Distribution 100% urban0% rural | Cook PVI D+43 | |
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Current Representative José E. Serrano (D–Bronx) Ethnicity 31.1% White11.3% Black0.9% Asian52.1% Hispanic0.01% Native American | ||
New York's 15th Congressional District is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives located in New York City. The district is represented by Democrat José E. Serrano. In area, the seat is the smallest in the United States.
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The 15th district is located entirely within The Bronx, including most of the southern and western neighborhoods of the borough. Hispanics make up a majority of this district's population. Yankee Stadium and the Bronx Zoo are both located within the district.
From 2003 to 2013 it was composed of Upper Manhattan, Rikers Island and a largely non-residential section of northwestern Queens on the shore of the East River mostly occupied by a Consolidated Edison facility and a New York Power Authority power plant. The district included the neighborhoods of Harlem, Inwood, Marble Hill, Spanish Harlem, Washington Heights, Morningside Heights and portions of the Upper West Side. The Apollo Theater, Columbia University, and Grant's Tomb were located within this district.
Scoring a Cook Partisan Voting Index of D+43 in 2014, the 15th Congressional District is the most Democratic district in the nation. Senator John Kerry won 90% of the vote in the 15th Congressional District in 2004. In 2012, this district had the highest percentage of the vote for President Barack Obama. He received 96.7% of the vote.
Redistricting
The district was a Brooklyn-based seat until 1982, when it was realigned to cover the East Side of Manhattan. Following the 1992 redistricting, it became the upper Manhattan seat previously designated the 19th District and the 18th District. After the 2012 redistricting, the 15th became the Bronx's primary district.
1803 – 1823: One seat, then two seats
From 1813 to 1823, two seats were apportioned to the 15th district, elected at-large on a general ticket.
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
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").
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