New York's 17th congressional district

New York's 17th congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2025
Distribution
  • 98.40% urban
  • 1.60% rural
Population (2024)
783,152
Median household income
$123,436
Ethnicity
Cook PVID+1

New York's 17th congressional district is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives located in the lower Hudson Valley of southern New York. It includes all of Rockland County and Putnam County, as well as most of Northern Westchester County, and portions of southern Dutchess County. It is represented by Republican Mike Lawler.

Mondaire Jones was first elected in 2020 to succeed the retiring Representative Nita Lowey. In the aftermath of the 2020 redistricting cycle, 18th district incumbent Sean Patrick Maloney announced his intention to run in the new 17th district instead of his existing seat; Jones subsequently opted to run in the 10th district to avoid a primary fight. However, Maloney lost to Republican Mike Lawler in the general election; Lawler subsequently became the first of his party to win this seat since 1986. Lawler's victory gained significant attention due to Maloney's position as chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee; Maloney became the first chairman in over 40 years to lose reelection.

The district has a significant Jewish population, including conservative Hasidic communities in Rockland County.

With a Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI) rating of D+1, it is one of three congressional districts nationwide with a Democratic Cook PVI rating but a Republican representative; the others are Nebraska's 2nd congressional district (represented by Don Bacon) and Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district (represented by Brian Fitzpatrick) who have Cook PVI ratings of D+3 and D+1, respectively. These three were also the only districts that voted for Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election while also electing a Republican in the concurrent House of Representatives elections. It is the sixth wealthiest congressional district in New York state and 23rd wealthiest in the United States, with 28.5 percent of households earning over $200,000, per a 2024 study.

Recent election results from statewide races

Year Office Results
2008 President Obama 53% - 46%
2012 President Obama 53% - 47%
2016 President Clinton 52% - 44%
Senate Schumer 63% - 35%
2018 Senate Gillibrand 60% - 40%
Governor Cuomo 54% - 43%
Attorney General James 57% - 40%
2020 President Biden 54% - 44%
2022 Senate Schumer 52% - 48%
Governor Zeldin 52% - 48%
Attorney General James 50.4% - 49.6%
Comptroller DiNapoli 52% - 48%
2024 President Harris 50% - 49%
Senate Gillibrand 55% - 45%

History

The district from 2003 to 2013
The district from 2013 to 2023

2023–present:

All of Putnam, Rockland
Parts of Dutchess, Westchester

2013–2023: map

All of Rockland
Part of Westchester

2003–2013:

Parts of Bronx, Rockland, Westchester.

1993–2003:

Parts of Bronx, Westchester.

1983–1993:

Parts of Bronx, Manhattan.

1973–1983:

All of Staten Island.
Parts of Manhattan.

1913–1973:

Parts of Manhattan.

1843–1853:

Montgomery

Various New York districts have been numbered "17" over the years, including areas in New York City and various parts of upstate New York. From 2003-2013, the 17th district encompassed portions of the Bronx, Westchester County, and Rockland County. It included the neighborhoods of Norwood, Riverdale, Wakefield, Williamsbridge, and Woodlawn in the Bronx; the city of Mount Vernon and parts of Yonkers in Westchester; and Monsey, Nanuet, Pearl River, Orangetown, Sparkill, Spring Valley, Haverstraw, and Suffern in Rockland County.

Counties, towns, and cities

For the 119th and successive Congresses (based on the districts drawn following the New York Court of Appeals' December 2023 decision in Hoffman v New York State Ind. Redistricting. Commn.), the district contains all or portions of the following counties, towns, and municipalities.

Dutchess County (3)

Beekman (part; also 18th), East Fishkill, Pawling

Putnam County (6)

All six towns

Rockland County (5)

All five towns

Westchester County (14)

Bedford, Cortlandt, Greenburgh (part; also 16th; includes part of Tarrytown), Lewisboro, Mount Kisco, Mount Pleasant, New Castle, North Castle, North Salem, Ossining (town), Peekskill, Pound Ridge, Somers, Yorktown

List of members representing the district

The District was historically the East Side Manhattan district (known as the "silk stocking district" for the wealth of its constituents). In the 1970s it was a Staten Island seat. It became the west side Manhattan seat in the 1980s. It became a Bronx-based seat in the 1992 remap and was shifted north into Rockland county in 2002 to absorb terrain from the deconstruction of the old 20th district.

