New York's 15th congressional district
New York's 15th congressional district is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in New York City, New York. Democrat Ritchie Torres has been the representative since 2021.
New York's 15th congressional district | |||
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Representative |
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Distribution |
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Population (2019) | 739,390 | ||
Median income | $31,061[1] | ||
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | D+44[2] |
Recent presidential election results
Year | Office | Results |
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2008 | President | Obama 95 - 5% |
2012 | President | Obama 96.7 - 3% |
2016 | President | Clinton 93.8 - 4.9% |
2020 | President | Biden 86.4 - 13.1% |
Redistricting
The 15th district used to be a Brooklyn-based seat but now it is the Bronx's main district.
List of members representing the district
1803 – 1823: One seat, then two seats
From 1813 to 1823, 15th district got two seats in the House, elected at-large on a general ticket.
Cong
ress |
Years | Seat A | Seat B | ||||||
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Representative | Party | Electoral history | Representative | Party | Electoral history | ||||
8th | March 4, 1803 –
March 3, 1805 |
Gaylord Griswold | Federalist | Elected in 1802.
[Data unknown/missing.] |
No 2nd seat | ||||
9th | March 4, 1805 –
March 3, 1807 |
Nathan Williams | Democratic-Republican | Elected in 1804.
[Data unknown/missing.] | |||||
10th | March 4, 1807 –
March 3, 1809 |
William Kirkpatrick | Democratic-Republican | Elected in 1806.
[Data unknown/missing.] | |||||
11th | March 4, 1809 –
March 3, 1811 |
Peter Buell Porter | Democratic-Republican | Elected in 1808.
Re-elected in 1810. Retired. | |||||
12th | March 4, 1811 –
March 3, 1813 | ||||||||
13th | March 4, 1813 –
June 21, 1813 |
Vacant | Representative-elect William Dowse died February 18, 1813 before the term began. | Joel Thompson | Federalist | Elected in 1812.
[Data unknown/missing.] | |||
June 21, 1813 –
December 20, 1813 |
John M. Bowers | Federalist | Elected to finish Dowse's term.
Lost election contest. | ||||||
December 20, 1813 –
January 24, 1814 |
Vacant | Election contested. | |||||||
January 24, 1814 –
March 3, 1815 |
Isaac Williams Jr. | Democratic-Republican | Successfully contested Bowers's election.
[Data unknown/missing.] | ||||||
14th | March 4, 1815 –
March 3, 1817 |
James Birdsall | Democratic-Republican | Elected in 1814.
[Data unknown/missing.] |
Jabez Hammond | Democratic-Republican | Elected in 1814.
[Data unknown/missing.] | ||
15th | March 4, 1817 –
March 3, 1819 |
Isaac Williams Jr. | Democratic-Republican | Elected in 1816.
Retired. |
John R. Drake | Democratic-Republican | Elected in 1816.
Retired. | ||
16th | March 4, 1819 –
March 3, 1821 |
Joseph S. Lyman | Democratic-Republican | Elected in 1818.
Retired. |
Robert Monell | Democratic-Republican | Elected in 1818.
Lost re-election. | ||
17th | March 4, 1821 –
December 3, 1821 |
Elections were held in April 1821. It is unclear when results were announced or credentials issued. | Elections were held in April 1821. It is unclear when results were announced or credentials issued. | ||||||
December 3, 1821 –
March 3, 1823 |
Samuel Campbell | Democratic-Republican | Elected in 1821.
Redistricted to the 21st district and lost re-election. |
James Hawkes | Democratic-Republican | Elected in 1821.
[Data unknown/missing.] |
1823 – Present: One seat
Member | Party | Years | Cong
ress |
Electoral history | Location |
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John Herkimer | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1823 –
March 3, 1825 |
18th | Elected in 1822.
Lost re-election. |
1823–1833Herkimer |
Michael Hoffman | Jacksonian | March 4, 1825 –
March 3, 1833 |
19th 20th 21st 22nd |
Elected in 1824.
