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Counties in New York
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Ballotpedia provides comprehensive coverage of elections in the 100 largest cities in America by population and the largest counties that overlap those cities. This encompasses all city, county, judicial, school district, and special district offices appearing on the ballot within those cities. Ballotpedia also covers mayors, city councils, and district attorneys in all state capitals.
This page includes the following resources:
- The county governments covered by Ballotpedia in New York
- A list and map of counties in New York
- An overview of local elections in New York
- An overview of the initiative process in New York
Counties
County government
Click the links below for information about the county governments in Ballotpedia's coverage scope:
- Government of Bronx County
- Government of Erie County
- Government of Kings County
- Government of New York County
- Government of Queens County
- Government of Richmond County
Full list of counties
According to a 2022 study from the U.S. Census Bureau, this state's local governments consist of 57 counties, 1,525 cities, towns, and villages, and 1,189 special districts. Five counties—Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, and Richmond—are classified as active consolidated governments.[1]
The following table defaults to displaying only 25 counties at a time. To change the number of counties displayed, use the drop-down menu above the upper left-hand corner of the table. You can also use the search bar above the upper-right corner of the table to look up a specific county.
Map of counties
Counties in blue on the map below are part of Ballotpedia's county coverage scope:
Elections
Click the links below for information about the elections held in each municipality. Please note that this is not a comprehensive list of municipalities that held elections each year in this state; click here to learn more about Ballotpedia's local government coverage scope.
2025
- Albany, New York - Mayor and city council
- Buffalo, New York - Mayor
- New York, New York - Mayor, comptroller, public advocate, and city council
- Bronx County, New York - Borough president and civil court judge
- Erie County, New York - Comptroller, sheriff, county legislature, supreme court judge, county court judge, and family court judge
- Kings County, New York - Borough president, district attorney, supreme court judge, and civil court judge
- New York County, New York - Borough president, district attorney, supreme court judge, and civil court judge
- Queens County, New York - Borough president, supreme court judge, and civil court judge
- Richmond County, New York - Borough president
- New York school board elections
2024
- Albany, New York - District attorney
- Buffalo, New York - City court judge
- Bronx County, New York - Civil court judges and supreme court judges
- Erie County, New York - District attorney, county legislature, family court judge, and supreme court judges
- Kings County, New York - Civil court judges and supreme court judges
- New York County, New York - Civil court judges and supreme court judges
- Queens County, New York - Civil court judges, supreme court judges, and surrogate court judge
- New York school board elections
2023
- Buffalo, New York - City council, comptroller, and city court judge
- New York, New York - City council
- Bronx County, New York - District attorney, New York City Civil Court judges, and New York Supreme Court judges
- Erie County, New York - County executive, county legislators, and family court judges
- Kings County, New York - New York City Civil Court judges, New York Supreme Court judges, and Kings County Surrogate's Court judge
- New York County, New York - New York City Civil Court and New York Supreme Court judges
- Queens County, New York - District attorney, New York City Civil Court judges, and New York Supreme Court judges
- Richmond County, New York - District attorney and New York City Civil Court judge
- New York school board elections
2022
- Buffalo, New York - Chief judge of city court and city court judges
- Bronx County, New York - Civil court judges and supreme court judges
- Erie County, New York - County clerk, family court judge, and supreme court judges
- Kings County, New York - Civil court judges and supreme court judges
- New York County, New York - Civil court judges, supreme court judge, and surrogate's court judge
- Queens County, New York - Civil court judges and supreme court judges
- Richmond County, New York - Civil court judge and supreme court judges
- New York school board elections
2021
- Albany, New York - Mayor and city council
- Buffalo, New York - Mayor and city court judges
- New York, New York - Mayor, city council, public advocate, and comptroller
- Bronx County, New York - Borough president and civil court judges
- Erie County, New York - County legislature, comptroller, sheriff, and family court judge
- Kings County, New York - Borough president, district attorney, surrogate court judge, and civil court judges
- New York County, New York - Borough president, district attorney, and civil court judges
- Queens County, New York - Borough president and civil court judges
- Richmond County, New York - Borough president and civil court judge
- New York school board elections
2020
- New York, New York - City council districts 12 and 37 (special elections)
- Bronx County, New York - Civil court and supreme court judges
- Erie County, New York - District attorney and county court and family court judges
- Kings County, New York - Civil court and supreme court judges
- New York County, New York - Civil court and supreme court judges
- Queens County, New York - Borough president (special election) and civil court and supreme court judges
- Richmond County, New York - Civil court and supreme court judges
- New York school board elections
Initiative process availability
Cities
All of New York's 62 cities have charter amendment by initiative under state law.[2][3]
Counties
Suffolk County has an initiative process authorized by a special state law. Also, five counties are under the jurisdiction of New York City. As such residents of these counties enjoy an initiative process at the city level.[4][3]
See also
| New York | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ U.S. Census Bureau, "2022 Census of Governments – Organization," accessed October 16, 2023
- ↑ New York Department of State, "Revising City Charters in New York State," June 1998 (Reprinted 2015)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ballotpedia, "Types & #s of local government by state," September 2012
- ↑ Suffolk County, "Administrative Code, Article VII," accessed October 27, 2012
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