New York's 9th congressional district

New York's 9th congressional district
New York's 9th congressional district
	New York's 9th congressional district since January 3, 2013
Representative
	Yvette Clarke; D–Brooklyn
Distribution	100% urban; 0% rural;
Population (2019)	720,316
Median household; income	$69,754
Ethnicity	50.5% Black; 31.2% White; 9.0% Hispanic; 6.8% Asian; 1.9% Two or more races; 0.6% other;
Cook PVI	D+32

New York's 9th congressional district is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in New York City, represented by Yvette Clarke.

The district is located entirely within Brooklyn. It includes the neighborhoods of Brownsville, Crown Heights, East Flatbush, Flatbush, Kensington, Park Slope, Prospect Heights, Midwood, Sheepshead Bay, Marine Park, Gerritsen Beach, and Prospect Lefferts Gardens. Prospect Park, Grand Army Plaza and the Grand Army Plaza Greenmarket, the worldwide headquarters of the Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic community, and the Brooklyn Children's Museum are located within this district, as well as, in the Prospect Heights neighborhood, the Brooklyn Museum of Art, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, and the Central Library, or main branch, of the Brooklyn Public Library.

Prior to 2013, the district consisted primarily of middle-class white neighborhoods, including large Jewish, Italian, Irish, and Russian populations, in southern Brooklyn and south central Queens. Before redistricting, the Queens Tribune found that the district increasingly swung Republican following the September 11 attacks in 2001, when many police and firefighters were lost from the Rockaways.^[4] Its rightward shift was also attributed to the increasing tendency of Orthodox Jews to vote for Republicans.^[5] Its representation in Congress was reliably Democratic for decades, electing prominent liberals such as Chuck Schumer and Anthony Weiner, and, prior to that, Emanuel Celler and Elizabeth Holtzman (when the district was differently numbered). Anthony D. Weiner was Congressman from 1999 until he resigned on June 21, 2011. Republican Bob Turner succeeded Weiner after winning the special election on September 13, 2011. However, the previous 9th District was eliminated, after New York lost two districts in 2010 redistricting, and its territory was divided among several neighboring districts.

After redistricting, Yvette Clarke now represents the district. The district has an African-American majority, and also includes most of the territory previously within the 11th District. It includes significant portions of Midwood, Brooklyn, however, that was previously within the 9th.

In the 1980s, the district was based in Astoria and surrounding neighborhoods in Queens. This iteration of the district gained national attention in 1984, when 9th District Rep. Geraldine Ferraro became the vice presidential candidate of the Democratic Party.

Recent results in presidential elections[]

Year	Office	Results
1992	President	Clinton 59 – 32%
1996	President	Clinton 66 – 27%
2000	President	Gore 67 – 30%
2004	President	Kerry 56 – 44%
2008	President	Obama 84 – 15%
2012	President	Obama 85 – 14%
2016	President	Clinton 84 – 14%
2020	President	Biden 81 – 17%

Components: past and present[]

The Ninth District from 1993 to 2003

The 9th was historically a Queens district.^{[citation needed]} Part of the old 9th became the 7th District in the 1992 redistricting when the present 9th absorbed much of the old 10th District based in Brooklyn.^{[citation needed]}

1797–1803: Montgomery County
1803–1809:[data unknown/missing]
1809–1913: Montgomery County
1913–1945: Parts of Brooklyn, Queens
1945–1963: Parts of Brooklyn
1963–1993: Parts of Queens
1993–2013: Parts of Brooklyn, Queens
2013–present: Parts of Brooklyn

List of members representing the district[]

