New York's 1st congressional district
New York's 1st congressional district | |||
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Representative |
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Distribution |
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Population (2010) | 717,707[1] | ||
Median household income | $92,284[2] | ||
Ethnicity | |||
Cook PVI | R+5[4] |
The 1st congressional district of New York is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in eastern Long Island. It includes most of Central and Eastern Suffolk County, including most of Smithtown, as well as the entirety of the towns of Brookhaven, Riverhead, Southold, Southampton, East Hampton, and Shelter Island. The district encompasses extremely wealthy enclaves such as the Hamptons, middle class suburban towns such as Selden, Centereach and Lake Grove, working-class neighborhoods such as Mastic, Shirley, and Riverhead and rural farming communities such as Mattituck and Jamesport on the North Fork. The district currently is represented by Republican Lee Zeldin. In the 2014 election, Zeldin defeated Democratic incumbent Tim Bishop, who had represented the district since 2003. In recent years, the district has become more conservative. In the 2016 election, Zeldin defeated Democratic challenger Anna-Thone Holst by a margin of 15.6%, the largest margin of victory for a Republican since 1998. In 2018, Zeldin won re-election to a third term, narrowly defeating Democratic challenger Perry Gershon by 4.1%.
The district was a battleground, as President George W. Bush defeated challenger John Kerry by less than a percentage point in 2004, while in 2008, President Barack Obama defeated John McCain 52%–48%. Donald Trump won the district by 9 percentage points over Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election.
In 2012, New York underwent redistricting, and the 1st District was slightly modified.
Recent election results in statewide races
Year | Office | Results |
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1992 | President | GHW Bush 40–38% |
1996 | President | B. Clinton 51–36% |
2000 | President | Gore 52–44% |
2004 | President | GW Bush 49–49%[a] |
2008 | President | Obama 52–48% |
2012 | President | Obama 50–49% |
2016 | President | Trump 54–42% |
Communities within the district
- Amagansett
- Aquebogue
- Baiting Hollow
- Bellport
- Blue Point
- Bridgehampton
- Brookhaven (hamlet)
- Calverton
- Center Moriches
- Centereach
- Cherry Grove
- Coram
- Cutchogue
- Dering Harbor
- East Hampton (village)
- East Marion
- East Moriches
- East Patchogue
- East Quogue
- East Setauket
- East Shoreham
- Eastport
- Farmingville
- Gordon Heights
- Greenport
- Hagerman
- Hampton Bays
- Hauppauge
- Head of the Harbor
- Holtsville
- Jamesport
- Kings Park
- Lake Grove
- Laurel
- Manorville
- Mastic
- Mastic Beach
- Mattituck
- Medford
- Middle Island
- Miller Place
- Montauk
- Mount Sinai
- Moriches
- Nesconset
- New Suffolk
- Nissequogue
- North Bellport
- North Patchogue
- Orient
- Patchogue
- Peconic
- Port Jefferson
- Port Jefferson Station
- Quiogue
- Quogue
- Ridge
- Riverhead (hamlet)
- Rocky Point
- Ronkonkoma
- Sag Harbor
- Sagaponack
- Selden
- Setauket
- Shelter Island (hamlet)
- Shelter Island Heights
- Shirley
- Shoreham
- Smithtown (hamlet)
- Sound Beach
- Southampton (village)
- Southold (hamlet)
- Speonk
- Springs
- St. James
- Stony Brook
- Terryville
- Upton
- Village of the Branch
- Wading River
- Wainscott
- Water Mill
- Westhampton
- Westhampton Beach
- Yaphank
Components: past and present
1823–1945:
1945–1963:
1963–present:
- Parts of Suffolk
List of members representing the district
1789–1813: one seat
1813–1823: two seats
From 1809 to 1823, two seats were apportioned, elected at-large on a general ticket.
