New York's 5th congressional district
New York's 5th congressional district | |||
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![]() New York's 5th congressional district since January 3, 2013 | |||
Representative |
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Distribution |
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Population (2019) | 759,001[1] | ||
Median household income | $76,150[2] | ||
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | D+34[3] |
The 5th congressional district of New York is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives, represented by Democrat Gregory Meeks. Most of the district is in Queens, but a small portion is located in Nassau County. A plurality of the district's population is African-American, and a majority of the district's population is non-white.
The district includes the entire Rockaway Peninsula as well as the Queens neighborhoods of Broad Channel, Cambria Heights, Hollis, Jamaica, Laurelton, Queens Village, Rosedale, Saint Albans, Springfield Gardens, and South Ozone Park, as well as John F. Kennedy International Airport. In Nassau County, the district covers Inwood and parts of Valley Stream and Elmont.
Recent election results in statewide races[]
Year | Office | Results |
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1992 | President | Clinton 52–35% |
1996 | President | Clinton 60–32% |
2000 | President | Gore 67–30% |
2004 | President | Kerry 63–36% |
2008 | President | Obama 63–36% |
2012 | President | Obama 91–9% |
2016 | President | Clinton 86–13% |
2020 | President | Biden 83–16% |
Components: past and present[]
1789–1913:
- Parts of Manhattan
1913–45:
- Parts of Brooklyn
1945–63:
- Parts of Queens
1963–93:
- Parts of Nassau
1993–2003:
- Parts of Nassau, Queens, Suffolk
2003–present:
- Parts of Nassau, Queens
Various New York districts have been numbered "5" over the years, including areas in New York City and various parts of upstate New York.
History[]
From 2003–13, the district consisted of northeastern Queens County and northwestern Nassau County. The Queens portion of the district included the neighborhoods of Bayside, Corona, Douglaston, Flushing, Jamaica Estates, Little Neck, and Whitestone. The Nassau portion of the district included Albertson, Great Neck, Manhasset, Port Washington, Roslyn, and Sands Point.
List of members representing the district[]
Prior to 1992 the 5th District was centered on the south shore of Nassau County including towns mostly now in the 3rd and 4th District. The Queens portions of the 5th had been previously primarily in the 8th District of the 1980s. In general, the present 5th District greatly mirrors the 6th District from 1972 to 1982. The 1990s version of this district included northeast Nassau and northwest Suffolk counties; these areas were placed in the 2nd and 3rd District in 2002 and the 5th District gained areas in Queens formerly in the 18th District.
Representative | Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history | |
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![]() Peter Silvester |
Pro-Administration | March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1793 |
1st 2nd |
Elected in 1789. Re-elected in 1790. Retired. | |
![]() Theodorus Bailey |
Anti-Administration | March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795 |
3rd 4th |
Elected in 1793. Re-elected in 1794. Lost re-election. | |
Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1797 | ||||
David Brooks | Federalist | March 4, 1797 – March 3, 1799 |
5th | Elected in 1796. Lost re-election. | |
![]() Theodorus Bailey |
Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1801 |
6th | Elected in 1798. Retired. | |
![]() Thomas Tillotson |
Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1801 – August 10, 1801 |
7th | Elected in 1800. Resigned to become N.Y. Secretary of State. | |
Vacant | August 10, 1801 – December 7, 1801 |
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![]() Theodorus Bailey |
Democratic-Republican | December 7, 1801 – March 3, 1803 |
Elected to finish Tillotson's term. Retired to run for U.S. senator. | ||
Andrew McCord | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1805 |
8th | Elected in 1802. [data unknown/missing] | |
John Blake Jr. | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1805 – March 3, 1809 |
9th 10th |
Elected in 1804. Re-elected in 1806. [data unknown/missing] | |
Barent Gardenier | Federalist | March 4, 1809 – March 3, 1811 |
11th | Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 1808. Retired. | |
Thomas B. Cooke | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813 |
12th | Elected in 1810. [data unknown/missing] | |
Thomas P. Grosvenor | Federalist | March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1817 |
13th 14th |
Redistricted from the 6th district and re-elected in 1812. Re-elected in 1814. [data unknown/missing] | |
![]() Philip J. Schuyler |
Federalist | March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819 |
15th | Elected in 1816. Retired. | |
James Strong | Federalist | March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821 |
