New York.- New York.- Upper Manhattan could become the U.S.’ first Dominican dominated congressional district as support builds in what once was the heart of the city’s black community, news source dnainfo.com reports. “A groundswell of support is building in Upper Manhattan for what could become the nation's first Dominican congressional district — right in the traditional heart of black politics.”

The news source said demographics in the district of the 30 year long rein of Rep. Charlie Rangel, “have been shifting,” as more Whites and Latinos fill the void left by a black population it describes as “dwindling.”

“Today, the 15th Congressional District — which includes Washington Heights, Inwood, Harlem, parts of the Upper West and East sides and a sliver of northwest Queens — is 46 percent Latino, 26 percent African American and 21 percent white, the latest census data show,” according to dnainfo.com.

It adds that the figure is an 18% drop in the black population, and, from a decade ago, a 75 percent jump in the white population. “At the same time, the city is nearly 29 percent Latino, a figure that it affirms is up 8 percent over the past decade.”