New York City's 12th City Council district

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New York City's 12th City Council district
New York City Council District 12 (2020).svg
Boundaries following the 2020 census
Government
 • Councilmember  Kevin Riley (D—Eastchester)
Population
 (2010) [1]
 • Total
171,182
Demographics
 •  Black 67%
 •  Hispanic 25%
 •  White 4%
 •  Asian 2%
 • Other3%
Registration
 •  Democratic 79.9%
 •  Republican 3.4%
 • No party preference14.0%
Registered voters (2021) 112,477 [2]

New York City's 12th City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It has been represented by Democrat Kevin Riley since a 2020 special election to replace disgraced fellow Democrat Andy King. [3]

Contents

Geography

District 12 covers the farthest northeastern neighborhoods of the Bronx, including all of Williamsbridge, Baychester, Edenwald, Co-op City, and Eastchester as well as part of Wakefield and Allerton. [4]

The district overlaps with Bronx Community Boards 10, 11, and 12, and is contained within New York's 15th and 16th congressional district, with a small extension into the 14th district. It is also entirely contained within New York's 36th State Senate district, and overlaps (partially) with the 80th, 82nd, and 83rd districts of the New York State Assembly. [5]

With its population base in heavily-Black neighborhoods like Williamsbridge and Baychester, District 12 is the only majority-Black City Council district in the Bronx.

2010s

District 12 covers the farthest northeastern neighborhoods of the Bronx, including all of Williamsbridge, Baychester, Co-op City, and Eastchester as well as part of Wakefield. [6]

The district overlaps with Bronx Community Boards 10, 11, and 12, and is contained almost entirely within New York's 16th congressional district, with a small extension into the 14th district. It also overlaps with the 34th and 36th districts of the New York State Senate, and with the 80th, 81st, 82nd, and 83rd districts of the New York State Assembly. [7]

Recent election results

2025

2025 New York City Council election, District 12 [8]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kevin Riley (incumbent) 13,662 75.4
Democratic Andy King 4,34324.0
Write-in 1190.7
Total votes18,124 100.0
General election
Democratic Kevin Riley (incumbent)
Republican Franchie Muniz Sr.
Conservative James Washington-Ward
United AllianceJames Washington-Ward
TotalJames Washington-Ward
Write-in
Total votes100.0

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. [9]

2023 New York City Council election, District 12 [10] [11]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kevin Riley (incumbent) 5,882 81.7
Democratic Pamela Hamilton-Johnson90212.5
Democratic Aisha Ahmed3965.5
Write-in 200.3
Total votes7,200 100.0
General election
Democratic Kevin Riley (incumbent) 9,557 92.8
Republican Dewayne Lee6926.7
Write-in 540.5
Total votes10,303 100.0
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. [12]

2021 New York City Council election, District 12 Democratic primary [13]
PartyCandidateMaximum
round		Maximum
votes		Share in
maximum
round		Maximum votes
First round votesTransfer votes
Democratic Kevin Riley (incumbent)39,59559.1%
​​
Democratic Pamela Hamilton-Johnson36,64340.9%
​​
Democratic Shanequa Moore23,66021.1%
​​
Write-in 12091.2%
​​
New York City's 12th City Council district
An interactive map of District 12
2021 New York City Council election, District 12 general election [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kevin Riley (incumbent) 17,959 99.5
Write-in 800.5
Total votes18,039 100
Democratic hold

2020 special

In October 2020, Andy King was expelled from the City Council for harassment, discrimination, and conflict of interest, triggering a special election for his seat. Like all municipal special elections in New York City, the race was officially nonpartisan, with all candidates running on ballot lines of their own creation.

2020 New York City Council special election, District 12 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Justice & Unity Kevin Riley 4,879 68.1
Social ChangePamela Hamilton-Johnson1,74724.4
Bronx 12 MattersNeville Mitchell2363.3
Write-in Bernard Cylich1432.0
Write-in 1361.9
Total votes7,160 100

2017

2017 New York City Council election, District 12 [16] [17]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Andy King (incumbent) 7,936 68.2
Democratic Pamela Hamilton-Johnson3,16727.2
Democratic Karree-Lyn Gordon5134.4
Write-in 230.2
Total votes11,639 100
General election
Democratic Andy King (incumbent) 22,022 94.0
Conservative Adrienne Erwin1,3845.9
Write-in 310.1
Total votes23,437 100
Democratic hold

2013

2013 New York City Council election, District 12 [18] [19]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Andy King (incumbent) 8,638 57.4
Democratic Pamela Johnson [20] 4,90732.6
Democratic Lenford Edie7575.0
Democratic Adeyemi LaCrown Toba7575.0
Write-in 00.0
Total votes15,061 100
General election
Democratic Andy King 21,044
Working Families Andy King 546
Total Andy King (incumbent) 21,590 95.6
Republican Robert Diamond571
Conservative Robert Diamond133
TotalRobert Diamond7043.1
Green Trevor Archer2741.2
Write-in 170.1
Total votes22,585 100
Democratic hold

References

  1. ↑ "Census Demographics at the NYC City Council district (CNCLD) level". NYC Open Data. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Council District Summary Report" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. February 21, 2021. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  3. ↑ "District 12 - Kevin Riley". New York City Council. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Council Members & Districts". New York City Council. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  5. ↑ "NYC Boundaries Map". BetaNYC. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Council Members & Districts". New York City Council. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  7. ↑ "NYC Boundaries Map". BetaNYC. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  8. ↑ "2025 Primary Official Ranked Choice Rounds, DEM Council Member 12th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. July 22, 2025. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ "2023 Primary Official Ranked Choice Rounds, DEM Council Member 12th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
  11. ↑ "General Election 2023 - Member of the City Council, 12th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  12. ↑ Rachel Holliday Smith (January 18, 2021). "How Does Ranked Choice Voting Work in New York City?". The City. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  13. ↑ "2021 Primary Official Ranked Choice Rounds, DEM Council Member 12th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  14. ↑ "General Election 2021 - Member of the City Council, 12th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  15. ↑ "Special Election 2020 - Member of the City Council, 12th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  16. ↑ "Primary Election 2017 - Democratic Member of the City Council, 12th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  17. ↑ "General Election 2017 - Member of the City Council, 12th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  18. ↑ "Primary Election 2013 - Democratic Member of the City Council, 12th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  19. ↑ "General Election 2013 - Member of the City Council, 12th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  20. ↑ Johnson would later run for the district several more times under the name Pamela Hamilton-Johnson.
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