Arizona's 5th congressional district

Arizona's 5th congressional district
Arizona's 5th congressional district
	Arizona's 5th congressional district since January 3, 2013
Representative
	Andy Biggs; R–Gilbert
Area	1,423 sq mi (3,690 km2)
Distribution	97.2% urban; 2.8% rural;
Population (2019)	849,917
Median household; income	$82,540
Ethnicity	71.7% White; 17.5% Hispanic; 4.5% Asian; 3.0% Black; 2.2% Two or more races; 1.1% other;
Cook PVI	R+11

Arizona's 5th congressional district is a congressional district located in the U.S. state of Arizona, currently represented by Republican Andy Biggs.

The district contains Gilbert, Queen Creek, southern and eastern Chandler, and eastern Mesa. It is within eastern Maricopa County, and includes most of the East Valley. Its representative, Andy Biggs, was elected in November 2016.

After redistricting in 2010, most of the 5th's territory became the 9th district, while the 5th included most of the territory in the old 6th district.

History[]

Arizona picked up a fifth district after the 1980 Census. It covered most of the southeastern portion of the state, though the bulk of its population was located in the eastern half of Tucson. It was a Republican-leaning swing district, though a Democrat won it when it was first contested in 1982 before giving way to a Republican in 1984.

After the 2000 census, this district essentially became the 8th district, while most of the Maricopa County portion of the old 6th district became the new 5th district. This version of the 5th covered all of Tempe and Scottsdale and portions of Chandler, Mesa and the Ahwatukee section of Phoenix. Although Republicans outnumbered Democrats by about 40,000 voters, the 5th district was considered far less conservative than other suburban Phoenix districts. George W. Bush received 54% of the vote in this district in 2004 and home state candidate John McCain narrowly won the district in 2008 with 51.70% of the vote while Barack Obama received 47.17%.

After the 2010 census, this district mostly became the 9th district, while the 5th was reconfigured to take in most of the East Valley. This area had previously been the 1st district from 1951 to 2003 and the 6th district from 2003 to 2013. Like its predecessors, this district is heavily Republican.

Recent election results from statewide races[]

Year	Office	Winner
2000	President	Bush 54 - 43%
2004	President	Bush 54 - 45%
2008	President	McCain 52 - 47%
2012	President	Romney 64 - 35%
2016	President	Trump 58 - 37%
2020	President	Trump 57 - 42%

List of members representing the district[]

Arizona began sending a fifth member to the House after the 1980 Census.

Representative	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history	Description and counties^[4]^[5]^[6]
District created January 3, 1983.
James F. McNulty Jr.	Democratic	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1985	98th	Elected in 1982. Lost re-election.	Southeast Arizona, including parts of Tucson: Cochise, Greenlee, Graham (part), Pima (part), Pinal (part), Santa Cruz (part)
Jim Kolbe	Republican	January 3, 1985 – January 3, 2003	99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th	Elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Redistricted to the 8th district.
Jim Kolbe	Republican	January 3, 1985 – January 3, 2003	99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th		Southeast Arizona, including parts of Tucson: Cochise, Graham (part), Pima (part), Pinal (part)
J. D. Hayworth	Republican	January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2007	108th 109th	Redistricted from the 6th district Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Lost re-election.	Maricopa (part): Parts of Metro Phoenix
Harry Mitchell	Democratic	January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2011	110th 111th	Elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Lost re-election.
David Schweikert	Republican	January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013	112th	Elected in 2010. Redistricted to the 6th district.
Matt Salmon	Republican	January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2017	113th 114th	Elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Retired.	Maricopa (part): Southeastern parts of Metro Phoenix
Andy Biggs	Republican	January 3, 2017 – Present	115th 116th 117th	Elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020.	Maricopa (part): Southeastern parts of Metro Phoenix

Recent election results[]

2002[]

