New York City's 2nd City Council district
New York City's 2nd City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It has been represented by Democrat Carlina Rivera since 2018, succeeding term-limited fellow Democrat Rosie Méndez.[3]
New York City's 2nd City Council district | |
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| Government | |
| • Councilmember | Carlina Rivera (D—Kips Bay) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 161,544 |
| Demographics | |
| • White | 56% |
| • Hispanic | 20% |
| • Asian | 15% |
| • Black | 6% |
| • Other | 3% |
| Registration | |
| • Democratic | 68.0% |
| • Republican | 8.3% |
| • No party preference | 20.4% |
| Registered voters (2021) 126,576[2] | |
Geography edit
District 2 is based in Manhattan's Lower East Side and East Village, also covering the neighborhoods of Alphabet City, Gramercy Park, Kips Bay, Loisaida, Murray Hill, and Rose Hill.[4]
The district overlaps with Manhattan Community Boards 2, 3, 5, and 6, and with New York's 7th and 12th congressional districts. It also overlaps with the 26th, 27th, and 28th districts of the New York State Senate, and with the 65th, 66th, 73rd, 74th, and 75th districts of the New York State Assembly.[5]
Although it is majority-white, the district has a large Hispanic population concentrated in the Loisaida neighborhood. Since 1991, the district has been represented by four consecutive Hispanic councilmembers, three of whom have also been gay.
Recent election results edit
2023 edit
Due 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]
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Carlina Rivera (incumbent) | 4,688 | 60.5 | |
| Democratic | Allie Ryan | 2,980 | 38.5 | |
| Write-in | 76 | 1.0 | ||
| Total votes | 7,685 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Carlina Rivera | 8,627 | ||
| Working Families | Carlina Rivera | 1,510 | ||
| Total | Carlina Rivera (incumbent) | 10,137 | 92.3 | |
| Write-in | 780 | 7.7 | ||
| Total votes | 10,917 | 100 | ||
2021 edit
In 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]
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Carlina Rivera (incumbent) | 15,464 | 72.4 | |
| Democratic | Erin Hussein | 5,709 | 26.8 | |
| Write-in | 169 | 0.8 | ||
| Total votes | 21,342 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Carlina Rivera (incumbent) | 18,716 | 79.9 | |
| Neighborhood | Allie Ryan | 2,684 | 11.4 | |
| Independent | Juan Pagan | 1,925 | 8.2 | |
| Write-in | 113 | 0.5 | ||
| Total votes | 23,438 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2017 edit
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Carlina Rivera | 8,354 | 60.5 | |
| Democratic | Mary Silver | 2,282 | 16.5 | |
| Democratic | Ronnie Sung Cho | 1,181 | 8.6 | |
| Democratic | Jorge Vasquez | 1,040 | 7.5 | |
| Democratic | Jasmin Sanchez | 638 | 4.6 | |
| Democratic | Erin Hussein | 267 | 1.9 | |
| Write-in | 38 | 0.4 | ||
| Total votes | 13,800 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Carlina Rivera | 18,047 | ||
| Working Families | Carlina Rivera | 2,003 | ||
| Total | Carlina Rivera | 20,050 | 82.7 | |
| Republican | Jimmy McMillan | 2,609 | ||
| Rent Is Too Damn High | Jimmy McMillan | 228 | ||
| Total | Jimmy McMillan | 2,837 | 11.7 | |
| Liberal | Jasmin Sanchez | 487 | 2.0 | |
| Libertarian | Don Garrity | 434 | 1.8 | |
| Green | Manny Cavaco | 375 | 1.5 | |
| Write-in | 59 | 0.3 | ||
| Total votes | 24,242 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2013 edit
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Rosie Méndez (incumbent) | 12,507 | 81.6 | |
| Democratic | Richard Del Rio | 2,809 | 18.3 | |
| Write-in | 13 | 0.1 | ||
| Total votes | 15,329 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Rosie Méndez | 18,928 | ||
| Working Families | Rosie Méndez | 1,491 | ||
| Total | Rosie Méndez (incumbent) | 20,419 | 93.0 | |
| Green | Miles Budde | 1,490 | 6.8 | |
| Write-in | 59 | 0.2 | ||
| Total votes | 21,968 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Previous councilmembers edit
The district is a safe Democratic district. Between 1974 and 1991, it was represented by Miriam Friedlander, who was narrowly defeated in the 1991 Democratic Party primary by Antonio Pagán, the first openly gay politician to represent the district. Pagán's conservative stances and support for Mayor Rudy Giuliani alienated large segments of his liberal-leaning constituency. In 1997, Pagán launched an unsuccessful campaign for Manhattan Borough President; he was succeeded on the council by Margarita López. In 2005, Rosie Méndez succeeded López, and was re-elected in 2009. Carlina Rivera succeeded Méndez in 2017, becoming the district's first straight councilmember in well over two decades.
References edit
- ^ "Census Demographics at the NYC City Council district (CNCLD) level". NYC Open Data. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
- ^ "Council District Summary Report" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. February 21, 2021. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
- ^ "District 2 - Carlina Rivera". New York City Council. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
- ^ "Council Members & Districts". New York City Council. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
- ^ "NYC Boundaries Map". BetaNYC. Retrieved June 14, 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.
- ^ "Primary Election 2023 - Democratic Member of the City Council, 2nd Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
- ^ "General Election 2023 - Member of the City Council, 2nd Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
- ^ Rachel Holliday Smith (January 18, 2021). "How Does Ranked Choice Voting Work in New York City?". The City. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
- ^ "2021 Primary Official Ranked Choice Rounds, DEM Council Member 2nd Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
- ^ "General Election 2021 - Member of the City Council, 2nd Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
- ^ "Primary Election 2017 - Democratic Member of the City Council, 2nd Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
- ^ "General Election 2017 - Member of the City Council, 2nd Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
- ^ "Primary Election 2013 - Democratic Member of the City Council, 2nd Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
- ^ "General Election 2013 - Member of the City Council, 2nd Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 14, 2021.