Wisconsin's 5th congressional district

Wisconsin's 5th congressional district
Wisconsin's 5th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative Jim Sensenbrenner (R–Menomonee Falls)
Area 1,273.23 sq mi (3,297.7 km2)
Distribution
  • 84.79% urban
  • 15.21% rural
Population (2000) 670,458
Median income 58,594
Ethnicity
Occupation
Cook PVI R+13[1]

Wisconsin's 5th congressional district is a congressional district of the United States House of Representatives in Wisconsin, covering most of Milwaukee's northern and western suburbs. It presently covers all of Washington and Jefferson counties, most of Waukesha County, and portions of Dodge, Milwaukee and Walworth counties. It is currently represented by Republican Jim Sensenbrenner.

This is the most Republican district in Wisconsin. George W. Bush carried the district in 2004 with 63% of the vote. The 5th District was the only district in Wisconsin that John McCain won in 2008, giving 57.73% of the vote to McCain and 41.28% to Barack Obama.

Prior to the 2000 census (when Wisconsin lost a seat in Congress), the 5th District was a Milwaukee district, with vastly different boundaries and political history, represented often by Democrats or even Socialists. Most of the territory now in the 5th was part of the 9th District from 1965 to 2003. At that time, all of Milwaukee was merged into the 4th District, while the old 9th essentially became the new 5th.

List of representatives

Cong
ress(es)		 Representative Party Years Electoral history
District created March 4, 1863 [Data unknown/missing.]
38th Ezra Wheeler Democratic March 4, 1863 –
March 3, 1865		 [Data unknown/missing.]
39th
40th
41st
42nd		 Philetus Sawyer Republican March 4, 1865 –
March 3, 1873		 Redistricted to 6th district.
43rd Charles A. Eldredge Democratic March 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1875		 Redistricted from 4th district.
44th Samuel D. Burchard Democratic March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1877
45th
46th
47th		 Edward S. Bragg Democratic March 4, 1877 –
March 3, 1883		 [Data unknown/missing.]
48th
49th		 Joseph Rankin Democratic March 4, 1883 –
January 24, 1886		 Died.
Vacant January 24, 1886 –
March 8, 1886
49th
50th		 Thomas R. Hudd Democratic March 8, 1886 –
March 3, 1889		 [Data unknown/missing.]
51st
52nd
53rd		 George H. Brickner Democratic March 4, 1889 –
March 3, 1895		 [Data unknown/missing.]
54th
55th
56th
57th		 Samuel S. Barney Republican March 4, 1895 –
March 3, 1903		 Retired.
58th
59th
60th
61st		 William H. Stafford Republican March 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1911		 Lost renomination.
62nd Victor L. Berger Socialist March 4, 1911 –
March 3, 1913		 Lost re-election.
63rd
64th
65th		 William H. Stafford Republican March 4, 1913 –
March 3, 1919		 Lost re-election.
Vacant March 4, 1919 –
March 3, 1921		 Congress refused to seat Representative-elect Victor L. Berger.
67th William H. Stafford Republican March 4, 1921 –
March 3, 1923		 Lost re-election.
68th
69th
70th		 Victor L. Berger Socialist March 4, 1923 –
March 3, 1929		 Lost re-election.
71st
72nd		 William H. Stafford Republican March 4, 1929 –
March 3, 1933		 Lost renomination.
73rd
74th
75th		 Thomas O'Malley Democratic March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1939		 Lost re-election
76th
77th		 Lewis D. Thill Republican January 3, 1939 –
January 3, 1943		 Lost re-election.
78th Howard J. McMurray Democratic January 3, 1943 –
January 3, 1945		 Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
79th Andrew Biemiller Democratic January 3, 1945 –
January 3, 1947		 Lost re-election.
80th Charles J. Kersten Republican January 3, 1947 –
January 3, 1949		 Lost re-election.
81st Andrew Biemiller Democratic January 3, 1949 –
January 3, 1951		 Lost re-election.
82nd
83rd		 Charles J. Kersten Republican January 3, 1951 –
January 3, 1955		 Lost re-election.
84th
85th
86th
87th
88th
89th
90th
91st
92nd
93rd
94th
95th
96th
97th		 Henry S. Reuss Democratic January 3, 1955 –
January 3, 1983		 Retired.
98th
99th
100th
101st
102nd		 Jim Moody Democratic January 3, 1983 –
January 3, 1993		 Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
103rd
104th
105th
106th
107th		 Tom Barrett Democratic January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 2003		 Retired to run for Governor of Wisconsin.
108th
109th
110th
111th
112th
113th
114th
115th		 Jim Sensenbrenner Republican January 3, 2003 –
Present		 Redistricted from the 9th district.

Living former members of the House from the district

As of April 2015, there are two living former members of the House from the district.

U.S. Representative U.S. House of Representatives Term Date of birth (and current age)
Jim Moody 1983–1993 September 2, 1935
Tom Barrett 1993–2003 December 8, 1953

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: 43°11′59″N 88°31′53″W / 43.19972°N 88.53139°W / 43.19972; -88.53139

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