New York's 16th congressional district is a congressional district in the state of New York that is represented by Democratic Rep. George Latimer. The 16th district includes a small portion of the northern Bronx, as well as the southern portion of Westchester County.
History From 2003 to 2013, the district included the neighborhoods of Bedford Park, East Tremont, Fordham, Hunts Point, Melrose, Highbridge, Morrisania, Mott Haven and University Heights. Yankee Stadium, Fordham University and the Bronx Zoo were located within the district. In 2008, the previous version of this district gave Barack Obama his largest victory margin of any congressional district, a 90% margin (95–5%). The 2010 census found that approximately 38% of constituents in New York's 16th lived at or below the federal poverty line, the highest poverty rate of any congressional district in the nation.
Counties, towns, and cities For the 119th and successive Congresses (based on the districts drawn following the New York Court of Appeals' December 2023 decision in Hoffman v New York State Ind. Redistricting. Commn.), the district contains all or portions of the following counties, towns, and cities:
Bronx County (1)
New York (part; also 3rd, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, and 15th; shared with Kings, New York, Queens, and Richmond counties)
Westchester County (12)
Eastchester, Greenburgh (part; also 17th; includes Ardsley, Fairview, Dobbs Ferry, Elmsford, Greenville, Hartsdale, Hastings-on-Hudson, Irvington, and part of Tarrytown), Harrison, Mamaroneck, Mount Vernon, New Rochelle, Pelham (town), Rye (city), Rye (town), Scarsdale, White Plains, Yonkers
Recent election results from statewide races Year Office Results2008 PresidentObama 69% - 31%2012 PresidentObama 69% - 31%2016 PresidentClinton 70% - 26% SenateSchumer 76% - 22%2018 SenateGillibrand 76% - 24% GovernorCuomo 72% - 25% Attorney GeneralJames 73% - 25%2020 PresidentBiden 72% - 27%2022 SenateSchumer 67% - 33% GovernorHochul 64% - 36% Attorney GeneralJames 65% - 35% ComptrollerDiNapoli 67% - 33%2024 PresidentHarris 66% - 33% SenateGillibrand 68% - 31%
List of members representing the district Representative Party Years Congress Electoral history Location District established March 4, 1803 John Paterson Democratic-Republican March 4, 1803 –March 3, 1805 Elected in 1802.Retired. 1803–1809 Uri Tracy Democratic-Republican March 4, 1805 –March 3, 1807 Re-elected in 1804.Lost re-election. Reuben Humphrey Democratic-Republican March 4, 1807 –March 3, 1809 Elected in 1806. District inactive March 4, 1809 –March 3, 1813 Morris S. Miller Federalist March 4, 1813 –March 3, 1815 Elected in 1812. 1813–1823Oneida County and the ex-Oneida part of Oswego County Thomas R. Gold Federalist March 4, 1815 –March 3, 1817 Elected in 1814. Henry R. Storrs Federalist March 4, 1817 –March 3, 1821 Elected in 1816.Re-elected in 1818.Lost renomination. Vacant March 4, 1821 –December 3, 1821 Elections were held in April 1821. It is unclear when results were announced or credentials issued. Joseph Kirkland Federalist December 3, 1821 –March 3, 1823 Elected in 1821. John W. Cady Adams-ClayDemocratic-Republican March 4, 1823 –March 3, 1825 Elected in 1822. 1823–1833Montgomery County Henry Markell Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1825 –March 3, 1829 Elected in 1824.Re-elected in 1826. Benedict Arnold Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1829 –March 3, 1831 Elected in 1828. Nathan Soule Jacksonian March 4, 1831 –March 3, 1833 Elected in 1830. Abijah Mann Jr. Jacksonian March 4, 1833 –March 3, 1837 Elected in 1832.Re-elected in 1834. 1833–1843 Arphaxed Loomis Democratic March 4, 1837 –March 3, 1839 Elected in 1836. Andrew W. Doig Democratic March 4, 1839 –March 3, 1843 Elected in 1838.Re-elected in 1840. Chesselden Ellis Democratic March 4, 1843 –March 3, 1845 Elected in 1842. 1843–1853 Hugh White Whig March 4, 1845 –March 3, 1851 Elected in 1844.Re-elected in 1846.Re-elected in 1848. John Wells Whig March 4, 1851 –March 3, 1853 Elected in 1850. George A. Simmons Whig March 4, 1853 –March 3, 1855 Elected in 1852. 1853–1863 Opposition March 4, 1855 –March 3, 1857 Re-elected in 1854. George W. Palmer Republican March 4, 1857 –March 3, 1861 Elected in 1856.Re-elected in 1858. William A. Wheeler Republican March 4, 1861 –March 3, 1863 Elected in 1860. Orlando Kellogg Republican March 4, 1863 –August 24, 1865 Elected in 1862.Re-elected in 1864.Died. 1863–1873 Vacant August 24, 1865 –December 3, 1866 Robert S. Hale Republican December 3, 1866 –March 3, 1867 Elected to finish Kellogg's term. Orange Ferriss Republican March 4, 1867 –March 3, 1871 Elected in 1866.Re-elected in 1868. John Rogers Democratic March 4, 1871 –March 3, 1873 Elected in 1870. James S. Smart Republican March 4, 1873 –March 3, 1875 Elected in 1872. 1873–1883 Charles H. Adams Republican March 4, 1875 –March 3, 1877 Elected in 1874. Terence J. Quinn Democratic March 4, 1877 –June 18, 1878 Elected in 1876.Died. Vacant June 18, 1878 –November 5, 1878 John Mosher Bailey Republican November 5, 1878 –March 3, 1881 Elected to finish Quinn's term.Also elected the same day in 1878 to the next term. Michael N. Nolan Democratic March 4, 1881 –March 3, 1883 Elected in 1880. Thomas J. Van Alstyne Democratic March 4, 1883 –March 3, 1885 Elected in 1882. 