New York City's 11th City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It has been represented by Democrat Eric Dinowitz since a 2021 special election to succeed fellow Democrat Andrew Cohen.[3]
New York City's 11th City Council district | |
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| Government | |
| • Councilmember | Eric Dinowitz (D—Riverdale) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 162,922[1] |
| Demographics | |
| • Hispanic | 39% |
| • White | 33% |
| • Black | 19% |
| • Asian | 7% |
| • Other | 3% |
| Registration | |
| • Democratic | 70.6% |
| • Republican | 8.0% |
| • No party preference | 18.1% |
| Registered voters (2021) 102,617[2] | |
Geography
editDistrict 11 is based in the far northwest corner of the Bronx, covering all of Riverdale, Norwood, Van Cortlandt Village, and Woodlawn, and parts of Wakefield, Bedford Park, and Kingsbridge.[4] Van Cortlandt Park, the city's third-largest park, is located within the district.
The district overlaps with Bronx Community Boards 7, 8, and 12, and with New York's 13th and 16th congressional districts. It also overlaps with the 33rd, 34th, and 36th districts of the New York State Senate, and with the 78th, 80th, 81st, and 83rd districts of the New York State Assembly.[5]
Recent election results
edit2023 (redistricting)
editDue to redistricting and the 2020 changes to the New York City Charter, councilmembers elected during the 2021 and 2023 City Council elections will serve two-year terms, with full four-year terms resuming after the 2025 New York City Council elections.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Eric Dinowitz (incumbent) | 9,594 | 83.7 | |
| Republican | Robert Caemmerer | 1,335 | ||
| Conservative | Robert Caemmerer[8] | 307 | ||
| Total | Robert Caemmerer | 1,642 | 14.3 | |
| Write-in | 223 | 2.0 | ||
| Total votes | 11,459 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2021
editIn 2019, voters in New York City approved Ballot Question 1, which implemented ranked-choice voting in all local elections. Under the new system, voters have the option to rank up to five candidates for every local office. Voters whose first-choice candidates fare poorly will have their votes redistributed to other candidates in their ranking until one candidate surpasses the 50 percent threshold. If one candidate surpasses 50 percent in first-choice votes, then ranked-choice tabulations will not occur.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Maximum round |
Maximum votes |
Share in maximum round |
Maximum votes First round votesTransfer votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Eric Dinowitz (incumbent) | 6 | 9,491 | 61.3% |
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| Democratic | Mino Lora | 6 | 5,994 | 38.7% |
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| Democratic | Abigail Martin | 5 | 3,005 | 18.4% |
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| Democratic | Dan Padernacht | 3 | 1,102 | 6.6% |
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| Democratic | Jessica Haller | 3 | 1,059 | 6.3% |
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| Democratic | Marcos Sierra | 2 | 356 | 2.1% |
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| Democratic | Carlton Berkley | 2 | 314 | 1.8% |
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| Write-in | 1 | 36 | 0.2% |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Eric Dinowitz (incumbent) | 15,416 | 80.3 | |
| Republican | Kevin Pazmino | 2,983 | ||
| Conservative | Kevin Pazmino | 574 | ||
| Total | Kevin Pazmino | 3,557 | 18.5 | |
| Write-in | 213 | 1.2 | ||
| Total votes | 19,186 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2021 special
editIn December 2020, Councilmember Andrew Cohen resigned from his seat in order to assume his new position as a justice of the Bronx Supreme Court, triggering a special election. The election, which was won by Eric Dinowitz, was among the first in the city to use ranked-choice voting. Like all municipal special elections in New York City, the race was officially nonpartisan, with all candidates running on ballot lines of their own creation.
| Party | Candidate | Maximum round |
Maximum votes |
Share in maximum round |
Maximum votes First round votesTransfer votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Eric Dinowitz | 6 | 5,579 | 63.6% |
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| Nonpartisan | Mino Lora | 6 | 3,188 | 36.4% |
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| Nonpartisan | Jessica Haller | 5 | 1,682 | 18.7% |
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| Nonpartisan | Dan Padernacht | 4 | 1,204 | 12.9% |
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| Nonpartisan | Kevin Pazmino | 3 | 200 | 2.1% |
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| Nonpartisan | Carlton Berkley | 2 | 172 | 1.8% |
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| Write-in | 1 | 24 | 0.3% |
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2017
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Andrew Cohen | 16,783 | ||
| Working Families | Andrew Cohen | 1,477 | ||
| Total | Andrew Cohen (incumbent) | 18,260 | 84.6 | |
| Republican | Judah Powers | 2,321 | ||
| Conservative | Judah Powers | 594 | ||
| Total | Judah Powers | 2,915 | 13.5 | |
| Animal Rights | Roxanne Delgado | 337 | 1.6 | |
| Write-in | 61 | 0.3 | ||
| Total votes | 21,573 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2013
edit| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Andrew Cohen | 8,039 | 68.4 | |
| Democratic | Clifford Stanton | 3,711 | 31.6 | |
| Write-in | 1 | 0.0 | ||
| Total votes | 11,751 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Andrew Cohen | 14,715 | ||
| Working Families | Andrew Cohen | 949 | ||
| Total | Andrew Cohen | 15,664 | 79.6 | |
| Republican | Patricia Brink | 2,379 | 12.1 | |
| School Choice | Cheryl Keeling | 552 | 2.8 | |
| Conservative | William Kalaidjian | 542 | 2.8 | |
| Green | John Reynolds | 508 | 2.6 | |
| Write-in | 22 | 0.1 | ||
| Total votes | 19,667 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Census Demographics at the NYC City Council district (CNCLD) level". NYC Open Data. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
- ^ "Council District Summary Report" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. February 21, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
- ^ "District 11 - Eric Dinowitz". New York City Council. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
- ^ "Council Members & Districts". New York City Council. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
- ^ "NYC Boundaries Map". BetaNYC. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
- ^ Pazmino, Gloria (January 15, 2020). "Why the Census Means NYC Lawmakers Will Serve 2-Year Terms Instead of 4". www.ny1.com. New York 1. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- ^ "General Election 2023 - Member of the City Council, 11th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
- ^ Marked as "Conservative/Medical Freedom".
- ^ Rachel Holliday Smith (January 18, 2021). "How Does Ranked Choice Voting Work in New York City?". The City. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
- ^ "2021 Primary Official Ranked Choice Rounds, DEM Council Member 11th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
- ^ "General Election 2021 - Member of the City Council, 11th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
- ^ "Special Election March 23rd, 2021 - Member of the City Council, 11th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
- ^ "General Election 2017 - Member of the City Council, 11th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
- ^ "Primary Election 2013 - Democratic Member of the City Council, 11th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
- ^ "General Election 2013 - Member of the City Council, 11th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 18, 2021.