Redistricting Process: Legislative | Population Change (since 2000): 401,645 |
Legislature: Split: House-D, Senate-R | Projected Seats: 27 (-2 from 2010) |
Governor: Andrew Cuomo (D) | Members of Congress: 8R, 21D |
Party Control: Split | 2008: 62% Obama, 37% McCain |
Map Instructions:
Three maps are available for each state. Each has new district outlines in bold.
Click on each district on the map to see more information.
Click the arrow button to switch between districts that are close together.
New Districts by Party Representation
2010 Redistricting Changes:
Old Districts by Partisan Voting Index with New District Outlines
Old Districts by Party Representation with New District Outlines
New York Overview
Redistricting Process: The state legislature is in charge of congressional redistricting in New York, and the governor has veto power over the final plan. New York’s legislature appoints a Legislative Task Force on Demographic Research and Reapportionment. The Senate majority leader and speaker of the House select one legislator and one private citizen each to serve on the Task Force. The minority leaders in each house appoint one legislative member each. The Task Force’s responsibility is to analyze the population figures provided by the census for the purpose of redistricting. It does not actually create a redistricting plan; it serves to advise the legislature as it develops the plan. The Legislative Task Force holds public hearings statewide where citizens can have questions answered and provide input to the Task Force that is then relayed to the legislature. The Task Force was established in 1978 through Chapter 45 of the New York State Laws.
Governor: Democrat Andrew M. Cuomo
Legislature: Democrats control both chambers.
Number of Congressional Seats in 2011: 27 (-2 since 2010)
2011 Ideal District Population: 717,707
Link to New York State Legislative Task Force on Demographic Research and Reapportionment