New York City's 7th City Council district

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New York City's 7th City Council district
New York City Council District 7 (2013).png
Government
 • Councilmember  Shaun Abreu (D—Manhattan Valley)
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total156,217
Demographics
 • Hispanic49%
 • Black26%
 • White19%
 • Asian3%
 • Other2%
Registration
 • Democratic78.0%
 • Republican4.2%
 • No party preference15.3%
Registered voters (2021) 123,882[2]

New York City's 7th City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It is currently represented by Democrat Shaun Abreu, who took office in 2022.[3]

Geography[]

District 7 covers a series of small neighborhoods in upper Manhattan, including Hamilton Heights, Morningside Heights, Manhattanville, Manhattan Valley, and parts of Washington Heights and the Upper West Side.[4] Columbia University, Riverside Church, Grant's Tomb, Morningside Park, and the northern half of Riverside Park are all located within the district.

The district overlaps with Manhattan Community Boards 7, 9, and 12 and with New York's 10th and 13th congressional districts. It also overlaps with the 30th and 31st districts of the New York State Senate, and with the 69th, 70th, and 71st 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]

2021 New York City Council election, District 7 Democratic primary[7][8]
Party Candidate Maximum
round 		Maximum
votes 		Share in
maximum
round 		Maximum votes
First round votesTransfer votes
Democratic Shaun Abreu 11 9,215 50.1%
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Democratic Maria Ordoñez 11 5,016 27.2%
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Democratic Stacy Lynch 11 4,180 22.7%
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Democratic Dan Cohen 10 3,393 17.4%
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Democratic Marti Allen-Cummings 9 2,973 14.7%
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Democratic Luis Tejada 8 2,605 12.0%
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Democratic Keith Harris 7 1,375 6.2%
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Democratic Corey Ortega 6 1,283 5.7%
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Democratic Miguel Estrella 5 860 3.8%
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Democratic Carmen Quiñones 4 818 3.6%
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Democratic Ray Sanchez 3 502 2.2%
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Democratic Lena Melendez 2 392 1.7%
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An interactive map of District 7
2021 New York City Council election, District 7 general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Shaun Abreu 20,206 88.8
Black Women Lead Carmen Quiñones 1,646 7.2
Black Lives Matter Jomo Williams 747 3.3
Total votes 22,730 100
Democratic hold

2017[]

2017 New York City Council election, District 7[9][10]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mark Levine (incumbent) 9,286 74.1
Democratic Thomas Lopez-Pierre 3,179 25.4
Total votes 12,537 100
General election
Democratic Mark Levine (incumbent) 22,295 94.8
Green Florindo Troncelliti 1,148 4.9
Total votes 23,518 100
Democratic hold

2013[]

2013 New York City Council election, District 7[11][12]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mark Levine 7,454 41.4
Democratic Joyce Johnson 3,108 17.3
Democratic Luis Tejada 2,561 14.2
Democratic Miguel Lantigua 1,354 7.5
Democratic Alicia Barksdale 821 4.6
Democratic David Sasscer-Burgos 679 3.8
Democratic Zead Ramadan 657 3.6
Democratic Mark Otto 619 3.4
Democratic Rubén Dario Vargas 523 2.9
Democratic Brodie Enoch 231 1.3
Total votes 18,010 100
General election
Democratic Mark Levine 19,273 87.5
Green Christina Gonzalez 1,700 7.7
Write-in Luis Tejada 960 4.4
Total votes 22,034 100
Democratic hold

References[]

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