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Nov 8, 2022 · Last updated: November 8, 2022. States are redrawing their 2022 congressional maps. Here's how many House districts the state will have following the 2020 census, and how voting power will...
- Background
- District Maps
- Redistricting by Cycle
- State Legislation and Ballot Measures
- Political Impacts of Redistricting
- Recent News
- See Also
- External Links
This section includes background information on federal requirements for congressional redistricting, state legislative redistricting, state-based requirements, redistricting methods used in the 50 states, gerrymandering, and recent court decisions.
Congressional districts
1. 1.1. See also: United States congressional delegations from New York New York comprises 26 congressional districts. The table below lists New York's current U.S. Representatives.
State legislative maps
1. 1.1. See also: New York State Senate and New York House of Representatives New York comprises 63 state Senate districts and 150 state House districts. State senators and representatives are elected every two years in partisan elections. To access the state legislative district maps approved during the 2020 redistricting cycle, click here.
Redistricting after the 2020 census
1. 1.1. See also: Redistricting in New York after the 2020 census New York was apportioned 26 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. This represented a net loss of one seat as compared to apportionment after the 2010 census.
Enacted congressional district maps
1. 1.1. See also: Congressional district maps implemented after the 2020 census
Enacted state legislative district maps
1. 1.1. See also: State legislative district maps implemented after the 2020 census
Redistricting legislation
1. See state election laws The following is a list of recent redistricting bills that have been introduced in or passed by the New York state legislature. To learn more about each of these bills, click the bill title. This information is provided by BillTrack50. Note: Due to the nature of the sorting process used to generate this list, some results may not be relevant to the topic. If no bills are displayed below, no legislation pertaining to this topic has been introduced in the legislature...
Redistricting ballot measures
1. 1.1. See also: Redistricting measures on the ballot and List of New York ballot measures Ballotpedia has tracked the following ballot measure(s) relating to redistricting in New York. 1. New York Redistricting Commission Amendment, Proposal 1 (2014) 2. New York Boundaries of Senate Districts, Amendment 4 (1962) 3. New York Creation of Assembly and Senate Districts, Amendment 4 (1945) 4. New York Redistricting of Assembly Districts, Amendment 3 (1943) 5. New York Residence Requirements for...
Competitiveness
There are conflicting opinions regarding the correlation between partisan gerrymandering and electoral competitiveness. In 2012, Jennifer Clark, a political science professor at the University of Houston, said, "The redistricting process has important consequences for voters. In some states, incumbent legislators work together to protect their own seats, which produces less competition in the political system. Voters may feel as though they do not have a meaningful alternative to the incumben...
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FiveThirtyEight, "What Redistricting Looks Like In Every State"National Conference of State Legislatures, "Redistricting Process"How many Congressional seats does New York have? Currently, New York has 27 Congressional Seats. In 2022, New York will have 26. This change is dictated by data obtained by the most recent Census of 2020. What is the Independent Redistricting Commission? The Independent Redistricting Commission is composed of 10 members.
Feb 28, 2024 · The New York state Legislature on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024, approved a Democrat-drawn congressional map that gives the party a modest boost in a few battleground districts, helping their...
Feb 28, 2024 · By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE. Updated 3:52 PM PDT, February 28, 2024. ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — 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 contested election year when House races in the state could determine ...
May 21, 2022 · Results are available only for locations in New York City. Explore any district in the state using the dropdown menu, and tap or hover over the districts to see how many people in the newly drawn districts are from each replaced district.
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Jan 25, 2018 · New York’s current congressional district boundaries. How often we'd expect a party to win each of New York’s 27 seats over the long term — not specifically the 2018 midterms — based on...
