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New York's 1st congressional district

U.S. House district for New York

U.S. House district for New York

FieldValue
stateNew York
district number1
image name
image captionInteractive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2025
representativeNick LaLota
partyRepublican
residenceAmityville
percent urban94.94
percent rural5.06
population782,097
<ref>{{cite weburlhttps://www2.census.gov/geo/relfiles/cdsld13/36/ur_cd_36.txttitle= NEW YORK CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS BY URBAN AND RURAL POPULATION AND LAND AREA
date2010publisher=U.S. Census}}
population year2024
median income$130,141
percent white72.3
percent hispanic14.9
percent black4.3
percent asian5.1
percent more than one race2.7
percent other race0.7
cpviR+4

| percent more than one race = 2.7

New York's 1st congressional district is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in eastern Long Island. It includes the eastern two-thirds of Suffolk County, including the northern portion of Brookhaven, as well as the entirety of the towns of Huntington, Smithtown, 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 towns such as Riverhead and rural farming communities such as Mattituck and Jamesport on the North Fork. The district currently is represented by Republican Nick LaLota.

The district has been a swing district since the 1990s and a Republican-leaning seat since the 2010s. President George W. Bush defeated challenger John Kerry by less than one percentage point in 2004, while in 2008 and 2012, Barack Obama won the district by less than five points. In 2012, New York underwent redistricting, and the 1st district was slightly modified. In the 2014 election, Republican Lee Zeldin defeated Democratic incumbent Tim Bishop, who had represented the district since 2003. Donald Trump won the district by 12 percentage points over Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election. At the same time, Zeldin won a second term, defeating Democratic challenger Anna-Thone Holst by a margin of 15.6%, the largest margin of victory for a Republican since 1998. In 2018, Zeldin won re-election to a third term, narrowly defeating Democratic challenger Perry Gershon by 4.1%. In 2020, the district shifted back in the Democratic direction, with Trump carrying the district by only four points in the 2020 United States presidential election.

In 2022, Republican Nick LaLota defeated Democrat Bridget Fleming in the newly-redrawn district by an approximately ten-point margin.

Voter registration

Voter registration and party enrollment as of February 20, 2025PartyActive votersInactive votersTotal votersPercentageTotal586,76921,131607,900100%
Republican192,7226,952199,67432.85%
Democratic184,7996,691191,49031.50%
Conservative11,57343612,0091.98%
Working Families1,907481,9550.32%
Other18,11723118,3483.02%
Unaffiliated177,6516,773184,42430.34%

Recent election results from statewide races

YearOfficeResults
2008PresidentObama 50% - 48%
2012PresidentRomney 51% - 49%
2016PresidentTrump 53% - 43%
SenateSchumer 58% - 40%
2018SenateGillibrand 53% - 47%
GovernorCuomo 50% - 48%
Attorney GeneralJames 50% - 48%
2020PresidentTrump 50% - 48%
2022SenatePinion 55% - 44%
GovernorZeldin 58% - 42%
Attorney GeneralHenry 57% - 43%
ComptrollerRodríguez 54% - 46%
2024PresidentTrump 54% - 44%
SenateSapraicone 53% - 47%

Components: past and present

1823–1945: :All of Suffolk, Nassau :Parts of Queens

1945–1963: :All of Suffolk :Parts of Nassau

1963–Present: :Parts of Suffolk

Current counties, towns, and municipalities

For the 119th and successive Congresses (based on the districts drawn following the New York Court of Appeals' December 2023 decision in Hoffman v New York State Ind. Redistricting. Commn.), the district contains all or portions of the following counties, towns, and municipalities.

