New York's 2nd congressional district
New York's 2nd congressional district | |||
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![]() New York's 2nd congressional district since January 3, 2013 | |||
Representative |
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Distribution |
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Population (2019) | 698,974[1] | ||
Median household income | $108,725[2] | ||
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | R+5[3] |
New York's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives along the South Shore of Long Island, New York. It includes southwestern Suffolk County and a small portion of southeastern Nassau County. The district is currently represented by Republican Andrew Garbarino.
Nassau County communities in the 2nd district include Levittown, North Wantagh, Seaford, South Farmingdale and Massapequa. Suffolk County communities include Amityville, Copiague, Lindenhurst, Gilgo, West Babylon, Wyandanch, North Babylon, Babylon, Baywood, Brentwood, Brightwaters, Central Islip, Islip, Great River, Ocean Beach, Oakdale, West Sayville, Bohemia, West Islip and Ronkonkoma.
From 2003 to 2013 it included all of the town of Huntington and parts of the towns of Babylon, Islip and Smithtown in Suffolk County as well as part of the town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County. It comprised such communities as Bay Shore, Brentwood, Central Islip, Commack, Deer Park, Dix Hills, Huntington, Melville, North Amityville, Northport, Oakdale, Plainview, Ronkonkoma, Sayville and Wyandanch. Much of this area is now the 3rd congressional district, while most of the territory currently in the 2nd district was located in the 3rd district.[citation needed]
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 512,000 potential voters (citizens, age 18+). Of these, 68% are White, 17% Latino, and 10% Black. Immigrants make up 15% of the district's potential voters. Median income among households (with one or more potential voter) in the district is about $109,400. As for the educational attainment of potential voters in the district, 32% hold a bachelor's or higher degree.
Voting[]
Election results from presidential races | ||
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Year | Office | Results |
1992 | President | Bush 40–40% |
1996 | President | Clinton 54–34% |
2000 | President | Gore 57–39% |
2004 | President | Kerry 53–45% |
2008 | President | Obama 51–48% |
2012 | President | Obama 52–47% |
2016 | President | Trump 53–44% |
2020 | President | Trump 51–47% |
List of members representing the district[]
1789–1805: one seat[]
Representative | Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history |
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![]() John Laurance |
Pro-Administration | March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1793 |
1st 2nd |
Elected in 1789. Re-elected in 1790. Retired. |
![]() John Watts |
Pro-Administration | March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795 |
3rd | Elected in 1793. Lost re-election. |
![]() Edward Livingston |
Democratic- Republican |
March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1801 |
4th 5th 6th |
Elected in 1794. Re-elected in 1796. Re-elected in 1798. [data unknown/missing] |
![]() Samuel L. Mitchill |
Democratic- Republican |
March 4, 1801 – March 3, 1803 |
7th | Elected in 1800. Redistricted to the 3rd district. |
![]() Joshua Sands |
Federalist | March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1805 |
8th | Elected in 1802. Retired. |
1805–1809: Two seats on general ticket with 3rd district[]
Gurdon S. Mumford is usually[by whom?] listed as member from the 2nd district, and George Clinton Jr. from the 3rd district, because Clinton was elected to fill the vacancy caused by the election of Mitchill to the U.S. Senate, and Mitchill had been elected previously in the 3rd district. However, in 1804 Mitchill was already re-elected on the 2nd/3rd general ticket, and both Clinton and Mumford were elected in special elections, receiving votes in both districts.
Cong ress |
Years | Seat A | Seat B | ||||||
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Representative | Party | Electoral history | Representative | Party | Electoral history | ||||
9th 10th |
March 4, 1805 – March 3, 1809 |
Gurdon S. Mumford | Democratic- Republican |
Daniel D. Tompkins was elected in 1804 but declined the seat when appointed to the New York Supreme Court. Elected to begin Tompkins's term. Re-elected in 1806. |
![]() George Clinton Jr. |
Democratic- Republican |
Samuel L. Mitchill (previously of the 3rd district) was re-elected in 1804 but resigned November 22, 1804 when elected U.S. Senator. Elected to begin Mitchell's term. Re-elected in 1806. The districts were separated again, and a second seat was added to the 2nd district. |
The districts were separated in 1809.
1809–1823: two seats[]
From 1809 to 1823, two seats were apportioned to the second district, elected at-large on a general ticket.
