CQ Risk Rating: Safe Democrat 
| GENERAL ELECTION: NOVEMBER 7, 2000 |
|
| Carolyn B. Maloney (D, L) | 148,080 | 74% |
| Carla Rhodes (R) | 45,453 | 23% |
| Sandra Stevens (GREEN) | 4,869 | 2% |
| Frederick D. Newman (INDC) | 1,946 | 1% |
| PRIMARY ELECTION: SEPTEMBER 12, 2000 |
|
| | Votes | Percentage | | Democratic |
| Carolyn B. Maloney | Unopposed |
| | Green |
| Sandra Stevens | Unopposed |
| | Independence |
| Frederick D. Newman | Unopposed |
| | Liberal |
| Carolyn B. Maloney | Unopposed |
| | Republican |
| Carla Rhodes | Unopposed |
Source: Congressional Quarterly. To suggest updates and corrections: politics.feedback@cq.com
Major Industry | Population | Cities | People | Race | Median Household Income | Unusual Features
NEW YORK 14
:
East Side Manhattan; Parts of Queens
Republicans engineered politics on Manhattan's East Side when the
mansions of aristocrats ruled this "Silk Stocking District." Beginning in
the 1960s, the old-money elite were gradually supplanted by "limousine
liberals," highly educated young professionals with a devotion to the arts.
Although many of the district's local leaders are still Republican, the 14th
elected a Democratic representative to Congress in 1992 and supported
Clinton by huge margins in both 1992 and '96.
In 1997, when a three-judge panel declared the nearby majority-Hispanic
12th District unconstitutionally gerrymandered, the boundaries of the 14th
were redrawn to exclude its portion of Brooklyn. Although the district lost
some working-class Democrats, it picked up new working-class neighborhoods
in Queens. As a result, the changes caused no substantial shift in the
district's political climate.
The 14th, which hosts some of New York City's most famous landmarks,
including Central Park and Rockefeller Center, is a generally white,
affluent district. Its Democratic base is supported by black populations
near Harlem, Hispanic communities on the Lower East Side and a small part of
Chinatown. Italian and Greek communities in Queens tend to be more socially
conservative than their Manhattan neighbors but generally vote Democratic.
Major Industry
Finance, publishing, communications, advertising, health care
Population
580,338 (1990)
Cities
New York (pt.), 580,338 (1990)
People
100% urban; 16% age 65+ (ranks fourth of 31 in state; top third nationally);
30% married couples, 10% married couples with children; 52% college educated
(ranks first of 31 in state; top third nationally); 85% white collar (ranks
first of 31 in state; top third nationally), 8% blue collar (ranks 31 of 31
in state; bottom third nationally) (1990)
Race
Non-Hispanic: 78% white, 5% black, 6% Asian; 11% Hispanic origin (1990)
Median Household Income
$42,074 (ranks ninth of 31 in state; top third nationally) (1990)
Unusual Features
Central Park, Rockefeller Center, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Grand
Central Station, the United Nations and the Chrysler Building on Manhattan's
East Side.
Source: Congressional Quarterly (Updated April 1999)
Front | Political News | Elections | The Issues | Federal Page | Polls
Columns - Cartoons | Live Online | Online Extras | Photo Galleries | Video - Audio
|
District 14
