Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district

Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district
	Boundaries beginning January 3, 2019; below statistics, except PVI, apply to old boundaries
Current Representative	Glenn Thompson (R–Howard)
Distribution	50.74[1]% urban; 49.26% rural;
Population (2000)	646,397
Median income	33,254
Ethnicity	96.5% White; 1.3% Black; 1.1% Asian; 0.8% Hispanic; 0.2% Native American; 0.0% other;
Cook PVI	D+13[2]

The 5th congressional district's boundaries from January 3, 2013 to January 2019

Pennsylvania's fifth district is the largest in area, and least densely populated, of all of Pennsylvania's congressional districts. It is Republican-leaning and represented by Glenn Thompson (R). The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania redrew this district in February 2018 after ruling the previous map unconstitutional, assigning its number to a district encompassing all of Delaware County, a small portion of southern Montgomery County and a sliver of southern Philadelphia for the 2018 elections and representation thereafter–essentially, a successor to the old seventh district. Most of Thompson's territory will become a new, heavily Republican 15th District.^[3]

Geography

Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district is located in north central Pennsylvania and includes all or part of the following sixteen counties:^[4]

Cameron
Centre
Clarion
Clearfield (all but the southwest corner)
Clinton
Crawford (Eastern corner)
Elk
Erie (Eastern half)
Forest
Huntingdon
Jefferson
McKean
Potter
Tioga (Chatham Township, Clymer Township, Gaines Township and the majority of Shippen Township)
Warren (Southern and eastern half)
Venango (all but the southern third)

Cities in this district include:

Characteristics

The district is mostly rural except for several small cities. The district has trended more and more Republican since the 1990s. The population is predominantly white and has a large and growing Amish population.

Economy

The district relies heavily on manufacturing especially the Powdered Metals and Plastics Industries. The Energy Industry including Coal Mining and Natural Gas Fracking is also a very important segment of the economy. Warren, Venango and Bradford Counties are all home to oil refineries and are the location of many operating oil wells. The district includes several universities such as Clarion University and Pennsylvania State University and Education and Healthcare employ many of the district's residents.

Representatives

1791–1793: One seat

District created in 1791 from Pennsylvania's At-large congressional district

Representative	Party	Years	Electoral history
John W. Kittera	Pro-Administration	March 4, 1791 – March 3, 1793	Redistricted to At-large district

District redistricted in 1793 to Pennsylvania's At-large congressional district

1795–1813: One seat

District created in 1795 from Pennsylvania's At-large congressional district

Representative	Party	Years	Electoral history
Daniel Hiester	Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1795 – July 1, 1796	Redistricted from At-large district Resigned
Vacant		July 1, 1796 – December 8, 1796	[Data unknown/missing.]
George Ege	Federalist	December 8, 1796 – October ??, 1797	Resigned
Vacant		October ??, 1797 – December 1, 1797	[Data unknown/missing.]
Joseph Hiester	Democratic- Republican	December 1, 1797 – March 3, 1803	[Data unknown/missing.]
Andrew Gregg	Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1807	Redistricted from 9th district
Daniel Montgomery, Jr.	Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1807 – March 3, 1809	[Data unknown/missing.]
George Smith	Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1809 – March 3, 1813	[Data unknown/missing.]

1813–1823: Two seats

Seat 1

Representative	Party	Years	Electoral history
William Crawford	Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1817	Redistricted from 6th district
Andrew Boden	Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1821	[Data unknown/missing.]
Vacant		March 4, 1821 – October 9, 1821	Vacant due to resignation of Representative-elect James Duncan before assembly of Congress
John Findlay	Democratic- Republican	October 9, 1821 – March 3, 1823	Redistricted to 11th district

Seat 2

Representative	Party	Years	Electoral history
Robert Whitehill	Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1813 – April 8, 1813	Redistricted from 4th district Died
Vacant		April 8, 1813 – May 11, 1813	[Data unknown/missing.]
John Rea	Democratic- Republican	May 11, 1813 – March 3, 1815	[Data unknown/missing.]
William Maclay	Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1819	[Data unknown/missing.]
David Fullerton	Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1819 – May 15, 1820	Resigned
Vacant		May 15, 1820 – October 17, 1820	[Data unknown/missing.]
Thomas Grubb McCullough	Federalist	October 17, 1820 – March 3, 1821	[Data unknown/missing.]
James McSherry	Federalist	March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823	[Data unknown/missing.]