Re-elected in 1826. Re-elected in 1828. Re-elected in 1830. [Data unknown/missing.] | |
Charles McVean | Jacksonian | March 4, 1833 –
March 3, 1835 |
23rd | Elected in 1832.
[Data unknown/missing.] |
1833–1843[Data unknown/missing.] |
Matthias J. Bovee | Jacksonian | March 4, 1835 –
March 3, 1837 |
24th | Elected in 1834.
[Data unknown/missing.] | |
John Edwards | Democratic | March 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1839 |
25th | Elected in 1836.
[Data unknown/missing.] | |
Peter J. Wagner | Whig | March 4, 1839 –
March 3, 1841 |
26th | Elected in 1838.
[Data unknown/missing.] | |
John Sanford | Democratic | March 4, 1841 –
March 3, 1843 |
27th | Elected in 1840.
[Data unknown/missing.] | |
Lemuel Stetson | Democratic | March 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1845 |
28th | Elected in 1842.
[Data unknown/missing.] |
1843–1853[Data unknown/missing.] |
Joseph Russell | Democratic | March 4, 1845 –
March 3, 1847 |
29th | Elected in 1844.
[Data unknown/missing.] | |
Sidney Lawrence | Democratic | March 4, 1847 –
March 3, 1849 |
30th | Elected in 1846.
[Data unknown/missing.] | |
John R. Thurman | Whig | March 4, 1849 –
March 3, 1851 |
31st | Elected in 1848.
[Data unknown/missing.] | |
Joseph Russell | Democratic | March 4, 1851 –
March 3, 1853 |
32nd | Elected in 1850.
[Data unknown/missing.] | |
Charles Hughes | Democratic | March 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1855 |
33rd | Elected in 1852.
[Data unknown/missing.] |
1853–1863[Data unknown/missing.] |
Edward Dodd | Opposition | March 4, 1855 –
March 3, 1857 |
34th 35th |
Elected in 1854.
Re-elected in 1856. [Data unknown/missing.] | |
Republican | March 4, 1857 –
March 3, 1859 | ||||
James B. McKean | Republican | March 4, 1859 –
March 3, 1863 |
36th 37th |
Elected in 1858.
Re-elected in 1860. [Data unknown/missing.] | |
John Augustus Griswold | Democratic | March 4, 1863 –
March 3, 1865 |
38th 39th 40th |
Elected in 1862.
Re-elected in 1864. Re-elected in 1866. [Data unknown/missing.] |
1863–1873[Data unknown/missing.] |
Republican | March 4, 1865 –
March 3, 1869 | ||||
Adolphus H. Tanner | Republican | March 4, 1869 –
March 3, 1871 |
41st | Elected in 1868.
[Data unknown/missing.] | |
Joseph M. Warren | Democratic | March 4, 1871 –
March 3, 1873 |
42nd | Elected in 1870.
[Data unknown/missing.] | |
Eli Perry | Democratic | March 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1875 |
43rd | Redistricted from the 14th district and re-elected in 1872.
[Data unknown/missing.] |
1873–1883[Data unknown/missing.] |
John H. Bagley Jr. | Democratic | March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1877 |
44th | Elected in 1874.
[Data unknown/missing.] | |
Stephen L. Mayham | Democratic | March 4, 1877 –
March 3, 1879 |
45th | Elected in 1876.
[Data unknown/missing.] | |
William Lounsbery | Democratic | March 4, 1879 –
March 3, 1881 |
46th | Elected in 1878.
[Data unknown/missing.] | |
Thomas Cornell | Republican | March 4, 1881 –
March 3, 1883 |
47th | Elected in 1880.
[Data unknown/missing.] | |
John H. Bagley Jr. | Democratic | March 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1885 |
48th | Elected in 1882.
[Data unknown/missing.] |
1883–1893[Data unknown/missing.] |
Lewis Beach | Democratic | March 4, 1885 –
August 10, 1886 |
49th | Redistricted from the 14th district and re-elected in 1884.
