New York City's 30th City Council district

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New York City's 30th City Council district
New York City Council District 30 (2013).png
Government
 • Councilmember  Robert Holden (D—Middle Village)
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total154,608
Demographics
 • White57%
 • Hispanic31%
 • Asian8%
 • Black2%
 • Other2%
Registration
 • Democratic51.0%
 • Republican18.8%
 • No party preference26.1%
Registered voters (2021) 92,606[2]

New York City's 30th City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It has been represented by Democrat Robert Holden since 2018, following his defeat of fellow Democrat Elizabeth Crowley; though a Democrat, Holden first won the seat running as the Republican nominee.[3] Holden won the seat again in 2021 as the Democratic, Republican and Conservative nominee; he received the most votes on the Republican ballot line.

Geography[]

District 30 is based in the predominantly white neighborhoods of central Queens, including Maspeth, Glendale, Middle Village, and parts of Woodhaven, Ridgewood, and Woodside.[4] Forest Park is located within the district, as are a number of the city's cemeteries.

The district overlaps with Queens Community Boards 2, 5, 6, and 9, and with New York's 6th, 7th, 12th, and 14th congressional districts. It also overlaps with the 12th, 15th, and 16th districts of the New York State Senate, and with the 28th, 30th, 34th, 37th, 38th, and 39th districts of the New York State Assembly.[5]

Recent election results[]

2021[]

An interactive map of District 30

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]

2021 New York City Council election, District 30[7][8]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robert Holden (incumbent) 5,250 54.6
Democratic Juan Ardila 4,324 45.0
Total votes 9,612 100
General election
Republican Robert Holden 10,555 52.4
Democratic Robert Holden 7,991 39.7
Conservative Robert Holden [9] 1,167 5.8
Total Robert Holden[10] 19,713 97.9
Write-in 440 2.1
Total votes 20,153 100
Republican hold

2017[]

2017 New York City Council election, District 30[11][12]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Elizabeth Crowley (incumbent) 3,621 63.7
Democratic Robert Holden 2,050 36.0
Total votes 5,687 100
General election
Republican Robert Holden 8,720
Conservative Robert Holden 1,507
Reform Robert Holden 189
Dump De Blasio Robert Holden 147
Total Robert Holden 10,563 50.2
Democratic Elizabeth Crowley 9,351
Working Families Elizabeth Crowley 911
Women's Equality Elizabeth Crowley 184
Total Elizabeth Crowley (incumbent) 10,426 49.6
Total votes 21,023 100
Republican gain from Democratic

2013[]

2013 New York City Council election, District 30[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Elizabeth Crowley 9,050 53.9
Working Families Elizabeth Crowley 840 5.0
Total Elizabeth Crowley (incumbent) 9,890 58.9
Republican Craig Caruana 5,810 34.6
Conservative Craig Caruana 1,063 6.4
Total Craig Caruana 6,873 41.0
Total votes 16,781 100
Democratic hold

References[]

  1. ^ "Census Demographics at the NYC City Council district (CNCLD) level". NYC Open Data. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
  2. ^ "Council District Summary Report" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. February 21, 2021. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
  3. ^ "District 30 - Robert F. Holden". New York City Council. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
  4. ^ "Council Members & Districts". New York City Council. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
  5. ^ "NYC Boundaries Map". BetaNYC. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
  6. ^ Rachel Holliday Smith (January 18, 2021). "How Does Ranked Choice Voting Work in New York City?". The City. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
  7. ^ "2021 Primary Official Ranked Choice Rounds, DEM Council Member 30th 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, 30th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
  9. ^ Marked as "Conservative/Save Our City.
  10. ^ While Holden won on the Republican Party line, he is still a member of the Democratic caucus.
  11. ^ "Primary Election 2017 - Democratic Member of the City Council, 30th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
  12. ^ "General Election 2017 - Member of the City Council, 30th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
  13. ^ "General Election 2013 - Member of the City Council, 30th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
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