1823–Present: One seat

Representative	Party	Years	Electoral history
Philip Swenk Markley	Jacksonian Republican	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825
Philip Swenk Markley	Adams	March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827	Lost re-election in 1826
John Benton Sterigere	Jacksonian	March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1869	[Data unknown/missing.]
Joel Keith Mann	Jacksonian	March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1835	[Data unknown/missing.]
Jacob Fry, Jr.	Jacksonian	March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837
Jacob Fry, Jr.	Democratic	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839	Retired
Joseph Fornance	Democratic	March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843	[Data unknown/missing.]
Jacob Senewell Yost	Democratic	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847	[Data unknown/missing.]
John Freedley	Whig	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1851	[Data unknown/missing.]
John McNair	Democratic	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1855	[Data unknown/missing.]
John Cadwalader	Democratic	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857	[Data unknown/missing.]
Owen Jones	Democratic	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859	Lost re-election
John Wood	Republican	March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861	Retired
William M. Davis	Republican	March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863	[Data unknown/missing.]
Martin Russell Thayer	Republican	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1867	Declined to be a candidate for renomination
Caleb Newbold Taylor	Republican	March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1869	[Data unknown/missing.]
John Roberts Reading	Democratic	March 4, 1869 – April 13, 1870	Election successfully contested by Caleb N. Taylor
Caleb Newbold Taylor	Republican	April 13, 1870 – March 3, 1871	[Data unknown/missing.]
Alfred C. Harmer	Republican	March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875	Lost re-election
John Robbins	Democratic	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877	Declined to be a candidate for re-election
Alfred C. Harmer	Republican	March 4, 1877 – March 6, 1900	Died
Vacant		March 6, 1900 – November 6, 1900	[Data unknown/missing.]
Edward de Veaux Morrell	Republican	November 6, 1900 – March 3, 1907	Retired
William Walker Foulkrod	Republican	March 4, 1907 – November 13, 1910	Died
Vacant		November 13, 1910 – March 3, 1911	[Data unknown/missing.]
Michael Donohoe	Democratic	March 4, 1911 – March 4, 1915	Lost re-election
Peter E. Costello	Republican	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1921	Lost re-election
James J. Connolly	Republican	March 4, 1921 – January 3, 1935	Lost re-election
Frank J. G. Dorsey	Democratic	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1939	Lost re-election
Fred C. Gartner	Republican	January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1941	Lost re-election
Francis R. Smith	Democratic	January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1943	Lost re-election
C. Frederick Pracht	Republican	January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945	Lost re-election
William J. Green Jr.	Democratic	January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947	Lost re-election
George W. Sarbacher Jr.	Republican	January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949	Lost re-election
William J. Green Jr.	Democratic	January 3, 1949 – December 21, 1963	Died
Vacant		December 21, 1963 – April 28, 1964	[Data unknown/missing.]
William J. Green III	Democratic	April 28, 1964 – January 3, 1973	Redistricted to 3rd district
John H. Ware III	Republican	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1975	Redistricted from 9th district Retired
Richard T. Schulze	Republican	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1993	Retired
William F. Clinger Jr.	Republican	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1997	Redistricted from 23rd district Retired
John E. Peterson	Republican	January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2009	Retired
Glenn Thompson	Republican	January 3, 2009 – Present	Incumbent

Elections

U.S. House election, 2000: Pennsylvania District 5^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John E. Peterson	147,570	82.7
	Libertarian	Thomas A. Martin	17,020	9.5
	Green	William M. Belitskus	13,875	7.8
Total votes			178,465	100
	Republican hold