16th | Elected in 1818. [data unknown/missing] | |
Vacant | March 4, 1821 – December 3, 1821 |
17th | Elections were held in April 1821. It is unclear when results were announced or credentials issued. | ||
Walter Patterson | Federalist | December 3, 1821 – March 3, 1823 |
Elected in 1821. [data unknown/missing] | ||
William W. Van Wyck | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 |
18th | Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1822. [data unknown/missing] | |
Bartow White | Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827 |
19th | Elected in 1824. Retired. | |
![]() Thomas J. Oakley |
Jacksonian | March 4, 1827 – May 9, 1828 |
20th | Elected in 1826. Resigned to become judge of the Superior Court of New York City. | |
Vacant | May 9, 1828 – December 1, 1828 |
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Thomas Taber II | Jacksonian | December 1, 1828 – March 3, 1829 |
Elected to finish Oakley's term. Had not run for the next term. | ||
Abraham Bockee | Jacksonian | March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831 |
21st | Elected in 1828. [data unknown/missing] | |
![]() Edmund H. Pendleton |
Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833 |
22nd | Elected in 1830. [data unknown/missing] | |
Abraham Bockee | Jacksonian | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837 |
23rd 24th |
Elected in 1832. Re-elected in 1834. [data unknown/missing] | |
Obadiah Titus | Democratic | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839 |
25th | Elected in 1836. [data unknown/missing] | |
Charles Johnston | Whig | March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841 |
26th | Elected in 1838. [data unknown/missing] | |
Richard D. Davis | Democratic | March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 |
27th | Elected in 1840. Redistricted to the 8th district. | |
![]() Moses G. Leonard |
Democratic | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 |
28th | Elected in 1842. [data unknown/missing] | |
Thomas M. Woodruff | American | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847 |
29th | Elected in 1844. [data unknown/missing] | |
![]() Frederick A. Tallmadge |
Whig | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849 |
30th | Elected in 1846. [data unknown/missing] | |
![]() George Briggs |
Whig | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853 |
31st 32nd |
Elected in 1848. Re-elected in 1850. [data unknown/missing] | |
![]() William M. Tweed |
Democratic | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 |
33rd | Elected in 1852. [data unknown/missing] | |
Thomas R. Whitney | American | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 |
34th | Elected in 1854. [data unknown/missing] | |
![]() William B. Maclay |
Democratic | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861 |
35th 36th |
Elected in 1856. Re-elected in 1858. [data unknown/missing] | |
![]() William Wall |
Republican | March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 |
37th | Elected in 1860. [data unknown/missing] | |
![]() Fernando Wood |
Democratic | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865 |
38th | Elected in 1862. [data unknown/missing] | |
![]() Nelson Taylor |
Democratic | March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1867 |
39th | Elected in 1864. [data unknown/missing] | |
![]() John Morrissey |
Democratic | March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1871 |
40th 41st |
Elected in 1866. Re-elected in 1868. [data unknown/missing] | |
![]() William R. Roberts |
Democratic | March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875 |
42nd 43rd |
Elected in 1870. Re-elected in 1872. [data unknown/missing] | |
![]() Edwin R. Meade |
Democratic | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 |
44th | Elected in 1874. [data unknown/missing] | |
![]() Nicholas Muller |
Democratic | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1881 |
45th 46th |
Elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. [data unknown/missing] | |
![]() Benjamin Wood |
Democratic | March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883 |
47th | Elected in 1880. [data unknown/missing] | |
![]() Nicholas Muller |
Democratic | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 |
48th | Elected in 1882. Redistricted to the 6th district. | |
![]() Archibald M. Bliss |
Democratic | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1889 |
49th 50th |
Elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. [data unknown/missing] | |
![]() Thomas F. Magner |
Democratic | March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1893 |
51st 52nd |
Elected in 1888. Re-elected in 1890. Redistricted to the 6th district. | |
![]() John H. Graham |
Democratic | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895 |
53rd | Elected in 1892. [data unknown/missing] | |
![]() Charles G. Bennett |
Republican | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899 |
54th 55th |
Elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. [data unknown/missing] | |
