New York's 1st congressional district

New York's 1st congressional district is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives located on Long Island. The district currently is represented by Republican Nick LaLota.

New York's 1st congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2025
Representative	Nick LaLota R–Amityville
Distribution	94.94% urban 5.06% rural
Population (2023)	775,252[1] [2]
Median household income	$132,619[3]
Ethnicity	72.3% White 14.9% Hispanic 5.1% Asian 4.3% Black 2.7% Two or more races 0.7% other
Cook PVI	R+4[4]

The district has the counties of Suffolk County, Smithtown, Brookhaven, Riverhead, Southold, Southampton, East Hampton, and Shelter Island. The very wealthy neighborhoods of the Hamptons are also in the district.

Election history

Year	Office	Results
1992	President	GHW Bush 40–38%
1996	President	B. Clinton 51–36%
2000	President	Gore 52–44%
2004	President	GW Bush 49–49%[a]
2008	President	Obama 52–48%
2012	President	Obama 50–49%
2016	President	Trump 54–42%
2020	President	Trump 51–47%

U.S. House of Representatives election, 1996: New York District 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Michael P. Forbes (Incumbent)	116,620	54.7
	Democratic	Nora L. Bredes	96,496	45.3
Majority			20,124	9.4
Turnout			213,116	100

U.S. House of Representatives election, 1998: New York District 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Michael P. Forbes (Incumbent)	99,460	64.1	9.4
	Democratic	William G. Holst	55,630	35.9	9.4
Majority			43,830	28.3	18.9
Turnout			155,090	100	27.2

U.S. House of Representatives election, 2000: New York District 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Felix Grucci	133,020	55.5	8.6
	Democratic	Regina Seltzer	97,299	40.6	4.7
	None	Michael P. Forbes (Incumbent)	6,318	2.6	2.6
	Green	William G. Holst	2,967	1.2	1.2
Majority			35,721	14.9	13.4
Turnout			239,604	100	54.5

U.S. House of Representatives election, 2002: New York District 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Timothy H. Bishop	84,276	50.2	9.6
	Republican	Felix Grucci (Incumbent)	81,524	48.6	6.9
	Green	Lorna Salzman	1,991	1.2	0.0
Majority			2,752	1.6	13.3
Turnout			167,791	100	30.0

U.S. House of Representatives election, 2004: New York District 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Timothy H. Bishop (Incumbent)	156,354	56.2	6.0
	Republican	William M. Manger, Jr.	121,855	43.8	4.8
Majority			34,499	12.4	10.8
Turnout			278,209	100	65.8

U.S. House of Representatives election, 2006: New York District 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Timothy H. Bishop (Incumbent)	104,360	62.2	6.0
	Republican	Italo Zanzi	63,328	37.8	6.0
Majority			41,032	24.5	12.1
Turnout			167,688	100	39.7

U.S. House of Representatives election, 2008: New York District 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Timothy H. Bishop (Incumbent)	162,083	58.4	3.8
	Republican	Lee M. Zeldin	115,545	41.6	3.8
Majority			46,538	16.8	7.7
Turnout			277,628	100	65.6

U.S. House of Representatives election, 2010: New York District 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Timothy H. Bishop (Incumbent)	98,316	50.2	8.2
	Republican	Randy Altschuler	97,723	49.8	8.2
Majority			593	0.4	16.4
Turnout			196,039	100	29.4

U.S. House of Representatives election, 2012: New York District 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Timothy H. Bishop (Incumbent)	132,525	52.2	2.0
	Republican	Randy Altschuler	121,478	47.8	2.0
Majority			11,047	4.3	3.9
Turnout			254,003	100	22.8

U.S. House of Representatives election, 2014: New York District 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Lee Zeldin	94,035	53.2	5.4
	Democratic	Timothy H. Bishop (Incumbent)	78,722	44.6	7.6
Majority			15,313	8.6	4.3
Turnout			176,719	100	30.4

U.S. House of Representatives election, 2016: New York District 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Lee Zeldin (Incumbent)	188,499	55.2	2.0
	Democratic	Anna Throne-Holst	135,278	39.6	5.0
Majority			53,221	15.6	7.0
Turnout			341,554	100	93.3

U.S. House of Representatives election, 2018: New York District 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Lee Zeldin (Incumbent)	139,027	51.5	3.7
	Democratic	Perry Gershon	127,991	47.4	7.8
Majority			12,036	4.1	11.5
Turnout			270,006	100	73.1

U.S. House of Representatives election, 2020: New York District 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Lee Zeldin (Incumbent)	205,714	54.86	3.36
	Democratic	Nancy Goroff	169,294	45.14	2.26
Majority			36,420	9.72	5.62
Turnout			375,116	100	38.9

Notes

1. 2004 margin was <1%