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history
District created March 4, 1793
James Gordon	Pro-Administration	March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795	3rd	Redistricted from the 6th district and re-elected in 1793. Retired.
John Williams	Democratic-Republican^[6]	March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1797	4th 5th	Elected in 1794. Re-elected in 1796. Redistricted to the 7th district and lost re-election.
John Williams	Federalist^[7]^[8]	March 4, 1797 – March 3, 1799	4th 5th
Jonas Platt	Federalist	March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1801	6th	Elected in 1798. Retired.
Benjamin Walker	Federalist	March 4, 1801 – March 3, 1803	7th	Elected in 1800. Retired.
Killian K. Van Rensselaer	Federalist	March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1809	8th 9th 10th	Redistricted from the 8th district and re-elected in 1802. Re-elected in 1804. Re-elected in 1806. Redistricted to the 7th district.
Thomas Sammons	Federalist^[9]	March 4, 1809 – March 3, 1811	11th 12th	Elected in 1808. Re-elected in 1810. Retired.
Thomas Sammons	Democratic-Republican^[10]	March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813	11th 12th	Elected in 1808. Re-elected in 1810. Retired.
John Lovett	Federalist	March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1817	13th 14th	Elected in 1812. Re-elected in 1814. Retired.
Rensselaer Westerlo	Federalist	March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819	15th	Elected in 1816. Retired.
Solomon Van Rensselaer	Federalist	March 4, 1819 – January 14, 1822	16th 17th	Elected in 1818. Re-elected in 1821. Resigned to become postmaster of Albany.
Vacant		January 14, 1822 – March 12, 1822	17th
Stephen Van Rensselaer	Federalist	March 12, 1822 – March 3, 1823	17th	Elected to finish his cousin's term. Redistricted to the 10th district.
James L. Hogeboom	Crawford Republican	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825	18th	Elected in 1822. Retired.
William McManus	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827	19th	Elected in 1824. Lost re-election.
John D. Dickinson	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1831	20th 21st	Elected in 1826. Re-elected in 1828. Lost re-election.
Job Pierson	Jacksonian	March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1835	22nd 23rd	Elected in 1830. Re-elected in 1832. Lost re-election.
Hiram P. Hunt	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837	24th	Elected in 1834. Lost re-election.
Henry Vail	Democratic	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839	25th	Elected in 1836. Lost re-election.
Hiram P. Hunt	Whig	March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843	26th 27th	Elected in 1838. Re-elected in 1840. Lost re-election.
James G. Clinton	Democratic	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845	28th	Redistricted from the 6th district and re-elected in 1842. Retired.
Archibald C. Niven	Democratic	March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847	29th	Elected in 1844. Retired.
Daniel B. St. John	Whig	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849	30th	Elected in 1846. Retired.
Thomas McKissock	Whig	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851	31st	Elected in 1848. Lost re-election.
William Murray	Democratic	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853	32nd	Elected in 1850. Redistricted to the 10th district.
Jared V. Peck	Democratic	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855	33rd	Elected in 1852. Retired.
Bayard Clarke	Opposition	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857	34th	Elected in 1854. Declined renomination as a Republican.
John B. Haskin	Democratic	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859	35th 36th	Elected in 1856. Re-elected in 1858. Retired.
John B. Haskin	Anti-Lecompton Democratic	March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861	35th 36th	Elected in 1856. Re-elected in 1858. Retired.
Edward Haight	Democratic	March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863	37th	Elected in 1860. Lost re-election.
Anson Herrick	Democratic	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865	38th	Elected in 1862. Lost re-election.
William A. Darling	Republican	March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1867	39th	Elected in 1864. Lost re-election.
Fernando Wood	Democratic	March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1873	40th 41st 42nd	Elected in 1866. Re-elected in 1868. Re-elected in 1870. Redistricted to the 10th district.
David B. Mellish	Republican	March 4, 1873 – May 23, 1874	43rd	Elected in 1872. Died.
Vacant		May 23, 1874 – December 7, 1874
Richard Schell	Democratic	December 7, 1874 – March 3, 1875		Elected to finish Mellish's term. Retired.
Fernando Wood	Democratic	March 4, 1875 – February 14, 1881	44th 45th 46th	Redistricted from the 10th district and re-elected in 1874. Re-elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. Died.
Vacant		February 14, 1881 – December 5, 1881	46th 47th
John Hardy	Democratic	December 5, 1881 – March 3, 1885	47th 48th	Elected to finish Wood's term. Re-elected in 1882. Lost renomination.
Joseph Pulitzer	Democratic	March 4, 1885 – April 10, 1886	49th	Elected in 1884. Resigned.
Vacant		April 10, 1886 – November 2, 1886	49th
Samuel S. Cox	Democratic	November 2, 1886 – September 10, 1889	49th 50th 51st	Elected to finish Pulitzer's term. Re-elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. Died.
Vacant		September 10, 1889 – November 5, 1889	51st
Amos J. Cummings	Democratic	November 5, 1889 – March 3, 1893	51st 52nd	Elected to finish Cox's term. Re-elected in 1890. Redistricted to the 11th district.
Timothy J. Campbell	Democratic	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895	53rd	Redistricted from the 8th district and re-elected in 1892. [data unknown/missing]
Henry C. Miner	Democratic	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897	54th	Elected in 1894. Retired.
Thomas J. Bradley	Democratic	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1901	55th 56th	Elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Retired.
Henry M. Goldfogle	Democratic	March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1913	57th 58th 59th 60th 61st 62nd	Elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Redistricted to the 12th district.
James H. O'Brien	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915	63rd	Elected in 1912. Lost re-election.
Oscar W. Swift	Republican	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1919	64th 65th	Elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Lost re-election.
David J. O'Connell	Democratic	March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1921	66th	Elected in 1918. Lost re-election.
Andrew Petersen	Republican	March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923	67th	Elected in 1920. Lost re-election.
David J. O'Connell	Democratic	March 4, 1923 – December 29, 1930	68th 69th 70th 71st	Elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Died.
Vacant		December 29, 1930 – February 17, 1931	71st
Stephen A. Rudd	Democratic	February 17, 1931 – March 31, 1936	71st 72nd 73rd 74th	Elected to finish O'Connell's term. Re-elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Died.
Vacant		March 31, 1936 – January 3, 1937	74th
Eugene J. Keogh	Democratic	January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1963	75th 76th 77th 78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th	Elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Redistricted to the 11th district.
James J. Delaney	Democratic	January 3, 1963 – December 31, 1978	88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th	Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Resigned.
Vacant		January 1, 1979 – January 3, 1979	95th
Geraldine Ferraro	Democratic	January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1985	96th 97th 98th	Elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Retired to run for U.S. Vice President.
Thomas J. Manton	Democratic	January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1993	99th 100th 101st 102nd	Elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Redistricted to the 7th district.
Chuck Schumer	Democratic	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1999	103rd 104th 105th	Redistricted from the 10th district and re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Retired to run for U.S. senator.
Anthony Weiner	Democratic	January 3, 1999 – June 21, 2011	106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th	Elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Resigned.^[11]
Vacant		June 21, 2011 – September 13, 2011	112th
Robert Turner	Republican	September 13, 2011 – January 3, 2013	112th	Elected to finish Weiner's term. Redistricted to the 5th district but retired to run for U.S. senator.
Yvette Clarke	Democratic	January 3, 2013 – present	113th 114th 115th 116th 117th	Redistricted from the 11th district and re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020.