![]() Frank E. Wilson |
Democratic | March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1903 |
56th 57th |
Elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Redistricted to the 4th district. | |
![]() Edward M. Bassett |
Democratic | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905 |
58th | Elected in 1902. [data unknown/missing] | |
![]() George E. Waldo |
Republican | March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1909 |
59th 60th |
Elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. [data unknown/missing] | |
![]() Richard Young |
Republican | March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1911 |
61st | Elected in 1908. [data unknown/missing] | |
![]() William Cox Redfield |
Democratic | March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913 |
62nd | Elected in 1910. [data unknown/missing] | |
![]() James P. Maher |
Democratic | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1919 |
63rd 64th 65th |
Redistricted from the 3rd district and re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Redistricted to the 7th district. | |
![]() John B. Johnston |
Democratic | March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1921 |
66th | Elected in 1918. [data unknown/missing] | |
![]() Ardolph L. Kline |
Republican | March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923 |
67th | Re-elected in 1920. [data unknown/missing] | |
![]() Loring M. Black Jr. |
Democratic | March 4, 1923 – January 3, 1935 |
68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd |
Elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1932. [data unknown/missing] | |
![]() Marcellus H. Evans |
Democratic | January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1941 |
74th 75th 76th |
Elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. [data unknown/missing] | |
![]() James J. Heffernan |
Democratic | January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1945 |
77th 78th |
Elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Redistricted to the 11th district. | |
![]() James A. Roe |
Democratic | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947 |
79th | Elected in 1944. [data unknown/missing] | |
![]() Robert T. Ross |
Republican | January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949 |
80th | Elected in 1946. [data unknown/missing] | |
![]() T. Vincent Quinn |
Democratic | January 3, 1949 – December 30, 1951 |
81st 82nd |
Elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. [data unknown/missing] | |
Vacant | December 31, 1951 – February 18, 1952 |
82nd | |||
![]() Robert T. Ross |
Republican | February 19, 1952 – January 3, 1953 |
Elected to finish Quinn's term. Lost re-election. | ||
![]() Albert H. Bosch |
Republican | January 3, 1953 – December 31, 1960 |
83rd 84th 85th 86th |
Elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. [data unknown/missing] | |
Vacant | January 1, 1961 – January 2, 1961 |
86th | |||
![]() Joseph P. Addabbo |
Democratic | January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1963 |
87th | Elected in 1960. Redistricted to the 7th district. | |
![]() Frank J. Becker |
Republican | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965 |
88th | Redistricted from the 3rd district and re-elected in 1962. [data unknown/missing] | |
![]() Herbert Tenzer |
Democratic | January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1969 |
89th 90th |
Elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. [data unknown/missing] | |
![]() Allard K. Lowenstein |
Democratic | January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1971 |
91st | Elected in 1968. [data unknown/missing] | |
![]() Norman F. Lent |
Republican | January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1973 |
92nd | Elected in 1970. Redistricted to the 4th district. | |
![]() John W. Wydler |
Republican | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1981 |
93rd 94th 95th 96th |
Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Not a candidate for reelection in 1980.[4] | |
![]() Raymond J. McGrath |
Republican | January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1993 |
97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd |
Elected in 1980.[5] Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990.[5] Not a candidate for re-election in 1992.[6] | |
![]() Gary Ackerman |
Democratic | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2013 |
103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th |
Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Retired. | |
![]() Gregory Meeks |
Democratic | January 3, 2013 – present |
113th 114th 115th 116th 117th |
Redistricted from the 6th district and re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. |
Election results[]
Note that in New York State electoral politics there are numerous minor parties at various points on the political spectrum. Certain parties normally endorse either the Republican or Democratic candidate for every office, hence the state electoral results contain both the party votes, and the final candidate votes (Listed as "Recap").