Years | Cong ress |
Seat A | Seat B | Location | ||||||
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Member | Party | Electoral history | Member | Party | Electoral history | |||||
March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815 |
13th | John Lefferts | Democratic-Republican | Elected in 1812. [data missing] |
Ebenezer Sage | Democratic-Republican | Re-elected in 1812. [data missing] |
1813–1823 1st and 2nd Ward of New York County, and Kings, Queens, Suffolk and Richmond counties. | ||
March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817 |
14th | Henry Crocheron | Democratic-Republican | Elected in 1814. [data missing] |
George Townsend | Democratic-Republican | Elected in 1814 | |||
March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819 |
15th | Tredwell Scudder | Democratic-Republican | Elected in 1816. Retired. |
Re-elected in 1816. [data missing] | |||||
March 4, 1819 – January 14, 1820 |
16th | Silas Wood |
Federalist | Elected in 1818 | Vacant | Credentials had been issued for Ebenezer Sage (Dem.-Rep.), but Sage did not take or claim the seat, see 1818 United States House of Representatives elections in New York | ||||
January 14, 1820 – March 3, 1821 |
James Guyon Jr. | Democratic-Republican | Successfully contested the election of Ebenezer Sage. [data missing] | |||||||
March 4, 1821 – December 12, 1821 |
17th | Re-elected in 1821. Became the sole representative from the district in 1823. |
Vacant | Credentials had been issued for Peter Sharpe (Dem.-Rep.), but Sharpe did not take or claim the seat, see 1821 United States House of Representatives elections in New York | ||||||
December 12, 1821 – March 3, 1823 |
Cadwallader D. Colden |
Federalist | Successfully contested the election of Peter Sharpe. [data missing] |
1823–Present: one seat
Member | Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history | District location |
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Silas Wood |
Adams-Clay Federalist | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 |
18th 19th 20th |
Re-elected in 1822. Re-elected in 1824. Re-elected in 1826. Lost re-election. |
1823–1833 Queens and Suffolk counties. |
Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829 | ||||
James Lent | Jacksonian | March 4, 1829 – February 22, 1833 |
21st 22nd |
Elected in 1828. [data missing] Died. | |
Vacant | February 22, 1833 – March 3, 1833 | ||||
Abel Huntington | Jacksonian | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837 |
23rd 24th |
[data missing] Lost re-election. |
1833–1843 [data missing] |
Thomas B. Jackson | Democratic | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841 |
25th 26th |
[data missing] Retired. | |
Charles A. Floyd | Democratic | March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 |
27th | [data missing] | |
Selah B. Strong | Democratic | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 |
28th | [data missing] Retired. |
1843–1853 [data missing] |
John W. Lawrence |
Democratic | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847 |
29th | [data missing] Retired. | |
Frederick W. Lord | Democratic | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849 |
30th | [data missing] | |
John Alsop King |
Whig | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851 |
31st | [data missing] | |
John G. Floyd |
Democratic | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 |
32nd | [data missing] | |
James Maurice |
Democratic | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 |
33rd | [data missing] Retired. |
1853–1863 [data missing] |
William Valk | Know Nothing | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 |
34th | [data missing] Lost re-election. | |
John A. Searing | Democratic | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 |
35th | [data missing] Retired. | |
Luther C. Carter | Republican | March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861 |
36th | [data missing] Lost re-election. | |
Edward H. Smith |
Democratic | March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 |
37th | [data missing] Retired. | |
Henry G. Stebbins |
Democratic | March 4, 1863 – October 24, 1864 |
38th | [data missing] Resigned. |
1863–1873 [data missing] |
Vacant | October 24, 1864 – December 5, 1864 | ||||
Dwight Townsend | Democratic | December 5, 1864 – March 3, 1865 |
38th | [data missing] | |
Stephen Taber |
Democratic | March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1869 |
39th 40th |
[data missing] | |
Henry A. Reeves |
Democratic | March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871 |
41st | [data missing] | |
Dwight Townsend | Democratic | March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873 |
