Place
New York City's 25th City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council . It is currently represented by Democrat Shekar Krishnan .[ 3]
Geography
District 25 is based in the northwestern Queens neighborhoods of Jackson Heights and East Elmhurst , and Elmhurst .[ 4]
The district overlaps with Queens Community Boards 3 and 4 , and with New York's 6th and 14th congressional districts . It also overlaps with the 12th , 13th , and 16th districts of the New York State Senate , and with the 30th, 34th, 35th, 36th, and 39th districts of the New York State Assembly .[ 5]
Recent election results
Due to redistricting and the 2020 changes to the New York City Charter , councilmembers elected during the 2021 and 2023 City Council elections will serve two-year terms, with full four-year terms resuming after the 2025 New York City Council elections.[ 6]
2023 New York City Council election , District 25[ 7] [ 8]
Primary election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic Shekar Krishnan 3,409
61.8
Democratic
Ricardo Pacheco
1,321
23.9
Democratic
Fatima Baryab
755
13.7
Write-in
31
0.6
Total votes
5,516
100.0
General election
Democratic
Shekar Krishnan 4,981
Working Families
Shekar Krishnan 906
Total
Shekar Krishnan (incumbent) 5,887
64.8
Republican
Zhile Cao
1,829
Medical Freedom
Zhile Cao
95
Total
Zhile Cao
1,924
21.2
Diversity
Fatima Baryab
1,037
11.4
Write-in
Ricardo Pacheco
160
1.8
Write-in
70
0.8
Total votes
9,078
100.0
Democratic hold
2021
In 2019, voters in New York City approved Ballot Question 1, which implemented ranked-choice voting in all local elections. Under the new system, voters have the option to rank up to five candidates for every local office. Voters whose first-choice candidates fare poorly will have their votes redistributed to other candidates in their ranking until one candidate surpasses the 50 percent threshold. If one candidate surpasses 50 percent in first-choice votes, then ranked-choice tabulations will not occur.[ 9]
The 25th district hosted one of only three 2021 races in which the eventual winner did not receive the highest number of first-choice votes (the other two being the 9th and 50th districts ).
An interactive map of District 25
2017
2013
References
^ "Census Demographics at the NYC City Council district (CNCLD) level" . NYC Open Data. Retrieved June 24, 2021 .^ "Council District Summary Report" (PDF) . New York City Board of Elections. February 21, 2021. Retrieved June 24, 2021 .^ "District 25 - Daniel Dromm" . New York City Council. Retrieved June 25, 2021 .^ "Council Members & Districts" . New York City Council. Retrieved June 25, 2021 .^ "NYC Boundaries Map" . BetaNYC. Retrieved June 25, 2021 .^ Pazmino, Gloria (January 15, 2020). "Why the Census Means NYC Lawmakers Will Serve 2-Year Terms Instead of 4" . www.ny1.com . New York 1. Retrieved November 11, 2022 . ^ "2023 Primary Official Ranked Choice Rounds, DEM Council Member 25th Council District" (PDF) . New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved July 21, 2023 .^ "General Election 2023 - Member of the City Council, 25th Council District" (PDF) . New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 9, 2023 .^ Rachel Holliday Smith (January 18, 2021). "How Does Ranked Choice Voting Work in New York City?" . The City. Retrieved June 25, 2021 . ^ "2021 Primary Official Ranked Choice Rounds, DEM Council Member 25th Council District" (PDF) . New York City Board of Elections. July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2021 .^ "General Election 2021 - Member of the City Council, 25th Council District" (PDF) . New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 12, 2021 .^ "General Election 2017 - Member of the City Council, 25th Council District" (PDF) . New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 25, 2021 .^ "General Election 2013 - Member of the City Council, 25th Council District" (PDF) . New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 25, 2021 .
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