New York City's 21st City Council district
Place
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New York City's 21st City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It has been represented by Democrat Shanel Thomas-Henry since 2026, succeeding term-limited fellow Democrat Francisco Moya. [3]
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New York City's 21st City Council district | |
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Boundaries following the 2020 census | |
| Government | |
| • Councilmember | Shanel Thomas-Henry (D—East Elmhurst) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
• Total | 172,670 |
| Demographics | |
| • Hispanic | 75% |
| • Asian | 13% |
| • Black | 6% |
| • White | 5% |
| • Other | 2% |
| Registration | |
| • Democratic | 70.0% |
| • Republican | 6.7% |
| • No party preference | 20.9% |
| Registered voters (2021) 64,275[2] | |
Geography
District 21 is based in the Queens neighborhood of Corona, also covering parts of nearby Elmhurst, East Elmhurst, and Jackson Heights.[4] LaGuardia Airport is located within the district, as is the northern half of Flushing Meadows–Corona Park (including the park's famous Unisphere).
The district overlaps with Queens Community Boards 3, 4, and 7, and is contained entirely within New York's 14th congressional district. It also overlaps with the 13th and 16th districts of the New York State Senate, and with the 34th, 35th, and 39th districts of the New York State Assembly.[5]
Recent election results
2025
The 2025 New York City Council elections will be held on November 4, 2025, with primary elections occurring on June 24, 2025.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Maximum round |
Maximum votes |
Share in maximum round |
Maximum votes First round votes Transfer votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Shanel Thomas-Henry | 4 | 3,117 | 53.1% |
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| Democratic | Erycka Montoya | 4 | 2,751 | 46.9% |
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| Democratic | Yanna Henriquez | 3 | 1,944 | 27.9% |
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| Democratic | David Aiken | 2 | 1,566 | 20.1% |
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| Write-in | 1 | 64 | 0.8% |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Shanel Thomas-Henry | 11,014 | ||
| Working Families | Shanel Thomas-Henry | 1,339 | ||
| Total | Shanel Thomas-Henry | 12,353 | 76.2 | |
| Republican | Giovanni Franco | 3,395 | ||
| United Alliance | Giovanni Franco | 416 | ||
| Total | Giovanni Franco | 3,811 | 23.5 | |
| Write-in | 43 | 0.3 | ||
| Total votes | 16,207 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
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.[10]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Francisco Moya (incumbent) | 3,062 | 97.0 | |
| Write-in | 94 | 3.0 | ||
| Total votes | 3,156 | 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.[12]
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Francisco Moya (incumbent) | 3,533 | 51.6 | |
| Democratic | Ingrid Gomez | 1,248 | 18.2 | |
| Democratic | David Aiken | 1,115 | 16.3 | |
| Democratic | George Onuorah | 481 | 7.0 | |
| Democratic | Talea Wufka | 438 | 6.4 | |
| Write-in | 34 | 0.5 | ||
| Total votes | 6,849 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Francisco Moya (incumbent) | 7,169 | 98.4 | |
| Write-in | 115 | 1.6 | ||
| Total votes | 7,284 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2017
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Francisco Moya | 3,654 | 55.1 | |
| Democratic | Hiram Monserrate | 2,937 | 44.3 | |
| Write-in | 44 | 0.6 | ||
| Total votes | 6,635 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Francisco Moya | 7,828 | ||
| Working Families | Francisco Moya | 468 | ||
| Total | Francisco Moya | 8,296 | 98.9 | |
| Write-in | 91 | 1.1 | ||
| Total votes | 8,387 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2013
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Julissa Ferreras (incumbent) | 8,325 | 99.7 | |
| Write-in | 23 | 0.3 | ||
| Total votes | 8,348 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||