New York's 2nd congressional district

New York's 2nd congressional district
Current Representative		Steve Israel (D)
Population (2000)	654,360
Median income	$71,147
Ethnicity	78.4% White, 10.4% Black, 3.0% Asian, 13.9% Hispanic, 0.2% Native American, 1.4% other
Cook PVI	D+4

The 2nd Congressional District of New York is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in central Long Island. It includes all of the town of Huntington and parts of the towns of Babylon, Islip, and Smithtown in Suffolk County as well as part of the town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County. It comprises such communities as Bay Shore, Brentwood, Central Islip, Commack, Deer Park, Dix Hills, Huntington, Melville, North Amityville, Northport, Oakdale, Plainview, Ronkonkoma, Sayville and Wyandanch. The District has a modest Democratic tilt. John Kerry defeated George W. Bush in this district 53%-45%. Democrat Steve Israel has represented the district since 2001.

Voting

Communities within the district

Entirely within the district

Asharoken, Bayport, Bohemia, Brentwood, Centerport, Central Islip, Dix Hills, East Farmingdale, East Northport, Elwood, Greenlawn, Halesite, Half Hollow Hills, Huntington, Huntington Bay, Huntington Station, Islandia, Lloyd Harbor, Melville, North Amityville, Northport, Oakdale, Sayville, South Huntington, West Hills, West Sayville, Wheatley Heights, Wyandanch

Partially within the district

Amityville, Bay Shore, Commack, Copiague, Deer Park, East Islip, Jericho, Lindenhurst, North Babylon, North Lindenhurst, Plainview, Ronkonkoma, Syosset, Woodbury, West Babylon

Components: past and present

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1913-1945:

Parts of Queens

1945-1963:

Parts of Nassau

1963-1973:

Parts of Nassau, Suffolk

1973-2003:

Parts of Suffolk

2003-present:

Parts of Nassau, Suffolk

List of representatives

1789 - 1809: one seat

1809 - 1823: two seats

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

Seat A

Seat B

1823 - present: one seat

Recent election results

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 (Listed as "Recap").

References

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
• National atlas congressional maps