Died. | |
Vacant | August 10, 1886 –
December 6, 1886 |
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Henry Bacon | Democratic | December 6, 1886 –
March 3, 1889 |
49th 50th |
Elected to finish Beach's term.
Also elected in 1886 to the next term. Lost re-election. | |
Moses D. Stivers | Republican | March 4, 1889 –
March 3, 1891 |
51st | Elected in 1888.
[Data unknown/missing.] | |
Henry Bacon | Democratic | March 4, 1891 –
March 3, 1893 |
52nd | Elected in 1890.
[Data unknown/missing.] | |
Ashbel P. Fitch | Democratic | March 4, 1893 –
December 26, 1893 |
53rd | Redistricted from the 13th district and re-elected in 1892.
Resigned to become New York City Comptroller |
1893–1903[Data unknown/missing.] |
Vacant | December 26, 1893 –
January 30, 1894 |
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Isidor Straus | Democratic | January 30, 1894 –
March 3, 1895 |
Elected to finish Fitch's term.
[Data unknown/missing.] | ||
Philip B. Low | Republican | March 4, 1895 –
March 3, 1899 |
54th 55th |
Elected in 1894.
Re-elected in 1896. [Data unknown/missing.] | |
Jacob Ruppert | Democratic | March 4, 1899 –
March 3, 1903 |
56th 57th |
Elected in 1898.
Re-elected in 1900. Redistricted to the 16th district. | |
William H. Douglas | Republican | March 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1905 |
58th | Redistricted from the 14th district and re-elected in 1902.
[Data unknown/missing.] |
1903–1913[Data unknown/missing.] |
J. Van Vechten Olcott | Republican | March 4, 1905 –
March 3, 1911 |
59th 60th 61st |
Elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. [Data unknown/missing.] | |
Thomas G. Patten | Democratic | March 4, 1911 –
March 3, 1913 |
62nd | Elected in 1910.
Redistricted to the 18th district. | |
Michael F. Conry | Democratic | March 4, 1913 –
March 2, 1917 |
63rd 64th |
Redistricted from the 12th district and re-elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916 but died. |
1913–1923[Data unknown/missing.] |
Vacant | March 2, 1917 –
April 12, 1917 |
64th 65th |
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Thomas F. Smith | Democratic | April 12, 1917 –
March 3, 1919 |
65th | Elected to finish Conry's term.
[Data unknown/missing.] | |
Peter J. Dooling | Democratic | March 4, 1919 –
March 3, 1921 |
66th | Redistricted from the 16th district and Re-elected in 1918.
[Data unknown/missing.] | |
Thomas J. Ryan | Republican | March 4, 1921 –
March 3, 1923 |
67th | Elected in 1920.
[Data unknown/missing.] | |
John J. Boylan | Democratic | March 4, 1923 –
October 5, 1938 |
68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd 74th 75th |
Elected in 1922.
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. Died. |
1923–1933[Data unknown/missing.] |
1933–1943[Data unknown/missing.] | |||||
Vacant | October 5, 1938 –
January 3, 1939 |
75th | |||
Michael J. Kennedy | Democratic | January 3, 1939 –
January 3, 1943 |
76th 77th |
Elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940. [Data unknown/missing.] | |
Thomas F. Burchill | Democratic | January 3, 1943 –
January 3, 1945 |
78th | Elected in 1942.
