Connecticut's 5th congressional district

Connecticut's 5th congressional district
	Connecticut's 5th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative	Elizabeth Esty (D–Cheshire)
Area	1,282 sq mi (3,320 km2)
Distribution	85.9% urban; 14.1% rural;
Population (2015)	712,568
Median income	53,118
Ethnicity	73.2% White; 5.9% Black; 3.1% Asian; 15.6% Hispanic; 0.1% Native American; 2.1% other;
Cook PVI	D+2[1]

Connecticut's 5th Congressional District is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Connecticut. Located in the northwestern part of the state, the district runs from Meriden and New Britain in central Connecticut, westward to Danbury and the surrounding Housatonic Valley, encompassing the Farmington Valley, Upper Naugatuck River Valley, and the Litchfield Hills.

The district is currently represented by Democrat Elizabeth Esty.

History

Historically Republican, the Fifth Congressional District has been trending Democratic since 2004. John Kerry carried the district with 49.3% of the vote, a margin of 1,112 votes in the 2004 presidential election. Obama carried the district in 2008 with 56.3% of the vote and in 2012 with 53.5% of the vote.

The current 5th Congressional District was created in 2002 due to reapportionment following the 2000 U.S. Census. Due to slow population growth, Connecticut lost a seat and the old Waterbury-based 5th district was merged with the New Britain-based 6th District. However, the merged district contained more of the old 6th's territory.

From 1964 to 1990 the 5th Congressional District included many towns in Fairfield County which are now located in the 4th Congressional District, such as Wilton, Monroe, Ridgefield, and Shelton. It also included the lower Naugatuck River Valley towns of Ansonia, Derby, Seymour, and Naugatuck which are now in the 3rd Congressional District.

In the early 20th century the 5th Congressional District included Waterbury, Litchfield County, and the Naugatuck Valley. It did not include any portion of Fairfield or Hartford counties and did not include the City of Meriden.

Towns in the district

The district includes the following towns:

Fairfield County - Bethel, Brookfield, Danbury, New Fairfield, Newtown, and Sherman.

Hartford County - Avon, Burlington, Canton, Farmington, New Britain, Plainville, and Simsbury.

Litchfield County - Bethlehem, Bridgewater, Canaan, Cornwall, Goshen, Harwinton, Kent, Litchfield, Morris, New Milford, Norfolk, North Canaan, Plymouth, Roxbury, Salisbury, Sharon, Thomaston, Torrington (part), Warren, Washington, Watertown, and Woodbury.

New Haven County - Cheshire, Meriden, Middlebury, Southbury, Waterbury (part), and Wolcott.

Voter registration

Voter registration and party enrollment as of October 30, 2012^[2]
Party		Active voters	Inactive voters	Total voters	Percentage
	Democratic	108,601	4,720	113,321	29.96%
	Republican	89,242	3,554	92,796	24.53%
	Minor parties	3,728	152	3,880	1.03%
	Unaffiliated	159,433	8,782	168,215	44.48%
Total		361,004	17,208	378,212	100%

Recent presidential elections

Election results from presidential races
Year	Office	Results
2000	President	Gore 52 - 43%
2004	President	Kerry 49.3 - 49%
2008	President	Obama 56 - 42%
2012	President	Obama 54 - 45%
2016	President	Clinton 50 - 46%

Recent elections

Connecticut's 5th Congressional District Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chris Murphy	122,980	56%
	Republican	Nancy Johnson (incumbent)	94,824	44%
	Democratic gain from Republican		Swing
Turnout			217,804	100%

Connecticut's 5th Congressional District Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chris Murphy (incumbent)	178,377	59%
	Republican	David Cappiello	117,585	39%
	Independent	Thomas Winn	3,066	1%
	Democratic hold		Swing
Turnout			301,345	100%

Connecticut's 5th Congressional District Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chris Murphy (incumbent)	122,879	54%
	Republican	Sam Caligiuri	104,402	46%
	Democratic hold		Swing
Turnout			227,281	100%

Connecticut's 5th Congressional District Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Elizabeth Esty	142,201	52%
	Republican	Andrew Roraback	133,256	48%
	Democratic hold		Swing
Turnout			275,457	100%

Connecticut's 5th Congressional District Election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Elizabeth Esty (incumbent)	113,564	53%
	Republican	Mark Greenberg	97,767	46%
	Independent	John Pistone	1,970	1%
	Democratic hold		Swing
Turnout			213,301	100%

Connecticut's 5th Congressional District Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Elizabeth Esty (incumbent)	179,252	58%
	Republican	Clay Cope	129,801	42%
	Democratic hold		Swing
Turnout			309,053	100%

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Service	Electoral history
District organized from Connecticut's at-large congressional district in 1837
Lancelot Phelps	Democratic	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839	Retired
Truman Smith	Whig	March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843	Retired
District eliminated after the 1840 Census
District organized from Connecticut's at-large congressional district in 1913
William Kennedy	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915	Lost re-election.
James P. Glynn	Republican	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1923	Lost re-election.
Patrick B. O'Sullivan	Democratic	March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1925	Lost re-election.
James P. Glynn	Republican	March 4, 1925 – March 6, 1930	Died.
Vacant		March 6, 1930 – November 4, 1930
Edward W. Goss	Republican	November 4, 1930 – January 3, 1935	Lost re-election.
J. Joseph Smith	Democratic	January 3, 1935 – November 4, 1941	Resigned when appointed Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals
Vacant		November 4, 1941 – January 20, 1942
Joseph E. Talbot	Republican	January 20, 1942 – January 3, 1947	Retired to run for Governor of Connecticut.
James T. Patterson	Republican	January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1959	Lost re-election.
John S. Monagan	Democratic	January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1973	Lost re-election.
Ronald A. Sarasin	Republican	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1979	Retired to run for Governor of Connecticut.
William R. Ratchford	Democratic	January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1985	Lost re-election.
John G. Rowland	Republican	January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1991	Retired to run for Governor of Connecticut.
Gary Franks	Republican	January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1997	Lost re-election.
James H. Maloney	Democratic	January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2003	Lost re-election.
Nancy Johnson	Republican	January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2007	Lost re-election.
Chris Murphy	Democratic	January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2013	Retired to run for U.S. Senate.
Elizabeth Esty	Democratic	January 3, 2013 – Present	First elected in 2012.

Living former Members

As of March 2017, six former members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut's 5th congressional district are alive. The most recent representative to die was William R. Ratchford (1979-1985) on January 2, 2011.

Representative	Term in office	Date of birth (and age)
Ronald A. Sarasin	1973-1979	(1934-12-31) December 31, 1934
John G. Rowland	1985–1991	(1957-05-24) May 24, 1957
Gary Franks	1991–1997	(1953-02-09) February 9, 1953
James H. Maloney	1997–2003	(1948-09-17) September 17, 1948
Nancy Johnson	2003–2007	(1935-01-05) January 5, 1935
Chris Murphy	2007–2013	(1973-08-03) August 3, 1973

Historical district boundaries

2003 - 2013

References

↑ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
↑ "Registration and Party Enrollment Statistics as of October 30, 2012" (PDF). Connecticut Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-09-23. Retrieved 2012-10-30.

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

Preceded by 2010 elections	United States House elections in Connecticut 2012	Succeeded by 2014 elections

Coordinates: 41°41′40″N 73°12′36″W / 41.69444°N 73.21000°W / 41.69444; -73.21000

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[Cook-1] "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.

[2] "Registration and Party Enrollment Statistics as of October 30, 2012" (PDF). Connecticut Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-09-23. Retrieved 2012-10-30.