New York City's 9th City Council district
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
New York City's 9th City Council district | |
|---|---|
.svg) Boundaries following the 2020 census | |
| Government | |
| • Councilmember | Yusef Salaam (D—Harlem) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 164,423[1] |
| Demographics | |
| • Black | 48% |
| • White | 24% |
| • Hispanic | 20% |
| • Asian | 6% |
| • Other | 3% |
| Registration | |
| • Democratic | 80.3% |
| • Republican | 3.1% |
| • No party preference | 13.8% |
| Registered voters (2021) 135,172[2] | |
New York City's 9th City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It is currently represented by Democrat Yusef Salaam—best known for being one the Central Park Five—who took office in 2024.[3]
District 9 is based in Harlem in upper Manhattan, also covering smaller parts of East Harlem, Hamilton Heights, and Manhattanville.[4] St. Nicholas Park and Marcus Garvey Park are both located in the district.
The district overlaps with Manhattan Community Boards 9, 10, and 11, and is contained entirely within New York's 13th congressional district. It also overlaps with the 29th, 30th, and 31st districts of the New York State Senate, and with the 68th, 69th, 70th, and 71st districts of the New York State Assembly.[5]
With its population base in Harlem, the 9th district is the only plurality-Black district in Manhattan, and is home to what has historically been among the most politically active Black communities in the nation. Since Robert Jackson left office in 2013, the district has been the only one in the borough to be represented by a Black councilmember.
Recent election results
2025
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Yusef Salaam (incumbent) | 39,348 | 98.8 | |
| Write-in | 462 | 1.2 | ||
| Total votes | 39,810 | 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.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Maximum round |
Maximum votes |
Share in maximum round |
Maximum votes First round votes Transfer votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Yusef Salaam | 4 | 7,058 | 63.9% |
| |
| Democratic | Inez Dickens | 4 | 3,996 | 36.1% |
| |
| Democratic | Al Taylor | 3 | 1,704 | 14.8% |
| |
| Democratic | Kristin Richardson Jordan (incumbent, withdrawn) | 3 | 1,114 | 9.7% |
| |
| Write-in | 1 | 123 | 1.1% |
| ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Yusef Salaam | 11,972 | 98.3 | |
| Write-in | 201 | 2.7 | ||
| Total votes | 12,173 | 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.[10]
The 9th district was one of three districts in the city in which the eventual winner did not receive the highest number of first-choice votes (the other two being the 25th and 50th districts).
| Party | Candidate | Maximum round |
Maximum votes |
Share in maximum round |
Maximum votes First round votes Transfer votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Kristin Richardson Jordan | 13 | 9,034 | 50.3% |
| |
| Democratic | Bill Perkins (incumbent) | 13 | 8,920 | 49.7% |
| |
| Democratic | Athena Moore | 12 | 5,796 | 27.7% |
| |
| Democratic | Cordell Cleare | 11 | 3,815 | 17.1% |
| |
| Democratic | Mario Rosser | 10 | 3,002 | 12.8% |
| |
| Democratic | William Allen | 9 | 2,125 | 8.8% |
| |
| Democratic | Keith Taylor | 8 | 1,808 | 7.4% |
| |
| Democratic | Joshua Clennon | 7 | 1,559 | 6.3% |
| |
| Democratic | Ruth McDaniels | 6 | 1,142 | 4.6% |
| |
| Democratic | Pierre Gooding | 5 | 802 | 3.2% |
| |
| Democratic | Billy Council | 4 | 758 | 3.0% |
| |
| Democratic | Sheba Simpson-Amsterdam | 3 | 604 | 2.4% |
| |
| Democratic | Bernadette McNear | 2 | 335 | 1.3% |
| |
| Write-in | 1 | 47 | 0.2% |
| ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Kristin Richardson Jordan | 24,169 | 93.8 | |
| Republican | Alpheaus Marcus | 1,475 | 5.7 | |
| Write-in | 99 | 0.5 | ||
| Total votes | 25,743 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2017
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Bill Perkins (incumbent) | 7,630 | 49.9 | |
