New York's 7th congressional district is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in New York City. It includes parts of Brooklyn, Queens, and Manhattan. Democrat Nydia Velázquez represents the district in Congress.

New York's 7th congressional district
From 2013 to 2023 From 2023 Interactive map of district boundaries. In the 2020 redistricting cycle, the district is moved further into Queens and out of Manhattan.
Representative	Nydia Velázquez D–Brooklyn
Distribution	100% urban 0% rural
Population (2021)	680,802[1]
Median household income	$68,278[2]
Ethnicity	38.3% Hispanic 29.5% White 18.6% Asian 11.2% Black 1.7% Two or more races 0.7% other
Cook PVI	D+34[3]

The district includes the Queens neighborhoods of Maspeth, Ridgewood, and Woodhaven; the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Brooklyn Heights, Boerum Hill, Bushwick, Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Dumbo, East New York, East Williamsburg, Greenpoint, Gowanus, Red Hook, Sunset Park, and Williamsburg; and parts of Manhattan’s Lower East Side and East Village.

Until 2012, the 7th consisted of parts of Northern Queens and Eastern portions of the Bronx. The Queens portion included the neighborhoods of College Point, East Elmhurst, Jackson Heights and Woodside. The Bronx portion of the district included the neighborhoods of Co-op City, Morris Park, Parkchester, Pelham Bay, and Throgs Neck as well as City Island.

Like many Congressional districts around the country, the New York Seventh's boundaries were drawn as to link disparate and widely separated neighborhoods with a large percentage of minority voters (see majority-minority districts). While no minority in the district constitutes an absolute majority, the boundaries group together heavily Puerto Rican neighborhoods in three separate New York City boroughs.

Voting

History

2023—:

Parts of Brooklyn and Queens

2013–2023:

Parts of Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens[4][5]

1993–2013:

Parts of Bronx, Queens

1953–1993:

Parts of Queens

1913–1953:

Parts of Brooklyn

Various New York districts have been numbered "7" over the years, including areas in New York City and various parts of upstate New York.

List of members representing the district

The 7th District originally was the south Queens seat in the 1960s and 1970s (now the 6th District) and then became a central Queens seat (essentially the old 8th district) in the 1980s. Following the 1992 remap, much of the old 9th District was added. The 2002 remap placed much of the district in the Bronx, and it now resembles the 1970s era 10th District.