Previously the 19th district covered much of the Bronx portion of the seat in the 1980s; while in the 1970s the 23rd district covered most of the Bronx area.

1803–1833: one seat

Representative Party Years Cong
ress		 Electoral history Location
District established March 4, 1803

Oliver Phelps
(Canandaigua)		 Democratic-Republican March 4, 1803 –
March 3, 1805		 8th Elected in 1802.
[data missing]		 1803–1809
[data missing]

Silas Halsey
(Ovid)		 Democratic-Republican March 4, 1805 –
March 3, 1807		 9th Elected in 1804.
Lost re-election.
John Harris
(Aurelius)		 Democratic-Republican March 4, 1807 –
March 3, 1809		 10th Elected in 1806.
Lost re-election.
District inactive March 4, 1809 –
March 3, 1813		 11th
12th

William S. Smith
(Lebanon)		 Federalist March 4, 1813 –
March 3, 1815		 13th Elected in 1812.
Re-elected in 1814 but did not take or claim the seat.		 1813–1823
Herkimer County, except the Town of Danube; and Madison County.
Vacant March 4, 1815 –
December 13, 1815		 14th

Westel Willoughby Jr.
(Herkimer)		 Democratic-Republican December 13, 1815 –
March 3, 1817		 Successfully contested Smith's election.
[data missing]

Thomas H. Hubbard
(Hamilton)		 Democratic-Republican March 4, 1817 –
March 3, 1819		 15th Elected in 1816.
[data missing]
Aaron Hackley Jr.
(Herkimer)		 Democratic-Republican March 4, 1819 –
March 3, 1821		 16th Elected in 1818.
[data missing]
Vacant March 4, 1821 –
December 3, 1821		 17th Elections were held in April 1821. It is unclear when results were announced or credentials issued.

Thomas H. Hubbard
(Hamilton)		 Democratic-Republican December 3, 1821 –
March 3, 1823		 Elected in 1821.
[data missing]

John W. Taylor
(Ballston Spa)		 Democratic-Republican March 4, 1823 –
March 3, 1825		 18th
19th
20th
21st
22nd		 Redistricted from 11th district and re-elected in 1822.
Re-elected in 1824.
Re-elected in 1826.
Re-elected in 1828.
Re-elected in 1830.
Lost re-election.		 Saratoga County
Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1825 –
March 3, 1833

1833–1843: two seats

From 1833 to 1843, two seats were apportioned to the 17th district, elected at-large on a general ticket.

Seat A

Representative Party Years Cong
ress		 Electoral history

Samuel Beardsley
(Utica)		 Jacksonian March 4, 1833 –
March 29, 1836		 23rd
24th		 Redistricted from 14th district and re-elected in 1832.
Re-elected in 1834.
Resigned to become circuit judge.
Vacant March 29, 1836 –
November 9, 1836		 24th [data missing]
Rutger B. Miller
(Utica)		 Jacksonian November 9, 1836 –
March 3, 1837		 Elected to finish Beardsley's term.
[data missing]

Henry A. Foster
(Rome)		 Democratic March 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1839		 25th Elected in 1836.
[data missing]
David P. Brewster
(Oswego)		 Democratic March 4, 1839 –
March 3, 1843		 26th
27th		 Elected in 1838.
Re-elected in 1840.
[data missing]

Seat B

Representative Party Years Cong
ress		 Electoral history

Joel Turrill
(Oswego)		 Jacksonian March 4, 1833 –
March 3, 1837		 23rd
24th		 Elected in 1832.
Re-elected in 1834.
[data missing]

Abraham P. Grant
(Oswego)		 Democratic March 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1839		 25th Elected in 1836.
[data missing]

John G. Floyd
(Utica)		 Democratic March 4, 1839 –
March 3, 1843		 26th
27th		 Elected in 1838.
Re-elected in 1840.
[data missing]

1843–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").