| Democratic | Marvin Holland | 2,997 | 19.6 | |
| Democratic | Cordell Cleare | 2,670 | 17.5 | |
| Democratic | Tyson-Lord Gray | 1,275 | 8.3 | |
| Democratic | Marvin Spruill | 360 | 2.4 | |
| Democratic | Julius Tajiddin | 297 | 1.9 | |
| Write-in | 71 | 0.4 | ||
| Total votes | 15,300 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Bill Perkins | 20,759 | ||
| Working Families | Bill Perkins | 1,073 | ||
| Total | Bill Perkins (incumbent) | 21,832 | 78.2 | |
| Liberal | Tyson-Lord Gray | 3,615 | 12.9 | |
| Harlem Matters | Dianne Mack | 1,230 | 4.4 | |
| Republican | Jack Royster | 687 | 2.5 | |
| Reform | Pierre Gooding | 481 | 1.7 | |
| Write-in | 79 | 0.3 | ||
| Total votes | 27,924 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2017 special
In 2016, Councilwoman Inez Dickens was elected to the 70th district of the New York State Assembly, triggering a February 2017 special election for her seat. 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.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community First | Bill Perkins | 3,933 | 34.0 | |
| Holland4Harlem | Marvin Holland | 2,129 | 18.4 | |
| We Are One | Athena Moore | 1,715 | 14.8 | |
| Harlem Family | Larry Scott Blackmon | 1,371 | 11.8 | |
| Time to Wake Up | Cordell Cleare | 1,101 | 9.5 | |
| Rent Too Damn High | Dawn Simmons | 314 | ||
| Dawn for Harlem | Dawn Simmons | 282 | ||
| Total | Dawn Simmons | 596 | 5.1 | |
| Building Harlem | Charles Cooper | 353 | 3.0 | |
| Harlem Voices | Todd Stevens | 184 | 1.6 | |
| Educated Leader | Caprice Alves | 173 | 1.5 | |
| Write-in | 28 | 0.3 | ||
| Total votes | 11,583 | 100 | ||
2013
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Inez Dickens (incumbent) | 12,878 | 69.9 | |
| Democratic | Vincent Morgan | 5,525 | 30.0 | |
| Write-in | 9 | 0.1 | ||
| Total votes | 18,412 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Inez Dickens (incumbent) | 23,454 | 99.1 | |
| Write-in | 222 | 0.9 | ||
| Total votes | 23,676 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
References
- ↑ "Census Demographics at the NYC City Council district (CNCLD) level". NYC Open Data. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
- ↑ "Council District Summary Report" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. February 21, 2021. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
- ↑ "District 9 - Kristin Richardson Jordan". New York City Council. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
- ↑ "Council Members & Districts". New York City Council. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
- ↑ "NYC Boundaries Map". BetaNYC. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
- ↑ "General Election 2025 - Member of the City Council, 9th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "2023 Primary Official Ranked Choice Rounds, DEM Council Member 9th Council District" (PDF). Retrieved October 16, 2023.
- ↑ "General Election 2023 - Member of the City Council, 9th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
- ↑ Rachel Holliday Smith (January 18, 2021). "How Does Ranked Choice Voting Work in New York City?". The City. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
- ↑ "Unofficial Ranked Choice Rounds, Member of the City Council 9th Council District - Democratic". New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
- ↑ "General Election 2021 - Member of the City Council, 9th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
- ↑ "Primary Election 2017 - Democratic Member of the City Council, 9th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
- ↑ "General Election 2017 - Member of the City Council, 9th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
- ↑ "Special Election 2017 - Member of the City Council, 9th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
- ↑ "Primary Election 2013 - Democratic Member of the City Council, 9th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
- ↑ "General Election 2013 - Member of the City Council, 9th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
