New York City's 4th City Council district

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New York City's 4th City Council district
New York City Council District 4 (2020).svg
Boundaries following the 2020 census
Government
 • Councilmember  Keith Powers (D—Stuyvesant Town)
Population
 (2020) [1]
 • Total
177,118
Demographics
 •  White 78%
 •  Asian 11%
 •  Hispanic 7%
 •  Black 3%
 • Other2%
Registration
 •  Democratic 59.6%
 •  Republican 13.6%
 • No party preference24.5%
Registered voters (2025) 113,632 [2]

New York City's 4th City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It has been represented by Democrat Keith Powers since 2018, succeeding term-limited fellow Democrat Daniel Garodnick. [3]

Contents

Geography

District 4 covers a large swath of Manhattan's Upper East Side, also stretching south to include some or all of Midtown, Times Square, Stuyvesant Town–Peter Cooper Village, Turtle Bay, Murray Hill, and Koreatown. [4] The UN Headquarters, Rockefeller Center, and many other central Manhattan landmarks are located in the district.

The district overlaps with Manhattan Community Boards 5, 6, and 8, and is contained entirely within New York's 12th congressional district. It also overlaps with the 28th and 59th districts of the New York State Senate, and with the 73rd, 74th, and 75th districts of the New York State Assembly. [5]

Recent election results

2025

The 2025 New York City Council elections will be held on November 4, 2025, with primary elections occurring on June 24, 2025. [6]

2025 New York City Council election, District 4 Democratic primary [7]
PartyCandidateMaximum
round		Maximum
votes		Share in
maximum
round		Maximum votes
First round votesTransfer votes
Democratic Virginia Maloney513,05353.1%
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Democratic Vanessa Aronson511,51746.9%
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Democratic Rachel Storch 48,25830.1%
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Democratic Benjamin Wetzler34,39916.5%
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Democratic Faith Bondy22,3257.9%
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Democratic Lukas Florczak25051.7%
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Write-in 11700.6%
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2025 New York City Council election, District 4 general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Virginia Maloney
Republican Debra Schwartzben
Revive West SideKyle Athayde
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. [8]

2023 New York City Council election, District 4 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Keith Powers (incumbent) 13,159 73.4
Republican Brian Robinson4,534
Parent PartyBrian Robinson149
TotalBrian Robinson4,68326.1
Write-in 740.5
Total votes17,916 100.0
Democratic hold

2021

New York City's 4th City Council district
An interactive map of District 4

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. [10]

2021 New York City Council election, District 4 [11] [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Keith Powers (incumbent) 23,153 75.0
Republican David Casavis7,174
Libertarian David Casavis [13] 495
TotalDavid Casavis7,66924.8
Write-in 470.2
Total votes30,869 100
Democratic hold

2017

2017 New York City Council election, District 4 [14] [15]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Keith Powers 4,456 40.8
Democratic Marti Speranza2,49322.8
Democratic Rachel Honig9488.7
Democratic Bessie Schachter9188.4
Democratic Vanessa Aronson7466.8
Democratic Maria Castro5034.6
Democratic Jeffrey Mailman4824.4
Democratic Barry Shapiro2322.1
Democratic Alec Hartman1091.0
Write-in 250.2
Total votes10,912 100
General election
Democratic Keith Powers 16,496 57.2
Republican Rebecca Harary8,119
Stop De BlasioRebecca Harary451
Women's Equality Rebecca Harary239
Reform Rebecca Harary82
TotalRebecca Harary8,89130.8
Liberal Rachel Honig3,42211.9
Write-in 280.1
Total votes28,837 100
Democratic hold

2013

2013 New York City Council election, District 4 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Daniel Garodnick 20,401
Working Families Daniel Garodnick 965
Total Daniel Garodnick (incumbent) 21,366 70.5
Republican Helene Jnane8,620
Libertarian Helene Jnane291
TotalHelene Jnane8,91129.4
Write-in 270.1
Total votes30,304 100
Democratic hold

Previous councilmembers

References

  1. ↑ "NYC Population FactFinder". NYC Department of City Planning. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Council District Summary Report" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. February 20, 2025. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  3. ↑ "District 4 - Keith Powers". New York City Council. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Council Members & Districts". New York City Council. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  5. ↑ "NYC Boundaries Map". BetaNYC. Retrieved May 11, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Disclosure Deadlines – 2025 Citywide Elections". New York City Campaign Finance Board. July 15, 2022. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
  7. ↑ "2025 Primary Official Ranked Choice Rounds, DEM Council Member 4th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. July 22, 2025. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
  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.
  9. ↑ "General Election 2023 - Member of the City Council, 4th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  10. ↑ Rachel Holliday Smith (January 18, 2021). "How Does Ranked Choice Voting Work in New York City?". The City. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Primary Contest List" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  12. ↑ "General Election 2021 - Member of the City Council, 4th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  13. ↑ Marked as 'Independent/Libertarian'.
  14. ↑ "Primary Election 2017 - Democratic Member of the City Council, 4th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  15. ↑ "General Election 2017 - Member of the City Council, 4th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  16. ↑ "General Election 2013 - Member of the City Council, 4th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
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