New York City's 27th City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It is currently represented by Democrat Nantasha Williams.[3]
New York City's 27th City Council district | |
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| Government | |
| • Councilmember | Nantasha Williams (D—St. Albans) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
• Total | 155,898 |
| Demographics | |
| • Black | 73% |
| • Hispanic | 13% |
| • Asian | 7% |
| • White | 2% |
| • Other | 5% |
| Registration | |
| • Democratic | 79.5% |
| • Republican | 3.3% |
| • No party preference | 14.7% |
| Registered voters (2021) 112,185[2] | |
Geography
editDistrict 27 is based in the predominantly Black neighborhoods of southeastern Queens, including St. Albans, Cambria Heights, and parts of Jamaica, Hollis, Springfield Gardens, and Queens Village.[4]
The district overlaps with Queens Community Boards 12 and 13, and is contained entirely within New York's 5th congressional district. It also overlaps with the 10th, 11th, and 14th districts of the New York State Senate, and with the 24th, 29th, 32nd, and 33rd districts of the New York State Assembly.[5]
Recent election results
edit2023 (redistricting)
editDue to redistricting and the 2020 changes to the New York City Charter, councilmembers elected during the 2021 and 2023 City Council elections will serve two-year terms, with full four-year terms resuming after the 2025 New York City Council elections.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Nantasha Williams (incumbent) | 8,881 | 92.5 | |
| Republican | Marilyn Miller | 589 | ||
| Medical Freedom | Marilyn Miller | 74 | ||
| Total | Marilyn Miller | 663 | 6.9 | |
| Write-in | 60 | 0.6 | ||
| Total votes | 9,604 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2021
editIn 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.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Maximum round |
Maximum votes |
Share in maximum round |
Maximum votes First round votesTransfer votes | |
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| Democratic | Nantasha Williams | 13 | 11,810 | 72.9% |
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| Democratic | James Johnson | 13 | 4,387 | 27.1% |
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| Democratic | Rene Hill | 12 | 3,391 | 19.3% |
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| Democratic | Jason Myles Clark | 11 | 2,257 | 12.4% |
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| Democratic | Al-Hassan Kanu | 9 | 2,008 | 10.6% |
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| Democratic | Marie Adam-Ovide | 8 | 1,851 | 9.5% |
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| Democratic | Kerryanne Burke | 7 | 1,318 | 6.7% |
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| Democratic | Harold Miller | 6 | 1,205 | 6.0% |
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| Democratic | Anthony Rivers | 5 | 715 | 3.6% |
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| Democratic | Leroy Gadsden | 4 | 451 | 2.2% |
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| Democratic | Jermaine Sean Smith | 3 | 423 | 2.1% |
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| Democratic | Linda Guillebeaux | 2 | 200 | 1.0% |
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| Write-in | 1 | 42 | 0.2% |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Nantasha Williams | 21,195 | 99.6 | |
| Write-in | 86 | 0.4 | ||
| Total votes | 21,281 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2017
edit| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Daneek Miller (incumbent) | 8,119 | 77.9 | |
| Democratic | Anthony Rivers | 2,237 | 21.5 | |
| Write-in | 66 | 0.6 | ||
| Total votes | 10,422 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Daneek Miller (incumbent) | 23,488 | 94.8 | |
| Republican | Rupert Green | 799 | 3.2 | |
| Green | Frank Francois | 446 | 1.8 | |
| Write-in | 31 | 0.1 | ||
| Total votes | 24,764 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2013
edit| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Daneek Miller | 3,982 | 24.4 | |
| Democratic | Clyde Vanel | 3,521 | 21.5 | |
| Democratic | Joan Flowers | 3,463 | 21.2 | |
| Democratic | Manuel Caughman | 2,898 | 17.7 | |
| Democratic | Greg Mays | 1,845 | 11.3 | |
| Democratic | Sondra Peeden | 644 | 3.9 | |
| Write-in | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Total votes | 16,353 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Daneek Miller | 20,248 | ||
| Working Families | Daneek Miller | 662 | ||
| Total | Daneek Miller | 20,910 | 96.7 | |
| Independence | Sondra Peeden | 680 | 3.1 | |
| Write-in | 31 | 0.2 | ||
| Total votes | 21,621 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Census Demographics at the NYC City Council district (CNCLD) level". NYC Open Data. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
- ^ "Council District Summary Report" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. February 21, 2021. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
- ^ "District 27 - Nantasha Williams". New York City Council. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- ^ "Council Members & Districts". New York City Council. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
- ^ "NYC Boundaries Map". BetaNYC. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
- ^ Pazmino, Gloria (January 15, 2020). "Why the Census Means NYC Lawmakers Will Serve 2-Year Terms Instead of 4". www.ny1.com. New York 1. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- ^ "General Election 2023 - Member of the City Council, 27th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
- ^ Rachel Holliday Smith (January 18, 2021). "How Does Ranked Choice Voting Work in New York City?". The City. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
- ^ "2021 Primary Official Ranked Choice Rounds, DEM Council Member 27th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
- ^ "General Election 2021 - Member of the City Council, 27th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
- ^ "Primary Election 2017 - Democratic Member of the City Council, 27th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
- ^ "General Election 2017 - Member of the City Council, 27th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
- ^ "Primary Election 2013 - Democratic Member of the City Council, 27th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
- ^ "General Election 2013 - Member of the City Council, 27th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 26, 2021.