New York's 13th congressional district
New York's 13th congressional district | |||
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![]() New York's 13th congressional district since January 3, 2013 | |||
Representative |
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Area | 10.25[1] sq mi (26.5 km2) | ||
Distribution |
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Population (2019) | 751,661[2] | ||
Median household income | $46,298[3] | ||
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | D+40[4] |
New York's 13th congressional district is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in New York City, represented by Adriano Espaillat. The district is the smallest congressional district by area in the U.S.
The 13th district comprises Upper Manhattan and parts of the West Bronx. It includes The Bronx neighborhoods of Bedford Park, Jerome Park, Kingsbridge Heights, Norwood, and parts of Fordham, Kingsbridge, Morris Heights, and University Heights.The district includes the neighborhoods of Harlem, Inwood, Marble Hill, Spanish Harlem, Washington Heights, and parts of Morningside Heights and the Upper West Side. The Apollo Theater and Grant's Tomb are within the district. From 2003 to 2013, the district included all of Staten Island and the neighborhoods of Bay Ridge, Bensonhurst, Dyker Heights, and Gravesend in Brooklyn. Most of the territory in the old 13th district is now in New York's 11th congressional district.
Recent results in statewide elections[]
Year | Office | Results |
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1992 | President | Bush 48 - 39% |
1996 | President | Clinton 51 - 40% |
2000 | President | Gore 52 - 44% |
2004 | President | Bush 55 - 45% |
2008 | President | McCain 51 - 49% |
2012 | President | Obama 93 - 6% |
2016 | President | Clinton 92 - 5% |
2020 | President | Biden 88 - 11% |
Components: past and present[]
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Various New York districts have been numbered "13" over the years, including areas in New York City and various parts of upstate New York.
1803-1809:
- Montgomery
1847-1849:
- Albany
1913-1945:
- Parts of Manhattan
1945-1993:
- Parts of Brooklyn
1993–2013:
- All of Staten Island
- Parts of Brooklyn
2013–present:
- Parts of Manhattan, The Bronx
List of members representing the district[]
Member | Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history |
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District created March 4, 1803 | ||||
Thomas Sammons | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1807 |
8th 9th |
Redistricted from the 9th district and re-elected in 1802. Re-elected in 1804. Lost re-election. |
Peter Swart | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1807 – March 3, 1809 |
10th | Elected in 1806. Retired. |
Uri Tracy | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1809 – March 3, 1813 |
11th 12th |
Redistricted from the 16th district and re-elected in 1808. Re-elected in 1810. [data unknown/missing] |
Alexander Boyd | Federalist | March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815 |
13th | Elected in 1812. Retired. |
John B. Yates | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817 |
14th | Elected in 1814. Retired. |
![]() Thomas Lawyer |
Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819 |
15th | Elected in 1816. Retired. |
Harmanus Peek | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821 |
16th | Elected in 1818. Retired. |
Vacant | March 4, 1821 – December 3, 1821 |
17th | Elections were held in April 1821. It is unclear when results were announced or credentials issued. | |
John Gebhard | Federalist | December 3, 1821 – March 3, 1823 |
Elected in 1821. Retired. | |
Isaac Williams Jr. | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 |
18th | Elected in 1822. Retired. |
William G. Angel | Jacksonian[5] | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827 |
19th | Elected in 1824. Retired. |
Samuel Chase | Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1829 |
20th | Elected in 1826. Retired. |
William G. Angel | Jacksonian | March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1833 |
21st 22nd |
Elected in 1828. Re-elected in 1830. Retired. |
Reuben Whallon | Jacksonian | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835 |
23rd | Elected in 1832. Retired. |
Dudley Farlin | Jacksonian | March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837 |
24th | Elected in 1834. Retired. |
John Palmer | Democratic | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839 |
25th | Elected in 1836. Retired. |
![]() Augustus C. Hand |
Democratic | March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841 |
26th | Elected in 1838. Lost re-election. |
Thomas A. Tomlinson | Whig | March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 |
27th | Elected in 1840. Retired. |
![]() Daniel D. Barnard |
Whig | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 |
28th | Redistricted from the 10th district and re-elected in 1842. Lost re-election. |
![]() Bradford R. Wood |
Democratic | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847 |
29th | Elected in 1844. Lost re-election. |
![]() John I. Slingerland |
Whig | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849 |
30th | Elected in 1846. Retired. |
![]() John L. Schoolcraft |