Suffolk County (28)

: Asharoken, Belle Terre, Brookhaven (part; also 2nd; includes Center Moriches, Centereach, Coram, East Moriches, East Setauket, East Shoreham, Farmingville, Gordon Heights, Lake Ronkonkoma, Manorville, Middle Island, Miller Place, Moriches, Mount Sinai, Port Jefferson Station, Ridge, Rocky Point, Selden, Setauket, Sound Beach, Stony Brook, Stony Brook University, Terryville, and part of Calverton, Eastport, Fire Island, Holbrook, Holtsville, Medford, and Yaphank), Dering Harbor, East Hampton (town), East Hampton (village), Greenport, Head of the Harbor, Huntington (town) (part; also 3rd; includes Centerport, Dix Hills, East Northport, Eatons Neck, Elwood, Greenlawn, Melville, South Huntington, and part of Commack, Fort Salonga, Huntington (CDP), Huntington Station, and West Hills), Lake Grove, Nissequogue, North Haven, Northport, Old Field, Poquott, Port Jefferson, Riverhead, Sag Harbor, Sagaponack, Shelter Island, Shoreham, Smithtown, Southampton (town), Southampton (village), Southold, Village of the Branch, Westhampton Beach, West Hampton Dunes

List of members representing the district

1789–1813: one seat

MemberPartyYearsCong
ressElectoral historyDistrict counties
District established March 4, 1789
[[File:William floyd.jpg100px]]
William Floyd
(Brookhaven)Anti-AdministrationnowrapMarch 4, 1789 –
March 3, 1791Elected in 1789.
Lost re-election.1789–1793
Kings
Queens
Richmond
Suffolk
VacantnowrapMarch 4, 1791 –
May 1791Representative-elect James Townsend died May 24, 1790, before his term began.
[[File:Thomas Tredwell.jpg100px]]
Thomas Tredwell
(Smithtown)Anti-AdministrationMay 1791 –
March 3, 1795Elected April 28, 1791 to finish Townsend's term.
Re-elected in 1793.
Moved to the and lost re-election.
1793–1801
Kings
Queens
Suffolk
Jonathan Nicoll Havens
(Shelter Island)Democratic-RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1795 –
October 25, 1799Elected in 1794.
Re-elected in 1796.
Re-elected in 1798.
Died.
VacantnowrapOctober 25, 1799 –
February 27, 1800
[[File:John SmithNY.jpg100px]]
John Smith
(Mastic Beach)Democratic-RepublicanFebruary 27, 1800 –
February 23, 1804Elected to finish Havens's term and seated February 27, 1800.
Re-elected in 1800.
Re-elected in 1802.
Resigned.
1801–1803
Kings
Queens
Richmond
Suffolk
1803–1809
Queens
Suffolk
VacantnowrapFebruary 23, 1804 –
November 5, 1804
Samuel Riker
(Newtown)Democratic-RepublicannowrapNovember 5, 1804 –
March 3, 1805Elected to finish Smith's term.
Eliphalet Wickes
(Jamaica)Democratic-RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1805 –
March 3, 1807Elected in 1804.
Samuel Riker
(Newtown)Democratic-RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1807 –
March 3, 1809Elected in 1806.
Ebenezer Sage
(Sag Harbor)Democratic-RepublicanMarch 4, 1809 –
March 3, 1813Elected in 1808.
Re-elected in 1810.1809–1813
Kings
Queens
Suffolk

1813–1823: two seats

From 1809 to 1823, two seats were apportioned, elected at-large on a general ticket.

