<P> The 16th district includes the northern Bronx and the southern half of Westchester County, including the suburban cities of Mount Vernon, Yonkers, and Rye . </P> <P> 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 . Before redistricting, the 2010 Census found that approximately 38% of constituents in New York's 16th lived at or below the federal poverty line, the highest poverty rate of any congressional district in the nation . These neighborhoods were largely reassigned to the 15th district after redistricting, while the current 16th comprises most of the territory that had previously been the 17th District . The current 16th district, while still containing impoverished areas, such as some neighborhoods of Mount Vernon, also contains affluent areas, such as in Scarsdale and Rye, resulting in a more mixed - income demography . </P> <P> In 2008, the previous version of this district gave Barack Obama his largest victory margin of any congressional district, a margin of 90% (95% - 5%). The current configuration of the 16th district is not as overwhelmingly Democratic as the previous version, but retains a Democratic majority . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> Election results from presidential races (current lines) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Year </Td> <Td> Office </Td> <Td> Results </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2008 </Td> <Td> President </Td> <Td> Obama 73 - 26% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2012 </Td> <Td> President </Td> <Td> Obama 73.7 - 25.5% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2016 </Td> <Td> President </Td> <Td> Clinton 75.5 - 22.5% </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> Election results from presidential races (old lines) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Year </Td> <Td> Office </Td> <Td> Results </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> President </Td> <Td> Clinton 81 - 15% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> President </Td> <Td> Clinton 94 - 4% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2000 </Td> <Td> President </Td> <Td> Gore 92 - 5% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> President </Td> <Td> Kerry 89 - 10% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2008 </Td> <Td> President </Td> <Td> Obama 95 - 5% </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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