Whig | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853 |
31st 32nd |
Re-elected in 1848. Re-elected in 1850. Retired. |
![]() Russell Sage |
Whig | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 |
33rd 34th |
Elected in 1852. Changed parties. Re-elected in 1854. Retired. |
Opposition | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 | |||
![]() Abram B. Olin |
Republican | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1863 |
35th 36th 37th |
Elected in 1856. Re-elected in 1858. Re-elected in 1860. Retired. |
![]() John B. Steele |
Democratic | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865 |
38th | Redistricted from the 11th district and re-elected in 1862. Lost renomination. |
Edwin N. Hubbell | Democratic | March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1867 |
39th | Elected in 1864. Lost re-election. |
![]() Thomas Cornell |
Republican | March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1869 |
40th | Elected in 1866. Lost re-election. |
![]() John A. Griswold |
Democratic | March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871 |
41st | Elected in 1868. Retired. |
![]() Joseph H. Tuthill |
Democratic | March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873 |
42nd | Elected in 1870. Retired. |
![]() John O. Whitehouse |
Democratic | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1877 |
43rd 44th |
Elected in 1872. Re-elected in 1874. Retired. |
![]() John H. Ketcham |
Republican | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1885 |
45th 46th 47th 48th |
Elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. Re-elected in 1882. Redistricted to the 16th district. |
![]() Egbert L. Viele |
Democratic | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887 |
49th | Elected in 1884. Lost re-election. |
![]() Ashbel P. Fitch |
Republican | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889 |
50th 51st 52nd |
Elected in 1886. Changed party over disagreement with 1888 Republican platform. |
Democratic | March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1893 |
Re-elected in 1888. Re-elected in 1890. Retired to run for Comptroller of New York City. | ||
![]() John De Witt Warner |
Democratic | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895 |
53rd | Redistricted from the 12th district and re-elected in 1892. [data unknown/missing] |
![]() Richard C. Shannon |
Republican | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899 |
54th 55th |
Elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. Retired. |
![]() Jefferson M. Levy |
Democratic | March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1901 |
56th | Elected in 1898. Retired. |
![]() Oliver Belmont |
Democratic | March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903 |
57th | Elected in 1900. Retired. |
![]() Francis B. Harrison |
Democratic | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905 |
58th | Elected in 1902. Retired to run for Lieutenant Governor of New York. |
![]() Herbert Parsons |
Republican | March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1911 |
59th 60th 61st |
Elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Lost re-election. |
![]() Jefferson M. Levy |
Democratic | March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913 |
62nd | Elected in 1910. Redistricted to the 14th district. |
![]() Timothy Sullivan |
Democratic | March 4, 1913 – August 31, 1913 |
63rd | Elected in 1912 but never took seat due to ill health. Died. |
Vacant | August 31, 1913 – November 4, 1913 |
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![]() George W. Loft |
Democratic | November 4, 1913 – March 3, 1917 |
63rd 64th |
Elected to finish Sullivan's term. Re-elected in 1914. Retired. |
![]() Christopher D. Sullivan |
Democratic | March 4, 1917 – January 3, 1941 |
65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd 74th 75th 76th |
Elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Retired. |
![]() Louis Capozzoli |
Democratic | January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1945 |
77th 78th |
Elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Retired. |
![]() Donald L. O'Toole |
Democratic | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1953 |
79th 80th 81st 82nd |
Redistricted from the 8th district and re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Lost re-election. |
![]() Abraham J. Multer |
Democratic | January 3, 1953 – December 31, 1967 |
83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th |
Redistricted from the 14th district and re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Resigned to become a Justice on the New York Supreme Court. |
Vacant | January 1, 1968 – February 19, 1968 |
90th | ||
![]() Bertram L. Podell |
Democratic | February 20, 1968 – January 3, 1975 |
90th 91st 92nd 93rd |
Elected to finish Multer's term. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Lost renomination. |
![]() Stephen Solarz |
Democratic | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1993 |
94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd |
Elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Redistricted to the 12th district and lost renomination. |
![]() Susan Molinari |
Republican | January 3, 1993 – August 2, 1997 |
103rd 104th 105th |
Redistricted from the 14th district and re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Resigned to become a television journalist. |
