New Yorks 1st congressional district
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New York's 1st congressional district

StateNew York
District Number1
Image Width300
RepresentativeTim Bishop
PartyDemocratic
ResidenceSouthhampton
Percent Urban93.89
Percent Rural6.11
Population654,360
Population Year2000
Median Income61,884
Percent White89.3
Percent Black4.3
Percent Asian2.4
Percent Native American0.3
Percent Hispanic7.5
Percent Other Race0.2
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The 1st Congressional District of New York is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in eastern Long Island. It includes most of Central and Eastern Suffolk County, including most of Smithtown, as well as the entirety of the towns of Brookhaven, Riverhead, Southold, Southampton, East Hampton, and Shelter Island. The district encompasses extremely wealthy enclaves such as the Hamptons, middle class suburban towns such as Selden, Centereach and Lake Grove, working class neighborhoods such as Mastic, Shirley, and Riverhead and rural farming communities such as Mattituck and Jamesport on the North Fork. Democrat Tim Bishop has represented the district since 2003.

The district is a battleground, as President George W. Bush defeated challenger John Kerry by less than a percentage point here in 2004, while in 2008, President Barack Obama defeated John McCain here 52%-48%.

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Election results from presidential races
Year Office Results
2000 President Gore 52 - 44%
2004 President Bush 49 - 49%
2008 President Obama 51 - 48%

1789 - 1813: One seat :
Representative Party Years District home Note
nowrapWilliam Floyd  Anti-Administration March 4, 1789 � March 3, 1791 Brookhaven
Vacant March 4, 1791 � October 23, 1791 Representative-elect James Townsend died May 24, 1790, before his term began.
nowrapThomas Tredwell  Anti-Administration October 24, 1791 � March 3, 1795 elected in special election April 1791
nowrapJonathan Nicoll Havens  Democratic-Republican March 4, 1795 � October 25, 1799 Shelter Island Died
vacant October 25, 1799 � February 27, 1800
nowrapJohn Smith  Democratic-Republican February 27, 1800 � February 23, 1804 Mastic Resigned
vacant February 23, 1804 � November 5, 1804
nowrapSamuel Riker  Democratic-Republican November 5, 1804 � March 3, 1805
nowrapEliphalet Wickes  Democratic-Republican March 4, 1805 � March 3, 1807
nowrapSamuel Riker  Democratic-Republican March 4, 1807 � March 3, 1809
nowrapEbenezer Sage  Democratic-Republican March 4, 1809 � March 3, 1813

1813 - 1823: Two seats : Seat A
Representative Party Years District home Note
John Lefferts  Democratic-Republican March 4, 1813 � March 3, 1815
Henry Crocheron  Democratic-Republican March 4, 1815 � March 3, 1817
Tredwell Scudder  Democratic-Republican March 4, 1817 � March 3, 1819
Silas Wood  Democratic-Republican March 4, 1819 � March 3, 1823 Became the sole representative from the district in 1823

: Seat B
Representative Party Years District home Note
Ebenezer Sage  Democratic-Republican March 4, 1813 � March 3, 1815
George Townsend  Democratic-Republican March 4, 1815 � March 3, 1819
vacant March 3, 1819 � January 14, 1820 Ebenezer Sage presented his credentials as a Representative-elect, but did not qualify.
James Guyon, Jr.  Democratic-Republican January 14, 1820 � March 3, 1821 Successfully contested the election of Ebenezer Sage
Vacant March 3, 1821 � December 12, 1821 Peter Sharpe presented his credentials as a Representative-elect, but did not qualify.
nowrapCadwallader D. Colden  Federalist December 12, 1821 � March 3, 1823 Successfully contested the election of Peter Sharpe