[Data unknown/missing.] |
1943–1953[Data unknown/missing.] |
Emanuel Celler | Democratic | January 3, 1945 –
January 3, 1953 |
79th 80th 81st 82nd |
Redistricted from the 10th district and re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Redistricted to the 11th district. | |
John H. Ray | Republican | January 3, 1953 –
January 3, 1963 |
83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th |
Elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. [Data unknown/missing.] |
1953–1963[Data unknown/missing.] |
Hugh Carey | Democratic | January 3, 1963 –
December 31, 1974 |
88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd |
Redistricted from the 12th district and re-elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Resigned to become Governor of New York |
1963–1973[Data unknown/missing.] |
1973–1983[Data unknown/missing.] | |||||
Vacant | January 1, 1975 –
January 2, 1975 |
93rd | |||
Leo C. Zeferetti | Democratic | January 3, 1975 –
January 3, 1983 |
94th 95th 96th 97th |
Elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Redistricted to the 14th district. and lost re-election. | |
Bill Green | Republican | January 3, 1983 –
January 3, 1993 |
98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd |
Redistricted from the 18th district and re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Redistricted to the 14th district and lost re-election. |
1983–1993[Data unknown/missing.] |
Charles Rangel | Democratic | January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 2013 |
103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th |
Redistricted from the 16th district 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 13th district. |
1993–2003[Data unknown/missing.] |
2003–2013 | |||||
José E. Serrano | Democratic | January 3, 2013 –
January 3, 2021 |
113th 114th 115th 116th |
Redistricted from the 16th district and re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Retired. |
2013–present |
Democratic | January 3, 2021 –
Present |
117th | Elected in 2020. |
Recent election results
U.S. President
Year | Result |
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2000 | Gore 87–7% |
2004 | Kerry 90–9% |
2008 | Obama 93–6% |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
In New York State politics, there are a few minor parties who have different political opinions. Some parties will endorse the Republican or Democratic candidate.
US House election, 1870: New York District 15[3] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Democratic | Joseph M. Warren | 17,793 | 59.9 | ||
Republican | J. Thomas Davis | 11,659 | 39.3 | ||
Temperance | Alvin C. Rose | 235 | 0.8 | ||
Majority | 6,134 | 20.6 | |||
Turnout | 29,687 | 100 |
[Data unknown/missing.]
US House election, 1996: New York District 15 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Democratic | Charles B. Rangel | 113,898 | 91.3 | ||
Republican | Edward R. Adams | 5,951 | 4.8 | ||
Conservative | Ruben Dario Vargas | 3,896 | 3.1 | ||
Right to Life | Jose Suero | 989 | 0.8 | ||
Majority | 107,947 | 86.5 | |||
Turnout | 124,734 | 100 |
US House election, 1998: New York District 15 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Democratic | Charles B. Rangel | 90,424 | 93.1 | +1.8 | |
Republican | David E. Cunningham | 5,633 | 5.8 | +1.0 | |
Conservative | Patrick McManus | 1,082 | 1.1 | -2.0 | |
Majority | 84,791 | 87.3 | +0.8 | ||
Turnout | 97,139 | 100 | -22.1 |
US House election, 2000: New York District 15 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Democratic | Charles B. Rangel | 130,161 | 91.9 | -1.2 | |
Republican | Jose Agustin Suero | 7,346 | 5.2 | -0.6 | |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/G' not found. | Dean Loren | 2,134 | 1.5 | +1.5 | |
Independence | Jesse A. Fields | 1,051 | 0.7 | +0.7 | |
Conservative | Frank Della Valle | 492 | 0.3 | -0.8 | |
Libertarian | Scott A. Jeffery | 480 | 0.3 | +0.3 | |
Majority | 122,815 | 86.7 | -0.6 | ||
Turnout | 141,664 | 100 | +45.8 |
US House election, 2002: New York District 15 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Democratic | Charles B. Rangel | 84,367 | 88.5 | -3.4 | |
Republican | Jesse A. Fields | 11,008 | 11.5 | +6.3 | |