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Gregory Meeks (incumbent) | 229,125 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 229,125 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Gregory Meeks (incumbent) | 160,500 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 160,500 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Gregory Meeks | 197,591 | 84.7 | |
Women's Equality | Gregory Meeks | 1,961 | 0.8 | |
Total | Gregory Meeks (incumbent) | 199,552 | 85.5 | |
Republican | Michael A. O'Reilly | 26,741 | 11.5 | |
Conservative | Michael A. O'Reilly | 3,516 | 1.5 | |
Total | Michael A. O'Reilly | 30,257 | 13.0 | |
Green | Frank Francois | 3,583 | 1.5 | |
Total votes | 233,392 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Gregory Meeks (incumbent) | 75,712 | 95.1 | |
Allen 4 Congress | Allen F. Steinhardt | 3,870 | 4.9 | |
Total votes | 79,582 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Gregory Meeks | 167,836 | 89.7 | |
Republican | Alan Jennings | 17,875 | 9.6 | |
Libertarian | Catherine Wark | 1,345 | 0.7 | |
Total votes | 187,056 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Gary Ackerman (incumbent) | 72,239 | 63.1 | −7.9 | |
Republican | James Milano | 41,493 | 36.2 | +9.1 | |
Tax Revolt Party | Elizabeth Berney | 798 | 0.7 | +0.7 | |
Majority | 30,746 | 26.8 | −17.1 | ||
Turnout | 114,530 | 100 | −27.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Gary Ackerman (incumbent) | 112,724 | 71.0 | −29.0 | |
Republican | Elizabeth Berney | 43,039 | 27.1 | +27.1 | |
Conservative | Jun Policarpio | 3,010 | 1.9 | +1.9 | |
Majority | 69,685 | 43.9 | −56.1 | ||
Turnout | 158,773 | 100 | +105.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Gary Ackerman (incumbent) | 77,190 | 100 | +28.7 | |
Majority | 77,190 | 100 | +56.6 | ||
Turnout | 77,190 | 100 | −54.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Gary Ackerman (incumbent) | 119,726 | 71.3 | −21.0 | |
Republican | Stephen Graves | 46,867 | 27.9 | +27.9 | |
Independent | Gonzalo Policarpio | 1,248 | 0.7 | +0.7 | |
Majority | 72,859 | 43.4 | −41.2 | ||
Turnout | 167,841 | 100 | +125.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Gary Ackerman (incumbent) | 68,773 | 92.3 | +24.3 | |
Conservative | Perry S. Reich | 5,718 | 7.7 | +7.7 | |
Majority | 63,055 | 84.6 | +46.8 | ||
Turnout | 74,491 | 100 | −63.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Gary Ackerman (incumbent) | 137,684 | 68.0 | +3.0 | |
Republican | Edward Elkowitz | 61,084 | 30.1 | −3.0 | |
New York State Right to Life Party | Anne T. Robinson | 3,846 | 1.9 | −0.0 | |
Majority | 76,600 | 37.8 | +5.9 | ||
Turnout | 202,614 | 100 | +35.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Gary Ackerman (incumbent) | 97,404 | 65.0 | +1.3 | |
Republican | David C. Pinzon | 49,586 | 33.1 | −1.9 | |
New York State Right to Life Party | Anne T. Robinson | 2,872 | 1.9 | +0.6 | |
Majority | 47,818 | 31.9 | +3.2 | ||
Turnout | 149,862 | 100 | −24.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Gary Ackerman (incumbent) | 125,918 | 63.7 | ||
Republican | Grant M. Lally | 69,244 | 35.0 | ||
New York State Right to Life Party | Andrew J. Duff | 2,623 | 1.3 | ||
Majority | 56,674 | 28.7 | |||
Turnout | 197,785 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | William R. Roberts | 14,566 | 85.6 | ||
Republican | James A. Briggs | 2,287 | 13.5 | ||
Tammany Republican | George W. Gibbons | 157 | 0.9 | ||
Majority | 12,279 | 72.1 | |||
Turnout | 17,010 | 100 |
Historical district boundaries[]
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See also[]
- List of United States congressional districts
- New York's congressional districts
- United States congressional delegations from New York
Notes[]
- ^ "New York congressional districts by urban and rural population and land area". United States Census Bureau. June 8, 2017. Archived from the original on November 21, 2019. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
- ^ "My Congressional District".
- ^ "Introducing the 2021 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index". The Cook Political Report. April 15, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
- ^ Ryder, Grover (April 17, 1980). "Rep. Wydler Won't Seek a 10th Term". Daily News. New York, NY. p. NS 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Gruson, Lindsey (June 10, 1992). "McGrath to Leave Congress, Reducing the Region's Clout". The New York Times. New York, NY. p. B-6 – via TimesMachine.
- ^ Sisk, Richard (June 10, 1992). "He'll Trade the House for Home". Daily News. New York, NY. News Washington Bureau. p. NSL QLI 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ November Election, 1870. Complete Statement of the Official Canvass, in Detail of the Election Held November 8, 1870, Giving the Vote of Each Election District, with Proceedings of County And State... Volume II. County of New York. 1871. p. 2027. Retrieved July 30, 2009.
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- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
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- Congressional districts of New York (state)
- Constituencies established in 1789
- 1789 establishments in New York (state)