U.S. House election, 2002: Pennsylvania District 5^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John E. Peterson	124,942	87.4
	Libertarian	Thomas A. Martin	18,078	12.6
Total votes			143,020	100
	Republican hold

U.S. House election, 2004: Pennsylvania District 5^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John E. Peterson	192,852	88.0
	Libertarian	Thomas A. Martin	26,239	12.0
Total votes			219,091	100
	Republican hold

U.S. House elections, 2006: Pennsylvania District 5^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John E. Peterson	115,126	60.1
	Democratic	Donald L. Hilliard	76,456	39.9
Total votes			191,582	100
	Republican hold

U.S. House election, 2008: Pennsylvania District 5^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Glenn Thompson	155,513	56.7
	Democratic	Mark B. McCracken	112,509	41.0
	Libertarian	James Fryman	6,155	2.2
Total votes			274,177	99.9
	Republican hold

U.S. House election, 2010: Pennsylvania District 5^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Glenn Thompson	125,740	68.6
	Democratic	Michael Pipe	51,848	28.3
	Libertarian	Vernon L. Etzel	5,654	3.1
Total votes			182,972	100
	Republican hold

U.S. House election, 2012: Pennsylvania District 5^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Glenn Thompson	177,704	62.9
	Democratic	Charles Dumas	104,710	37.1
Total votes			282,414	100
	Republican hold

Historical district boundaries

2005 - 2013

References

↑ Geography, US Census Bureau. "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (state-based)". www.census.gov.
↑ "New Pennsylvania Map Is a Major Boost for Democrats". The Cook Political Report. February 20, 2017. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
↑ Cohn, Nate; Bloch, Matthew; Quealy, Kevin (February 19, 2018). "The New Pennsylvania House Districts Are In. We Review the Mapmakers' Choices". The Upshot. The New York Times. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
↑ Running for Office. Dos.state.pa.us. Retrieved on 2013-08-17.
↑ "2000 General Election". Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. November 7, 2000. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
↑ "2002 General Election". Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. November 5, 2002. Archived from the original on October 30, 2008. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
↑ "2004 General Election". Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. November 2, 2004. Archived from the original on May 22, 2008. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
↑ "2006 General Election". Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. November 7, 2006. Archived from the original on November 27, 2008. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
↑ "2008 General Election". Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. November 4, 2008. Archived from the original on December 8, 2008. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
↑ "2010 General Election". Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. November 2, 2010. Archived from the original on November 6, 2010. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
↑ "2012 General Election". Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. November 6, 2012. Archived from the original on November 16, 2012. Retrieved November 29, 2012.

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

External links

Coordinates: 41°23′14″N 78°34′14″W / 41.38722°N 78.57056°W / 41.38722; -78.57056

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[1] Geography, US Census Bureau. "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (state-based)". www.census.gov.

[Cook-2] "New Pennsylvania Map Is a Major Boost for Democrats". The Cook Political Report. February 20, 2017. Retrieved February 21, 2017.

[new-3] Cohn, Nate; Bloch, Matthew; Quealy, Kevin (February 19, 2018). "The New Pennsylvania House Districts Are In. We Review the Mapmakers' Choices". The Upshot. The New York Times. Retrieved February 20, 2018.

[4] Running for Office. Dos.state.pa.us. Retrieved on 2013-08-17.

[5] "2000 General Election". Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. November 7, 2000. Retrieved November 3, 2010.

[6] "2002 General Election". Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. November 5, 2002. Archived from the original on October 30, 2008. Retrieved November 3, 2010.

[7] "2004 General Election". Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. November 2, 2004. Archived from the original on May 22, 2008. Retrieved November 3, 2010.

[8] "2006 General Election". Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. November 7, 2006. Archived from the original on November 27, 2008. Retrieved November 3, 2010.

[9] "2008 General Election". Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. November 4, 2008. Archived from the original on December 8, 2008. Retrieved November 3, 2010.

[10] "2010 General Election". Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. November 2, 2010. Archived from the original on November 6, 2010. Retrieved November 3, 2010.

[11] "2012 General Election". Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. November 6, 2012. Archived from the original on November 16, 2012. Retrieved November 29, 2012.