New York City's 25th City Council district

New York City's 25th City Council district
Boundaries following the 2020 census
Government
• Council Member	Shekar Krishnan (D—Jackson Heights)
Population  (2010) [1]
• Total	161,419
Demographics
•  Hispanic	36%
•  White	28%
•  Asian	27%
•  Black	6%
• Other	3%
Registration
•  Democratic	63.1%
•  Republican	9.2%
• No party preference	25.1%
Registered voters (2021) 85,768 [2]

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

2025

2025 New York City Council election, District 25 ^[6]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Shekar Krishnan (incumbent)	9,965	67.2
	Democratic	Ricardo Pacheco	4,758	32.1
	Write-in		108	0.7
Total votes			14,831	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Shekar Krishnan
	Working Families	Shekar Krishnan
	Total	Shekar Krishnan (incumbent)
	Republican	Ramses Frias
	Conservative	Ramses Frias
	Total	Ramses Frias
	Safe & Affordable	Ricardo Pacheco [7]
	Asians United	Shah Haque
	Write-in
Total votes				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. ^[8]

2023 New York City Council election, District 25 ^{[9] [10]}

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. ^[11]

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).

2021 New York City Council election, District 25 Democratic primary ^[12]

Party		Candidate	Maximum round	Maximum votes	Share in maximum round	Maximum votes First round votesTransfer votes
	Democratic	Shekar Krishnan	7	6,352	53.4%	​​
	Democratic	Yi Andy Chen	7	5,549	46.6%	​​
	Democratic	Carolyn Tran	6	3,045	23.6%	​​
	Democratic	Alfonso Quiroz	5	1,986	14.5%	​​
	Democratic	Fatima Baryab	4	1,687	11.8%	​​
	Democratic	Lili Melo	3	1,041	7.1%	​​
	Democratic	Manuel Perez	2	513	3.4%	​​
	Democratic	William Salgado	2	282	1.9%	​​
	Write-in		1	35	0.2%	​​

An interactive map of District 25

2021 New York City Council election, District 25 general election ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Shekar Krishnan	9,466	61.1
	Republican	Shah Shahidul Haque	2,987	19.3
	Diversity	Fatima Baryab	2,555	16.5
	Libertarian	Suraj Jaswal	415	2.7
	Write-in		62	0.4
Total votes			15,485	100
	Democratic hold

2017

2017 New York City Council election, District 25 ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Daniel Dromm	10,736
	Working Families	Daniel Dromm	1,460
	Total	Daniel Dromm (incumbent)	12,196	98.8
	Write-in		147	1.2
Total votes			12,343	100
	Democratic hold

2013

2013 New York City Council election, District 25 ^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Daniel Dromm	9,923
	Working Families	Daniel Dromm	1,100
	Total	Daniel Dromm (incumbent)	11,023	99.6
	Write-in		43	0.4
Total votes			11,066	100
	Democratic hold

References

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2. "Council District Summary Report" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. February 21, 2021. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
3. "District 25 - Daniel Dromm". New York City Council. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
4. "Council Members & Districts". New York City Council. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
5. "NYC Boundaries Map". BetaNYC. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
6. "2025 Primary Official Ranked Choice Rounds, DEM Council Member 25th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. July 22, 2025. Retrieved July 23, 2025.
7. Marked as "Safe & Affordable/Stop The Casino."
8. 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.
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11. Rachel Holliday Smith (January 18, 2021). "How Does Ranked Choice Voting Work in New York City?". The City. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
12. "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.
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14. "General Election 2017 - Member of the City Council, 25th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
15. "General Election 2013 - Member of the City Council, 25th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 25, 2021.