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]
New York City's 7th City Council district | |
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| Government | |
| • Councilmember | Shaun Abreu (D—Manhattan Valley) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
• Total | 156,217 |
| Demographics | |
| • Hispanic | 49% |
| • Black | 26% |
| • White | 19% |
| • Asian | 3% |
| • Other | 2% |
| Registration | |
| • Democratic | 78.0% |
| • Republican | 4.2% |
| • No party preference | 15.3% |
| Registered voters (2021) 123,882[2] | |
Geography
editDistrict 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
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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Shaun Abreu (incumbent) | 13,061 | 97.4 | |
| Write-in | 354 | 2.6 | ||
| Total votes | 13,415 | 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 | Shaun Abreu | 13 | 10,491 | 63.0% |
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| Democratic | Maria Ordoñez | 13 | 6,165 | 37.0% |
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| Democratic | Stacy Lynch | 12 | 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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| Write-in | 1 | 73 | 0.3% |
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| 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 | |
| Write-in | 130 | 0.6 | ||
| Total votes | 22,729 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2017
edit| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Mark Levine (incumbent) | 9,286 | 74.1 | |
| Democratic | Thomas Lopez-Pierre | 3,179 | 25.4 | |
| Write-in | 71 | 0.5 | ||
| Total votes | 12,536 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Mark Levine | 20,364 | ||
| Working Families | Mark Levine | 1,931 | ||
| Total | Mark Levine (incumbent) | 22,295 | 94.8 | |
| Green | Florindo Troncelliti | 1,148 | 4.9 | |
| Write-in | 73 | 0.3 | ||
| Total votes | 23,516 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2013
edit| 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 | |
| Write-in | 3 | 0.0 | ||
| Total votes | 18,010 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Mark Levine | 18,105 | ||
| Working Families | Mark Levine | 1,168 | ||
| Total | Mark Levine | 19,273 | 87.5 | |
| Green | Christina Gonzalez | 1,700 | 7.7 | |
| Write-in | Luis Tejada | 960 | 4.4 | |
| Write-in | 101 | 0.4 | ||
| Total votes | 22,034 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Census Demographics at the NYC City Council district (CNCLD) level". NYC Open Data. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
- ^ "Council District Summary Report" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. February 21, 2021. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
- ^ "District 7 - Shaun Abreu". New York City Council. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
- ^ "Council Members & Districts". New York City Council. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
- ^ "NYC Boundaries Map". BetaNYC. Retrieved June 16, 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 2021 - Member of the City Council, 7th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
- ^ Rachel Holliday Smith (January 18, 2021). "How Does Ranked Choice Voting Work in New York City?". The City. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "General Election 2021 - Member of the City Council, 7th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
- ^ "Primary Election 2017 - Democratic Member of the City Council, 7th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
- ^ "General Election 2017 - Member of the City Council, 7th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
- ^ "Primary Election 2013 - Democratic Member of the City Council, 7th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
- ^ "General Election 2013 - Member of the City Council, 7th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 16, 2021.