42nd | [data missing] | |
Henry J. Scudder |
Republican | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 |
43rd | [data missing] Retired. |
1873–1885 [data missing] |
Henry B. Metcalfe |
Democratic | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 |
44th | [data missing] | |
James W. Covert |
Democratic | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1881 |
45th 46th |
[data missing] | |
Perry Belmont |
Democratic | March 4, 1881 – December 1, 1888 |
47th 48th 49th 50th |
[data missing] Resigned to become U.S. Minister to Spain. | |
1885–1893 Queens County, Richmond County, and Suffolk County[5] | |||||
Vacant | December 1, 1888 – March 3, 1889 | ||||
James W. Covert |
Democratic | March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1895 |
51st 52nd 53rd |
[data missing] | |
1893–1903 Queens County and Suffolk County[6] | |||||
Richard C. McCormick |
Republican | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897 |
54th | [data missing] Retired. | |
Joseph M. Belford |
Republican | March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899 |
55th | [data missing] Retired. | |
Townsend Scudder |
Democratic | March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1901 |
56th | [data missing] Retired. | |
Frederic Storm |
Republican | March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903 |
57th | [data missing] Lost re-election. | |
Townsend Scudder |
Democratic | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905 |
58th | [data missing] Retired. |
1903–1913 Queens County (partial), Suffolk County, and Nassau County[7] |
William W. Cocks |
Republican | March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1911 |
59th 60th 61st |
[data missing] Lost re-election. | |
Martin W. Littleton |
Democratic | March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913 |
62nd | [data missing] Retired. | |
Lathrop Brown |
Democratic | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 |
63rd | [data missing] Lost re-election. |
1913–1933 [data missing] |
Frederick C. Hicks |
Republican | March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1923 |
64th 65th 66th 67th |
[data missing] Retired. | |
Robert L. Bacon |
Republican | March 4, 1923 – September 12, 1938 |
68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd 74th 75th |
[data missing] Died. | |
1933–1943 [data missing] | |||||
Vacant | September 12, 1938 – January 3, 1939 | ||||
Leonard W. Hall |
Republican | January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1945 |
76th 77th 78th |
[data missing] Redistricted to the 2nd congressional district. | |
1943–1953 [data missing] | |||||
Edgar A. Sharp |
Republican | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947 |
79th | [data missing] Retired. | |
W. Kingsland Macy |
Republican | January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1951 |
80th 81st |
[data missing] Lost re-election. | |
Ernest Greenwood |
Democratic | January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1953 |
82nd | [data missing] Lost re-election. | |
Stuyvesant Wainwright |
Republican | January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1961 |
83rd 84th 85th 86th |
[data missing] Lost re-election. |
1953–1963 [data missing] |
Otis G. Pike |
Democratic | January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1979 |
87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th |
[data missing] Retired. | |
1963–1973 [data missing] | |||||
1973–1983 [data missing] | |||||
William Carney |
Conservative | January 3, 1979 – October 7, 1985 |
96th 97th 98th 99th |
Changed parties. Retired. | |
Republican | October 7, 1985 – January 3, 1987 |
1983–1993 [data missing] | |||
George J. Hochbrueckner |
Democratic | January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1995 |
100th 101st 102nd 103rd |
[data missing] Lost re-election. | |
1993–2003 [data missing] | |||||
Michael Forbes |
Republican | January 3, 1995 – July 17, 1999 |
104th 105th 106th |
[data missing] Lost renomination. | |
Democratic | July 17, 1999 – January 3, 2001 | ||||
Felix Grucci |
Republican | January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2003 |
107th | [data missing] Lost re-election. | |
Tim Bishop |
Democratic | January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2015 |
108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th |
Elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Lost re-election. |
2003–2013 |
2013–Present | |||||
Lee Zeldin |
Republican | January 3, 2015 – Present |
114th 115th 116th 117th 118th |
Elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. |
Recent 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").