Cong ress |
Years | Seat A | Seat B | ||||||
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Representative | Party | Electoral history | Representative | Party | Electoral history | ||||
11th | March 4, 1809 – 1810 |
Gurdon S. Mumford | Democratic-Republican | Re-elected in 1808. [data unknown/missing] |
![]() William Denning |
Democratic-Republican | Elected in 1808. Never took his seat resigned. | ||
1810 – December 4, 1810 |
Vacant | ||||||||
December 4, 1810 – March 3, 1811 |
![]() Samuel L. Mitchill |
Democratic-Republican | Elected April 24–26, 1810 to finish Denning's term and seated December 4, 1810. Also elected the same day in 1810 to the next term. [data unknown/missing] | ||||||
12th | March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813 |
![]() William Paulding Jr. |
Democratic-Republican | Elected in 1810. [data unknown/missing] | |||||
13th | March 4, 1813 – August 2, 1813 |
![]() Egbert Benson |
Federalist | Elected in 1812. Resigned. |
Jotham Post Jr. | Federalist | Elected in 1812. [data unknown/missing] | ||
August 2, 1813 – January 22, 1814 |
Vacant | ||||||||
January 22, 1814 – March 3, 1815 |
William Irving | Democratic-Republican | Elected December 28–30, 1813 to finish Benson's term and was seated January 22, 1814. Re-elected in 1814. Re-elected in 1816. [data unknown/missing] | ||||||
14th | March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817 |
Peter H. Wendover | Democratic-Republican | Elected in 1814. Re-elected in 1816. Re-elected in 1818. [data unknown/missing] | |||||
15th | March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819 | ||||||||
16th | March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821 |
![]() Henry Meigs |
Democratic-Republican | Elected in 1818. [data unknown/missing] | |||||
17th | March 4, 1821 – December 3, 1821 |
Elections were held in April 1821. It is unclear when results were announced or credentials issued. | |||||||
December 3, 1821 – March 3, 1823 |
![]() Churchill C. Cambreleng |
Democratic-Republican | Elected in 1821. Redistricted to the 3rd district. |
John J. Morgan | Democratic-Republican | Elected in 1821. Redistricted to the 3rd district. |
1823–present: one seat[]
Member | Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history | District location |
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Jacob Tyson | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 |
18th | Elected in 1822. [data unknown/missing] |
1823–1833 Parts of Kings county |
![]() Joshua Sands |
Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827 |
19th | Elected in 1824. [data unknown/missing] | |
John J. Wood | Jacksonian | March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1829 |
20th | Elected in 1826. Retired. | |
Jacob Crocheron | Jacksonian | March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831 |
21st | Elected in 1828. [data unknown/missing] | |
John T. Bergen | Jacksonian | March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833 |
22nd | Elected in 1830. [data unknown/missing] | |
Isaac B. Van Houten | Jacksonian | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835 |
23rd | Elected in 1832. [data unknown/missing] |
1833–1843 Parts of Kings county |
Samuel Barton | Jacksonian | March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837 |
24th | Elected in 1834. [data unknown/missing] | |
Abraham Vanderveer | Democratic | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839 |
25th | Elected in 1836. [data unknown/missing] | |
James De la Montanya | Democratic | March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841 |
26th | Elected in 1838. [data unknown/missing] | |
Joseph Egbert | Democratic | March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 |
27th | Elected in 1840. [data unknown/missing] | |
![]() Henry C. Murphy |
Democratic | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 |
28th | Elected in 1842. [data unknown/missing] |
1843–1853 Parts of Kings county |
Henry J. Seaman | Know Nothing | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847 |
29th | Elected in 1844. [data unknown/missing] | |
![]() Henry C. Murphy |
Democratic | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849 |
30th | Elected in 1846. [data unknown/missing] | |
![]() David A. Bokee |
Whig | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851 |
31st | Elected in 1848. [data unknown/missing] | |
Obadiah Bowne | Whig | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 |
32nd | Elected in 1850. [data unknown/missing] | |
Thomas W. Cumming | Democratic | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 |
33rd | Elected in 1852. [data unknown/missing] |
1853–1863 Parts of Kings county |
![]() James S.T. Stranahan |
Opposition | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 |
34th | Elected in 1854. [data unknown/missing] | |
![]() George Taylor |
Democratic | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 |
35th | Elected in 1856. [data unknown/missing] | |
![]() James Humphrey |
Republican | March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861 |
36th | Elected in 1858. [data unknown/missing] | |
![]() Moses F. Odell |
Democratic | March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 |
37th | Elected in 1860. [data unknown/missing] | |
![]() Martin Kalbfleisch |
Democratic | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865 |
