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New York's 15th congressional district

U.S. House district for New York

U.S. House district for New York

FieldValue
stateNew York
district number15
image name
image captionInteractive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2025
representativeRitchie Torres
partyDemocratic
residenceThe Bronx
percent urban100
percent rural0
population754,448
population year2024
median income$44,554
percent white9.3
percent hispanic52.4
percent black31.7
percent asian3.3
percent more than one race2.0
percent other race1.2
cpviD+27

| percent more than one race = 2.0

New York's 15th congressional district for the United States House of Representatives is located in New York City, State of New York. The district has been represented by Democrat Ritchie Torres since 2021. At the time of his election, it was the poorest congressional district in the United States.

The 15th district is located entirely within the Bronx, namely the southern portion of the West Bronx as well as the South Bronx. Latinos make up the majority of the district's population, followed by Black people. Whites, Asians and other racial groups comprise a small minority. Yankee Stadium and the Bronx Zoo are both located within the district. The 15th district has the highest percentage of Puerto Ricans of any district in New York, and the second highest percentage of Dominican Americans of any district in New York, after the neighboring 13th congressional district.

Recent election results from statewide races

YearOfficeResults
2008PresidentObama 90% - 10%
2012PresidentObama 93% - 7%
2016PresidentClinton 90% - 8%
SenateSchumer 92% - 6%
2018SenateGillibrand 93% - 7%
GovernorCuomo 91% - 7%
Attorney GeneralJames 92% - 7%
2020PresidentBiden 85% - 14%
2022SenateSchumer 83% - 17%
GovernorHochul 80% - 20%
Attorney GeneralJames 82% - 18%
ComptrollerDiNapoli 81% - 19%
2024PresidentHarris 74% - 25%
SenateGillibrand 77% - 22%

History

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.

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 Manhattan that included Apollo Theater, Columbia University, and Grant's Tomb. Much of that district is now the , while the current 15th is essentially the successor of the former .

Current composition

The 15th district is located entirely in the New York City borough of The Bronx.

Bronx neighborhoods in the district include:

  • Allerton
  • Baychester
  • Belmont
  • Concourse
  • Eastchester
  • Edenwald
  • Highbridge
  • Melrose
  • Morrisania
  • Mott Haven
  • Norwood
  • Pelham Gardens
  • Pelham Parkway
  • Port Morris
  • Riverdale
  • Spuyten Duyvil
  • Tremont
  • Van Nest
  • West Farms
  • Williamsbridge

List of members representing the district

1803–1813: one seat

RepresentativePartyYearsCong
ressElectoral history
District established March 4, 1803
[[File:Gaylord Griswold.jpg100px]]
Gaylord Griswold
(Herkimer)FederalistnowrapMarch 4, 1803 –
March 3, 1805Elected in 1802.
[[File:NathanWilliamsCongressman.jpg100px]]
Nathan Williams
(Utica)Democratic-RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1805 –
March 3, 1807Elected in 1804.
[[File:WilliamKirkpatrickNewYorkCongressman.jpg100px]]
William Kirkpatrick
(Salina)Democratic-RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1807 –
March 3, 1809Elected in 1806.
[[File:Peter Buell Porter.jpg100px]]
Peter Buell Porter
(Buffalo)Democratic-RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1809 –
March 3, 1813Elected in 1808.
Re-elected in 1810.
Retired.

Two seats

From 1813 to 1823, two seats were apportioned to the 15th district, elected at-large on a general ticket.

Cong
ressYearsSeat ASeat BRepresentativePartyElectoral historyRepresentativePartyElectoral history
nowrapMarch 4, 1813 –
June 21, 1813VacantRepresentative-elect William Dowse died February 18, 1813, before the term began.Joel Thompson
(Smyrna)FederalistElected in 1812.
nowrapJune 21, 1813 –
December 20, 1813John M. Bowers
(Cooperstown)FederalistElected to finish Dowse's term.
Lost election contest.
nowrapDecember 20, 1813 –
January 24, 1814VacantElection contested.
nowrapJanuary 24, 1814 –
March 3, 1815Isaac Williams Jr.
(Cooperstown)Democratic-RepublicanSuccessfully contested Bowers's election.
nowrapMarch 4, 1815 –
March 3, 1817James Birdsall
(Norwich)Democratic-RepublicanElected in 1814.
Jabez Hammond
(Cherry Valley)Democratic-RepublicanElected in 1814.
nowrapMarch 4, 1817 –
March 3, 1819Isaac Williams Jr.
(Cooperstown)Democratic-RepublicanElected in 1816.
Retired.John R. Drake
(Owego)Democratic-RepublicanElected in 1816.
Retired.
nowrapMarch 4, 1819 –
March 3, 1821Joseph S. Lyman
(Cooperstown)Democratic-RepublicanElected in 1818.
Retired.Robert Monell
(Greene)Democratic-RepublicanElected in 1818.
Lost re-election.
nowrapMarch 4, 1821 –
December 3, 1821Elections were held in April 1821. It is unclear when results were announced or credentials issued.Elections were held in April 1821. It is unclear when results were announced or credentials issued.
nowrapDecember 3, 1821 –
March 3, 1823Samuel Campbell
(Columbus)Democratic-RepublicanElected in 1821.
Redistricted to the and lost re-election.James Hawkes
(Richfield)Democratic-RepublicanElected in 1821.

