New York's 11th congressional district is a

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for the

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. The 11th district includes all of

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and parts of southern

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, including the neighborhoods of Bay Ridge,

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, south western

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, western

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, and parts of southern Bensonhurst. The 11th District is currently represented by Republican

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, who is currently the only Republican to represent any part of New York City in Congress. Malliotakis was first elected in 2020, defeating one-term incumbent Democrat

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. The district's character is very different from the rest of New York City. It is the only district in the city which leans towards the

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in national elections, and the only one carried by

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in 2020, who won it with 55 percent of the vote to Democratic opponent Joe Biden's 44 percent.

Demographics

According to th
APM Research Lab's Voter Profile Tools
(featuring the U.S. Census Bureau's 2019 American Community Survey), the district contained about 499,000 potential voters (citizens, age 18+). Of these, 64% are White, 15% Latino, 12% Black, and 8% Asian. Immigrants make up 29% of the district's potential voters. The district has significant Italian-American,

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, Irish-American, and Russian-American populations. Median income among households (with one or more potential voter) in the district is about $85,200. As for the educational attainment of potential voters in the district, 10% of those 25 and older have not earned a high school degree, while 38% hold a bachelor's or higher degree.

History

Prior to the 2012 redistricting, most of the territory currently located in the 11th district had been located in New York's 13th congressional district, while the 11th district was located entirely in

and had a majority

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population. Most of the territory located within the old 11th district is now located in

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. The old 11th district was the subject of ''

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segment on December 15, 2005, and September 4, 2012.

Voting

List of members representing the district

Election results

In New York State 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 (Listed as "Recap"). (See .)

References

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Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

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1998 House election data

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2004 House election data