New York City's 36th City Council district
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New York City's 36th City Council district | |
|---|---|
.svg) Boundaries following the 2020 census | |
| Government | |
| • Councilmember | . Chi Ossé . D–Crown Heights |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
• Total | 148,936 |
| Demographics | |
| • Black | 70% |
| • Hispanic | 18% |
| • White | 7% |
| • Asian | 2% |
| • Other | 2% |
| Registration | |
| • Democratic | 81.2% |
| • Republican | 2.5% |
| • No party preference | 13.6% |
| Registered voters (2021) 124,480[2] | |
New York City's 36th City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It is represented by Democrat Chi Ossé.[3]
District 36 is based largely in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Bedford–Stuyvesant, also covering some of northern Crown Heights.[4]
The district overlaps with Brooklyn Community Boards 2, 3, and 8, and with New York's 7th, 8th, and 9th congressional districts. It also overlaps with the 18th, 20th, and 25th districts of the New York State Senate, and with the 43rd, 53rd, 54th, 55th, 56th, and 57th districts of the New York State Assembly.[5]
Members representing the district
| Members | Party | Years served | Electoral history | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District established January 1, 1992 | ||||
.jpg) Annette Robinson (Bedford–Stuyvesant) |
Democratic | January 1, 1992 – December 31, 2001 |
Elected in 1991. Re-elected in 1993. Re-elected in 1997. Termed out and ran for New York State Assembly. | |
Albert Vann (Bedford–Stuyvesant) |
Democratic | January 1, 2002 – December 31, 2013 |
Elected in 2001. Re-elected in 2003. Re-elected in 2005. Re-elected in 2009. Termed out. | |
.jpg) Robert Cornegy (Bedford–Stuyvesant) |
Democratic | January 1, 2014 – January 1, 2022 |
Elected in 2013. Re-elected in 2017. Termed out and ran for Brooklyn Borough President. | |
.jpg) Chi Ossé (Crown Heights) |
Democratic | January 1, 2022 – |
Elected in 2021. Re-elected in 2023. Re-elected in 2025. | |
Recent election results
2025
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Chi Ossé (incumbent) | 23,815 | 78.3 | |
| Democratic | Reginald Swiney | 6,378 | 21.0 | |
| Write-in | 236 | 0.8 | ||
| Total votes | 30,429 | 100 [8] | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Chi Ossé (incumbent) | 44,256 | 99.4 | |
| Write-in | 268 | 0.6 | ||
| Total votes | 44,524 | 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.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Chi Ossé | 7,132 | ||
| Working Families | Chi Ossé | 2,603 | ||
| Total | Chi Ossé (incumbent) | 9,735 | 98.8 | |
| Write-in | 123 | 1.2 | ||
| Total votes | 9,858 | 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.[11]
| Party | Candidate | Maximum round |
Maximum votes |
Share in maximum round |
Maximum votes First round votes Transfer votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Chi Ossé | 4 | 11,149 | 57.0% |
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| Democratic | Henry Butler | 4 | 8,402 | 43.0% |
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| Democratic | Tahirah Moore | 3 | 6,196 | 28.6% |
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| Democratic | Robert Waterman | 2 | 3,281 | 14.1% |
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| Democratic | Reginald Swiney | 2 | 628 | 2.7% |
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| Write-in | 1 | 86 | 0.4% |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Chi Ossé | 18,999 | 99.3 | |
| Write-in | 125 | 0.7 | ||
| Total votes | 19,124 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2017
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Robert Cornegy (incumbent) | 21,300 | 99.1 | |
| Write-in | 195 | 0.9 | ||
| Total votes | 21,495 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2013
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Robert Cornegy | 4,370 | 30.3 | |
| Democratic | Kirsten John Foy | 4,302 | 29.9 | |
| Democratic | Robert Waterman | 3,149 | 21.9 | |
| Democratic | Conrad Tillard | 1,912 | 13.3 | |
| Democratic | Reginald Swiney | 674 | 4.7 | |
| Write-in | 6 | 0.0 | ||
| Total votes | 14,413 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Robert Cornegy | 17,334 | 87.3 | |
| Working Families | Kirsten John Foy | 2,020 | 10.2 | |
| Republican | Veronica Thompson | 498 | 2.5 | |
| Write-in | 10 | 0.0 | ||
| Total votes | 19,862 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
References
- ↑ "Census Demographics at the NYC City Council district (CNCLD) level". NYC Open Data. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
- ↑ "Council District Summary Report" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. February 21, 2021. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
- ↑ "District 36 – Chi Ossé". New York City Council. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- ↑ "Council Members & Districts". New York City Council. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
- ↑ "NYC Boundaries Map". BetaNYC. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
- ↑ "2025 Primary Official Ranked Choice Rounds, DEM Council Member 36th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. July 22, 2025. Retrieved July 23, 2025.
- ↑ "General Election 2025 - Member of the City Council, 36th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 5, 2025.
- ↑ Numbers may not add up to 100 due to rounding.
- ↑ 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, 36th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
- ↑ Rachel Holliday Smith (January 18, 2021). "How Does Ranked Choice Voting Work in New York City?". The City. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
- ↑ "2021 Primary Official Ranked Choice Rounds, DEM Council Member 36th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
- ↑ "General Election 2021 - Member of the City Council, 36th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
- ↑ "General Election 2017 - Member of the City Council, 36th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
- ↑ "Primary Election 2013 - Democratic Member of the City Council, 36th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
- ↑ "General Election 2013 - Member of the City Council, 36th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
