New York's 22nd congressional district

New York's 22nd congressional district
New York's 22nd congressional district since January 3, 2013
Representative	Claudia Tenney R–New Hartford
Distribution	57.49% urban 42.51% rural
Population (2019)	688,391
Median household income	$56,615[1]
Ethnicity	88.0% White 4.1% Black 3.1% Hispanic 2.6% Asian 1.9% Two or more races 0.3% other
Cook PVI	R+9[2]

The 22nd congressional district of New York is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives. Significant cities in the district include Utica, Rome, Cortland, and Binghamton. It is home to several colleges and universities, including Binghamton University, Hamilton College, Colgate University, SUNY Polytechnic Institute, Utica College and SUNY Cortland.

The district includes all of Chenango, Cortland, Madison, and Oneida counties, and parts of Broome, Herkimer, Oswego, and Tioga counties.

From 2003 to 2013, the district included all or parts of Broome, Delaware, Dutchess, Orange, Sullivan, Tioga, Tompkins, and Ulster counties. It included the cities of Binghamton, Ithaca, Kingston, Middletown, Newburgh and Poughkeepsie. The district stretched to include parts of the Finger Lakes region, the Catskill Mountains and the Hudson Valley.

Since February 11, 2021, the district has been represented by Claudia Tenney, following months of recounts and legal battles from the close 2020 election. The closeness of the House race and Trump's 11 point lead over Biden in the presidential election in this district suggests a significant number of Trump / Brindisi ticket splitters (i.e who voted Republican for president, but Democratic for the House). ^[3]

Demographics[]

According to the APM Research Lab's Voter Profile Tools (featuring the U.S. Census Bureau's 2019 American Community Survey), the district contained about 534,000 potential voters (citizens, age 18+). Of these, 90% are White and 10% are people of color. Immigrants make up 4% of the district's potential voters. Median income among households (with one or more potential voter) in the district is about $57,200, while 13% of households live below the poverty line. As for the educational attainment of potential voters in the district, 9% of those 25 and older have not earned a high school degree, while 24% hold a bachelor's or higher degree.

Election results from presidential races[]

Year	Result
2000	Gore 51 - 42%
2004	Kerry 54 - 45%
2008	Obama 59 - 39%
2012	Romney 49.2 - 48.8%
2016	Trump 54.8 - 39.3%
2020	Trump 54.7 - 43.3%

Components, past and present[]

2013–Present:

All of Chenango, Cortland, Madison, Oneida

Parts of Broome, Herkimer, Oswego, Tioga

2003–2012:

All of Sullivan, Ulster

Parts of Broome, Delaware, Dutchess, Orange, Tioga, Tompkins

1993–2003:

All of Columbia, Greene, Warren, Washington

Parts of Dutchess, Essex, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schoharie

1983–1993:

All of Rockland

Parts of Orange, Sullivan, Westchester

1953–1983:

Parts of Bronx

1945–1953:

Parts of Manhattan

1919–1945:

Parts of Bronx, Manhattan

1913–1919:

Parts of New York

Various New York districts have been numbered "22" over the years, including areas in New York City and various parts of upstate New York.

List of members representing the district[]

1821 – 1833: One seat[]

District was created on March 9, 1821, split from the 2-seat 21st district.

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history	Location
Vacant		March 4, 1821 – December 3, 1821		Elections were held in April 1821. It is unclear when results were announced or credentials issued.	1821–1823 [data unknown/missing]
Albert H. Tracy	Democratic-Republican	December 3, 1821 – March 3, 1823	17th	Elected in 1821. Redistricted to the 30th district.
Justin Dwinell	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825	18th	Elected in 1822. [data unknown/missing]	1823–1833 Madison and Cortland counties
John Miller	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827	19th	Elected in 1824. [data unknown/missing]
John G. Stower	Jacksonian	March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1829	20th	Elected in 1826. [data unknown/missing]
Thomas Beekman	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831	21st	Elected in 1828. [data unknown/missing]
Edward C. Reed	Jacksonian	March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833	22nd	Elected in 1830. [data unknown/missing]

1833 – 1843: Two seats[]

From 1833 to 1843, two seats were apportioned, elected at-large on a general ticket.

Years	Cong ress		Seat A				Seat B
			Representative	Party	Electoral history		Representative	Party	Electoral history
March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835	23rd		Nicoll Halsey	Jacksonian	Elected in 1832. [data unknown/missing]		Samuel G. Hathaway	Jacksonian	Elected in 1832. [data unknown/missing]
March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837	24th		Stephen B. Leonard	Jacksonian	Elected in 1834. [data unknown/missing]		Joseph Reynolds	Jacksonian	Elected in 1834. [data unknown/missing]
March 4, 1837 – July 27, 1838	25th		Andrew DeWitt Bruyn	Democratic	Elected in 1836. Died.		Hiram Gray	Democratic	Elected in 1836. [data unknown/missing]
July 27, 1838 – December 3, 1838	Vacant
December 3, 1838 – March 3, 1839	25th	Cyrus Beers	Democratic	. [data unknown/missing]
March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841	26th	Stephen B. Leonard	Democratic	Elected in 1838. [data unknown/missing]	Amasa Dana		Democratic	Elected in 1838. [data unknown/missing]
March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843	27th	Samuel Partridge	Democratic	Elected in 1840. [data unknown/missing]	Lewis Riggs		Democratic	Elected in 1840. [data unknown/missing]

