New York's 12th congressional district


New York's 12th congressional district is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives located in New York City. It is now represented by Democrat Carolyn Maloney.
The district includes several neighborhoods in the East Side of Manhattan, the Greenpoint section of Brooklyn, and western Queens, as well as Roosevelt Island, mostly overlapping the pre-redistricting 14th district. The 12th district's per capita income, in excess of $75,000, is the highest among all congressional districts in the United States. President Donald Trump's former primary independent residence, Trump Tower, is located in the district.
From 2003–2013 it included parts of Brooklyn, Queens, and Manhattan. It included the Queens neighborhoods of Maspeth, Ridgewood, and Woodside; the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Bushwick, Greenpoint, Red Hook, East New York, Brooklyn Heights, Sunset Park, and Williamsburg; and part of Manhattan’s Lower East Side and East Village.

Recent election results from presidential races

Components: past and present

The 12th District was historically a Brooklyn district. In the mid 1960s, it was the result of a district realignment as a result of the Cooper v. Power case in 1966, to include majority African American neighborhoods such as Bedford-Stuyvesant in Central Brooklyn. Andrew W. COOPER et al., Plaintiffs, v. James M. POWER, Thomas Mallee, Maurice J. O'Rourke, and J. J. Duberstein, Commissioners of Election constituting the Board of Elections of the City of New York et al., Defendants. Up to 1992 it was the central Brooklyn district now held by Yvette Clarke, and then remapped to include Hispanic neighborhoods in lower Manhattan and Queens.
1803–1913:
1913–1945:
1945–1993:
1993–present:
Various New York districts have been numbered "12" over the years, including areas in New York City and various parts of upstate New York.

List of members representing the district

1803–1813: One seat

1813–1823: two seats

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

1823 – present: One seat

Recent elections

In New York, 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.

Historical district boundaries