District 20 is based in the Queens neighborhood of Flushing, covering its downtown areas as well as its Murray Hill and Queensboro Hill subsections.[5]Kissena Park is located within the district.
With its population base in Flushing, which has a large number of Korean and Chinese American residents, the 20th district is the most Asian district in the City Council and the only district with an Asian majority. Former 20th district councilmember John Liu was the first Asian American elected to the City Council. Until 2021, Liu's successor, Peter Koo, was one of only two Asian Americans in the body (alongside former Manhattan councilmember Margaret Chin). This number has increased to five.
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.[7]
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.[12]
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