New York's 14th congressional district is a

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for the

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located in

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, represented by Democrat

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. The district includes the eastern part of

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and part of north-central

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. The Queens portion includes the neighborhoods of Astoria, College Point, Corona, East Elmhurst, Elmhurst, Jackson Heights, and Woodside. The Bronx portion of the district includes the neighborhoods of City Island,

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, Van Nest, Morris Park, Parkchester, Pelham Bay, Schuylerville, and Throggs Neck. The Bronx section of the district takes in part of the majority-Latino sections of the Bronx, with large Puerto Rican, Mexican, and Dominican populations, while the Queens section of the district includes ethnically diverse neighborhoods with large Chinese,

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, Indian,

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, and

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communities. The district has the highest percentages of Ecuadorian Americans, at 9.0%, and Bangladeshi Americans, at 2.3%, out of New York's congressional districts. Roughly half of the population of the district is of Hispanic or Latino heritage, making it one of the more Latino districts in New York. Before

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for the 2012 election, much of the area was in

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Recent election results from statewide races

History

* 1803–1813: * 1813–1823: Montgomery County * 1823–1913: * 1913–1945: Parts of

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* 1945–1983: Parts of

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* 1983–1993: All of

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, Parts of

* 1993–2003: Parts of

* 2003–2013: Parts of

* 2013–present: Parts of

During the 1970s, this area was the ; in the 1980s it was the . The district was a Brooklyn-based seat until 1982 when it became the Staten Island district. In 1992 it became the East Side of Manhattan district, which for most of its existence had been the . In 2012, the district shifted to the former territory of the 7th district in Queens and the Bronx. From 2003 to 2013, the district encompassed much of what is now

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, including

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and the East Side of

; all of

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; and the neighborhoods of Astoria,

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, and Sunnyside in Queens.

Current composition

The 14th district is located entirely in the New York City boroughs of

and

. Bronx neighborhoods in the district include: *

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* Castle Hill * City Island * Clason Point * Co-op City *

* Crotona Park East * Hunts Point * Longwood * Morris Park * Parkchester * Pelham Bay * Schuylerville * Soundview * Throggs Neck * Westchester Square Queens neighborhoods in the district include: * Astoria * College Point * Corona * East Elmhurst * Ditmars * North Corona * Northern Woodside

List of members representing the district

Electoral history

Note that 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").

References

Bibliography

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Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

Clerk of the House of Representatives
2002 House election data
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