New York City's 9th City Council district

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New York City's 9th City Council district
New York City Council District 9 (2013).png
Government
 • Councilmember  Kristin Richardson Jordan (D—Harlem)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total164,423[1]
Demographics
 • Black48%
 • White24%
 • Hispanic20%
 • Asian6%
 • Other3%
Registration
 • Democratic80.3%
 • Republican3.1%
 • No party preference13.8%
Registered voters (2021) 135,172[2]

New York City's 9th City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It is currently represented by Democrat Kristin Richardson Jordan, who took office in 2022.[3]

Geography[]

District 9 is based in Harlem in upper Manhattan, also covering smaller parts of East Harlem, Hamilton Heights, and Manhattanville.[4] St. Nicholas Park and Marcus Garvey Park are both located in the district.

The district overlaps with Manhattan Community Boards 9, 10, and 11, and is contained entirely within New York's 13th congressional district. It also overlaps with the 29th, 30th, and 31st districts of the New York State Senate, and with the 68th, 69th, 70th, and 71st districts of the New York State Assembly.[5]

With its population base in Harlem, the 9th district is the only plurality-Black district in Manhattan, and is home to what has historically been among the most politically active Black communities in the nation. Since Robert Jackson left office in 2013, the district has been the only one in the borough to be represented by a Black councilmember.

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 9 Democratic primary[7]
Party Candidate Maximum
round 		Maximum
votes 		Share in
maximum
round 		Maximum votes
First round votesTransfer votes
Democratic Kristin Richardson Jordan 13 9,017 50.3%
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Democratic Bill Perkins (incumbent) 13 8,913 49.7%
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Democratic Athena Moore 12 5,794 27.7%
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Democratic Cordell Cleare 11 3,813 17.1%
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Democratic Mario Rosser 10 2,997 12.8%
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Democratic William Allen 9 2,128 8.9%
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Democratic Keith Taylor 8 1,811 7.4%
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Democratic Joshua Clennon 7 1,561 6.3%
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Democratic Ruth McDaniels 6 1,141 4.5%
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Democratic Pierre Gooding 5 799 3.2%
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Democratic Billy Council 4 757 3.0%
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Democratic Sheba Simpson 3 604 2.4%
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Democratic Bernadette McNear 2 334 1.3%
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An interactive map of District 9
2021 New York City Council election, District 9 general election[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kristin Richardson Jordan 24,169 93.8
Republican Alpheaus Marcus 1,475 5.7
Total votes 25,744 100
Democratic hold

2017[]

2017 New York City Council election, District 9[9][10]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bill Perkins (incumbent) 7,630 49.9
Democratic Marvin Holland 2,997 19.6
Democratic Cordell Cleare 2,670 17.5
Democratic Tyson-Lord Gray 1,275 8.3
Democratic Marvin Spruill 360 2.4
Democratic Julius Tajiddin 297 1.9
Total votes 15,300 100
General election
Democratic Bill Perkins (incumbent) 21,832 78.2
Liberal Tyson-Lord Gray 3,615 12.9
Harlem Matters Dianne Mack 1,230 4.4
Republican Jack Royster 687 2.5
Reform Pierre Gooding 481 1.7
Total votes 27,928 100
Democratic hold

2017 special[]

In 2016, Councilwoman Inez Dickens was elected to the 70th district of the New York State Assembly, triggering a February 2017 special election for her seat. Like all municipal special elections in New York City, the race was officially nonpartisan, with all candidates running on ballot lines of their own creation.

2017 New York City Council special election, District 9[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Community First Bill Perkins 3,933 34.0
Holland4Harlem Marvin Holland 2,129 18.4
We Are One Athena Moore 1,715 14.8
Harlem Family Larry Scott Blackmon 1,371 11.8
Time to Wake Up Cordell Cleare 1,101 9.5
Dawn for Harlem / Rent Too Damn High Dawn Simmons 596 5.1
Building Harlem Charles Cooper 353 3.0
Harlem Voices Todd Stevens 184 1.6
Educated Leader Caprice Alves 173 1.5
Total votes 11,583 100

2013[]

2013 New York City Council election, District 9[12][13]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Inez Dickens (incumbent) 12,878 69.9
Democratic Vincent Morgan 5,525 30.0
Total votes 18,412 100
General election
Democratic Inez Dickens (incumbent) 23,454 99.1
Total votes 23,676 100
Democratic hold

References[]

  1. ^ "Census Demographics at the NYC City Council district (CNCLD) level". NYC Open Data. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  2. ^ "Council District Summary Report" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. February 21, 2021. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  3. ^ "District 9 - Kristin Richardson Jordan". New York City Council. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  4. ^ "Council Members & Districts". New York City Council. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  5. ^ "NYC Boundaries Map". BetaNYC. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  6. ^ Rachel Holliday Smith (January 18, 2021). "How Does Ranked Choice Voting Work in New York City?". The City. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  7. ^ "Unofficial Ranked Choice Rounds, Member of the City Council 9th Council District - Democratic". New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  8. ^ "General Election 2021 - Member of the City Council, 9th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  9. ^ "Primary Election 2017 - Democratic Member of the City Council, 9th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  10. ^ "General Election 2017 - Member of the City Council, 9th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  11. ^ "Special Election 2017 - Member of the City Council, 9th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  12. ^ "Primary Election 2013 - Democratic Member of the City Council, 9th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  13. ^ "General Election 2013 - Member of the City Council, 9th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
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