New York City's 18th City Council district

New York City's 18th City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It is currently represented by Democrat Amanda Farías, who took office in 2022.^[3]

New York City's 18th City Council district
Government
• Councilmember	Amanda Farías (D—Parkchester)
Population  (2010)[1]
• Total	169,410
Demographics
• Hispanic	58%
• Black	30%
• Asian	6%
• White	3%
• Other	3%
Registration
• Democratic	76.0%
• Republican	4.7%
• No party preference	16.5%
Registered voters (2021) 110,532[2]

Geography

District 18 is based on the eastern shoreline of the East Bronx, covering Parkchester, Castle Hill, Soundview, and Clason Point.^[4] Soundview Park is located within the district.

The district overlaps with Bronx Community Boards 9 and 10, and with New York's 14th and 15th congressional districts. It also overlaps with the 32nd, 33rd, and 34th districts of the New York State Senate, and with the 82nd, 85th, and 87th districts of the New York State Assembly.^[5]

Recent election results

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.^[6]

2023 New York City Council election, District 18^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Amanda Farías	5,648
	Working Families	Amanda Farías	362
	Total	Amanda Farías (incumbent)	6,010	87.8
	Republican	Michelle Castillo	775	11.3
	Write-in		60	0.9
Total votes			6,845	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.^[8]

2021 New York City Council election, District 18 Democratic primary^[9]

Party		Candidate	Maximum round	Maximum votes	Share in maximum round	Maximum votes First round votesTransfer votes
	Democratic	Amanda Farías	6	6,004	52.3%	​​
	Democratic	William Rivera	6	5,467	47.7%	​​
	Democratic	Michael Beltzer	5	2,079	16.2%	​​
	Democratic	Darlene Jackson	5	1,964	15.3%	​​
	Democratic	Mohammed Mujumder	4	1,768	13.1%	​​
	Democratic	Mirza Rashid	3	732	5.3%	​​
	Democratic	William Russell Moore	2	577	4.1%	​​
	Democratic	Eliu Lara	2	136	1.0%	​​
	Write-in		1	70	0.5%	​​

An interactive map of District 18

2021 New York City Council election, District 18 general election^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Amanda Farías	10,312	86.7
	Republican	Lamont Paul	1,559	13.1
	Write-in		25	0.2
Total votes			11,896	100
	Democratic hold

2017

2017 New York City Council election, District 18^[11][12]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rubén Díaz Sr.	4,017	42.1
	Democratic	Amanda Farías	1,991	20.9
	Democratic	Elvin García	1,397	14.6
	Democratic	Michael Beltzer	1,282	13.4
	Democratic	William Russell Moore	842	8.8
	Write-in		8	0.1
Total votes			9,537	100
General election
	Democratic	Rubén Díaz Sr.	12,473	78.9
	Liberal	Michael Beltzer	1,292	8.2
	Conservative	Eduardo Ramirez	843	5.3
	Reform	William Russell Moore	685	4.3
	Green	Carl Lundgren	466	3.0
	Write-in		25	0.2
Total votes			15,804	100
	Democratic hold

2013

2013 New York City Council election, District 18^[13][14]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Annabel Palma (incumbent)	6,244	70.7
	Democratic	William Russell Moore	2,588	29.3
	Write-in		0	0.0
Total votes			8,832	100
General election
	Democratic	Annabel Palma	14,161
	Working Families	Annabel Palma	391
	Total	Annabel Palma (incumbent)	14,552	89.3
	Republican	Lamont Paul	558	3.4
	Jobs & Education	William Russell Moore	546	3.4
	Green	Walter Nestler	262
	Progressive	Walter Nestler	57
	Total	Walter Nestler	319	2.0
	Conservative	Eduardo Ramirez	302	1.9
	Write-in		11	0.1
Total votes			16,288	100
	Democratic hold

References

1. "Census Demographics at the NYC City Council district (CNCLD) level". NYC Open Data. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
2. "Council District Summary Report" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. February 21, 2021. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
3. "District 18 - Amanda Farias". New York City Council. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
4. "Council Members & Districts". New York City Council. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
5. "NYC Boundaries Map". BetaNYC. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
6. 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.
7. "General Election 2023 - Member of the City Council, 18th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
8. Rachel Holliday Smith (January 18, 2021). "How Does Ranked Choice Voting Work in New York City?". The City. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
9. "2021 Primary Official Ranked Choice Rounds, DEM Council Member 18th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
10. "General Election 2021 - Member of the City Council, 18th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
11. "Primary Election 2017 - Democratic Member of the City Council, 18th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
12. "General Election 2017 - Member of the City Council, 18th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
13. "Primary Election 2013 - Democratic Member of the City Council, 18th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
14. "General Election 2013 - Member of the City Council, 18th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 21, 2021.