1823 - present: One seat :
Representative Party Years District home Note
Silas Wood  Adams-Clay DR March 4, 1823 � March 3, 1825
 Adams March 4, 1825 � March 3, 1829
nowrapJames Lent  Jacksonian March 4, 1829 � February 22, 1833 Died
Vacant February 22, 1833 � March 4, 1833
nowrapAbel Huntington  Jacksonian March 4, 1833 � March 3, 1837
nowrapThomas B. Jackson  Democratic March 4, 1837 � March 3, 1841
nowrapCharles A. Floyd  Democratic March 4, 1841 � March 3, 1843
nowrapSelah B. Strong  Democratic March 4, 1843 � March 3, 1845
nowrapJohn W. Lawrence  Democratic March 4, 1845 � March 3, 1847
nowrapFrederick W. Lord  Democratic March 4, 1847 � March 3, 1849
nowrapJohn Alsop King  Whig March 4, 1849 � March 3, 1851
nowrapJohn G. Floyd  Democratic March 4, 1851 � March 3, 1853
nowrapJames Maurice  Democratic March 4, 1853 � March 3, 1855
nowrapWilliam Valk  American March 4, 1855 � March 3, 1857
nowrapJohn A. Searing  Democratic March 4, 1857 � March 3, 1859
nowrapLuther C. Carter  Republican March 4, 1859 � March 3, 1861
nowrapEdward H. Smith  Democratic March 4, 1861 � March 3, 1863
nowrapHenry G. Stebbins  Democratic March 4, 1863 � October 24, 1864 Resigned
Vacant October 24, 1864 � December 5, 1864
nowrapDwight Townsend  Democratic December 5, 1864 � March 3, 1865
nowrapStephen Taber  Democratic March 4, 1865 � March 3, 1869
nowrapHenry A. Reeves  Democratic March 4, 1869 � March 3, 1871
nowrapDwight Townsend  Democratic March 4, 1871 � March 3, 1873
nowrapHenry J. Scudder  Republican March 4, 1873 � March 3, 1875
nowrapHenry B. Metcalfe  Democratic March 4, 1875 � March 3, 1877
nowrapJames W. Covert  Democratic March 4, 1877 � March 3, 1881
nowrapPerry Belmont  Democratic March 4, 1881 � December 1, 1888 Resigned to become United States minister to Spain
vacant December 1, 1888 � March 4, 1889
nowrapJames W. Covert  Democratic March 4, 1889 � March 3, 1895
nowrapRichard C. McCormick  Republican March 4, 1895 � March 3, 1897
nowrapJoseph M. Belford  Republican March 4, 1897 � March 3, 1899
nowrapTownsend Scudder  Democratic March 4, 1899 � March 3, 1901
nowrapFrederic Storm  Republican March 4, 1901 � March 3, 1903 Lost reelection
nowrapTownsend Scudder  Democratic March 4, 1903 � March 3, 1905
nowrapWilliam W. Cocks  Republican March 4, 1905 � March 3, 1911 Lost reelection
nowrapMartin W. Littleton  Democratic March 4, 1911 � March 3, 1913
nowrapLathrop Brown  Democratic March 4, 1913 � March 3, 1915 Lost reelection
nowrapFrederick C. Hicks  Republican March 4, 1915 � March 3, 1923
nowrapRobert L. Bacon  Republican March 4, 1923 � September 12, 1938 Died
Vacant September 12, 1938 � January 3, 1939
nowrapLeonard W. Hall  Republican January 3, 1939 � January 3, 1945 Redistricted to the 2nd congressional district
nowrapEdgar A. Sharp  Republican January 3, 1945 � January 3, 1947 Brookhaven
nowrapW. Kingsland Macy  Republican January 3, 1947 � January 3, 1951
nowrapErnest Greenwood  Democratic January 3, 1951 � January 3, 1953 Bay Shore
nowrapStuyvesant Wainwright  Republican January 3, 1953 � January 3, 1961
nowrapOtis G. Pike  Democratic January 3, 1961 � January 3, 1979
nowrapWilliam Carney  Republican January 3, 1979 � January 3, 1987
nowrapGeorge J. Hochbrueckner  Democratic January 3, 1987 � January 3, 1995
Michael P. Forbes  Republican January 3, 1995 � July 17, 1999
 Democratic July 17, 1999 � January 3, 2001
nowrapFelix Grucci  Republican January 3, 2001 � January 3, 2003 Brookhaven
nowrapTimothy H. Bishop  Democratic January 3, 2003 � present Southampton Incumbent



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