The district's character is very different from the rest of New York City, being the only district in the city that leans toward the Republican Party in national elections. With a PVI of R+10, it is one of the most Republican urban districts in the country. It was the only New York City-based district carried by Donald Trump in 2020, who won it with 55 percent of the vote to Democratic opponent Joe Biden's 44 percent.
According to the APM Research Lab's Voter Profile Tools (featuring the U.S. Census Bureau's 2019 American Community Survey), the district contained about 499,000 potential voters (citizens, age 18+). Of these, 64% are White, 15% Latino, 12% Black, and 8% Asian. Immigrants make up 29% of the district's potential voters. The district has significant Arab-American, Italian-American, Jewish, Irish-American, and Russian-American populations. Median income among households (with one or more potential voter) in the district is about $85,200. As for the educational attainment of potential voters in the district, 10% of those 25 and older have not earned a high school degree, while 38% hold a bachelor's or higher degree.
New York County acting Supreme Court JusticeJeffrey Pearlman ruled that the map of New York's 11th congressional district (NY-11) is unconstitutional in mid-January 2026.[4] The New York State's Independent Redistricting Commission will redraw the map by February 6, 2026 (before the 2026 primary election day for congressional candidates); the New York State Legislature has to approve the new map.[5] Areas of New York's 10th congressional district will be swapped to accomplish certifying the new map for NY-11. In October 2025, four Staten Island residents filed a lawsuit citing that the district lines prevent voters of color (people of indigenous and/or Black African and/or Spanish-speaking ancestry) who are registered Democrats and vote Democrat living along the border of the district in Brooklyn and people living on Staten Island from electing Democrats or a candidate of color within NY-11.[6] The decision by Acting Justice Pearlman to declare the district's lines unconstitutional was upheld by the intermediate appeals court in February 2026.[7] However, the Supreme Court of the United States blocked the redistricting attempt on March 2, keeping the district intact.[8]
The current 11th district includes the entirety of the New York City borough of Staten Island and part of the borough of Brooklyn. Brooklyn neighborhoods in the district include:[9]
In New York State there are numerous minor parties at various points on the political spectrum. Certain parties will invariably endorse either the Republican or Democratic candidate for every office, hence the state electoral results contain both the party votes, and the final candidate votes (Listed as "Recap"). (See Electoral fusion §New York.)