New York City's 5th City Council district

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New York City's 5th City Council district
New York City Council District 5 (2020).svg
Boundaries following the 2020 census
Government
 • Councilmember  Julie Menin (D—Yorkville)
Population
 (2010) [1]
 • Total
161,269
Demographics
 •  White 78%
 •  Asian 10%
 •  Hispanic 7%
 •  Black 3%
 • Other2%
Registration
 •  Democratic 60.6%
 •  Republican 13.5%
 • No party preference22.2%
Registered voters (2021) 134,893 [2]

New York City's 5th City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It is currently represented by Democrat Julie Menin. [3]

Contents

Geography

District 5 is based largely in Manhattan's Upper East Side, also covering Roosevelt Island and a small portion of East Harlem. [4]

The district overlaps with Manhattan Community Boards 6, 8, and 11, and is contained almost entirely within New York's 12th congressional district with a small extension into the 13th district. It also overlaps with the 28th, 29th, and 30th districts of the New York State Senate, and with the 68th, 73rd, and 76th districts of the New York State Assembly. [5]

Recent election results

2025

2025 New York City Council election, District 5 [6]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Julie Menin (incumbent) 24,773 73.2
Democratic Collin Thompson8,83126.1
Write-in 2520.7
Total votes33,856 100.0
General election
Democratic Julie Menin (incumbent) 46,634 73.9
Republican Alina Bonsell16,29925.8
Write-in 2030.3
Total votes63,136 100.0

2023 (redistricting)

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. [7]

2023 New York City Council election, District 5 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Julie Menin (incumbent) 14,970 81.1
Republican Elizabeth Golluscio3,36618.2
Write-in 1310.7
Total votes18,467 100.0
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]

2021 New York City Council election, District 5 Democratic primary [10]
PartyCandidateMaximum
round		Maximum
votes		Share in
maximum
round		Maximum votes
  First round votes  Transfer votes
Democratic Julie Menin 612,08356.0%
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Democratic Tricia Shimamura69,48544.0%
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Democratic Rebecca Lamorte54,69920.3%
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Democratic Kim Moscaritolo43,53414.8%
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Democratic Billy Freeland32,85311.6%
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Democratic Christopher Sosa21,4915.9%
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Democratic Marco Tamayo26712.6%
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Write-in 1780.3%
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New York City's 5th City Council district
An interactive map of District 5
2021 New York City Council election, District 5 general election [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Julie Menin 25,365 75.8
Republican Mark Foley7,541
Liberal Mark Foley445
TotalMark Foley7,98623.8
Write-in 1130.4
Total votes33,464 100
Democratic hold

2017

2017 New York City Council election, District 5 [12] [13]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ben Kallos (incumbent) 7,847 74.6
Democratic Gwen Goodwin1,58215.0
Democratic Patrick Bobilin1,0449.9
Write-in 450.5
Total votes10,518 100
General election
Democratic Ben Kallos 21,945
Working Families Ben Kallos 1,489
Total Ben Kallos (incumbent) 23,434 80.2
Republican Frank Spotorno5,67919.4
Write-in 1120.4
Total votes29,225 100
Democratic hold

2013

2013 New York City Council election, District 5 [14] [15]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ben Kallos 7,513 45.9
Democratic Micah Kellner 6,42039.2
Democratic Ed Hartzog2,42914.8
Write-in 50.0
Total votes16,367 100
General election
Democratic Ben Kallos 18,135 57.1
Republican David Paul Garland9,443
Dump the DumpDavid Paul Garland467
Independence David Paul Garland390
Libertarian David Paul Garland175
Liberal David Paul Garland24
Save 2nd AvenueDavid Paul Garland19
TotalDavid Paul Garland10,51833.1
Working Families Micah Kellner 3,1189.8
Write-in 120.0
Total votes31,783 100
Democratic hold

2009

2009 New York City Council election, District 5 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jessica Lappin 21,327
Working Families Jessica Lappin 1,158
Total Jessica Lappin (incumbent) 22,485 74.4
Republican Stephen Kaufman6,759
Independence Stephen Kaufman957
TotalStephen Kaufman7,71625.6
Write-in 30.0
Total votes30,204 100
Democratic hold

References

  1. ↑ "Census Demographics at the NYC City Council district (CNCLD) level". NYC Open Data. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Council District Summary Report" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. February 21, 2021. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  3. ↑ "District 5 - Julie Menin". New York City Council. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Council Members & Districts". New York City Council. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  5. ↑ "NYC Boundaries Map". BetaNYC. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  6. ↑ "2025 Primary Official Ranked Choice Rounds, DEM Council Member 5th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. July 22, 2025. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ "General Election 2023 - Member of the City Council, 5th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  9. ↑ Rachel Holliday Smith (January 18, 2021). "How Does Ranked Choice Voting Work in New York City?". The City. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  10. ↑ "2021 Primary Official Ranked Choice Rounds, DEM Council Member 5th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  11. ↑ "General Election 2021 - Member of the City Council, 5th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  12. ↑ "Primary Election 2017 - Democratic Member of the City Council, 5th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  13. ↑ "General Election 2017 - Member of the City Council, 5th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  14. ↑ "Primary Election 2013 - Democratic Member of the City Council, 5th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  15. ↑ "General Election 2013 - Member of the City Council, 5th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  16. ↑ "General Election 2009 - Member of the City Council, 5th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
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