New York 16th Congressional District (NY) — Elections 1876–2024

New York 16th Congressional District, New York: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+28%. Republican peak: R+41 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+28MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 332,8992024 5-year
Median household income: $107,0842024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 45.5%2024 5-year
Black: 16.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 32.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+40 in 2020MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+41 in 1920MIT Election Lab

LATIMER, GeorgeCongress 119 · Democratic

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: BOWMAN, Jamaal (2023–2025), BOWMAN, Jamaal (2021–2023), ENGEL, Eliot Lance (2019–2021), ENGEL, Eliot Lance (2017–2019)

Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).

2024 results by constituent county

2 counties · 2 D · 0 R

R+60

D+60

One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+28.1%	90,015	50,360	141,267
2020	D	+40.0%	100,689	42,759	144,997
2016	D	+39.2%	89,688	37,826	132,400
2012	D	+32.2%	80,217	40,800	122,343
2008	D	+33.5%	85,996	42,570	129,565
2004	D	+23.2%	74,978	46,438	123,249
2000	D	+26.9%	70,973	39,988	115,221
1996	D	+26.9%	64,267	35,450	107,014
1992	D	+13.2%	60,012	44,590	117,061
1988	R	−1.8%	55,745	57,818	114,598
1984	R	−11.9%	53,274	67,742	121,365
1980	R	−13.5%	43,265	58,416	112,366
1976	R	−3.4%	57,479	61,576	119,850
1972	R	−21.1%	52,477	80,626	133,456
1968	R	−1.7%	59,248	61,497	128,713
1964	D	+28.3%	83,587	46,682	130,429
1960	R	−4.8%	63,051	69,442	132,768
1956	R	−33.3%	42,794	85,547	128,341
1952	R	−22.8%	47,096	75,298	123,443
1948	R	−15.1%	39,987	55,930	105,353
1944	R	−8.5%	47,827	56,782	104,953
1940	R	−10.6%	47,259	58,548	106,279
1936	D	+11.0%	51,007	40,717	93,568
1932	D	+6.6%	39,342	34,264	77,118
1928	R	−3.9%	31,721	34,371	67,890
1924	R	−33.5%	11,487	26,716	45,492
1920	R	−40.9%	9,597	25,284	38,313
1916	R	−15.5%	8,132	11,240	20,009
1912	D	+9.9%	5,854	4,383	14,861
1908	R	−22.0%	5,076	8,145	13,951
1904	R	−15.6%	5,006	6,945	12,417
1900	R	−12.4%	4,548	5,881	10,715
1896	R	−23.4%	3,252	5,350	8,974
1892	D	+8.5%	4,451	3,723	8,615
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Congressional elections · 17 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year	Won	D %	R %	Total
2024	D	56.2%	38.7%	8,381,397
2022	D	51.7%	37.7%	5,848,556
2018	D	62.0%	28.6%	6,055,151
2016	D	61.3%	22.1%	7,800,725
2012	D	62.1%	21.3%	7,116,628
2010	D	64.0%	26.0%	4,763,899
2006	D	57.4%	25.8%	4,700,632
2004	D	58.9%	21.8%	7,447,818
2000	D	51.2%	39.1%	6,959,662
1998	D	47.8%	33.7%	4,989,877
1994	D	47.5%	32.1%	5,328,486
1992	D	41.6%	37.5%	7,078,805
1988	D	64.7%	27.9%	6,040,980
1986	R	38.4%	45.3%	4,484,859
1982	D	62.2%	28.5%	4,967,729
1980	D	43.5%	37.8%	6,014,914
1976	D	48.6%	37.9%	6,666,875

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

Italian

12.4%

Irish

9.3%

German

5.0%

American

4.5%

English

3.3%

Polish

2.2%

French

0.8%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 40.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.8%

85+

1.7%

2.2%

75–84

3.0%

4.5%

65–74

5.3%

6.5%

55–64

7.0%

6.5%

45–54

6.8%

6.4%

35–44

6.6%

6.0%

25–34

6.0%

4.3%

18–24

4.4%

8.4%

5–17

7.9%

2.8%

2.7%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$107,084

Congressional District 16 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 16$107,084

New York$85,974

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

12.2%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1814.8%

Working age (18–64)11.1%

Seniors (65+)14.6%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

61.4%

speak English only

Spanish25.2%

Other Indo-European8.0%

Asian & Pacific Islander3.2%

Other languages2.2%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

38.5%

Non-Christian

7.4%

Other Christian

4.0%

Mainline Protestant

2.4%

Baptist

1.6%

Methodist

1.3%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.1%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 43.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

New York's 16th, anchored in the Bronx and lower Westchester, returned a D+39.2 margin in 2024, reflecting a densely populated, majority-minority electorate where Democratic presidential candidates have won by landslide margins for decades.

The Democratic margin in New York 16th Congressional District reached its widest at forty points in 2020. The margin in 2024 was twenty-eight points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $107,084, a 46% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 332,899 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 16, New York vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 16, New York voted Democratic by 28.1 points (D+28), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 141,267 votes cast, 90,015 went Democratic and 50,360 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 16, New York's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 16, New York as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 14 times, Republican 20 times, and other 0 times.

When did Congressional District 16, New York last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 16, New York voted Republican was 1988.

How many people live in Congressional District 16, New York?

Congressional District 16, New York has a population of 332,899 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 16, New York?

Median household income in Congressional District 16, New York is $107,084 — above the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.

What is the political history of Congressional District 16, New York?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 16, New York from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 20 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

New York 16th Congressional District has voted Democratic in nine straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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