1883–1893 John H. Ketcham Republican March 4, 1885 –March 3, 1893 Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1884.Re-elected in 1886.Re-elected in 1888.Re-elected in 1890. William Ryan Democratic March 4, 1893 –March 3, 1895 Elected in 1892. 1893–1903 Benjamin L. Fairchild Republican March 4, 1895 –March 3, 1897 Elected in 1894. William L. Ward Republican March 4, 1897 –March 3, 1899 Elected in 1896. John Q. Underhill Democratic March 4, 1899 –March 3, 1901 Elected in 1898. Cornelius A. Pugsley Democratic March 4, 1901 –March 3, 1903 Elected in 1900. Jacob Ruppert Democratic March 4, 1903 –March 3, 1907 Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1902.Re-elected in 1904. 1903–1913 Francis B. Harrison Democratic March 4, 1907 –March 3, 1913 Elected in 1906.Re-elected in 1908.Re-elected in 1910.Redistricted to the . Peter J. Dooling Democratic March 4, 1913 –March 3, 1919 Elected in 1912.Re-elected in 1914.Re-elected in 1916Redistricted to the . 1913–1933 Thomas F. Smith Democratic March 4, 1919 –March 3, 1921 Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1918. William Bourke Cockran Democratic March 4, 1921 –March 1, 1923 Elected in 1920.Re-elected in 1922 but died before the next term began. Vacant March 1, 1923 –November 6, 1923 John J. O'Connor Democratic November 6, 1923 –October 24, 1938 Elected to finish Cockran's term.Re-elected in 1924.Re-elected in 1926.Re-elected in 1928.Re-elected in 1930.Re-elected in 1932.Re-elected in 1934.Re-elected in 1936.Lost renomination, then lost re-election as a Republican. Republican October 24, 1938 –January 3, 1939 1933–1943 James H. Fay Democratic January 3, 1939 –January 3, 1941 Elected in 1938. William T. Pheiffer Republican January 3, 1941 –January 3, 1943 Elected in 1940. James H. Fay Democratic January 3, 1943 –January 3, 1945 Elected in 1942. 1943–1953 Ellsworth B. Buck Republican January 3, 1945 –January 3, 1949 Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1944.Re-elected in 1946. James J. Murphy Democratic January 3, 1949 –January 3, 1953 Elected in 1948.Re-elected in 1950. Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Democratic January 3, 1953 –January 3, 1963 Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1952.Re-elected in 1954.Re-elected in 1956.Re-elected in 1958.Re-elected in 1960.Redistricted to the . 1953–1963 John M. Murphy Democratic January 3, 1963 –January 3, 1973 Elected in 1962.Re-elected in 1964.Re-elected in 1966.Re-elected in 1968.Re-elected in 1970.Redistricted to the . 1963–1973 Elizabeth Holtzman Democratic January 3, 1973 –January 3, 1981 Elected in 1972.Re-elected in 1974.Re-elected in 1976.Re-elected in 1978.Retired to run for U.S. Senator. 1973–1983 Chuck Schumer Democratic January 3, 1981 –January 3, 1983 Elected in 1980.Redistricted to the . Charles Rangel Democratic January 3, 1983 –January 3, 1993 Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1982.Re-elected in 1984.Re-elected in 1986.Re-elected in 1988.Re-elected in 1990.Redistricted to the . 1983–1993 José E. Serrano Democratic January 3, 1993 –January 3, 2013 Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1992.Re-elected in 1994.Re-elected in 1996.Re-elected in 1998.Re-elected in 2000.Re-elected in 2002.Re-elected in 2004.Re-elected in 2006.Re-elected in 2008.Re-elected in 2010.Redistricted to the . 1993–2003 2003–2013Parts of the Bronx and Queens Eliot Engel Democratic January 3, 2013 –January 3, 2021 Redistricted from the and re-elected in 2012.Re-elected in 2014.Re-elected in 2016.Re-elected in 2018.Lost renomination.2013–2023Parts of the Bronx and Westchester County Jamaal Bowman Democratic January 3, 2021 –January 3, 2025 Elected in 2020.Re-elected in 2022.Lost renomination.2023–2025Parts of the Bronx and Westchester CountyGeorge Latimer DemocraticJanuary 3, 2025 –presentElected in 2024. 2025–presentParts of the Bronx and Westchester County
Recent election results In New York State electoral politics there are numerous minor parties at various points on the political spectrum. Certain parties will invariably endorse either the Republican or Democratic candidate for every office, hence the state electoral results contain both the party votes, and the final candidate votes (Listed as "Recap").
See also
List of United States congressional districts New York's congressional delegations New York's congressional districts
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External links Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present 2006 Election Results from the New York State Board of Elections Federal Elections 2004: Election Results for the U.S. President, the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives from the Federal Election Commission 2004 House election data from the Clerk of the House of Representatives 2002 House election data " 2000 House election data " 1998 House election data " 1996 House election data "