New York City Election District Boundaries

Current version 26a provides election district boundaries clipped to the shoreline for New York City. The data is maintained by the New York City Board of Elections and Department of City Planning. It was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Mapping election district shapes and calculating area using the_geom and Shape_Area columns.
• Analyzing the perimeter length of districts for logistical planning using the Shape_Length column.
• Joining voter registration or election result data using the ElectDist column as a key.
• Visualizing the spatial distribution and contiguity of political representation units via the_geom polygons.

Strengths

• Geometries are clipped to the NYC shoreline for spatial accuracy.
• Multiple historical versions are archived for longitudinal analysis.

Limitations

• Exact row count and dataset size are unknown, limiting assessment of completeness.
• Data is specific to New York City, limiting geographic generalizability.

Provenance

Source

New York City Board of Elections and Department of City Planning.

Collection Method

Administratively defined boundaries, likely digitized and maintained by city agencies.

Time Range

Current version is 26a; historical versions are available.

Freshness

Updated as of March 2026.

Geography

New York City, New York, USA.