1843 – present: One seat[]

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history
Meade Purdy	Democratic	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845	28th	Elected in 1842. [data unknown/missing]
Stephen Strong	Democratic	March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847	29th	Elected in 1844. [data unknown/missing]
Ausburn Birdsall	Democratic	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849	30th	Elected in 1846. [data unknown/missing]
Henry Bennett	Whig	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853	31st 32nd	Elected in 1848. Re-elected in 1850. Redistricted to the 21st district.
Gerrit Smith	Free Soil	March 4, 1853 – August 7, 1854	33rd	Elected in 1852. Resigned.
Vacant		August 7, 1854 – November 7, 1854
Henry C. Goodwin	Whig	November 7, 1854 – March 3, 1855		. [data unknown/missing]
Andrew Z. McCarty	Opposition	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857	34th	Elected in 1854. [data unknown/missing]
Henry C. Goodwin	Republican	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859	35th	Elected in 1856. [data unknown/missing]
M. Lindley Lee	Republican	March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861	36th	Elected in 1858. [data unknown/missing]
William E. Lansing	Republican	March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863	37th	Elected in 1860. [data unknown/missing]
De Witt C. Littlejohn	Republican	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865	38th	Elected in 1862. [data unknown/missing]
Sidney T. Holmes	Republican	March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1867	39th	Elected in 1864. [data unknown/missing]
John C. Churchill	Republican	March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1871	40th 41st	Elected in 1866. Re-elected in 1868. [data unknown/missing]
William E. Lansing	Republican	March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873	42nd	Elected in 1870. Redistricted to the 23rd district.
Ellis H. Roberts	Republican	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875	43rd	Redistricted from the 21st district and re-elected in 1872. [data unknown/missing]
George A. Bagley	Republican	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879	44th 45th	Elected in 1874. Re-elected in 1876. [data unknown/missing]
Warner Miller	Republican	March 4, 1879 – July 26, 1881	46th 47th	Elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. Resigned when elected to US Senate
Vacant		July 26, 1881 – November 8, 1881	47th
Charles R. Skinner	Republican	November 8, 1881 – March 3, 1885	47th 48th	Elected to finish Miller's term. Re-elected in 1882. [data unknown/missing]
Abraham X. Parker	Republican	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1889	49th 50th	Redistricted from the 19th district and re-elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886.
Frederick Lansing	Republican	March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891	51st	Elected in 1888. [data unknown/missing]
Leslie W. Russell	Republican	March 4, 1891 – September 11, 1891	52nd	Elected in 1890. Resigned when elected as justice on New York Supreme Court
Vacant		September 11, 1891 – November 3, 1891
N. Martin Curtis	Republican	November 3, 1891 – March 3, 1897	52nd 53rd 54th	Elected to finish Russell's term. Re-elected in 1892. Re-elected in 1894. [data unknown/missing]
Lucius N. Littauer	Republican	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1903	55th 56th 57th	Elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Redistricted to the 25th district.
William H. Draper	Republican	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1913	58th 59th 60th 61st 62nd	Redistricted from the 19th district and re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. [data unknown/missing]
Henry Bruckner	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – December 31, 1917	63rd 64th 65th	Elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Resigned.
Vacant		December 31, 1917 – March 5, 1918	65th
Anthony J. Griffin	Democratic	March 5, 1918 – January 13, 1935	65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd 74th	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. Died.
Vacant		January 13, 1935 – November 5, 1935	74th
Edward W. Curley	Democratic	November 5, 1935 – January 6, 1940	74th 75th 76th	Elected to finish Griffin's term. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Died.
Vacant		January 6, 1940 – February 20, 1940	76th
Walter A. Lynch	Democratic	February 20, 1940 – January 3, 1945	76th 77th 78th	Elected to finish Curley's term. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Redistricted to the 23rd district.
Adam Clayton Powell Jr.	Democratic	January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1953	79th 80th 81st 82nd	Elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Redistricted to the 16th district.
Sidney A. Fine	Democratic	January 3, 1953 – January 2, 1956	83rd 84th	Redistricted from the 23rd district and re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Resigned to serve on New York Supreme Court.
Vacant		January 2, 1956 – February 7, 1956	84th
James C. Healey	Democratic	February 7, 1956 – January 3, 1963	84th 85th 86th 87th	Elected to finish Fine's term. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Redistricted to the 21st district.
Jacob H. Gilbert	Democratic	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1971	88th 89th 90th 91st	Redistricted from the 23rd district and re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. [data unknown/missing]
Herman Badillo	Democratic	January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1973	92nd	Elected in 1970. Redistricted to the 21st district.
Jonathan B. Bingham	Democratic	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1983	93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th	Redistricted from the 23rd district and re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. [data unknown/missing]
Benjamin Gilman	Republican	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993	98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd	Redistricted from the 26th district and re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Redistricted to the 20th district.
Gerald Solomon	Republican	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1999	103rd 104th 105th	Redistricted from the 24th district and re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. [data unknown/missing]
John E. Sweeney	Republican	January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2003	106th 107th	Elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Redistricted to the 20th district.
Maurice Hinchey	Democratic	January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2013	108th 109th 110th 111th 112th	Redistricted from the 26th district and re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Retired.
Richard L. Hanna	Republican	January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2017	113th 114th	Redistricted from the 24th district and re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Retired.
Claudia Tenney	Republican	January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2019	115th	Elected in 2016. Lost re-election.
Anthony Brindisi	Democratic	January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2021	116th	Elected in 2018. Lost re-election.
Vacant		January 3, 2021 – February 11, 2021	117th	Election disputed.
Claudia Tenney	Republican	February 11, 2021 – Present	117th	Elected in 2020.