1823–present: one seat

MemberPartyYearsCong
ressElectoral historyLocation
John Herkimer
(Danube)Democratic-RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1823 –
March 3, 1825Elected in 1822.
Lost re-election.1823–1833
Herkimer County
Michael Hoffman
(Herkimer)JacksoniannowrapMarch 4, 1825 –
March 3, 1833Elected in 1824.
Re-elected in 1826.
Re-elected in 1828.
Re-elected in 1830.
Charles McVean
(Canajoharie)JacksoniannowrapMarch 4, 1833 –
March 3, 1835Elected in 1832.
1833–1843
Matthias J. Bovee
(Amsterdam)JacksoniannowrapMarch 4, 1835 –
March 3, 1837Elected in 1834.
John Edwards
(Ephratah)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1839Elected in 1836.
Peter J. Wagner
(Fort Plain)WhignowrapMarch 4, 1839 –
March 3, 1841Elected in 1838.
[[File:John Sanford (1803).jpg100px]]
John Sanford
(Amsterdam)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1841 –
March 3, 1843Elected in 1840.
[[File:Portrait of Lemuel Stetson.jpg100px]]
Lemuel Stetson
(Keeseville)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1845Elected in 1842.
1843–1853
[[File:Joseph Russell (Warrensburg).jpg100px]]
Joseph Russell
(Warrensburg)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1845 –
March 3, 1847Elected in 1844.
Sidney Lawrence
(Moira)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1847 –
March 3, 1849Elected in 1846.
John R. Thurman
(Chestertown)WhignowrapMarch 4, 1849 –
March 3, 1851Elected in 1848.
[[File:Joseph Russell (Warrensburg).jpg100px]]
Joseph Russell
(Warrensburg)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1851 –
March 3, 1853Elected in 1850.
Charles Hughes
(Sandy Hill)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1855Elected in 1852.
1853–1863
[[File:Edward Dodd.jpg100px]]
Edward Dodd
(Argyle)OppositionnowrapMarch 4, 1855 –
March 3, 1857Elected in 1854.
Re-elected in 1856.
RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1857 –
March 3, 1859
[[File:James Bedell McKean.jpg100px]]
James B. McKean
(Saratoga Springs)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1859 –
March 3, 1863Elected in 1858.
Re-elected in 1860.
[[File:John Augustus Griswold.jpg100px]]
John Augustus Griswold
(Troy)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1863 –
March 3, 1865Elected in 1862.
Re-elected in 1864.
Re-elected in 1866.
1863–1873
RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1865 –
March 3, 1869
[[File:Adolphus H. Tanner (U.S. Congressman from New York).jpg100px]]
Adolphus H. Tanner
(Whitehall)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1869 –
March 3, 1871Elected in 1868.
[[File:Joseph Mabbett Warren.jpg100px]]
Joseph M. Warren
(Troy)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1871 –
March 3, 1873Elected in 1870.
[[File:Eli Perry.jpg100px]]
Eli Perry
(Albany)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1875Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1872.
1873–1883
[[File:John H. Bagley.jpg100px]]
John H. Bagley Jr.
(Catskill)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1877Elected in 1874.
[[File:Stephen L. Mayham.jpg100px]]
Stephen L. Mayham
(Schoharie)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1877 –
March 3, 1879Elected in 1876.
[[File:William Lounsbery.jpg100px]]
William Lounsbery
(Kingston)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1879 –
March 3, 1881Elected in 1878.
[[File:Thomas C. Cornell - Brady-Handy.jpg100px]]
Thomas Cornell
(Rondout)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1881 –
March 3, 1883Elected in 1880.
[[File:John H. Bagley.jpg100px]]
John H. Bagley Jr.
(Catskill)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1885Elected in 1882.
1883–1893
[[File:Lewis Beach.jpg100px]]
Lewis Beach
(Cornwall)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1885 –
August 10, 1886Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1884.
Died.
VacantnowrapAugust 10, 1886 –
December 6, 1886
[[File:Henry Bacon (New York).jpg100px]]
Henry Bacon
(Goshen)DemocraticnowrapDecember 6, 1886 –
March 3, 1889Elected to finish Beach's term.
Also elected in 1886 to the next term.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Moses D. Stivers.jpg100px]]
Moses D. Stivers
(Middletown)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1889 –
March 3, 1891Elected in 1888.
[[File:Henry Bacon (New York).jpg100px]]
Henry Bacon
(Goshen)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1891 –
March 3, 1893Elected in 1890.
[[File:Ashbel Parmelee Fitch.jpg100px]]
Ashbel P. Fitch
(New York)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1893 –
December 26, 1893Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1892.
Resigned to become New York City Comptroller1893–1903
VacantnowrapDecember 26, 1893 –
January 30, 1894
[[File:Isidor Straus 1903.jpg100px]]
Isidor Straus
(New York)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 30, 1894 –
March 3, 1895Elected to finish Fitch's term.
[[File:Philip B. Low.jpg100px]]
Philip B. Low
(New York)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1895 –
March 3, 1899Elected in 1894.
Re-elected in 1896.
[[File:Jacob Ruppert 1923.jpg100px]]
Jacob Ruppert
(New York)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1899 –
March 3, 1903Elected in 1898.
Re-elected in 1900.
Redistricted to the .
[[File:William Douglas (Congressman).jpg100px]]