Arizona’s 5th congressional district house election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	J.D. Hayworth (incumbent)	103,870	61.17%
	Democratic	Chris Columbus	61,559	36.25%
	Libertarian	Warren Severin	4,383	2.58%
Majority			42,311	24.92%
Total votes			169,812	100.00
	Republican hold

2004[]

Arizona’s 5th congressional district house election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	J.D. Hayworth* (incumbent)	159,455	59.50%
	Democratic	Elizabeth Rogers	102,363	38.19%
	Libertarian	Michael Kielsky	6,189	2.31%
Majority			57,092	21.31%
Total votes			268,007	100.00
	Republican hold

2006[]

Arizona’s 5th congressional district house election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Harry Mitchell	101,838	50.41%
	Republican	J.D. Hayworth* (incumbent)	93,815	46.44%
	Libertarian	Warren Severin	6,357	3.15%
Majority			8,023	3.97%
Total votes			202,010	100.00
	Democratic gain from Republican

2008[]

Arizona’s 5th congressional district house election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Harry Mitchell* (incumbent)	149,033	53.16%
	Republican	David Schweikert	122,165	43.57%
	Libertarian	Warren Severin	9,158	3.27%
Majority			26,868	9.59%
Total votes			280,365	100.00
	Democratic hold

2010[]

Arizona’s 5th congressional district house election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Schweikert	110,374	52.00%
	Democratic	Harry Mitchell* (incumbent)	91,749	43.23%
	Libertarian	Nick Coons	10,127	4.77%
Majority			18,625	8.77%
Total votes			212,250	100.00
	Republican gain from Democratic

2012[]

Arizona’s 5th congressional district house election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Matt J. Salmon	183,470	67.19%
	Democratic	Spencer Morgan	89,589	32.81%
Majority			93,881	34.38%
Total votes			273,059	100.00
	Republican hold

2014[]

Arizona’s 5th congressional district house election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Matt J. Salmon* (incumbent)	124,867	69.58%
	Democratic	James Woods	54,596	30.42%
Majority			70,271	39.2%
Total votes			179,463	100.00
	Republican hold

2016[]

Arizona’s 5th congressional district house election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Andy Biggs	205,184	64.10%
	Democratic	Talia Fuentes	114,940	35.90%
Majority			90,244	28.2%
Total votes			320,124	100
	Republican hold

2018[]

Arizona’s 5th congressional district election 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Andy Biggs (incumbent)	186,037	59.4%
	Democratic	Joan Greene	127,027	40.6%
Majority			59,010	18.8%
Total votes			238,190	100
	Republican hold

2020[]

Arizona’s 5th congressional district house election, 2020
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Andy Biggs (incumbent)	262,414	58.9
	Democratic	Joan Greene	183,171	41.1
	Write-in		72	0.0
Total votes			445,657	100.0
	Republican hold

References[]

^ "My Congressional District".
^ "My Congressional District".
^ "Introducing the 2021 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index". April 15, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
^ Martis, Kenneth C., The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts, 1789-1983. New York: Macmillan Publishing, 1982.
^ Martis, Kenneth C., The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress, 1789-1989. New York: Macmillan Publishing, 1989.
^ Congressional Directory: Browse 105th Congress Archived February 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

External links[]

Maps of Congressional Districts first in effect for the 2002 election
Tentative Final Congressional Maps for the 2012 election
Rose Institute of State and Local Government, "Arizona: 2010 Redistricting Changes: Fifth District", Redistricting by State, Claremont, CA: Claremont McKenna College, archived from the original on September 15, 2020

Coordinates: 33°20′22″N 111°42′43″W / 33.33944°N 111.71194°W / 33.33944; -111.71194

[1] "My Congressional District".

[2] "My Congressional District".

[Cook-3] "Introducing the 2021 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index". April 15, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2021.

[4] Martis, Kenneth C., The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts, 1789-1983. New York: Macmillan Publishing, 1982.

[5] Martis, Kenneth C., The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress, 1789-1989. New York: Macmillan Publishing, 1989.

[6] Congressional Directory: Browse 105th Congress Archived February 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

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