New York City's 11th City Council district

New York City's 11th City Council district
New York City's 11th City Council district
Government
• Councilmember	Eric Dinowitz (D—Riverdale)
Population (2010)
• Total	162,922
Demographics
• Hispanic	39%
• White	33%
• Black	19%
• Asian	7%
• Other	3%
Registration
• Democratic	70.6%
• Republican	8.0%
• No party preference	18.1%
	Registered voters (2021) 102,617

New York City's 11th City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It has been represented by Democrat Eric Dinowitz since a 2021 special election to succeed fellow Democrat Andrew Cohen.^[3]

Geography

District 11 is based in the far northwest corner of the Bronx, covering all of Riverdale, Norwood, Van Cortlandt Village, and Woodlawn, and parts of Wakefield, Bedford Park, and Kingsbridge.^[4] Van Cortlandt Park, the city's third-largest park, is located within the district.

The district overlaps with Bronx Community Boards 7, 8, and 12, and with New York's 13th and 16th congressional districts. It also overlaps with the 33rd and 36th districts of the New York State Senate, and with the 78th, 80th, 81st, and 83rd districts of the New York State Assembly.^[5]

Recent election results

2023 (redistricting)

Due to redistricting and the 2020 changes to the New York City Charter, councilmembers elected during the 2021 and 2023 City Council elections will serve two-year terms, with full four-year terms resuming after the 2025 New York City Council elections.^[6]

2023 New York City Council election, District 11^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Eric Dinowitz (incumbent)	9,594	83.7
	Republican	Robert Caemmerer	1,335
	Conservative	Robert Caemmerer^[8]	307
	Total	Robert Caemmerer	1,642	14.3
	Write-in		223	2.0
Total votes			11,459	100.0
	Democratic hold

2021

In 2019, voters in New York City approved Ballot Question 1, which implemented ranked-choice voting in all local elections. Under the new system, voters have the option to rank up to five candidates for every local office. Voters whose first-choice candidates fare poorly will have their votes redistributed to other candidates in their ranking until one candidate surpasses the 50 percent threshold. If one candidate surpasses 50 percent in first-choice votes, then ranked-choice tabulations will not occur.^[9]

2021 New York City Council election, District 11 Democratic primary^[10]
	Candidate	Maximum round	Maximum votes	Share in maximum round
Democratic	Eric Dinowitz (incumbent)	6	9,491	61.3%
Democratic	Mino Lora	6	5,994	38.7%
Democratic	Abigail Martin	5	3,005	18.4%
Democratic	Dan Padernacht	3	1,102	6.6%
Democratic	Jessica Haller	3	1,059	6.3%
Democratic	Marcos Sierra	2	356	2.1%
Democratic	Carlton Berkley	2	314	1.8%
Write-in		1	36	0.2%

An interactive map of District 11

2021 New York City Council election, District 11 general election^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Eric Dinowitz (incumbent)	15,416	80.3
	Republican	Kevin Pazmino	2,983
	Conservative	Kevin Pazmino	574
	Total	Kevin Pazmino	3,557	18.5
	Write-in		213	1.2
Total votes			19,186	100
	Democratic hold

2021 special

In December 2020, Councilmember Andrew Cohen resigned from his seat in order to assume his new position as a justice of the Bronx Supreme Court, triggering a special election. The election, which was won by Eric Dinowitz, was among the first in the city to use ranked-choice voting. Like all municipal special elections in New York City, the race was officially nonpartisan, with all candidates running on ballot lines of their own creation.

