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A map of New York's congressional districts to be used beginning with the 2024 elections. Following the New York Court of Appeals' December 2023 decision in Hoffman v New York State Ind. Redistricting.
Oct 2, 2024 · Political Districts. Within New York City, there are a number of districts that are zoned for various political offices. Using maps to get a better understanding of these political divisions within a neighborhood, you can answer questions like:
- Background
- District Maps
- Redistricting by Cycle
- State Legislation and Ballot Measures
- Political Impacts of Redistricting
- Recent News
- See Also
- External Links
This section includes background information on federal requirements for congressional redistricting, state legislative redistricting, state-based requirements, redistricting methods used in the 50 states, gerrymandering, and recent court decisions.
Congressional districts
1. 1.1. See also: United States congressional delegations from New York New York comprises 26 congressional districts. The table below lists New York's current U.S. Representatives.
State legislative maps
1. 1.1. See also: New York State Senate and New York House of Representatives New York comprises 63 state Senate districts and 150 state House districts. State senators and representatives are elected every two years in partisan elections. To access the state legislative district maps approved during the 2020 redistricting cycle, click here.
Redistricting after the 2020 census
1. 1.1. See also: Redistricting in New York after the 2020 census New York was apportioned 26 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. This represented a net loss of one seat as compared to apportionment after the 2010 census.
Enacted congressional district maps
1. 1.1. See also: Congressional district maps implemented after the 2020 census
Enacted state legislative district maps
1. 1.1. See also: State legislative district maps implemented after the 2020 census
Redistricting legislation
1. See state election laws The following is a list of recent redistricting bills that have been introduced in or passed by the New York state legislature. To learn more about each of these bills, click the bill title. This information is provided by BillTrack50. Note: Due to the nature of the sorting process used to generate this list, some results may not be relevant to the topic. If no bills are displayed below, no legislation pertaining to this topic has been introduced in the legislature...
Redistricting ballot measures
1. 1.1. See also: Redistricting measures on the ballot and List of New York ballot measures Ballotpedia has tracked the following ballot measure(s) relating to redistricting in New York. 1. New York Redistricting Commission Amendment, Proposal 1 (2014) 2. New York Boundaries of Senate Districts, Amendment 4 (1962) 3. New York Creation of Assembly and Senate Districts, Amendment 4 (1945) 4. New York Redistricting of Assembly Districts, Amendment 3 (1943) 5. New York Residence Requirements for...
Competitiveness
There are conflicting opinions regarding the correlation between partisan gerrymandering and electoral competitiveness. In 2012, Jennifer Clark, a political science professor at the University of Houston, said, "The redistricting process has important consequences for voters. In some states, incumbent legislators work together to protect their own seats, which produces less competition in the political system. Voters may feel as though they do not have a meaningful alternative to the incumben...
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FiveThirtyEight, "What Redistricting Looks Like In Every State"National Conference of State Legislatures, "Redistricting Process"Feb 15, 2024 · The Congressional District map released by the New York Independent Redistricting Commission on Feb. 15, 2024. The New York Independent Redistricting Commission approved a new map of congressional districts Thursday afternoon. It now goes to the state Legislature for final approval.
Jul 13, 2023 · On Thursday, July 13, an appellate state court ordered New York’s Independent Redistricting Commission (IRC) to redraw the state’s congressional map. This decision stems from a lawsuit brought in June 2022 by New York voters, alleging that the IRC failed to complete its mandatory redistricting duties. This decision requires the IRC to ...
Feb 1, 2022 · Melanie D’Arrigo, a progressive who challenged Rep. Tom Suozzi (D) in New York’s 3rd Congressional District in 2020, cried foul about the new map. The new 3rd District, long centered on Long Island’s North Shore, is gerrymandered to include Democratic parts of the Bronx and Westchester County across the Long Island Sound.
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May 21, 2022 · The final court-approved redistricting map was revised to avoid a civil rights firestorm, but still creates a complicated mess for Democrats, pits Nadler and Maloney against each other, and will...