New York's 17th congressional district, General Election 2024
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Lawler 180,924 47.7%
Conservative Mike Lawler 16,921 4.5%
Total Mike Lawler (incumbent) 197,845 52.2%
Democratic Mondaire Jones 173,899 45.9%
Working Families Anthony Frascone 7,530 2.0%
Total votes 379,274 100.0%
Republican hold
New York's 17th congressional district, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Lawler 125,738 44.05%
Conservative Mike Lawler 17,812 6.24%
Total Mike Lawler 143,550 50.29%
Democratic Sean Patrick Maloney 133,457 46.76%
Working Families Sean Patrick Maloney 8,273 2.90%
Total Sean Patrick Maloney (Incumbent) 141,730 49.65%
Write-in 150 0.05%
Total votes 285,430 100%
US House election, 2020: New York District 17
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mondaire Jones 183,975 55.3
Working Families Mondaire Jones 13,378 4.0
Total Mondaire Jones 197,353 59.3
Republican Maureen McArdle Schulman 117,307 35.3
Conservative Yehudis Gottesfeld 8,887 2.7
Independent Joshua Eisen 6,363 1.9
SAM Michael Parietti 2,745 0.8
Total votes 332,655 100.0
Democratic hold
US House election, 2018: New York District 17
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Nita Lowey (incumbent) 170,168 88 −20.6
Reform Joseph Ciardullo 23,150 12
Turnout 193,318 100 −9.8
US House election, 2016: New York District 17
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Nita Lowey (incumbent) 214,530 100 +118.5
Turnout 214,530 100 +18.1
US House election, 2014: New York District 17
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Nita Lowey (incumbent) 98,150 54 −42.7
Republican Chris Day 75,781 41.7 −17.5
N/A Blank/Void/Scattering 7,743 4.3
Turnout 181,674 100 −38.9
US House election, 2012: New York District 17
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Nita Lowey 171,417 57.6 +79.7
Republican Joe Carvin 91,899 30.9 +208.4
N/A Blank/Void/Scattering 31,292 10.5
Independent Francis Morganthaler 2,771 0.9
Turnout 297,379 100 +113.7
US House election, 2010: New York District 17
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Eliot L. Engel (incumbent) 95,346 68.5 −36.2
Republican Anthony Mele 29,792 21.4 −17.2
N/A Blank/Void/Scattering 8,327 6
Conservative York J. Kleinhandler 5,661 4.1
Turnout 139,126 100 −38.7
US House election, 2008: New York District 17
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Eliot L. Engel (incumbent) 149,676 65.9 +59.8
Republican Robert Goodman 35,994 15.8 +24.7
N/A Blank/Void/Scattering 41,464 18.3
Turnout 227,134 100 +85.4
US House election, 2006: New York District 17
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Eliot L. Engel (incumbent) 93,614 76.4 +0.2
Republican Jim Faulkner 28,842 23.6 +1.6
Majority 64,772 52.9 −1.3
Turnout 122,456 100 −33.6
US House election, 2004: New York District 17
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Eliot L. Engel (incumbent) 140,530 76.2 +13.6
Republican Matt I. Brennan 40,524 22.0 −12.4
Conservative Kevin Brawley 3,482 1.9 +1.9
Majority 100,006 54.2 +26.0
Turnout 184,536 100 +49.0
US House election, 2002: New York District 17
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Eliot L. Engel (incumbent) 77,535 62.6 −27.1
Republican C. Scott Vanderhoef 42,634 34.4 +24.1
Right to Life Arthur L. Gallagher 1,931 1.6 +1.6
Green Elizabeth Shanklin 1,743 1.4 +1.4
Majority 34,901 28.2 −51.2
Turnout 123,843 100 −3.5
US House election, 2000: New York District 17
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Eliot L. Engel (incumbent) 115,093 89.7 +1.7
Republican Patrick McManus 13,201 10.3 −1.7
Majority 101,892 79.4 +3.4
Turnout 128,294 100 +39.5
US House election, 1998: New York District 17
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Eliot L. Engel (incumbent) 80,947 88.0 +3.0
Republican Peter Fiumefreddo 11,037 12.0 −1.3
Majority 69,910 76.0 +4.4
Turnout 91,984 100 −22.8
US House election, 1996: New York District 17
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Eliot L. Engel (incumbent) 101,287 85.0
Republican Denis McCarthy 15,892 13.3
Independence Dennis Coleman 2,008 1.7
Majority 85,395 71.6
Turnout 119,187 100

See also

References

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  2. ↑ "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)". Cook Political Report. April 3, 2025. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
  3. ↑ Bowman, Bridget (October 10, 2019). "Appropriations Chairwoman Nita Lowey announces retirement". Roll Call. Washington, DC. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  4. ↑ Rep. Maloney concedes to Lawler in District 17, retrieved November 9, 2022
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  13. ↑ "Certified November 5, 2024 General Election Results, approved 12.09.2024" (XLSX). New York State Board of Elections. 17th CD. Retrieved February 2, 2025.