Brooklyn is divided among five congressional districts: the 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, and 11th. Each sends one member to the U.S. House. Nydia Velázquez represents the 7th, Hakeem Jeffries the 8th, Yvette Clarke the 9th, Dan Goldman the 10th, and Nicole Malliotakis the 11th. Because the lines cut through neighborhoods rather than around them, your exact address decides which one you’re in.
Which District Covers Your Neighborhood
The 7th District covers northern Brooklyn — Greenpoint, Williamsburg, Bushwick, and parts of Cypress Hills — and continues into Queens. Nydia Velázquez won re-election in 2024.1U.S. House of Representatives. Our District – Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez
The 8th District takes in central and eastern Brooklyn, including East New York, Brownsville, and Canarsie. Hakeem Jeffries, who also serves as House Democratic Leader, ran unopposed in the 2024 general election and received more than 168,000 votes.2Congress.gov. Hakeem S. Jeffries – District Map His district office is at 55 Hanson Place, Suite 603.3U.S. House of Representatives. Central Brooklyn District Office – Congressman Hakeem Jeffries
The 9th District sits in southern and central Brooklyn: Crown Heights, East Flatbush, Flatbush, Midwood, Sheepshead Bay, and Marine Park. Yvette Clarke won re-election in 2024.4Congress.gov. Yvette D. Clarke – District Map
The 10th District runs along the western Brooklyn waterfront — Brooklyn Heights, Park Slope, Sunset Park — and crosses the East River into Lower Manhattan. Dan Goldman won re-election in 2024 with roughly 82 percent of the vote.5Congress.gov. Daniel S. Goldman – District Map
The 11th District covers Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, and Bensonhurst in southern Brooklyn, then extends across the Narrows to all of Staten Island. Nicole Malliotakis, a Republican, won re-election in 2024 with about 167,000 votes.6New York State Board of Elections. Congressional District 11
How to Confirm Your District by Address
Neighborhood names only get you close. Some Brooklyn streets sit on district borders, and next-door neighbors sometimes vote for different representatives. To be certain, use the official U.S. House lookup, which matches your address to your member of Congress and gives you their contact information.7U.S. House of Representatives. Find Your Representative
The New York State Board of Elections voter lookup does the same thing and also returns your state senate, state assembly, and city council districts in a single search. The NYC Board of Elections voter portal is a third option. All three reflect the current court-approved maps.
Why the Current Map Looks the Way It Does
The boundaries in place today came out of a redistricting fight that followed the 2020 Census, which cost New York one House seat and forced every district in the state to be redrawn. After the state’s Independent Redistricting Commission deadlocked and the legislature’s replacement map was struck down in Harkenrider v. Hochul as an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander,8Justia. Matter of Hoffmann v New York State Ind. Redistricting Commn. a court-appointed special master drew interim lines for 2022.9Jonathan Cervas. Report of the Special Master – Harkenrider v. Hochul The commission then reconvened, approved a new map in February 2024, and the legislature enacted the version that governs Brooklyn’s five districts now.
When These Seats Are Next on the Ballot
All five Brooklyn seats are up again in 2026, as every House seat is every two years. New York’s 2026 primary is June 23, and the general election is November 3.10New York State Board of Elections. Registration and Voting Deadlines
A few deadlines to know:
- To change your party enrollment in time for the June primary, your change must reach the board of elections by February 14, 2026. Changes filed later don’t take effect until June 30, 2026.
- New voter registrations for the primary must be received by June 13, 2026.
- New registrations for the general election must be received by October 24, 2026.
- Address or name changes must reach your county board of elections at least 15 days before the election.
The February 14 enrollment date is the one people miss. New York runs closed primaries, so if you’re unaffiliated or enrolled in a different party on that date, you won’t be able to vote in your preferred party’s June primary.