New York's 5th congressional district

New York's 5th congressional district
New York 's 5th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative		Gregory Meeks (D–Queens)
Cook PVI	D+33

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 majority of the district's population is African-American.

The district includes the entire Rockaway Peninsula as well as the Queens neighborhoods of 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.

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.

Voting

Election results from presidential races (current lines) Year Office Results 2008 President Obama 86–14% 2012 President Obama 90.6–9.1%

Election results from presidential races (old lines) Year Office Results 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%

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.

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	Electoral history
Peter Silvester	Pro-Administration	March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1793	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Theodorus Bailey	Anti-Administration	March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
	Democratic-Republican Party	March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1797	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
David Brooks	Federalist	March 4, 1797 – March 3, 1799	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Theodorus Bailey	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1801	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Thomas Tillotson	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1801 – August 10, 1801	resigned his seat to become Secretary of State of New York before Congress met
Vacant		August 10, 1801 – December 7, 1801
Theodorus Bailey	Democratic-Republican	December 7, 1801 – March 3, 1803	Retired to run for U.S. Senate
Andrew McCord	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1805	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
John Blake, Jr.	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1805 – March 3, 1809	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Barent Gardenier	Federalist	March 4, 1809 – March 3, 1811	Redistricted from 7th district
Thomas B. Cooke	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Thomas P. Grosvenor	Federalist	March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1817	Redistricted from 6th district
Philip J. Schuyler	Federalist	March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
James Strong	Federalist	March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Vacant		March 4, 1821 – December 3, 1821	The United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 1821 were held in April, after the congressional term had already begun. It is not clear when the result was announced or the credentials were issued.
Walter Patterson	Federalist	December 3, 1821 – March 3, 1823	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
William W. Van Wyck	Adams-Clay DR	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825	Redistricted from 4th district
Bartow White	Adams	March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Thomas J. Oakley	Jacksonian	March 4, 1827 – May 9, 1828	Resigned upon appointment as judge of the Superior Court of New York City
Vacant		May 9, 1828 – December 1, 1828
Thomas Taber II	Jacksonian	December 1, 1828 – March 3, 1829	Elected to finish Oakley's term
Abraham Bockee	Jacksonian	March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Edmund H. Pendleton	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Abraham Bockee	Jacksonian	March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Obadiah Titus	Democratic	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Charles Johnston	Whig	March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Richard D. Davis	Democratic	March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843	Redistricted to 8th district
Moses G. Leonard	Democratic	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Thomas M. Woodruff	American	March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Frederick A. Tallmadge	Whig	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
George Briggs	Whig	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
William M. Tweed	Democratic	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Thomas R. Whitney	American	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
William B. Maclay	Democratic	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
William Wall	Republican	March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Fernando Wood	Democratic	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Nelson Taylor	Democratic	March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1867	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
John Morrissey	Democratic	March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1871	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
William R. Roberts	Democratic	March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Edwin R. Meade	Democratic	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Nicholas Muller	Democratic	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1881	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Benjamin Wood	Democratic	March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Nicholas Muller	Democratic	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885	Redistricted to 6th district
Archibald M. Bliss	Democratic	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1889	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Thomas F. Magner	Democratic	March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1893	Redistricted to 6th district
John H. Graham	Democratic	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Charles G. Bennett	Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Frank E. Wilson	Democratic	March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1903	Redistricted to 4th district
Edward M. Bassett	Democratic	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
George E. Waldo	Republican	March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1909	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Richard Young	Republican	March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1911	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
William Cox Redfield	Democratic	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
James P. Maher	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1919	Redistricted from 3rd district Redistricted to 7th district
John B. Johnston	Democratic	March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1921	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Ardolph L. Kline	Republican	March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Loring M. Black, Jr.	Democratic	March 4, 1923 – January 3, 1935	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Marcellus H. Evans	Democratic	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1941	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
James J. Heffernan	Democratic	January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1945	Redistricted to 11th district
James A. Roe	Democratic	January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Robert T. Ross	Republican	January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
T. Vincent Quinn	Democratic	January 3, 1949 – December 30, 1951	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Vacant		December 31, 1951 – February 18, 1952
Robert T. Ross	Republican	February 19, 1952 – January 3, 1953	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Albert H. Bosch	Republican	January 3, 1953 – December 31, 1960	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Vacant		January 1, 1961 – January 2, 1961
Joseph P. Addabbo	Democratic	January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1963	Redistricted to 7th district
Frank J. Becker	Republican	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965	Redistricted from 3rd district
Herbert Tenzer	Democratic	January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1969	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Allard K. Lowenstein	Democratic	January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1971	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Norman F. Lent	Republican	January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1973	Redistricted to 4th district
John W. Wydler	Republican	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1981	Redistricted from 4th district
Raymond J. McGrath	Republican	January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1993	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Gary Ackerman	Democratic	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2013	Redistricted from 7th district
Gregory Meeks	Democratic	January 3, 2013 – present	Redistricted from 6th 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.

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").

US House election, 2010: New York District 5
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Gary Ackerman	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

US House election, 2008: New York District 5
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Gary Ackerman	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

US House election, 2006: New York District 5
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Gary Ackerman	77,190	100	+28.7
Majority			77,190	100	+56.6
Turnout			77,190	100	-54.0

US House election, 2004: New York District 5
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Gary Ackerman	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

US House election, 2002: New York District 5
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Gary Ackerman	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

US House election, 2000: New York District 5
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Gary Ackerman	137,684	68.0	+3.0
	Republican	Edward Elkowitz	61,084	30.1	-3.0
	Right to Life	Anne T. Robinson	3,846	1.9	-0.0
Majority			76,600	37.8	+5.9
Turnout			202,614	100	+35.2

US House election, 1998: New York District 5
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Gary Ackerman	97,404	65.0	+1.3
	Republican	David C. Pinzon	49,586	33.1	-1.9
	Right to Life	Anne T. Robinson	2,872	1.9	+0.6
Majority			47,818	31.9	+3.2
Turnout			149,862	100	-24.2

US House election, 1996: New York District 5
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Gary Ackerman	125,918	63.7
	Republican	Grant M. Lally	69,244	35.0
	Right to Life	Andrew J. Duff	2,623	1.3
Majority			56,674	28.7
Turnout			197,785	100

US House election, 1870: New York District 5[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

2003 - 2013

See also

• List of United States congressional districts

Notes

1. 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 2009-07-30.

References

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• 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
• 2004 House election data Clerk of the House of Representatives
• 2002 House election data "
• 2000 House election data "
• 1998 House election data "
• 1996 House election data "