YearsCong
ressSeat ASeat BLocationMemberPartyElectoral historyMemberPartyElectoral history
nowrapMarch 4, 1813 –
March 3, 1815John Lefferts
(Brooklyn)Democratic-RepublicanElected in 1812.
Ebenezer Sage
(Sag Harbor)Democratic-RepublicanRe-elected in 1812.
1813–1823
1st and 2nd Ward of New York County, and Kings, Queens, Suffolk and Richmond counties.
nowrapMarch 4, 1815 –
March 3, 1817Henry Crocheron
(Castletown)Democratic-RepublicanElected in 1814.
George Townsend
(Oyster Bay)Democratic-RepublicanElected in 1814
nowrapMarch 4, 1817 –
March 3, 1819Tredwell Scudder
(Islip)Democratic-RepublicanElected in 1816.
Retired.Re-elected in 1816.
nowrapMarch 4, 1819 –
January 14, 1820[[File:Silas Wood (Huntington, New York).jpg100px]]
Silas Wood
(Huntington)FederalistElected in 1818.
Re-elected in 1821.
Became the sole representative from the district in 1823.VacantCredentials had been issued for Ebenezer Sage (Dem.-Rep.), but Sage did not take or claim the seat, see 1818 United States House of Representatives elections in New York
nowrapJanuary 14, 1820 –
March 3, 1821James Guyon Jr.
(Richmond)Democratic-RepublicanSuccessfully contested the election of Ebenezer Sage.
nowrapMarch 4, 1821 –
December 12, 1821VacantCredentials had been issued for Peter Sharpe (Dem.-Rep.), but Sharpe did not take or claim the seat, see 1821 United States House of Representatives elections in New York
nowrapDecember 12, 1821 –
March 3, 1823[[File:Cadwallader David Colden, Mayor of New York City MET DP837770 (cropped).jpg100px]]
Cadwallader D. Colden
(New York)FederalistSuccessfully contested the election of Peter Sharpe.