Recent election results[]

In New York elections, there are minor parties. 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").

[data unknown/missing]

US House election, 1870: New York District 9^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Fernando Wood (incumbent)	15,620	64.8
	Young Democrat and Republican	William S. Hillyer	4,789	19.8
	Republican	Morris Ellinger	3,707	15.4
Majority			10,831	45.0
Turnout			24,116	100

[data unknown/missing]

US House election, 1984: New York District 9
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas J. Manton	71,420	52.8
	Republican	Serphin R. Maltese	63,910	47.2
Majority			7,510	5.6
Turnout			135,330	100

US House election, 1996: New York District 9
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charles E. Schumer (incumbent)	107,107	74.8
	Republican	Robert J. Verga	30,488	21.3
	Conservative	Michael Mossa	5,618	3.9
Majority			76,619	53.5
Turnout			143,213	100

US House election, 1998: New York District 9
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Anthony D. Weiner	69,439	66.4	-8.4
	Republican	Louis Telano	24,486	23.4	+2.1
	Liberal	Melinda Katz	5,698	5.5	+5.5
	Conservative	Arthur J. Smith	4,899	4.7	+0.8
Majority			44,953	43.0	-10.5
Turnout			104,522	100	-27.0

US House election, 2000: New York District 9
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Anthony D. Weiner (incumbent)	98,983	68.4	+2.0
	Republican	Noach Dear	45,649	31.6	+8.2
Majority			53,334	36.9	-6.1
Turnout			144,632	100	+38.4

US House election, 2002: New York District 9
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Anthony D. Weiner (incumbent)	60,737	65.7	-2.7
	Republican	Alfred F. Donohue	31,698	34.3	+2.7
Majority			29,039	31.4	-5.5
Turnout			92,435	100	-36.1

US House election, 2004: New York District 9
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Anthony D. Weiner (incumbent)	113,025	71.3	+5.6
	Republican	Gerard J. Cronin	45,451	28.7	-5.6
Majority			67,574	42.6	+11.2
Turnout			158,476	100	+71.4

US House election, 2006: New York District 9
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Anthony D. Weiner (incumbent)	71,762	100	+28.7
Majority			71,762	100	+57.4
Turnout			71,762	100	-54.7

