Population (2000) 654,360 Cook PVI R+2 | Median income 61,884 | |
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Current Representative Lee M. Zeldin (R–Shirley) Distribution 93.89% urban
6.11% rural Ethnicity 77.9% White
4.9% Black
3.7% Asian
12.5% Hispanic
1% other | ||
The 1st Congressional District of New York is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in eastern Long Island. It includes most of Central and Eastern Suffolk County, including most of Smithtown, as well as the entirety of the towns of Brookhaven, Riverhead, Southold, Southampton, East Hampton, and Shelter Island. The district encompasses extremely wealthy enclaves such as the Hamptons, middle class suburban towns such as Selden, Centereach and Lake Grove, working-class neighborhoods such as Mastic, Shirley, and Riverhead and rural farming communities such as Mattituck and Jamesport on the North Fork. The district currently is represented by Republican Lee Zeldin. In the 2014 election, Zeldin defeated Democrat Tim Bishop, who had represented the district since 2003.
Contents
- Components past and present
- 18131823 two seats
- Election results
- Living former Members of the US House of Representatives from New Yorks 1st congressional district
- References
The district was a battleground, as President George W. Bush defeated challenger John Kerry by less than a percentage point in 2004, while in 2008, President Barack Obama defeated John McCain 52%–48%. Republican Donald Trump won the district by 9 percentage points over Democrat Hillary Clinton in the 2016 Presidential Election.
In 2012, New York underwent redistricting, and the 1st District was slightly modified.
Components: past and present
1823–1945:
All of Suffolk, Nassau Parts of Queens1945–1963:
All of Suffolk Parts of Nassau1963–present:
Parts of Suffolk1813–1823: two seats
From 1809 to 1823, two seats were apportioned, elected at-large on a general ticket.
Election results
Note that 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").
Living former Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 1st congressional district
As of May 2015, five former members of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 1st congressional district are alive. The most recent representative to die was Otis G. Pike (1961-1979) on January 20, 2014.