Majority | 73,359 | 76.9 | -9.8 | ||
Turnout | 95,375 | 100 | -32.7 |
US House election, 2004: New York District 15 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Democratic | Charles B. Rangel | 161,351 | 91.1 | +2.6 | |
Republican | Kenneth P. Jefferson, Jr. | 12,355 | 7.0 | -4.5 | |
Independence | Jessie A. Fields | 3,345 | 1.9 | +1.9 | |
Majority | 148,996 | 84.2 | +7.3 | ||
Turnout | 177,051 | 100 | +85.6 |
US House election, 2006: New York District 15 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Democratic | Charles B. Rangel | 103,916 | 94.0 | +2.9 | |
Republican | Edward Daniels | 6,592 | 6.0 | -1.0 | |
Majority | 97,324 | 88.1 | +3.9 | ||
Turnout | 110,508 | 100 | -37.6 |
US House election, 2008: New York District 15 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Democratic | Charles B. Rangel | 177,151 | 89.2 | -5.8 | |
Republican | Edward Daniels | 15,676 | 7.9 | +1.9 | |
Independent | Craig Schley | 3,708 | 1.9 | ||
Socialist Workers | Martin Koppel | 2,141 | 1.1 | ||
Majority | 161,475 | 81.3 | -6.8 | ||
Turnout | 198,676 | 100 | +79.8 |
US House election, 2010: New York District 15 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Democratic | Charles B. Rangel | 91,225 | 80.4 | -8.7 | |
Republican | Michel Faulkner | 11,754 | 10.4 | +2.5 | |
Independent | Craig Schley | 7,803 | 6.9 | +5.0 | |
Socialist Workers | Róger Calero | 2,647 | 2.3 | +1.2 | |
Majority | 79,471 | 70.1 | -11.2 | ||
Turnout | 113,429 | 100 | -42.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democrat | José Serrano | 150,243 | 95.7 | |
[[Working Families Party|Template:Working Families Party/meta/shortname]] | José Serrano | 2,418 | 1.5 | |
Total | José Serrano (incumbent) | 152,661 | 97.2 | |
Republican | Frank Della Valle | 3,487 | 2.2 | |
[[Conservative Party of New York State|Template:Conservative Party of New York State/meta/shortname]] | Frank Della Valle | 940 | 0.6 | |
Total | Frank Della Valle | 4,427 | 2.8 | |
Total votes | 157,088 | 100.0 | ||
Democrat hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democrat | Jose E. Serrano | 53,128 | 94.0 | |
[[Working Families Party|Template:Working Families Party/meta/shortname]] | Jose E. Serrano | 1,778 | 3.1 | |
Total | Jose E. Serrano (incumbent) | 54,906 | 97.1 | |
[[Conservative Party of New York State|Template:Conservative Party of New York State/meta/shortname]] | Eduardo Ramirez | 1,047 | 1.9 | |
Green | William Edstrom | 568 | 1.0 | |
Total votes | 56,521 | 100.0 | ||
Democrat hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democrat | Jose E. Serrano (incumbent) | 165,688 | 95.3 | |
Republican | Alejandro Vega | 6,129 | 3.5 | |
[[Conservative Party of New York State|Template:Conservative Party of New York State/meta/shortname]] | Eduardo Ramirez | 2,104 | 1.2 | |
Total votes | 173,921 | 100.0 | ||
Democrat hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democrat | José Serrano | 122,007 | 94.1 | |
[[Working Families Party|Template:Working Families Party/meta/shortname]] | José Serrano | 2,462 | 1.9 | |
Total | José Serrano (incumbent) | 124,469 | 96.0 | |
Republican | Jason Gonzalez | 4,566 | 3.5 | |
[[Conservative Party of New York State|Template:Conservative Party of New York State/meta/shortname]] | Jason Gonzalez | 639 | 0.5 | |
Total | Jason Gonzalez | 5,205 | 4.0 | |
Total votes | 129,674 | 100.0 | ||
Democrat hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democrat | Ritchie Torres | 169,533 | 88.9 | |
Republican | Patrick Delices | 18,894 | 9.9 | |
[[Conservative Party of New York State|Template:Conservative Party of New York State/meta/shortname]] | Patrick Delices | 2,237 | 1.2 | |
Total | Patrick Delices | 21,221 | 11.1 | |
Total votes | 190,754 | 100.0 | ||
Democrat hold |
New York's 15th Congressional District Media
References
- ↑ Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
- ↑ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- ↑ November Election, 1870. Complete Statement of the Official Canvass, in Detail of the Election Held November 8, 1870, Giving the Vote of Each Election District, with Proceedings of County And State... Vol. II. County of New York. 1871. p. 2034. Retrieved 2009-03-28.
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