New York's 21st congressional district
New York's 21st congressional district | |
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Representative | |
Distribution |
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Population (2023) | 767,195[1] |
Median household income | $70,193[2] |
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | R+10[3] |
New York's 21st congressional district is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives that is represented by Republican Elise Stefanik. On November 11, 2024, President Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate Stefanik to serve as the United States Ambassador to the United Nations.[4] However he withdrew the nomination on March 27, 2025.[5]
The district is primarily rural, but it also includes the cities of Ogdensburg, Glens Falls, Rome, and Plattsburgh. The district includes most of the Adirondack Mountains and the Thousand Islands region. It borders Vermont to the east and Canada to the north. It also includes Fort Drum of the U.S. Army.
History
[edit]From 2003 to 2013, the district with that number contained most of the Capital District of New York. It included all or parts of Albany, Fulton, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, and Schoharie counties. It contained the cities of Albany, Schenectady, Troy, Amsterdam, Cohoes, Watervliet, Gloversville, and Johnstown. Up until 1980, the 21st district was located in Upper Manhattan (including parts of Harlem and Washington Heights), and The Bronx in New York City.
From 2013 to present, Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Lewis, Montgomery, Schoharie, St. Lawrence, Warren, and Washington counties, and parts of Jefferson, Otsego, and Rensselaer counties have comprised the district.[citation needed]
Counties, towns, and municipalities
[edit]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.[6][7]
Clinton County (18)
- All 18 towns and municipalities
Essex County (19)
- All 19 towns and municipalities
Franklin County (25)
- All 25 towns and municipalities
Fulton County (16)
- All 16 towns and municipalities
Hamilton County (10)
- All ten towns and municipalities
Herkimer County (29)
- All 29 towns and municipalities
Jefferson County (10)
- Antwerp (town) (part; also 24th; includes Oxbow), Antwerp (village), Black River (part; also 24th), Carthage, Deferiet, Evans Mills, Le Ray, Philadelphia (town), Philadelphia (village), Wilna
Lewis County (25)
- All 25 towns and municipalities
Montgomery County (16)
- Ames, Canajoharie (town), Canajoharie (village), Charleston, Glen, Fonda, Fort Plain, Fultonville, Minden, Mohawk, Nelliston, Palatine, Palatine Bridge, Root, St. Johnsville (town), St. Johnsville (village)
Oneida County (22)
- Annsville, Ava, Boonville (town), Boonville (village), Camden (town), Camden (village), Deerfield, Florence, Floyd, Forestport, Holland Patent, Lee, Marcy, Remsen (town), Remsen (village), Rome, Steuben, Sylvan Beach, Trenton, Verona (part; also 22nd; includes Durhamville and part of Verona CDP), Vienna, Western
St. Lawrence County (43)
- All 43 towns and municipalities
Saratoga County (14)
- Corinth (town), Corinth (village), Day, Edinburg, Greenfield, Hadley, Moreau, Northumberland, Providence, Saratoga, Schuylerville, South Glens Falls, Victory, Wilton (part; also 20th)
Schoharie County (22)
- All 22 towns and municipalities
Warren County (12)
- All 12 towns and municipalities
Washington County (25)
- All 25 towns and municipalities
Recent election results from statewide races
[edit]Year | Office | Results[8] |
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2008 | President | Obama 50% – 48% |
2012 | President | Obama 51% – 49% |
2016 | President | Trump 56% – 37% |
Senate | Schumer 56% – 41% | |
2018 | Senate | Gillibrand 51% – 49% |
Governor | Molinaro 61% – 33% | |
Attorney General | Wofford 56% – 41% | |
2020 | President | Trump 57% – 41% |
2022 | Senate | Pinion 60% – 40% |
Governor | Zeldin 66% – 34% | |
Attorney General | Henry 62% – 38% | |
Comptroller | Rodríguez 57% – 43% | |
2024 | President | Trump 60% – 40% |
Senate | Sapraicone 55% – 44% |
List of members representing the district
[edit]1813–1821: two seats
[edit]From the creation of the district in 1813 to 1821, two seats were apportioned, elected at-large on a general ticket.
1821–present: one seat
[edit]Recent election results
[edit]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").