1823–present: one seat

MemberPartyYearsCong
ressElectoral historyDistrict location
[[File:Silas Wood (Huntington, New York).jpg100px]]
Silas Wood
(Huntington)FederalistMarch 4, 1823 –
March 3, 1829Re-elected in 1822.
Re-elected in 1824.
Re-elected in 1826.
Lost re-election.1823–1833
Queens and Suffolk counties.
Anti-Jacksonian
James Lent
(Newtown)JacksoniannowrapMarch 4, 1829 –
February 22, 1833Elected in 1828.
Re-elected in 1830.
Died.
VacantnowrapFebruary 22, 1833 –
March 3, 1833
Abel Huntington
(East Hampton)JacksoniannowrapMarch 4, 1833 –
March 3, 1837Elected in 1832.
Re-elected in 1834.
Lost re-election.1833–1843
Thomas B. Jackson
(Newtown)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1841Elected in 1836.
Re-elected in 1838.
Retired.
Charles A. Floyd
(Commack)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1841 –
March 3, 1843Elected in 1840.
[[File:Selah Brewster Strong.png100px]]
Selah B. Strong
(Setauket)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1845Elected in 1842.
Retired.1843–1853
[[File:John Watson Lawrence.jpg100px]]
John W. Lawrence
(Flushing)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1845 –
March 3, 1847Elected in 1844.
Retired.
Frederick W. Lord
(Greenport)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1847 –
March 3, 1849Elected in 1846.
[[File:John Alsop King.jpg100px]]
John Alsop King
(Jamaica)WhignowrapMarch 4, 1849 –
March 3, 1851Elected in 1848.
[[File:John Gelston Floyd.jpg100px]]
John G. Floyd
{{Small([Mastic, New YorkMastic[DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1851 –
March 3, 1853Elected in 1850.
[[File:James Maurice (Maspeth, New York).jpg100px]]
James Maurice
(Maspeth)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1855Elected in 1852.
Retired.1853–1863
William Valk
(Flushing)Know NothingnowrapMarch 4, 1855 –
March 3, 1857Elected in 1854.
Lost re-election.
John A. Searing
(Hempstead Branch)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1857 –
March 3, 1859Elected in 1856.
Retired.
Luther C. Carter
(Flushing)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1859 –
March 3, 1861Elected in 1858.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Edward Henry Smith of Smithtown.jpg100px]]
Edward H. Smith
(Smithtown)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1861 –
March 3, 1863Elected in 1860.
Retired.
[[File:Henry G. Stebbins.jpg100px]]
Henry G. Stebbins
(New Brighton)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1863 –
October 24, 1864Elected in 1862.
Resigned.1863–1873
VacantnowrapOctober 24, 1864 –
December 5, 1864
[[File:Dwight Townsend (New York Congressman).jpg100px]]
Dwight Townsend
(Clifton)DemocraticnowrapDecember 5, 1864 –
March 3, 1865Elected to finish Stebbins's term.
[[File:Stephen Taber - Brady-Handy.jpg100px]]
Stephen Taber
(Roslyn)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1865 –
March 3, 1869Elected in 1864.
Re-elected in 1866.
[[File:Henry A. Reeves.jpg100px]]
Henry A. Reeves
(Greenport)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1869 –
March 3, 1871Elected in 1868.
[[File:Dwight Townsend (New York Congressman).jpg100px]]
Dwight Townsend
(Stapleton)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1871 –
March 3, 1873Elected in 1870.
[[File:Henry J. Scudder.jpg100px]]
Henry J. Scudder
(New York)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1875Elected in 1872.
Retired.1873–1885
[[File:Henry B. Metcalfe.jpg100px]]
Henry B. Metcalfe
(Westfield)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1877Elected in 1874.
[[File:James W. Covert.jpg100px]]
James W. Covert
(Flushing)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1877 –
March 3, 1881Elected in 1876.
Re-elected in 1878.
[[File:Perry Belmont (New York Congressman).jpg100px]]
Perry Belmont
(Babylon)DemocraticMarch 4, 1881 –
December 1, 1888Elected in 1880.
Re-elected in 1882.
Re-elected in 1884.
Re-elected in 1886.
Resigned to become U.S. Minister to Spain.
1885–1893
Queens County, Richmond County, and Suffolk County
VacantnowrapDecember 1, 1888 –
March 3, 1889
[[File:James W. Covert.jpg100px]]
James W. Covert
(Long Island City)DemocraticMarch 4, 1889 –
March 3, 1895Elected in 1888.
Re-elected in 1890.
Re-elected in 1892.
1893–1903
Queens County and Suffolk County
[[File:Richard Cunningham McCormick - Brady-Handy.jpg100px]]
Richard C. McCormick
(Jamaica)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1895 –
March 3, 1897Elected in 1894.
Retired.
[[File:Joseph M. Belford.jpg100px]]
Joseph M. Belford
(Riverhead)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1897 –
March 3, 1899Elected in 1896.
Retired.
[[File:Townsend Scudder.jpg100px]]
Townsend Scudder
(Oyster Bay)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1899 –
March 3, 1901Elected in 1898.
Retired.
[[File:Frederic Storm.jpg100px]]
Frederic Storm
(Queens)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1901 –
March 3, 1903Elected in 1900.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Townsend Scudder.jpg100px]]
Townsend Scudder
(Glen Head)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1905Elected in 1902.
Retired.1903–1913
Queens County (partial), Suffolk County, and Nassau County
[[File:William Willets Cocks.jpg100px]]
William W. Cocks
(Westbury)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1905 –
March 3, 1911Elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Martin W. Littleton 2.jpg100px]]
Martin W. Littleton