38th | Elected in 1862. [data unknown/missing] |
1863–1873 Parts of Kings county |
![]() Teunis G. Bergen |
Democratic | March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1867 |
39th | Elected in 1864. [data unknown/missing] | |
![]() Demas Barnes |
Democratic | March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1869 |
40th | Elected in 1866. [data unknown/missing] | |
![]() John G. Schumaker |
Democratic | March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871 |
41st | Elected in 1868. [data unknown/missing] | |
![]() Thomas Kinsella |
Democratic | March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873 |
42nd | Elected in 1870. [data unknown/missing] | |
![]() John G. Schumaker |
Democratic | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1877 |
43rd 44th |
Elected in 1872. Re-elected in 1874. [data unknown/missing] |
1873–1883 Parts of Kings county |
![]() William D. Veeder |
Democratic | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879 |
45th | Elected in 1876. [data unknown/missing] | |
![]() Daniel O'Reilly |
Democratic | March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881 |
46th | Elected in 1878. [data unknown/missing] | |
![]() William E. Robinson |
Democratic | March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1885 |
47th 48th |
Elected in 1880. Re-elected in 1882. [data unknown/missing] | |
1883–1885 Parts of Kings county | |||||
![]() Felix Campbell |
Democratic | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1891 |
49th 50th 51st |
Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. [data unknown/missing] |
1885–1893 Kings County (partial)[4] |
![]() David A. Boody |
Democratic | March 4, 1891 – October 13, 1891 |
52nd | Elected in 1890. Resigned to become railroad commissioner of New York State. | |
Vacant | October 13, 1891 – November 3, 1891 | ||||
![]() Alfred C. Chapin |
Democratic | November 3, 1891 – November 16, 1892 |
Elected to finish Boody's term. Resigned. | ||
Vacant | November 16, 1892 – March 3, 1893 | ||||
![]() John M. Clancy |
Democratic | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895 |
53rd | Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1892. [data unknown/missing] |
1893–1903 Kings County (partial)[5] |
![]() Denis M. Hurley |
Republican | March 4, 1895 – February 26, 1899 |
54th 55th |
Elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. Died. | |
Vacant | February 26, 1899 – March 3, 1899 |
55th | |||
![]() John J. Fitzgerald |
Democratic | March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1903 |
56th 57th |
Elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Redistricted to the 7th district. | |
![]() George H. Lindsay |
Democratic | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1913 |
58th 59th 60th 61st 62nd |
Redistricted from the 6th 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] |
1903–1913 Kings County (partial)[6] |
![]() Denis O'Leary |
Democratic | March 4, 1913 – December 31, 1914 |
63rd | Elected in 1912. Resigned. |
1913–1933 Parts of Queens county |
Vacant | December 31, 1914 – March 3, 1915 | ||||
![]() C. Pope Caldwell |
Democratic | March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1921 |
64th 65th 66th |
Elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. [data unknown/missing] | |
![]() John J. Kindred |
Democratic | March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1929 |
67th 68th 69th 70th |
Elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. [data unknown/missing] | |
![]() William F. Brunner |
Democratic | March 4, 1929 – September 27, 1935 |
71st 72nd 73rd 74th |
Elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Resigned upon election as sheriff of Queens County. | |
1933–1945 Parts of Queens county | |||||
Vacant | September 27, 1935 – November 5, 1935 |
74th | |||
![]() William B. Barry |
Democratic | November 5, 1935 – January 3, 1945 |
74th 75th 76th 77th 78th |
Elected to finish Brunner's term. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Redistricted to the 4th district. | |
![]() Leonard W. Hall |
Republican | January 3, 1945 – December 31, 1952 |
79th 80th 81st 82nd |
Redistricted from the 1st district and re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Resigned to become Chairman of the Republican National Committee. |
1945–1953 Parts of Nassau county |
Vacant | December 31, 1952 – January 3, 1953 |
82nd | |||
![]() Steven Derounian |
Republican | January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1963 |
83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th |
Elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Redistricted to the 3rd district. |
1953–1963 Parts of Nassau county |
![]() James R. Grover Jr. |
Republican | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1975 |
88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd |
Elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Lost re-election. |
1963–1973 Parts of Nassau, Suffolk counties |
1973–1983 Parts of Suffolk county | |||||
![]() Thomas J. Downey |
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. Lost re-election. | |
1983–1993 Parts of Suffolk county | |||||
![]() Rick Lazio |
Republican | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2001 |
103rd 104th 105th 106th |
Elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Retired to run for U.S. senator. |
