New York City's 16th City Council district

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New York City's 16th City Council district
New York City Council District 16 (2013).png
Government
 • Councilmember  Althea Stevens (D—The Bronx)
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total176,956
Demographics
 • Hispanic58%
 • Black39%
 • White1%
 • Asian1%
 • Other2%
Registration
 • Democratic78.3%
 • Republican3.8%
 • No party preference15.3%
Registered voters (2021)100,060[2]

New York City's 16th City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It is currently represented by Democrat Althea Stevens, who took office in 2022.[3]

Geography[]

District 16 covers a series of neighborhoods in the South Bronx, including parts of Concourse, Morrisania, Highbridge, Morris Heights, and Tremont.[4] Yankee Stadium is located within the district.

The district overlaps with Bronx Community Boards 3, 4, and 5, and is contained almost entirely within New York's 15th congressional district, with a small extension into the 13th district. It also overlaps with the 29th, 32nd, and 33rd districts of the New York State Senate, and with the 77th, 79th, 84th, and 86th districts of the New York State Assembly.[5]

Recent election results[]

2021[]

In 2019, voters in New York City approved Ballot Question 1, which implemented ranked-choice voting in all local elections. Under the new system, voters have the option to rank up to five candidates for every local office. Voters whose first-choice candidates fare poorly will have their votes redistributed to other candidates in their ranking until one candidate surpasses the 50 percent threshold. If one candidate surpasses 50 percent in first-choice votes, then ranked-choice tabulations will not occur.[6] Results below are unofficial, and absentee ballots currently remain uncounted.

An interactive map of District 16
2021 New York City Council election, District 16[7][8]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic 5,125 50.7
Democratic Ahmadou Diallo 2,075 20.5
Democratic Abdourahamane Diallo 2,046 20.2
Democratic Yves Filius 795 7.9
Total votes 10,112 100
General election
Democratic Althea Stevens 10,002 90.7
Republican Kajara Boyd 1,011 9.2
Total votes 11,030 100
Democratic hold

2017[]

2017 New York City Council election, District 16[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Vanessa Gibson (incumbent) 13,392 96.2
Republican Benjamin Eggleston 504 3.6
Total votes 13,927 100
Democratic hold

2013[]

2013 New York City Council election, District 16[10][11]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Vanessa Gibson 4,561 44.1
Democratic Pedro Alvarez 1,732 16.8
Democratic Carlos Sierra 1,483 14.4
Democratic Daryl Johnson 795 7.7
Democratic Naaimat Muhammed 677 6.6
Democratic Carlton Berkley 606 5.9
Democratic Bola Omotosho 477 4.6
Total votes 10,332 100
General election
Democratic Vanessa Gibson 12,514 91.1
Independence Carlos Sierra 595 4.3
Jobs & Education Walter Newsome 389 2.8
Republican Benjamin Eggleston 243 1.8
Total votes 13,743 100
Democratic hold

References[]

  1. ^ "Census Demographics at the NYC City Council district (CNCLD) level". NYC Open Data. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
  2. ^ "Council District Summary Report" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. February 21, 2021. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
  3. ^ "District 16 - Althea Stevens". New York City Council. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  4. ^ "Council Members & Districts". New York City Council. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
  5. ^ "NYC Boundaries Map". BetaNYC. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
  6. ^ Rachel Holliday Smith (January 18, 2021). "How Does Ranked Choice Voting Work in New York City?". The City. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
  7. ^ "2021 Primary Official Ranked Choice Rounds, DEM Council Member 16th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  8. ^ "General Election 2021 - Member of the City Council, 16th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  9. ^ "General Election 2017 - Member of the City Council, 16th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
  10. ^ "Primary Election 2013 - Democratic Member of the City Council, 16th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
  11. ^ "General Election 2013 - Member of the City Council, 16th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
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