(Port Washington)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1911 –
March 3, 1913Elected in 1910.
Retired.
[[File:Lathrop Brown.jpg100px]]
Lathrop Brown
(St. James)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1913 –
March 3, 1915Elected in 1912.
Lost re-election.1913–1933
VacantnowrapMarch 4, 1915 –
January 4, 1916The 1914 election, which was decided by only 10 votes, was tied up in the courts until December 1915.
[[File:Frederick C. Hicks.jpg100px]]
Frederick C. Hicks
(Port Washington)RepublicannowrapJanuary 4, 1916 –
March 3, 1923Elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Retired.
[[File:Robert L Bacon.jpg100px]]
Robert L. Bacon
(Old Westbury)RepublicanMarch 4, 1923 –
September 12, 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.
1933–1943
VacantnowrapSeptember 12, 1938 –
January 3, 1939
[[File:Leonard W. Hall.jpg100px]]
Leonard W. Hall
(Oyster Bay)RepublicanJanuary 3, 1939 –
January 3, 1945Elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Redistricted to the 2nd congressional district.
1943–1953
[[File:Edgar A. Sharp (New York Congressman).jpg100px]]
Edgar A. Sharp
(Patchogue)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 1945 –
January 3, 1947Elected in 1944.
Retired.
[[File:W. Kingsland Macy.jpg100px]]
W. Kingsland Macy
(Islip)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 1947 –
January 3, 1951Elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Ernest Greenwood Congress.jpg100px]]
Ernest Greenwood
(Bay Shore)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 1951 –
January 3, 1953Elected in 1950.
Lost re-election.
[[File:SWainwright.png100px]]
Stuyvesant Wainwright
(Wainscott)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 1953 –
January 3, 1961Elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Lost re-election.1953–1963
[[File:Otis G Pike.jpg100px]]
Otis G. Pike
(Riverhead)DemocraticJanuary 3, 1961 –
January 3, 1979Elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Retired.
1963–1973
1973–1983
[[File:Wm Carney.png100px]]
William Carney
(Hauppauge)ConservativenowrapJanuary 3, 1979 –
October 7, 1985Elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Changed parties.
Retired.
RepublicannowrapOctober 7, 1985 –
January 3, 19871983–1993
[[File:George J. Hochbrueckner.jpg100px]]
George J. Hochbrueckner
(Coram)DemocraticJanuary 3, 1987 –
January 3, 1995Elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Re-elected in 1992.
Lost re-election.
1993–2003
[[File:MichaelForbes.jpg100px]]
Michael Forbes
(Quogue)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 1995 –
July 17, 1999Elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Lost renomination.
DemocraticnowrapJuly 17, 1999 –
January 3, 2001
[[File:Felix Grucci.jpg100px]]
Felix Grucci
(Brookhaven)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 2001 –
January 3, 2003Elected in 2000.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Tim Bishop Portrait c111-112th Congress.jpg100px]]
Tim Bishop
(Southampton)DemocraticJanuary 3, 2003 –
January 3, 2015Elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Lost re-election.2003–2013
[[File:New York District 01 109th US Congress.png300px]]
2013–2023
[[File:New York US Congressional District 1 (since 2013).tif300px]]
[[File:Lee Zeldin new official portrait.jpg100px]]
Lee Zeldin
(Shirley)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 2015 –
January 3, 2023Elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Retired to run for Governor of New York.
[[File:Nick lalota portrait.jpg100px]]
Nick LaLota
(Amityville)RepublicanJanuary 3, 2023 –
presentElected in 2022.
Re-elected in 2024.2023–2025
[[File:New York's 1st congressional district (new version) (since 2023).svg300px]]
2025–present
[[File:New York's 1st congressional district (new version) (since 2025).svg300px]]

Recent election results

New York State is one of only eight states where candidates can run for office under the banner of more than one party, and New York is the only state where such cross-endorsement (often called electoral fusion), regularly occurs. The passage of the Wilson Pakula Act in the state legislature in 1947 established this electoral process in New York. Candidates for office routinely run with the endorsement of a major political party as well as one or two other minor parties. Some parties merely exist as a vessel for an individual candidate, while others are formally organized and are regularly found on the ballot. In determining an election winner, the votes for a candidate are totaled across all the party lines on a ballot on which a candidate is running. The results below present in table form the total votes received for each candidate across all party lines and also identify the candidate's major party affiliation.

22,390 Blank/Scattered/Void votes not included in the above totals. Michael P. Forbes vote by party line: Republican Party (90,001), Conservative Party (11,962), Independence Party (6,599) and Right-To-Life Party (8,058). Nora L. Bredes vote by party line: Democratic Party (93,816), Save Medicare (2,680). 20,242 Blank/Scattered/Voided votes not included in above totals. Michael P. Forbes vote by party line: Republican Party (75,643), Conservative Party (13,032), Independence Party (3,158) and Right to Life Party (7,627). William G. Hoist vote by party line: Democratic Party (54,463), STO Party (1,167).

Notes

References

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