Irregular Districts
in New York State

New Yorkís 3rd

  • Eastern Nassau County
  • Republicans, with pockets of Democratic support
  • very wealthy district
  • 92% white; 2% black; 3% Asian; 4% Hispanic

New Yorkís 5th

  • Northeast Queens; northern Nassau and Suffolk

  • used to be Democratic, but redistricting made the district competitive
  • small minority populationómainly Asian and Jewish
  • one of New Yorkís most affluent districts
  • 79% white; 3% black; 11% Asian; 7% Hispanic

New Yorkís 8th

  • West Side Manhattan; parts of southwest Brooklyn
  • covers Wall Street and crosses the Brooklyn Bridge
  • includes some of Brooklynís most impoverished areas
  • Democratic
  • many politically active communitiesógay, Jewish, minority, art, and student
  • Hasidic Jewish communities
  • 74% white; 7% black; 6% Asian; 12% Hispanic

New Yorkís 9th

  • Parts of Brooklyn and Queens
  • originally drawn to exclude Hispanics, but redrawn in 1997 to incorporate more of Queens
  • Democratic
  • 76% white; 3% black; 9% Asian; 13% Hispanic

New Yorkís 12th

  • Lower East Side Manhattan; Brooklyn, Queens (parts)
  • created to form a Hispanic majority district
  • Democratic
  • 26% white; 12% black; 14% Asian; 49% Hispanic

New Yorkís 17th

  • North Bronx, parts of Westchester
  • middle-to-working-class district with suburbs
  • Democratic
  • drawn to take in large minority residential areas
  • parts are heavily Jewish
  • 29% white; 38% black; 3% Asian; 28% Hispanic

New Yorkís 18th

  • Parts of Westchester, Bronx and Queen Counties
  • southeastern Westchester is very affluent; district snakes down to include several Asian and Jewish communities
  • leans Democratic, but not overwhelmingly
  • 74% white; 7% black; 8% Asian; 10% Hispanic