Vacant | August 3, 1997 – November 3, 1997 |
105th | ||
![]() Vito Fossella |
Republican | November 4, 1997 – January 3, 2009 |
105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th |
Elected to finish Molinari's term. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Retired. |
![]() Michael McMahon |
Democratic | January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2011 |
111th | Elected in 2008. Lost re-election. |
![]() Michael Grimm |
Republican | January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013 |
112th | Elected in 2010. Redistricted to the 11th district. |
![]() Charles Rangel |
Democratic | January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2017 |
113th 114th |
Redistricted from the 15th district and re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Retired. |
![]() Adriano Espaillat |
Democratic | January 3, 2017 – Present |
115th 116th 117th |
Elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. |
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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Republican | Susan Molinari (incumbent) | 94,660 | 61.6 | ||
Democratic | 53,376 | 34.7 | |||
Right to Life | 3,396 | 2.2 | |||
Independence | Anita Lerman | 2,337 | 1.5 | ||
Majority | 41,284 | 26.8 | |||
Turnout | 153,769 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Vito Fossella | 79,838 | 61.3 | -0.3 | |
Democratic | Eric Vitaliano | 50,373 | 38.7 | +4.0 | |
Majority | 29,465 | 22.6 | -4.2 | ||
Turnout | 130,211 | 100 | -15.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Vito Fossella (incumbent) | 76,138 | 64.8 | +3.5 | |
Democratic | 40,167 | 34.2 | -4.5 | ||
Independence | Anita Lerman | 1,245 | 1.1 | +1.1 | |
Majority | 35,971 | 30.6 | +8.0 | ||
Turnout | 117,550 | 100 | -9.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Vito Fossella (incumbent) | 109,806 | 64.6 | -0.2 | |
Democratic | 57,603 | 33.9 | -0.3 | ||
Independence | Anita Lerman | 2,653 | 1.6 | +0.5 | |
Majority | 52,203 | 30.7 | +0.1 | ||
Turnout | 170,062 | 100 | +44.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Vito Fossella (incumbent) | 72,204 | 69.6 | +5.0 | |
Democratic | 29,366 | 28.3 | -5.6 | ||
Independence | Anita Lerman | 1,427 | 1.4 | -0.2 | |
Green | 696 | 0.7 | +0.7 | ||
Majority | 42,838 | 41.3 | +10.6 | ||
Turnout | 103,693 | 100 | -39.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Vito Fossella (incumbent) | 112,934 | 59.0 | -10.6 | |
Democratic | Frank J. Barbaro | 78,500 | 41.0 | +12.7 | |
Majority | 34,434 | 18.0 | -23.3 | ||
Turnout | 191,434 | 100 | +84.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Vito Fossella (incumbent) | 59,334 | 56.8 | -2.2 | |
Democratic | Stephen A. Harrison | 45,131 | 43.2 | +2.2 | |
Majority | 14,203 | 13.6 | -4.4 | ||
Turnout | 104,465 | 100 | -45.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Michael McMahon | 114,219 | 60.9 | +17.7 | |
Republican | Robert Straniere | 62,441 | 33.3 | -23.5 | |
Conservative | 5,799 | 3.1 | +3.1 | ||
Independence | 4,947 | 2.6 | +2.6 | ||
Majority | 51778 | 27.6 | 14.0 | ||
Turnout | 187,406 | 100 | +79.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Michael Grimm | 65,024 | 51.3 | +18.0 | |
Democratic | Michael McMahon (incumbent) | 60,773 | 48.0 | -12.9 | |
Libertarian | 929 | 0.7 | +0.7 | ||
Majority | 4251 | 3.3 | -24.3 | ||
Turnout | 126,726 | 100 | -32.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Adriano Espaillat (incumbent) | 180,035 | 94.6 | ||
Republican | Jineea Butler | 10,268 | 5.4 | ||
Majority | 169,767 | 89.2 | |||
Turnout | 190,303 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Adriano Espaillat | 202,916 | 79.6 | |
Working Families | Adriano Espaillat | 28,925 | 11.3 | |
Total | Adriano Espaillat (incumbent) | 231,841 | 90.9 | |
Republican | Lovelynn Gwinn | 19,829 | 7.8 | |
Conservative | Christopher Morris-Perry | 3,295 | 1.3 | |
Total votes | 254,965 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
See also[]
- List of United States congressional districts
- New York's congressional districts
- United States congressional delegations from New York
Notes[]
- ^ "New York - Congressional District 13" (PDF). census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "My Congressional District".
- ^ "Introducing the 2021 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index". The Cook Political Report. April 15, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
- ^ The Bench and Bar of New-York by Lucien Brock Proctor (1870; page 743) [says he was a Jacksonian from the beginning]
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
- 1996 House election data Clerk of the House of Representatives
- 1998 House election data Clerk of the House of Representatives
- 2000 House election data Clerk of the House of Representatives
- 2002 House election data Clerk of the House of Representatives
- 2004 House election data Clerk of the House of Representatives
- 2006 New York Election Results The New York Times
- 2008 New York Rep.in Congress Returns, New York State Board of Elections
- Election Results 2010 The New York Times
Coordinates: 40°50′20″N 73°55′59″W / 40.83889°N 73.93306°W
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- Constituencies established in 1803
- 1803 establishments in New York (state)