New York's 1st congressional district


The 1st congressional district of New York is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in eastern Long Island. It includes most of Central and Eastern Suffolk County, including most of Smithtown, as well as the entirety of the towns of Brookhaven, Riverhead, Southold, Southampton, East Hampton, and Shelter Island. The district encompasses extremely wealthy enclaves such as the Hamptons, middle class suburban towns such as Selden, Centereach and Lake Grove, working-class neighborhoods such as Mastic, Shirley, and Riverhead and rural farming communities such as Mattituck and Jamesport on the North Fork. The district currently is represented by Republican Lee Zeldin. In the 2014 election, Zeldin defeated Democratic incumbent Tim Bishop, who had represented the district since 2003. In recent years, the district has become more conservative. In the 2016 election, Zeldin defeated Democratic challenger Anna-Thone Holst by a margin of 15.6%, the largest margin of victory for a Republican since 1998. In 2018, Zeldin won re-election to a third term, narrowly defeating Democratic challenger Perry Gershon by 4.1%.
The district was a battleground, as President George W. Bush defeated challenger John Kerry by less than a percentage point in 2004, while in 2008, President Barack Obama defeated John McCain 52%–48%. Donald Trump won the district by 9 percentage points over Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election.
In 2012, New York underwent redistricting, and the 1st District was slightly modified.

Recent election results in statewide races

Communities within the district

1823–1945:
1945–1963:
1963–present:

List of members representing the district

1789–1813: one seat

1813–1823: two seats

From 1809 to 1823, two seats were apportioned, elected at-large on a general ticket.

1823–Present: one seat

Recent election results

Note that in New York State electoral politics there are numerous minor parties at various points on the political spectrum. Certain parties will invariably endorse either the Republican or Democratic candidate for every office, hence the state electoral results contain both the party votes, and the final candidate votes.