William H. Douglas
(New York)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1905Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1902.
1903–1913
[[File:J. V. V. Olcott.jpg100px]]
J. Van Vechten Olcott
(New York)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1905 –
March 3, 1911Elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
[[File:Thomas G. Patten.jpg100px]]
Thomas G. Patten
(New York)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1911 –
March 3, 1913Elected in 1910.
Redistricted to the .
[[File:Michael F. Conry.jpg100px]]
Michael F. Conry
(New York)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1913 –
March 2, 1917Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916 but died.1913–1923
VacantnowrapMarch 2, 1917 –
April 12, 1917
[[File:Thomas F. Smith (NY).jpg100px]]
Thomas F. Smith
(New York)DemocraticnowrapApril 12, 1917 –
March 3, 1919Elected to finish Conry's term.
[[File:DOOLING, P.J. HONORABLE LCCN2016858719 (cropped).jpg100px]]
Peter J. Dooling
(New York)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1919 –
March 3, 1921Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1918.
[[File:Thomas J. Ryan (New York Congressman).jpg100px]]
Thomas J. Ryan
(New York)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1921 –
March 3, 1923Elected in 1920.
[[File:John Joseph Boylan.jpg100px]]
John J. Boylan
(New York)DemocraticMarch 4, 1923 –
October 5, 1938Elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Re-elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Died.1923–1933
1933–1943
VacantnowrapOctober 5, 1938 –
January 3, 1939
[[File:Michael J. Kennedy (New York Congressman) 2.jpg100px]]
Michael J. Kennedy
(New York)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 1939 –
January 3, 1943Elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
[[File:Thomas F. Burchill.jpg100px]]
Thomas F. Burchill
(New York)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 1943 –
January 3, 1945Elected in 1942.
1943–1953
[[File:Emanuel Celler – 1943 (cropped).jpg100px]]
Emanuel Celler
(Brooklyn)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 1945 –
January 3, 1953Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Redistricted to the .
[[File:John Henry Ray (New York).jpg100px]]
John H. Ray
(Staten Island)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 1953 –
January 3, 1963Elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Redistricted to the and retired.1953–1963
Parts of Brooklyn and Staten Island
[[File:Hugh L Carey.jpg100px]]
Hugh Carey
(Brooklyn)DemocraticJanuary 3, 1963 –
December 31, 1974Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Resigned to become Governor of New York1963–1973
1973–1983
VacantnowrapJanuary 1, 1975 –
January 2, 1975
[[File:Leo Zeferetti.png100px]]
Leo C. Zeferetti
(Brooklyn)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 1975 –
January 3, 1983Elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Redistricted to the and lost re-election.
[[File:S. William Green.jpg100px]]
Bill Green
(New York)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 1983 –
January 3, 1993Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Redistricted to the and lost re-election.1983–1993
[[File:Official rangel photo.jpg100px]]
Charles Rangel
(New York)DemocraticJanuary 3, 1993 –
January 3, 2013Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Redistricted to the .1993–2003
2003–2013
[[File:New York District 15 109th US Congress.png300px]]
Parts of Manhattan and Queens
[[File:Jose Serrano (Cropped).png100px]]
José E. Serrano
(The Bronx)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 2013 –
January 3, 2021Redistricted from the and re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Retired when diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.2013–2023
[[File:New York US Congressional District 15 (since 2013).tif300px]]
Parts of the Bronx
[[File:Ritchie Torres 117th U.S Congress (cropped).jpg100px]]
Ritchie Torres
(The Bronx)DemocraticJanuary 3, 2021 –
presentElected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.
Re-elected in 2024.
2023–2025
[[File:New York's 15th congressional district (new version) (since 2023).svg300px]]
Parts of the Bronx
2025–present
[[File:New York's 15th congressional district (new version) (since 2025).svg300px]]
Parts of the Bronx

Recent election results

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").

References

References

  1. Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District".
  2. (2025-04-03). "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)".
  3. (April 26, 2021). "Ritchie Torres represents America's poorest congressional district. He's on a mission to save public housing.". Politico.
  4. "The Demographic Statistical Atlas of the United States - Statistical Atlas".
  5. "Dra 2020".
  6. (2022-10-18). "Hey, New Yorkers: Meet Your Neighborhood's New Congressional District". The New York Times.
  7. (1871). "November Election, 1870. Complete Statement of the Official Canvass, in Detail of the Election Held November 8, 1870, Giving the Vote of Each Election District, with Proceedings of County And State...".
  8. "Statement and Return Report for Certification for NY-11". NYC Board of Elections.
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