New York City's 34th City Council district

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New York City's 34th City Council district
New York City Council District 34 (2013).png
Government
 • Councilmember  Jennifer Gutiérrez (D—Williamsburg)
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total158,141
Demographics
 • Hispanic55%
 • White26%
 • Black10%
 • Asian7%
 • Other2%
Registration
 • Democratic74.9%
 • Republican4.7%
 • No party preference17.7%
Registered voters (2021) 121,434[2]

New York City's 34th City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It has been represented by Democrat Jennifer Gutiérrez since 2022.[3]

Geography[]

District 34 covers several majority-Hispanic neighborhoods straddling the border between Brooklyn and Queens, including parts of Bushwick, Williamsburg, and Ridgewood.[4]

The district overlaps with Queens Community Board 5 and Brooklyn Community Boards 1 and 4, and with New York's 7th, 8th, and 12th congressional districts. It also overlaps with the 12th, 15th, 18th, and 26th districts of the New York State Senate, and with the 37th, 38th, 50th, 53rd, and 54th districts of the New York State Assembly.[5]

The district is only one of two in the City Council to span two different boroughs, the other being the 8th district in Manhattan and the Bronx.

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]

An interactive map of District 34
2021 New York City Council election, District 34[7][8]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic 13,065 79.5
Democratic Scott Murphy 1,406 8.6
Democratic Andy Marte 1,263 7.7
Democratic Lutchi Gayot 630 3.8
Total votes 16,438 100
General election
Democratic Jennifer Gutiérrez 13,549 90.3
Black Lives Matter Lutchi Gayot 690 4.6
Power to the People Terrell Finner 675 4.5
Total votes 14,996 100
Democratic hold

2017[]

2017 New York City Council election, District 34[9][10]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Antonio Reynoso (incumbent) 6,710 63.9
Democratic Tommy Torres 3,765 35.9
Total votes 10,497 100
General election
Democratic Antonio Reynoso (incumbent) 16,568 99.1
Total votes 16,711 100
Democratic hold

2013[]

2013 New York City Council election, District 34[11][12]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Antonio Reynoso 6,205 50.2
Democratic Vito Lopez 4,551 36.8
Democratic Gladys Santiago 967 7.8
Democratic Humberto Soto 632 5.1
Total votes 12,358 100
General election
Democratic Antonio Reynoso 13,581 95.9
School Choice Gladys Santiago 557 3.9
Total votes 14,166 100
Democratic hold

References[]

  1. ^ "Census Demographics at the NYC City Council district (CNCLD) level". NYC Open Data. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
  2. ^ "Council District Summary Report" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. February 21, 2021. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
  3. ^ "District 34 - Jennifer Gutiérrez". New York City Council. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
  4. ^ "Council Members & Districts". New York City Council. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
  5. ^ "NYC Boundaries Map". BetaNYC. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
  6. ^ Rachel Holliday Smith (January 18, 2021). "How Does Ranked Choice Voting Work in New York City?". The City. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
  7. ^ "2021 Primary Official Ranked Choice Rounds, DEM Council Member 34th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  8. ^ "General Election 2021 - Member of the City Council, 34th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  9. ^ "Primary Election 2017 - Democratic Member of the City Council, 34th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
  10. ^ "General Election 2017 - Member of the City Council, 34th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
  11. ^ "Primary Election 2013 - Democratic Member of the City Council, 34th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
  12. ^ "General Election 2013 - Member of the City Council, 34th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
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