New York's 16th Congressional District is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives represented by Eliot Engel.
The 16th district includes the northern Bronx and the southern half of Westchester County, including the suburban cities of Mount Vernon, Yonkers, and Rye.
From 2003 to 2013 the district included the neighborhoods of Bedford Park, East Tremont, Fordham, Hunts Point, Melrose, Highbridge, Morrisania, Mott Haven and University Heights. Yankee Stadium, Fordham University and the Bronx Zoo were located within the district.
In 2008, the previous version of this district gave Barack Obama his largest victory margin in any congressional district, a margin of 90% (95%-5%). The current 16th district is not as overwhelmingly Democratic as the previous version, but retains a healthy Democratic majority.
Read more about New York's 16th Congressional District: Voting, List of Representatives, Election Results
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