US House election, 2008: New York District 9
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Anthony D. Weiner (incumbent)	112,205	93.1	-6.9
	Conservative	Alfred F. Donohue	8,378	6.9	+6.9
Majority			103,827	86.2	-13.8
Turnout			120,583	100	+68.0

US House election, 2010: New York District 9
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Anthony D. Weiner (incumbent)	67,011	60.8	-32.3
	Republican	Bob Turner	43,129	39.2	+39.2
Majority			23,882	21.6	-64.6
Turnout			110,140	100	-8.7
	Democratic hold

US House special election, 2011: New York District 9
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Turner	37,342	51.72
	Democratic	David Weprin	33,656	46.62
	Socialist Workers	Chris Hoeppner	143	0.2
	Write-In Votes	Multiple (49 Names)	1,056	1.46
Total votes			72,197	100
	Republican gain from Democratic

US House election, 2018: New York District 9
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Yvette D. Clarke (incumbent)	181,455	89.3
	Republican	Lutchi Gayot	20,901	10.3
	Reform	Joel Anabilah-Azumah	779	0.4
Majority
Turnout			203,135	100.0

US House election, 2020: New York District 9
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Yvette Clarke	195,758	70.7
	Working Families	Yvette Clarke	34,463	12.4
	Total	Yvette Clarke (incumbent)	230,221	83.1
	Republican	Constantin Jean-Pierre	40,110	14.5
	Conservative	Constantin Jean-Pierre	3,840	1.4
	Total	Constantin Jean-Pierre	43,950	15.9
	Libertarian	Gary Popkin	1,644	0.6
	SAM	Joel Azumah	1,052	0.4
Total votes			276,867	100.0
	Democratic hold

Historical district boundaries[]

2003 – 2013

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.
^ "My Congressional District".
^ "Introducing the 2021 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index". The Cook Political Report. April 15, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
^ Feature Archived December 23, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Queens Tribune (September 15, 2011). Retrieved on 2013-08-16.
^ "Pro-Israel Republican Bob Turner wins Weiner's NY seat - World News - Jerusalem Post".
^ "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
^ The History of Political Parties in the State of New-York, from the Ratification of the Federal Constitution to 1840 by Jabez D. Hammond (4th ed., Vol. 1, H. & E. Phinney, Cooperstown, 1846), on page 115: "…Gen. John Williams who had changed from a zealous democrat to a most heated federalist."
^ "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
^ "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
^ "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
^ Mali, Meghashyam (June 20, 2011). "Weiner submits his letter of resignation". TheHill. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
^ November Election, 1870. Complete Statement of the Official Canvass, in Detail of the Election Held November 8, 1870, Giving the Vote of Each Election District, with Proceedings of County And State... Volume II. County of New York. 1871. p. 2030. Retrieved March 26, 2009. |volume= has extra text (help)CS1 maint: others (link)

References[]

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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. Archived from the original on September 29, 2006. Retrieved August 27, 2006.
"2002 House election data". Clerk of the House of Representatives. Archived from the original on August 31, 2006. Retrieved August 27, 2006.
"2004 House election data". Clerk of the House of Representatives. Archived from the original on September 1, 2006. Retrieved August 27, 2006.

[1] "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.

[2] "My Congressional District".

[Cook-3] "Introducing the 2021 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index". The Cook Political Report. April 15, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2021.

[rightward_trend-4] Feature Archived December 23, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Queens Tribune (September 15, 2011). Retrieved on 2013-08-16.

[5] "Pro-Israel Republican Bob Turner wins Weiner's NY seat - World News - Jerusalem Post".

[6] "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Retrieved June 12, 2020.

[7] The History of Political Parties in the State of New-York, from the Ratification of the Federal Constitution to 1840 by Jabez D. Hammond (4th ed., Vol. 1, H. & E. Phinney, Cooperstown, 1846), on page 115: "…Gen. John Williams who had changed from a zealous democrat to a most heated federalist."

[8] "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Retrieved June 12, 2020.

[9] "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Retrieved June 12, 2020.

[10] "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Retrieved June 12, 2020.

[The_Hill-11] Mali, Meghashyam (June 20, 2011). "Weiner submits his letter of resignation". TheHill. Retrieved June 12, 2020.

[12] November Election, 1870. Complete Statement of the Official Canvass, in Detail of the Election Held November 8, 1870, Giving the Vote of Each Election District, with Proceedings of County And State... Volume II. County of New York. 1871. p. 2030. Retrieved March 26, 2009. |volume= has extra text (help)CS1 maint: others (link)

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