2021 New York City Council special election, District 11^[12]
	Candidate	Maximum round	Maximum votes	Share in maximum round
Nonpartisan	Eric Dinowitz	6	5,579	63.6%
Nonpartisan	Mino Lora	6	3,188	36.4%
Nonpartisan	Jessica Haller	5	1,682	18.7%
Nonpartisan	Dan Padernacht	4	1,204	12.9%
Nonpartisan	Kevin Pazmino	3	200	2.1%
Nonpartisan	Carlton Berkley	2	172	1.8%
Write-in		1	24	0.3%

2017

2017 New York City Council election, District 11^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Andrew Cohen	16,783
	Working Families	Andrew Cohen	1,477
	Total	Andrew Cohen (incumbent)	18,260	84.6
	Republican	Judah Powers	2,321
	Conservative	Judah Powers	594
	Total	Judah Powers	2,915	13.5
	Animal Rights	Roxanne Delgado	337	1.6
	Write-in		61	0.3
Total votes			21,573	100
	Democratic hold

2013

2013 New York City Council election, District 11^[14]^[15]
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Andrew Cohen	8,039	68.4
	Democratic	Clifford Stanton	3,711	31.6
	Write-in		1	0.0
Total votes			11,751	100
General election
	Democratic	Andrew Cohen	14,715
	Working Families	Andrew Cohen	949
	Total	Andrew Cohen	15,664	79.6
	Republican	Patricia Brink	2,379	12.1
	School Choice	Cheryl Keeling	552	2.8
	Conservative	William Kalaidjian	542	2.8
	Green	John Reynolds	508	2.6
	Write-in		22	0.1
Total votes			19,667	100
	Democratic hold

References

^ "Census Demographics at the NYC City Council district (CNCLD) level". NYC Open Data. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
^ "Council District Summary Report" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. February 21, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
^ "District 11 - Eric Dinowitz". New York City Council. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
^ "Council Members & Districts". New York City Council. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
^ "NYC Boundaries Map". BetaNYC. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
^ Pazmino, Gloria (January 15, 2020). "Why the Census Means NYC Lawmakers Will Serve 2-Year Terms Instead of 4". www.ny1.com. New York 1. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
^ "General Election 2023 - Member of the City Council, 11th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
^ Marked as "Conservative/Medical Freedom".
^ Rachel Holliday Smith (January 18, 2021). "How Does Ranked Choice Voting Work in New York City?". The City. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
^ "2021 Primary Official Ranked Choice Rounds, DEM Council Member 11th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
^ "General Election 2021 - Member of the City Council, 11th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
^ "Special Election March 23rd, 2021 - Member of the City Council, 11th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
^ "General Election 2017 - Member of the City Council, 11th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
^ "Primary Election 2013 - Democratic Member of the City Council, 11th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
^ "General Election 2013 - Member of the City Council, 11th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 18, 2021.

[1] "Census Demographics at the NYC City Council district (CNCLD) level". NYC Open Data. Retrieved June 18, 2021.

[2] "Council District Summary Report" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. February 21, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2021.

[3] "District 11 - Eric Dinowitz". New York City Council. Retrieved June 18, 2021.

[4] "Council Members & Districts". New York City Council. Retrieved June 18, 2021.

[5] "NYC Boundaries Map". BetaNYC. Retrieved June 18, 2021.

[6] Pazmino, Gloria (January 15, 2020). "Why the Census Means NYC Lawmakers Will Serve 2-Year Terms Instead of 4". www.ny1.com. New York 1. Retrieved November 11, 2022.

[7] "General Election 2023 - Member of the City Council, 11th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 7, 2023.

[8] Marked as "Conservative/Medical Freedom".

[9] Rachel Holliday Smith (January 18, 2021). "How Does Ranked Choice Voting Work in New York City?". The City. Retrieved June 18, 2021.

[10] "2021 Primary Official Ranked Choice Rounds, DEM Council Member 11th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2021.

[11] "General Election 2021 - Member of the City Council, 11th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 11, 2021.

[12] "Special Election March 23rd, 2021 - Member of the City Council, 11th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 18, 2021.

[13] "General Election 2017 - Member of the City Council, 11th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 18, 2021.

[14] "Primary Election 2013 - Democratic Member of the City Council, 11th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 18, 2021.

[15] "General Election 2013 - Member of the City Council, 11th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 18, 2021.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[10]

[11]

[12]

[13]

[14]

[15]