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)
Ethnicity
Cook PVI D+37[1]

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.

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.

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

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.]
Theodorus Bailey Anti-Administration March 4, 1793 –
March 3, 1795		 Lost re-election.
Democratic-Republican Party March 4, 1795 –
March 3, 1797
David Brooks Federalist March 4, 1797 –
March 3, 1799		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Theodorus Bailey Democratic-Republican March 4, 1799 –
March 3, 1801		 Elected in 1798.

Retired.
Thomas Tillotson Democratic-Republican March 4, 1801 –
August 10, 1801		 Resigned to become N.Y. Secretary of State.
Vacant August 10, 1801 –
December 7, 1801
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		 [Data unknown/missing.]
John Blake, Jr. Democratic-Republican March 4, 1805 –
March 3, 1809		 [Data unknown/missing.]
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.]
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.]
James Strong Federalist March 4, 1819 –
March 3, 1821		 [Data unknown/missing.]
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.]
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.]
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.]
Edmund H. Pendleton Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1831 –
March 3, 1833		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Abraham Bockee Jacksonian March 4, 1833 –
March 3, 1837		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Obadiah Titus Democratic March 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1839		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Charles Johnston Whig March 4, 1839 –
March 3, 1841		 [Data unknown/missing.]
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.]
Thomas M. Woodruff American March 4, 1845 –
March 3, 1847		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Frederick A. Tallmadge Whig March 4, 1847 –
March 3, 1849		 [Data unknown/missing.]
George Briggs Whig March 4, 1849 –
March 3, 1853		 [Data unknown/missing.]
William M. Tweed Democratic March 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1855		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Thomas R. Whitney American March 4, 1855 –
March 3, 1857		 [Data unknown/missing.]
William B. Maclay Democratic March 4, 1857 –
March 3, 1861		 [Data unknown/missing.]
William Wall Republican March 4, 1861 –
March 3, 1863		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Fernando Wood Democratic March 4, 1863 –
March 3, 1865		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Nelson Taylor Democratic March 4, 1865 –
March 3, 1867		 [Data unknown/missing.]
John Morrissey Democratic March 4, 1867 –
March 3, 1871		 [Data unknown/missing.]
William R. Roberts Democratic March 4, 1871 –
March 3, 1875		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Edwin R. Meade Democratic March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1877		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Nicholas Muller Democratic March 4, 1877 –
March 3, 1881		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Benjamin Wood Democratic March 4, 1881 –
March 3, 1883		 [Data unknown/missing.]
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.]
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.]
Charles G. Bennett Republican March 4, 1895 –
March 3, 1899		 [Data unknown/missing.]
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.]
George E. Waldo Republican March 4, 1905 –
March 3, 1909		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Richard Young Republican March 4, 1909 –
March 3, 1911		 [Data unknown/missing.]
William Cox Redfield Democratic March 4, 1911 –
March 3, 1913		 [Data unknown/missing.]
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.]
Ardolph L. Kline Republican March 4, 1921 –
March 3, 1923		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Loring M. Black, Jr. Democratic March 4, 1923 –
January 3, 1935		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Marcellus H. Evans Democratic January 3, 1935 –
January 3, 1941		 [Data unknown/missing.]
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.]
Robert T. Ross Republican January 3, 1947 –
January 3, 1949		 [Data unknown/missing.]
T. Vincent Quinn Democratic January 3, 1949 –
December 30, 1951		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Vacant December 31, 1951 –
February 18, 1952
Robert T. Ross Republican February 19, 1952 –
January 3, 1953		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Albert H. Bosch Republican January 3, 1953 –
December 31, 1960		 [Data unknown/missing.]
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.]
Allard K. Lowenstein Democratic January 3, 1969 –
January 3, 1971		 [Data unknown/missing.]
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.]
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 (N.Y.) 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 (N.Y.) 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[2]
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

Notes

  1. ↑ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  2. ↑ 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 "
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