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Michael P. Forbes (Incumbent) | 116,620 | 54.7 | ||
Democratic | Nora L. Bredes | 96,496 | 45.3 | ||
Majority | 20,124 | 9.4 | |||
Turnout | 213,116 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Michael P. Forbes (Incumbent) | 99,460 | 64.1 | 9.4 | |
Democratic | William G. Holst | 55,630 | 35.9 | 9.4 | |
Majority | 43,830 | 28.3 | 18.9 | ||
Turnout | 155,090 | 100 | 27.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Felix Grucci | 133,020 | 55.5 | 8.6 | |
Democratic | Regina Seltzer | 97,299 | 40.6 | 4.7 | |
None | Michael P. Forbes (Incumbent) | 6,318 | 2.6 | 2.6 | |
Green | William G. Holst | 2,967 | 1.2 | 1.2 | |
Majority | 35,721 | 14.9 | 13.4 | ||
Turnout | 239,604 | 100 | 54.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Timothy H. Bishop | 84,276 | 50.2 | 9.6 | |
Republican | Felix Grucci (Incumbent) | 81,524 | 48.6 | 6.9 | |
Green | Lorna Salzman | 1,991 | 1.2 | 0.0 | |
Majority | 2,752 | 1.6 | 13.3 | ||
Turnout | 167,791 | 100 | 30.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Timothy H. Bishop (Incumbent) | 156,354 | 56.2 | 6.0 | |
Republican | William M. Manger, Jr. | 121,855 | 43.8 | 4.8 | |
Majority | 34,499 | 12.4 | 10.8 | ||
Turnout | 278,209 | 100 | 65.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Timothy H. Bishop (Incumbent) | 104,360 | 62.2 | 6.0 | |
Republican | Italo Zanzi | 63,328 | 37.8 | 6.0 | |
Majority | 41,032 | 24.5 | 12.1 | ||
Turnout | 167,688 | 100 | 39.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Timothy H. Bishop (Incumbent) | 162,083 | 58.4 | 3.8 | |
Republican | Lee M. Zeldin | 115,545 | 41.6 | 3.8 | |
Majority | 46,538 | 16.8 | 7.7 | ||
Turnout | 277,628 | 100 | 65.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Timothy H. Bishop (Incumbent) | 98,316 | 50.2 | 8.2 | |
Republican | Randy Altschuler | 97,723 | 49.8 | 8.2 | |
Majority | 593 | 0.4 | 16.4 | ||
Turnout | 196,039 | 100 | 29.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Timothy H. Bishop (Incumbent) | 132,525 | 52.2 | 2.0 | |
Republican | Randy Altschuler | 121,478 | 47.8 | 2.0 | |
Majority | 11,047 | 4.3 | 3.9 | ||
Turnout | 254,003 | 100 | 22.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Lee Zeldin | 94,035 | 53.2 | 5.4 | |
Democratic | Timothy H. Bishop (Incumbent) | 78,722 | 44.6 | 7.6 | |
Majority | 15,313 | 8.6 | 4.3 | ||
Turnout | 176,719 | 100 | 30.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Lee Zeldin (Incumbent) | 188,499 | 55.2 | 2.0 | |
Democratic | Anna Throne-Holst | 135,278 | 39.6 | 5.0 | |
Majority | 53,221 | 15.6 | 7.0 | ||
Turnout | 341,554 | 100 | 93.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Lee Zeldin (Incumbent) | 139,027 | 51.5 | 3.7 | |
Democratic | Perry Gershon | 127,991 | 47.4 | 7.8 | |
Majority | 12,036 | 4.1 | 11.5 | ||
Turnout | 270,006 | 100 | 73.1 |
See also
- List of United States congressional districts
- New York's congressional districts
- United States congressional delegations from New York
Notes
- ^ 2004 margin was <1%
References
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