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The U.S. state of New York contains 26 congressional districts. Each district elects one member of the United States House of Representatives to represent it. [1]The state was redistricted in 2022, following the 2020 U.S. census.
On February 19, 2018, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court released its new congressional map, to take effect for the May 15, 2018, primaries. [11] The Court voted to implement the new map by a 4–3 vote. [12] The map was designed with the assistance of Stanford University law professor Nathaniel Persily. [13]
Each state is responsible for the redistricting of districts within their state, while several states have one "at-large" division. Redistricting must take place if the number of members changes following a re-apportionment, or may take place at any other time if demographics represented in a district have changed substantially.
A bipartisan map for New York's 26 House districts would boost the re-election chances of Democratic Rep. Pat Ryan and Republican Rep. Marc Molinaro.
[5] [6] On February 27, 2024, the New York State Legislature voted to reject the bipartisan map and instead favored redrawing the map for Democrats. On February 28, 2024, the state legislature passed a new map, resulting in the 3rd, 18th, and 22nd congressional districts becoming more Democratic, while the 1st became more Republican. [ 7 ]
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a new Democrat-drawn congressional map on Wednesday that gives the party a modest boost in a few battleground districts, helping their candidates in a heavily ...
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Democrats in charge of New York’s Legislature have proposed new lines for congressional districts that could give them a potential boost in the key battleground state hours ...
Population data are from 2021 American Community Survey and 2020 census population estimates. Districts in the table below reflect the 118th Congress. [1]Currently, there are 26 congressional districts where African Americans make up a majority of constituents, mostly in the South.