New York City's 49th City Council district
New York City's 49th City Council district | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Government | |
• Councilmember | (D–Stapleton) |
Population (2010)[1] | |
• Total | 170,363 |
Demographics | |
• White | 38% |
• Hispanic | 29% |
• Black | 23% |
• Asian | 8% |
• Other | 3% |
Registration | |
• Democratic | 59.0% |
• Republican | 15.4% |
• No party preference | 20.9% |
Registered voters (2021) 109,147[2] |
New York City's 49th City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It has been represented by Democrat since 2022. Hanks succeeded former councilwoman Debi Rose, who was term limited in 2021.[3]
Geography[]
District 49 covers nearly the entire North Shore of Staten Island, including the neighborhoods of Stapleton, West New Brighton, Port Richmond, Sunnyside, St. George, Mariners Harbor, New Brighton, Clifton, Arlington, Graniteville, Livingston, Tompkinsville, Randall Manor, Silver Lake, and parts of Concord and Rosebank.[4] Clove Lakes Park, Sailors' Snug Harbor, and the Staten Island Zoo are also located within the district.
The district overlaps with Staten Island Community Boards 1 and 2, and is contained entirely within New York's 11th congressional district. It also overlaps with the 23rd and 24th districts of the New York State Senate, and with the 61st, 63rd, and 64th districts of the New York State Assembly.[5]
The district is both the most Democratic and the most diverse City Council district on Staten Island, and it is the only one to currently be represented by a Democrat. When Debi Rose was elected in 2009, she was the first African American to ever hold higher office on the island.
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]
Party | Candidate | Maximum round |
Maximum votes |
Share in maximum round |
Maximum votes First round votesTransfer votes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | 9 | 5,996 | 56.9% |
| ||
Democratic | Amoy Barnes | 9 | 4,536 | 43.1% |
| |
Democratic | Ranti Ogunleye | 8 | 2,329 | 20.4% |
| |
Democratic | Kelvin Richards | 7 | 1,929 | 15.8% |
| |
Democratic | Selina Grey | 6 | 1,657 | 13.1% |
| |
Democratic | David Hernandez | 5 | 1,190 | 9.1% |
| |
Democratic | Mike Schnall | 4 | 1,014 | 7.6% |
| |
Democratic | Troy McGhie | 3 | 869 | 6.4% |
| |
Democratic | John McBeth | 2 | 394 | 2.9% |
|
Primary election | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Kamillah Hanks | 15,203 | 58.6 | |
Republican | Patricia Rondinelli | 10,081 | 38.8 | |
Ordinary People | Jason Price | 605 | 2.3 | |
Total votes | 25,965 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
2017[]
Primary election | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Debi Rose (incumbent) | 5,895 | 69.4 | |
Democratic | Kamillah Hanks | 2,558 | 30.1 | |
Total votes | 8,496 | 100 | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Debi Rose (incumbent) | 15,752 | 59.2 | |
Republican | Mike Penrose | 9,443 | 35.5 | |
Reform | Kamillah Hanks | 1,377 | 5.2 | |
Total votes | 26,612 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
2013[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Debi Rose (incumbent) | 15,561 | 69.6 | |
Republican | Mark Macron | 6,765 | 30.3 | |
Total votes | 22,354 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
References[]
- ^ "Census Demographics at the NYC City Council district (CNCLD) level". NYC Open Data. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
- ^ "Council District Summary Report" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. February 21, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
- ^ "District 49 – Kamillah Hanks". New York City Council. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
- ^ "Council Members & Districts". New York City Council. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
- ^ "NYC Boundaries Map". BetaNYC. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
- ^ Rachel Holliday Smith (January 18, 2021). "How Does Ranked Choice Voting Work in New York City?". The City. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
- ^ "2021 Primary Official Ranked Choice Rounds, DEM Council Member 49th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
- ^ "General Election 2021 - Member of the City Council, 49th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
- ^ "Primary Election 2017 - Democratic Member of the City Council, 49th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
- ^ "General Election 2017 - Member of the City Council, 49th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
- ^ "General Election 2013 - Member of the City Council, 49th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
- New York City Council districts