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Michael R. McNulty (incumbent) | 158,491 | 66.1 | ||
Republican | Nancy Norman | 64,471 | 26.9 | ||
Liberal | Lee H. Wasserman | 16,794 | 7.0 | ||
Margin of victory | 94,020 | 39.2 | |||
Turnout | 239,756 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Michael R. McNulty (incumbent) | 146,729 | 74.2 | +8.1 | |
Republican | Lauren Ayers | 50,931 | 25.8 | −1.1 | |
Margin of victory | 95,798 | 48.5 | +9.3 | ||
Turnout | 197,660 | 100 | −17.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Michael R. McNulty (incumbent) | 175,339 | 74.4 | +0.2 | |
Republican | Thomas G. Pillsworth | 60,333 | 25.6 | −0.2 | |
Margin of victory | 115,006 | 48.8 | +0.3 | ||
Turnout | 235,672 | 100 | +19.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Michael R. McNulty (incumbent) | 161,329 | 75.1 | +0.7 | |
Republican | Charles B. Rosenstein | 53,525 | 24.9 | −0.7 | |
Margin of victory | 107,804 | 50.2 | +1.4 | ||
Turnout | 214,854 | 100 | −8.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Michael R. McNulty (incumbent) | 194,033 | 70.8 | −4.3 | |
Republican | Warren Redlich | 80,121 | 29.2 | +4.3 | |
Margin of victory | 113,912 | 41.6 | −8.6 | ||
Turnout | 274,154 | 100 | +27.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Michael R. McNulty (incumbent) | 167,604 | 78.2 | +7.4 | |
Republican | Warren Redlich | 46,752 | 21.8 | −7.4 | |
Margin of victory | 120,852 | 56.4 | +14.8 | ||
Turnout | 214,356 | 100 | −21.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Paul D. Tonko | 105,313 | 61.8 | −16.4 | |
Republican | Jim Burhmaster | 57,086 | 35.4 | +13.6 | |
Independence | Philip Steck | 5,025 | 2.8 | +2.8 | |
Margin of victory | 43,202 | 23.6 | −32.8 | ||
Turnout | 167,424 | 100 | −12.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Paul D. Tonko (incumbent) | 124,889 | 56.9 | −4.9 | |
Republican | Theodore J. Danz Jr. | 85,752 | 43.1 | +7.7 | |
Margin of victory | 39,137 | 13.8 | −9.8 | ||
Turnout | 219,425 | 100 | +31.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Bill Owens | 126,631 | 47.1 | −9.8 | |
Republican | Matt Doheny | 121,646 | 45.3 | +2.2 | |
Green | Donald L. Hassig | 4,174 | 1.6 | +1.6 | |
Margin of victory | 4,985 | 1.8 | −12 | ||
Turnout | 268,784 | 100 | +22.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Elise Stefanik | 96,226 | 55.1 | +13.8 | |
Democratic | Aaron G. Woolf | 59,063 | 29.3 | −12.8 | |
Green | Matthew J. Funiciello | 19,238 | 10.6 | +9 | |
Margin of victory | 43,086 | 23.7 | +21.9 | ||
Turnout | 181,558 | 100 | −32.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Elise Stefanik (incumbent) | 177,886 | 65.3 | +12.3 | |
Democratic | Mike Derrick | 82,161 | 30.2 | +0.9 | |
Green | Matthew J. Funiciello | 12,452 | 4.6 | −6 | |
Margin of victory | 95,725 | 35.1 | +11.4 | ||
Turnout | 272,499 | 100 | +50.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Elise Stefanik (incumbent) | 131,981 | 56.1 | −9.2 | |
Democratic | Tedra Cobb | 99,791 | 42.4 | +12.2 | |
Green | Lynn Kahn | 3,437 | 1.5 | −3.1 | |
Margin of victory | 32,190 | 13.7 | −61 | ||
Turnout | 235,209 | 100 | −13.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Elise Stefanik (incumbent) | 188,649 | 58.8 | +2.7 | |
Democratic | Tedra Cobb | 131,992 | 41.1 | −1.3 | |
Margin of victory | 56,657 | 17.7 | +4.0 | ||
Turnout | 320,779 | 100 | +36.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Elise Stefanik | 148,068 | 52.32% | |
Conservative | Elise Stefanik | 17,566 | 6.21% | |
Total | Elise Stefanik (Incumbent) | 165,634 | 58.53% | |
Democratic | Matt Castelli | 109,600 | 38.73% | |
Moderate Party | Matt Castelli | 3,655 | 1.29% | |
Total | Matt Castelli | 113,255 | 40.02% | |
Write-in | 4,099 | 1.45% | ||
Total votes | 282,988 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Elise Stefanik | 195,464 | 56.1 | |
Conservative | Elise Stefanik | 20,532 | 5.9 | |
Total | Elise Stefanik (incumbent) | 215,996 | 62.0 | |
Democratic | Paula Collins | 121,289 | 34.8 | |
Working Families | Paula Collins | 11,158 | 3.2 | |
Total | Paula Collins | 132,447 | 38.0 | |
Total votes | 348,443 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
See also
[edit]- List of United States congressional districts
- New York's congressional districts
- United States congressional delegations from New York
References
[edit]Inline references
[edit]- ^ "Congressional District 21 (118th Congress), New York: People; Source: 2023 ACS", U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
- ^ "Congressional District 21 (118th Congress), New York: Socio-Economic; Source: 2023 ACS", U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
- ^ "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)". Cook Political Report. April 3, 2025. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
- ^ Collins, Kaitlan (November 11, 2024). "Trump picks Rep. Elise Stefanik for UN ambassador | CNN Politics". CNN. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
- ^ "White House yanks Stefanik's UN nomination". POLITICO. March 27, 2025. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
- ^ https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd119/cd_based/ST36/CD119_NY21.pdf
- ^ Mahoney, Bill (February 28, 2024). "New congressional maps approved in New York". POLITICO. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
- ^ https://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::948da7ae-d2f9-48d8-a04a-433f5ff88fcd
- ^ Stanforth, Lauren; Carol DeMare (November 5, 2008). "Tonko cruises to win in 21st Congressional District". Times Union (Albany). Retrieved December 6, 2008.
- ^ Neuman, William (November 5, 2008). "Election Results 2008: New York". The New York Times. Retrieved December 6, 2008.
- ^ "2022 General Election Results — Certified December 15, 2022". New York State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on December 30, 2022. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
- ^ "Statement and Return Report for Certification for NY-11" (website). www.vote.nyc. NYC Board of Elections. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
Bibliography
[edit]- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
- OpenSecrets.org-21st Congressional District candidates 2008 campaign contributions for each candidate
- 2014 election data
- 2012 election data
- 2010 election data
- 2004 House election data Clerk of the House of Representatives
- 2002 House election data Clerk of the House of Representatives
- 2000 House election data Clerk of the House of Representatives
- 1998 House election data Clerk of the House of Representatives
- 1996 House election data Clerk of the House of Representatives