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. Democrat Tim Bishop has represented the district since 2003.

The district is a battleground, as President George W. Bush defeated challenger John Kerry by less than a percentage point here in 2004, while in 2008, President Barack Obama defeated John McCain here 52%–48%.

Voting

Communities within the district

Amagansett, Aquebogue, Baiting Hollow, Bellport, Blue Point, Bridgehampton, Center Moriches, Centereach, Coram, Cutchogue, East Hampton, East Marion, East Moriches, East Patchogue, Eastport, Farmingville, Greenport, Hampton Bays, Head of the Harbor, Holtsville, Jamesport, Kings Park, Lake Grove, Mastic, Mastic Beach, Mattituck, Medford, Middle Island, Miller Place, Montauk, Mount Sinai, Moriches, Nissequogue, North Bellport, North Patchogue, Patchogue, Port Jefferson, Quogue, Ridge, Riverhead, Rocky Point, Ronkonkoma, Sag Harbor, Sagaponack, Selden, Setauket, Shelter Island, Shirley, Shoreham, Smithtown, Sound Beach, Southampton, Speonk, Springs, St. James, Stony Brook, Wading River, Wainscott, Water Mill, Westhampton, Westhampton Beach, Yaphank

Components: past and present

1913–1945:

All of Suffolk, Nassau

Parts of Queens

1945–1963:

All of Suffolk

Parts of Nassau

1963–present:

Parts of Suffolk

List of representatives

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

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 (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