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").

1996 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: District 22

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gerald B.H. Solomon (Incumbent)	144,125	60.5
	Democratic	Steve James	94,192	39.5
Margin of victory			49,933	21.0
Turnout			238,317	?
	Republican hold

1998 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: District 22

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John E. Sweeney	106,919	55.3	-5.2
	Democratic	Jean P. Bordewich	81,296	42.1	+2.6
	Right to Life	Francis A. Giroux	5,051	2.6	+2.6
Margin of victory			25,623	13.3	-7.7
Turnout			193,266	?	-18.9
	Republican hold		Swing	?

2000 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: District 22

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John E. Sweeney (Incumbent)	167,368	67.9	+12.6
	Democratic	Kenneth F. McCallion	79,111	32.1	-10.0
Margin of victory			88,257	35.8	+22.5
Turnout			246,479	?	+27.5
	Republican hold		Swing	?

2002 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: District 22

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Maurice Hinchey (Incumbent)	113,280	64.2	+32.1
	Republican	Eric Hall	58,008	32.9	-35.0
	Green	Steve Greenfield	2,723	1.5	+1.5
	Right to Life	Paul J. Laux	2,473	1.4	+1.4
Margin of victory			55,272	31.3	-4.5
Turnout			176,484	?	-28.4
	Democratic gain from Republican		Swing	?

2004 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: District 22

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Maurice Hinchey (Incumbent)	167,489	67.2	+3.0
	Republican	William A. Brenner	81,881	32.8	-0.1
Margin of victory			85,608	34.3	+3.0
Turnout			249,370	?	+41.3
	Democratic hold		Swing	?

2006 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: District 22

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Maurice Hinchey (Incumbent)	121,683	100.0	+32.8
Margin of victory			121,683	100.0	+65.7
Turnout			121,683	?	-51.2
	Democratic hold		Swing	?

2008 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: District 22

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Maurice Hinchey (Incumbent)	168,558	58.1	-41.9
	Republican	George Phillips	85,126	29.3	+29.3
Margin of victory			83,432	28.8	-41.9
Turnout			290,102	?	+138
	Democratic hold		Swing	?

2010 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: District 22

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Maurice Hinchey (Incumbent)	90,613	52.4	-5.7
	Republican	George Phillips	82,385	47.6	+18.3
Margin of victory			8,228	4.8	-24.4
Turnout			172,998	?	-59.6
	Democratic hold		Swing	?

2012 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: District 22

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Richard L. Hanna (Incumbent)	157,941	60.7	+13.1
	Democratic	Dan Lamb	102,080	39.3	-12.9
Margin of victory			55,861	21.4	-15.2
Turnout			280,082	?	N/A
	Republican gain from Democratic		Swing	?

2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: District 22

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Richard L. Hanna (Incumbent)	129,851	100.0	+39.3
Margin of victory			129,851	100.0	N/A
Turnout			175,372	?	N/A
	Republican hold		Swing	?

2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: District 22

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Claudia Tenney	129,444	46.5	-53.5
	Democratic	Kim Myers	114,266	41.1	N/A
	Upstate Jobs	Martin Babinec	34,638	12.4	N/A
Margin of victory			15,278	5.4	N/A
Turnout			278,348	?	N/A
	Republican hold		Swing	?

2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: District 22

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Anthony Brindisi	127,715	50.9	+9.8
	Republican	Claudia Tenney (Incumbent)	123,242	49.1	+2.6
Margin of victory			4,473	1.8	N/A
Turnout			250,957	?	N/A
	Democratic gain from Republican		Swing	?

2020 United States House of Representatives elections in New York: District 22

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Claudia Tenney	156,098	48.84	-0.166
	Democratic	Anthony Brindisi (Incumbent)	155,989	48.80	-2.000
	Libertarian	Keith Price	6,780	2.125	N/A
	Write-in		771[5]	0.24	N/A
Margin of victory			109	0.034	N/A
Turnout			318,998	?	N/A
	Republican gain from Democratic		Swing	?

Historical district boundaries[]

See also[]

• List of United States congressional districts
• New York's congressional districts
• United States congressional delegations from New York

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
• 2008 House election data
• 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 "