1993 – 2003 Parts of Suffolk county |
Steve Israel |
Democratic | January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2013 |
107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th |
Elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Redistricted to the 3rd district. | |
2003 – 2013 Parts of Nassau, Suffolk counties ![]() | |||||
![]() Peter T. King |
Republican | January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2021 |
113th 114th 115th 116th |
Redistricted from the 3rd district and re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Retired. |
2013 – Present Parts of Nassau, Suffolk counties ![]() |
![]() Andrew Garbarino |
Republican | January 3, 2021 – Present |
117th | Elected in 2020. |
Recent election results[]
New York election law allows for fusion voting, where a candidate can run as a member of multiple parties. The pooled vote totals for candidates are listed first, and the split of the votes among the parties they ran as is listed beneath. See below for blank, void, and scattering notes.*
Year | Democrat | Votes | Pct | Republican | Votes | Pct | 3rd Party | Party | Votes | Pct | ||||||||||
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2000 | ![]() |
90,438 | 48% | Joan B. Johnson | 65,880 | 35% | Robert Walsh | Right to Life | 11,224 | 6% | ||||||||||
Democratic | 90,438 | Republican | 65,880 | Richard N. Thompson | Conservative | 10,824 | 6% | |||||||||||||
David A. Bishop | 10,266 | 5% | ||||||||||||||||||
Independence | 7,595 | |||||||||||||||||||
Green | 1,404 | |||||||||||||||||||
Working Families | 1,267 | |||||||||||||||||||
2002 | ![]() |
85,451 | 58% | Joseph P. Finley | 59,117 | 40% | John Keenan | Green | 1,558 | 1% | ||||||||||
Democratic | 75,845 | Republican | 48,239 | |||||||||||||||||
Independence | 7,632 | Conservative | 5,772 | |||||||||||||||||
Working Families | 1,974 | Right to Life | 5,106 | |||||||||||||||||
2004 | ![]() |
161,593 | 67% | Richard Hoffmann | 80,950 | 33% | ||||||||||||||
Democratic | 147,197 | Republican | 72,953 | |||||||||||||||||
Independence | 9,508 | Conservative | 7,997 | |||||||||||||||||
Working Families | 4,888 | |||||||||||||||||||
2006 | ![]() |
105,276 | 70% | John W. Bugler | 44,212 | 30% | ||||||||||||||
Democratic | 94,100 | Republican | 37,671 | |||||||||||||||||
Independence | 7,443 | Conservative | 6,541 | |||||||||||||||||
Working Families | 3,733 | |||||||||||||||||||
2008 | ![]() |
161,279 | 67% | Frank J. Stalzer | 79,641 | 33% | ||||||||||||||
Democratic | 143,759 | Republican | 70,145 | |||||||||||||||||
Independence | 11,900 | Conservative | 9,496 | |||||||||||||||||
Working Families | 5,620 | |||||||||||||||||||
2010 | ![]() |
94,694 | 56% | John Gomez | 72,115 | 43% | Anthony Tolda | CST | 1,258 | 1% | ||||||||||
Democratic | 84,211 | Republican | 53,747 | |||||||||||||||||
Independence | 6,353 | Conservative | 13,525 | |||||||||||||||||
Working Families | 4,130 | |||||||||||||||||||
2012 | Vivianne Falcone | 92,060 | 41% | ![]() |
131,091 | 59% | ||||||||||||||
2014 | Patricia Maher | 40,009 | 28% | ![]() |
91,701 | 65% | ||||||||||||||
2016 | Du Wayne Gregory | 110,938 | 38% | ![]() |
181,506 | 62% | ||||||||||||||
2018 | Liuba Grechen Shirley | 106,996 | 45% | ![]() |
122,103 | 53% | ||||||||||||||
Democratic | 102,977 | Republican | 107,495 | |||||||||||||||||
Women's Equality | 1,371 | Conservative | 11,742 | |||||||||||||||||
Working Families | 2,648 | Independence | 2,417 | |||||||||||||||||
2020 | Jackie Gordon | 154,123 | 46% | ![]() |
177,353 | 53% | Harry Burger | Green | 3,446 | 1% |
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* Blank, void, and write-in candidate ("scattering") notes: In 2000, there were 37,596 BVS votes; in 2002, 14,087; in 2004, 40,937; and in 2006, 14,101. Since 2008, results were separated out, and there were 54,163 blank votes; 10 void ballots; and 12 votes cast for write-in candidates. In 2010, 7,104 were blank votes; 93 were void ballots; and thirty were votes cast for write-in candidates.
See also[]
- List of United States congressional districts
- New York's congressional districts
- United States congressional delegations from New York
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.
- ^ https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=36&cd=02
- ^ "Introducing the 2021 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index". The Cook Political Report. April 15, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
- ^ Parsons, Stanley B.; Dubin, Michael J.; Parsons, Karen Toombs (1990). United States Congressional Districts, 1883-1913. p. 89. ISBN 9780313264825.
- ^ Parsons, Stanley B.; Dubin, Michael J.; Parsons, Karen Toombs (1990). United States Congressional Districts, 1883-1913. p. 247. ISBN 9780313264825.
- ^ Parsons, Stanley B.; Dubin, Michael J.; Parsons, Karen Toombs (1990). United States Congressional Districts, 1883-1913. p. 382. ISBN 9780313264825.
- ^ "Election Statistics". Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives. Retrieved January 10, 2008.
- ^ New York State Board of Elections 2008 Election Results page
- ^ New York State Board of Elections 2010 Election Results page
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
- National atlas congressional maps
- Congressional districts of New York (state)
- Constituencies established in 1789
- 1789 establishments in New York (state)