Indiana's 5th congressional district

Indiana's 5th congressional district
Indiana's 5th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative Susan Brooks (R–Carmel)
Area 3,266.14 sq mi (8,459.3 km2)
Distribution
  • 74.53% urban
  • 25.47% rural
Population (2000) 760,212
Median income 58,115
Ethnicity
Cook PVI R+9[1]

Indiana's 5th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Indiana that takes the north side of Indianapolis as well as its eastern and northern suburbs, including Marion, Carmel, Anderson, Noblesville, Fishers, and parts of Kokomo. This suburban district is predominantly white and is the wealthiest congressional district in Indiana, per median income.

The district is currently represented by Republican Susan Brooks.

Presidential elections results

Election results from presidential races:

Year Office Results
2000 President George W. Bush 69% - Al Gore 30%
2004 President George W. Bush 71% - John Kerry 28%
2008 President John McCain 59% - Barack Obama 40%
2012 President Mitt Romney 58% - Barack Obama 41%
2016 President Donald Trump 53% - Hillary Clinton 41%

List of representatives

Before the 2000 U.S. Census, the 5th Congressional District was located in what is now parts of the 1st, 2nd, and 4th Districts.

Representative Party Years Electoral history
District created March 4, 1833
Johnathan McCarty Jacksonian March 4, 1833 –
March 3, 1835		 Redistricted from the 3rd district
Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1835 –
March 3, 1837
James Rariden Whig March 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1841		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Andrew Kennedy Democratic March 4, 1841 –
March 3, 1843		 Redistricted to the 10th district
William J. Brown Democratic March 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1845		 [Data unknown/missing.]
William W. Wick Democratic March 4, 1845 –
March 3, 1849		 [Data unknown/missing.]
William J. Brown Democratic March 4, 1849 –
March 3, 1851		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Thomas A. Hendricks Democratic March 4, 1851 –
March 3, 1853		 Redistricted to the 6th district
Samuel W. Parker Whig March 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1855		 Redistricted from the 4th district
David P. Holloway Opposition March 4, 1855 –
March 3, 1857		 [Data unknown/missing.]
David Kilgore Republican March 4, 1857 –
March 3, 1861		 [Data unknown/missing.]
George W. Julian Republican March 4, 1861 –
March 3, 1869		 Redistricted to the 4th district
John Coburn Republican March 4, 1869 –
March 3, 1875		 Redistricted from the 6th district
William S. Holman Democratic March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1877		 Redistricted from the 3rd district
Thomas M. Browne Republican March 4, 1877 –
March 3, 1881		 Redistricted to the 6th district
Courtland C. Matson Democratic March 4, 1881 –
March 3, 1889		 [Data unknown/missing.]
George W. Cooper Democratic March 4, 1889 –
March 3, 1895		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Jesse Overstreet Republican March 4, 1895 –
March 3, 1897		 Redistricted to the 7th district
George W. Faris Republican March 4, 1897 –
March 3, 1901		 Redistricted from the 8th district
Elias S. Holliday Republican March 4, 1901 –
March 3, 1909		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Ralph Wilbur Moss Democratic March 4, 1909 –
March 3, 1917		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Everett Sanders Republican March 4, 1917 –
March 3, 1925		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Noble J. Johnson Republican March 4, 1925 –
March 3, 1931		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Courtland C. Gillen Democratic March 4, 1931 –
March 3, 1933		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Glenn Griswold Democratic March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1939		 Redistricted from the 11th district
Forest Harness Republican January 3, 1939 –
January 3, 1949		 [Data unknown/missing.]
John R. Walsh Democratic January 3, 1949 –
January 3, 1951		 [Data unknown/missing.]
John V. Beamer Republican January 3, 1951 –
January 3, 1959		 [Data unknown/missing.]
J. Edward Roush Democratic January 3, 1959 –
January 3, 1969		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Richard L. Roudebush Republican January 3, 1969 –
January 3, 1971		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Elwood Hillis Republican January 3, 1971 –
January 3, 1987		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Jim Jontz Democratic January 3, 1987 –
January 3, 1993		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Steve Buyer Republican January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 2003		 Redistricted to the 4th district
Dan Burton Republican January 3, 2003 –
January 3, 2013		 Redistricted from the 6th district
Susan Brooks Republican January 3, 2013 –
Present		 Incumbent

Election results

The two different locations of the 5th district from 1982-2013.

2002

Indiana's 5th Congressional District Election (2002)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dan Burton* 129,442 71.97
Democratic Katherine Fox Carr 45,283 25.18
Libertarian Christopher Adkins 5,130 2.85
Total votes 179,855 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

2004

Indiana's 5th Congressional District Election (2004)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dan Burton* 228,718 71.84
Democratic Katherine Fox Carr 82,637 25.96
Libertarian Rick Hodgin 7,008 2.20
Total votes 318,363 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

2006

Indiana's 5th Congressional District Election (2006)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dan Burton* 133,118 64.96
Democratic Katherine Fox Carr 64,362 31.41
Libertarian Sheri Conover Sharlow 7,431 3.63
Total votes 204,821 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

2008

Indiana's 5th Congressional District Election (2008)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dan Burton* 234,507 65.59
Democratic Mary Etta Ruley 123,021 34.41
Total votes 357,528 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

2010

Indiana's 5th Congressional District Election (2010)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dan Burton* 146,899 62.14
Democratic Tim Crawford 60,024 25.39
Libertarian Richard Reid 18,266 7.73
Independent Jesse C. Trueblood 11,218 4.75
Total votes 236,407 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

2012

Indiana's 5th Congressional District Election (2012)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Susan Brooks 194,570 58.37
Democratic Scott Reske 125,347 37.60
Libertarian Chard Reid 13,442 4.03
Total votes 333,359 100.00
Turnout   58
Republican hold

2014

Indiana's 5th Congressional District Election (2014)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Susan Brooks* 105,277 65.21
Democratic Shawn Denney 49,756 30.82
Libertarian John Krom 6,407 3.97
Total votes 161,440 100.00
Turnout   26
Republican hold

2016

Indiana's 5th Congressional District Election (2016)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Susan Brooks* 221,957 61.46
Democratic Angela Demaree 123,849 34.29
Libertarian Matthew Wittlief 15,329 4.24
Total votes 361,135 100.00
Turnout   57
Republican hold

Living former Members

As of May 2015, three former members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 5th congressional district are alive.

Representative Term of office Date of birth (and age)
Elwood Hillis 1971–1987 February 4, 1947
Steve Buyer 1993-2003 November 26, 1958
Dan Burton 2003–2013 June 21, 1938

Historical district boundaries

2003 - 2013

See also

References

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

Coordinates: 40°N 86°W / 40°N 86°W / 40; -86

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