Owens | 126,631 | 47.1 | −9.8 | |
Republican | Matt Doheny | 121,646 | 45.3 | +2.2 | |
Green | Donald L. Hassig | 4,174 | 1.6 | +1.6 | |
Margin of victory | 4,985 | 1.8 | −12 | ||
Turnout | 268,784 | 100 | +22.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Elise Stefanik | 96,226 | 53 | +7.7 | |
Democratic | Aaron G. Woolf | 53,140 | 29.3 | −17.8 | |
Green | Matthew J. Funiciello | 19,238 | 10.6 | +9 | |
Margin of victory | 43,086 | 23.7 | +21.9 | ||
Turnout | 181,558 | 100 | −32.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Elise Stefanik | 177,886 | 65.3 | +12.3 | |
Democratic | Mike Derrick | 82,161 | 30.2 | +0.9 | |
Green | Matthew J. Funiciello | 12,452 | 4.6 | −6 | |
Margin of victory | 95,725 | 35.1 | +11.4 | ||
Turnout | 272,499 | 100 | +50.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Elise Stefanik | 131,981 | 56.1 | −9.2 | |
Democratic | Tedra Cobb | 99,791 | 42.4 | +12.2 | |
Green | Lynn Kahn | 3,437 | 1.5 | −3.1 | |
Margin of victory | 32,190 | 13.7 | −61 | ||
Turnout | 235,209 | 100 | −13.7 |
Historical district boundaries
See also
- List of United States congressional districts
- New York's congressional districts
- United States congressional delegations from New York
References
Inline references
- ^ https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=36&cd=21
- ^ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- ^ Stanforth, Lauren; Carol DeMare (November 5, 2008). "Tonko cruises to win in 21st Congressional District". Times Union (Albany). Retrieved 2008-12-06.
- ^ Neuman, William (November 5, 2008). "Election Results 2008: New York". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-12-06.
Bibliography
- 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
- OpenSecrets.org-21st Congressional District candidates 2008 campaign contributions for each candidate
- 2014 election data
- 2012 election data
- 2010 election data
- 2004 House election data Clerk of the House of Representatives
- 2002 House election data Clerk of the House of Representatives
- 2000 House election data Clerk of the House of Representatives
- 1998 House election data Clerk of the House of Representatives
- 1996 House election data Clerk of the House of Representatives