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New York's 16th congressional district is a
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for the
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represented by George Latimer. The 16th district includes a small portion of the northern
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(specifically the neighborhood of Co-op City, Bronx) and the southern half of
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, including the mixed suburban/urban cities of White Plains,
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,
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, New Rochelle, and
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. The district has the highest percentage of
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, at 9%, out of any congressional district in New York, due to the large Caribbean population in the north Bronx. In
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, the previous version of this district gave
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his largest victory margin of any congressional district, a 90% margin (95–5%). The current configuration of the 16th district is strongly Democratic, though it is not as overwhelmingly Democratic as other districts in the city.


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.
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,
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and the
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were located within the district. Before
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, 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. These neighborhoods were largely reassigned to the 15th district after redistricting, while the current 16th comprises most of the territory that had previously been the 17th District. The current 16th district, while still containing impoverished areas, such as some neighborhoods of
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, also contains affluent areas, such as in Scarsdale and
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, resulting in a more mixed-income demography.


Counties, towns, and municipalities

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 municipalities. Bronx County (1) : New York (part; also 3rd, 5th, 6th, 7th,
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, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, and 15th; shared with Kings, New York,
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, and Richmond counties) Westchester County (26) : Ardsley,
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, Dobbs Ferry, Eastchester, Elmsford, Greenburgh (part; also 17th; includes Fairview, Greenville, and Hartsdale), Harrison,
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, Irvington,
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, Mamaroneck (town), Mamaroneck (village),
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, New Rochelle, Pelham (town), Pelham (village), Pelham Manor,
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, Rye (city), Rye (town), Rye Brook, Scarsdale,
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(part; also 17th), Tuckahoe, White Plains,
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Bronx neighborhoods in the district include
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and Woodlawn


Recent election results from statewide races


List of members representing the district


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

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List of United States congressional districts Congressional districts in the United States are electoral divisions for the purpose of electing members of the United States House of Representatives. The number of voting seats within the House of Representatives is currently set at 435, wi ...
* New York's congressional districts *
United States congressional delegations from New York These are tables of congressional delegations from New York to the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. The current dean of the New York delegation is Senator and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, having ser ...


References


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External links


Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present


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
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2004 House election data
from the Clerk of the House of Representatives
2002 House election data
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