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history
District created March 4, 1793
John E. Van Alen	Pro-Administration	March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795	3rd 4th 5th	Elected in 1793. Re-elected in 1794. Re-elected in 1796. Retired.
	Federalist	March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1799
John Thompson	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1801	6th	Elected in 1798. Retired.
David Thomas	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1801 – March 3, 1803	7th	Elected in 1800. Redistricted to the 12th district.
Vacant		March 4, 1803 – October 17, 1803	8th	John Cantine was Elected in 1802 but declined the seat.
Josiah Hasbrouck	Democratic-Republican	October 17, 1803 – March 3, 1805		Elected April 26–28, 1803 to finish Cantine's term and seated October 17, 1803. [data unknown/missing]
Martin G. Schuneman	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1805 – March 3, 1807	9th	Elected in 1804. Retired.
Barent Gardenier	Federalist	March 4, 1807 – March 3, 1809	10th	Re-elected in 1806. Redistricted to the 5th district.
Killian K. Van Rensselaer	Federalist	March 4, 1809 – March 3, 1811	11th	Redistricted from the 9th district and re-elected in 1808. [data unknown/missing]
Harmanus Bleecker	Federalist	March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813	12th	Re-elected in 1810. Retired.
Abraham J. Hasbrouck	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815	13th	Elected in 1812. Retired.
Samuel Betts	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817	14th	Re-elected in 1814. Retired.
Josiah Hasbrouck	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819	15th	Elected in 1816. Retired.
Jacob H. De Witt	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821	16th	Elected in 1818. Retired.
Vacant		March 4 - December 3, 1821	Elections were held in April 1821. It is unclear when results were announced or credentials issued.
Charles H. Ruggles	Federalist	December 3, 1821 – March 3, 1823	17th	Elected in 1821. Lost re-election.
Lemuel Jenkins	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825	18th	Elected in 1822. Retired.
Abraham Bruyn Hasbrouck	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827	19th	Re-elected in 1824. Retired.
George O. Belden	Jacksonian	March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1829	20th	Re-elected in 1826. Retired.
Charles G. De Witt	Jacksonian	March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831	21st	Re-elected in 1828. Retired.
John C. Brodhead	Jacksonian	March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833	22nd	Elected in 1830. Retired.
Charles Bodle	Jacksonian	March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835	23rd	Elected in 1832. Retired.
Nicholas Sickles	Jacksonian	March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837	24th	Elected in 1834. Retired.
John C. Brodhead	Democratic	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839	25th	Elected in 1836. Retired.
Rufus Palen	Whig	March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841	26th	Elected in 1838. Retired.
John Van Buren	Democratic	March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843	27th	Elected in 1840. Retired.
Joseph H. Anderson	Democratic	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847	28th 29th	Elected in 1842. Re-elected in 1844. Retired.
William Nelson	Whig	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1851	30th 31st	Elected in 1846. Re-elected in 1848. Retired.
Abraham P. Stephens	Democratic	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853	32nd	Elected in 1850. Lost renomination.
William A. Walker	Democratic	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855	33rd	Elected in 1852. Retired.
Thomas Child Jr.	Whig	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857	34th	Elected in 1854. Never qualified or attended.
Elijah Ward	Democratic	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859	35th	Elected in 1856. Lost re-election.
George Briggs	Republican / Constitutional Union	March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861	36th	Elected in 1858. Retired.
Elijah Ward	Democratic	March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863	37th	Elected in 1860. Redistricted to the 6th district.
John W. Chanler	Democratic	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1869	38th 39th 40th	Elected in 1862. Re-elected in 1864. Re-elected in 1866. Lost renomination.
Hervey C. Calkin	Democratic	March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871	41st	Elected in 1868. Retired.
Smith Ely Jr.	Democratic	March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873	42nd	Elected in 1870. Retired.
Thomas J. Creamer	Democratic	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875	43rd	Elected in 1872. Retired.
Smith Ely Jr.	Democratic	March 4, 1875 – December 11, 1876	44th	Elected in 1874. Resigned to become Mayor of New York City
Vacant		December 11, 1876 – January 11, 1877
David Dudley Field II	Democratic	January 11, 1877 – March 3, 1877		Elected to finish Ely's term. Had not been a candidate for the next term.
Anthony Eickhoff	Democratic	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879	45th	Elected in 1876. Lost re-election.
Edwin Einstein	Republican	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881	46th	Elected in 1878. Retired.
P. Henry Dugro	Democratic	March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883	47th	Elected in 1880. Retired.
William Dorsheimer	Democratic	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885	48th	Elected in 1882. Retired.
John J. Adams	Democratic	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887	49th	Redistricted from the 8th district and re-elected in 1884. Retired.
Lloyd Bryce	Democratic	March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889	50th	Elected in 1886. Lost re-election.
Edward J. Dunphy	Democratic	March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1893	51st 52nd	Elected in 1888. Re-elected in 1890. Redistricted to the 8th district.
Franklin Bartlett	Democratic	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1897	53rd 54th	Elected in 1892. Re-elected in 1894. Lost re-election.
John H.G. Vehslage	Democratic	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899	55th	Elected in 1896. Lost renomination.
Nicholas Muller	Democratic	March 4, 1899 – November 22, 1901	56th 57th	Elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Resigned.
Vacant		November 22, 1901 – January 7, 1902	57th	[data unknown/missing]
Montague Lessler	Republican	January 7, 1902 – March 3, 1903		Elected to finish Muller's term. Lost re-election.
John J. Fitzgerald	Democratic	March 4, 1903 – December 31, 1917	58th 59th 60th 61st 62nd 63rd 64th 65th	Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Resigned.
Vacant		January 1, 1918 – March 5, 1918	65th
John J. Delaney	Democratic	March 5, 1918 – March 3, 1919		Elected to finish Fitzgerald's term. Retired.
James P. Maher	Democratic	March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1921	66th	Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1918. . [data unknown/missing]
Michael J. Hogan	Republican	March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923	67th	Elected in 1920. Lost re-election.
John F. Quayle	Democratic	March 4, 1923 – November 27, 1930	68th 69th 70th 71st	Elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Died.
Matthew V. O'Malley	Democratic	November 27, 1930 – May 26, 1931	71st 72nd	Elected to finish Quayle's term. Died.
Vacant		May 26, 1931 – November 3, 1931	72nd
John J. Delaney	Democratic	November 3, 1931 – November 18, 1948	72nd 73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th 78th 79th 80th	Elected to finish O'Malley's term. Re-elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Died.
Vacant		November 19, 1948 – February 14, 1949	80th 81st	[data unknown/missing]
Louis B. Heller	Democratic	February 15, 1949 – January 3, 1953	81st 82nd	Elected to finish Delaney's term. Re-elected in 1950. Redistricted to the 8th district.
James J. Delaney	Democratic	January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1963	83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th	Redistricted from the 6th district and re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Redistricted to the 9th district.
Joseph P. Addabbo	Democratic	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1983	88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th	Redistricted from the 5th district 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. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Redistricted to the 6th district.
Benjamin S. Rosenthal	Democratic	January 3, 1983 – January 4, 1983	98th	Redistricted from the 8th district and re-elected in 1982. Died.
Vacant		January 5, 1983 – February 28, 1983		[data unknown/missing]
Gary Ackerman	Democratic	March 1, 1983 – January 3, 1993	98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd	Elected to finish Rosenthal's term. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Redistricted to the 5th district.
Thomas J. Manton	Democratic	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1999	103rd 104th 105th	Redistricted from the 9th district and re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Retired.
Joseph Crowley	Democratic	January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2013	106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th	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 14th district.
Nydia Velázquez	Democratic	January 3, 2013 – present	113th 114th 115th 116th 117th	Redistricted from the 12th district and re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. [data unknown/missing]

Election results

Note that 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").

Historical district boundaries

See also

• List of United States congressional districts
• New York's congressional districts
• United States congressional delegations from New York

Notes

References

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
• 2004 House election data Clerk of the House of Representatives
• 2002 House election data "
• 2000 House election data "
• 1998 House election data "
• 1996 House election data "