Arizona's 5th congressional district explained

State:Arizona
District Number:5
Image Caption:Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative:Andy Biggs
Party:Republican
Residence:Gilbert
English Area:1423
Percent Urban:86.9
Percent Rural:13.0
Population:835,596[1]
Population Year:2022
Median Income:$101,489[2]
Percent White:67.1
Percent Hispanic:17.8
Percent Black:3.5
Percent Asian:5.9
Percent Native American:0.8
Percent More Than One Race:4.5
Percent Other Race:0.6
Cpvi:R+11[3]

Arizona's 5th congressional district is a congressional district located in the U.S. state of Arizona, currently represented by Republican Andy Biggs.

The district contains Gilbert, Queen Creek, southern and eastern Chandler, and eastern Mesa. It is within eastern Maricopa County and northern Pinal County, and includes most of the East Valley. Its representative, Andy Biggs, was elected in November 2016.

History

Arizona picked up a fifth district as a result of the redistricting cycle after the 1980 census. It covered most of the southeastern portion of the state, though the bulk of its population was located in the eastern half of Tucson. It was a Republican-leaning swing district, though a Democrat won it when it was first contested in 1982 before giving way to a Republican in 1984.

After the 2000 census, this district essentially became the 8th district, while most of the Maricopa County portion of the old 6th district became the new 5th district. This version of the 5th covered all of Tempe and Scottsdale and portions of Chandler, Mesa and the Ahwatukee section of Phoenix. Although Republicans outnumbered Democrats by about 40,000 voters, the 5th district was considered far less conservative than other suburban Phoenix districts. George W. Bush received 54% of the vote in this district in 2004 and home state candidate John McCain narrowly won the district in 2008 with 51.70% of the vote while Barack Obama received 47.17%.

After the 2010 census, this district mostly became the 9th district, while the 5th was reconfigured to take in most of the East Valley. This area had previously been the 1st district from 1951 to 2003 and the 6th district from 2003 to 2013. Like its predecessors, this district was heavily Republican.

After the 2020 census, this district, and the 8th, were the only two districts to remain in substantially the same areas. The revised 5th district still covers part of eastern Maricopa County and northern Pinal County, including Apache Junction. In Maricopa County it is basically south of downtown Phoenix and the Salt River and east of Rt. 101.[4]

Composition

CountySeatPopulation
13MaricopaPhoenix4,585,871
21PinalFlorence484,239

Cities of 10,000 people or more

Voting

YearOfficeWinner
2000Presidentalign=right Bush 54–43%
2004Presidentalign=right Bush 54–45%
2008Presidentalign=right McCain 52–47%
2012Presidentalign=right Romney 64–35%
2016PresidentTrump 58–37%
2020PresidentTrump 57–42%

List of members representing the district

Arizona began sending a fifth member to the House after the 1980 census.

RepresentativePartyYearsCong
ress
Electoral historywidth=350 Description and counties[5] [6] [7]
District created January 3, 1983
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James F. McNulty Jr.
Democraticnowrap January 3, 1983 –
January 3, 1985
Elected in 1982.
Lost re-election.
1983–1993:
Southeast Arizona, including parts of Tucson:
Cochise, Greenlee, Graham (part), Pima (part), Pinal (part), Santa Cruz (part)

Jim Kolbe
RepublicanJanuary 3, 1985 –
January 3, 2003
Elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Redistricted to the .
1993–2003:
Southeast Arizona, including parts of Tucson:
Cochise, Graham (part), Pima (part), Pinal (part)
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J. D. Hayworth
Republicannowrap January 3, 2003 –
January 3, 2007
Redistricted from the
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Lost re-election.
2003–2013:

Maricopa (part):
Parts of Metro Phoenix
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Harry Mitchell
Democraticnowrap January 3, 2007 –
January 3, 2011
Elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Lost re-election.
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David Schweikert
Republicannowrap January 3, 2011 –
January 3, 2013
Elected in 2010.
Redistricted to the .
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Matt Salmon
Republicannowrap January 3, 2013 –
January 3, 2017
Elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Retired.
2013–2023:

Maricopa (part):
Southeastern parts of Metro Phoenix

Andy Biggs
RepublicanJanuary 3, 2017 –
present
Elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.
2023–present:

Maricopa (part), Pinal (part):
Southeastern parts of Metro Phoenix

Recent election results

2000

See main article: U.S. House election, 2000.

2002

See main article: U.S. House election, 2002.

2004

See main article: U.S. House election, 2004.

2006

See main article: U.S. House election, 2006.

2008

See main article: U.S. House election, 2008.

2010

See main article: U.S. House election, 2010.

2012

See main article: U.S. House election, 2012.

2014

See main article: U.S. House election, 2014.

2016

See main article: U.S. House election, 2016.

2018

See main article: U.S. House election, 2018.

2020

See main article: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona.

2022

See main article: 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona.

See also

References

External links

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: My Congressional District.
  3. Web site: 2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List. 2023-01-10. Cook Political Report. en.
  4. Arizona Congressional Districts: Approved Official Map Congressional District: 5 . January 18, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221113212650/https://ago-item-storage.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/7c9136a54174457da908f6d4082d60bc/Congressional_Individual_Approved_Official_D5.jpg?X-Amz-Security-Token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEM3%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2FwEaCXVzLWVhc3QtMSJIMEYCIQDHephTVLdRqDAppXLB%2BC93d3rA%2FKsFWZ1VWLHQKhuv4wIhAIeJdMFZx9ovV%2FykbhHcBVdHWv4icNAu3e95tJGFFKZpKtYECMb%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2FwEQABoMNjA0NzU4MTAyNjY1IgzsDFI0TwXb8Kvm3X8qqgRNs4yXVeqv6n95%2B7O%2FVe1zf1grC9LABvsbSsxf9QaUPTGgBN0KRiredi7BHG3dMcSBtimCTWcAyKFIIvVEZj3jdRr4ZKYuD%2FOLvwNzPAvPUKeCiQpziJhZjE41IIeOrWyY7gC3XT8CzL5cmW0bJhu%2BigqpSUQ4nBSkvkiiEO9hsUWBLJYCgvbMCOsgDnxKtmdysEVPbFGWJHjf%2BOxZcQSEkE0GUK85Xq4axURPSGrCm%2BMndjbRvT6wniTS%2BdH235Mu4ZFtdnoAJYp5MqDoGO8fvaUBePk81hay0oW%2FeNEnaSiKl99m%2BF7DDQsfIqiqHYj%2FbTaHF5f03ZLBMkzcN4PAK2W8k9KhwMF4iPdsfZ93HYzdKwkkkB2VJSXf0e%2FIJ%2BvIngALln7JdUAbTNSkxa842WU2EXp24dDFXVfj7x%2Fzv%2BvalKhSbBigVfOHdesC9Zd9K%2Fw1KRpmivHtsZm8l%2FN1nEwHx7CBsiX521RoqBdu0OZhxP9S12fZrCSq0nmEQiiNdbzEmKSh7cfZteYyXrkWVWAk2q3vlYJgpdcsFEOhDHVApQLib3mZcxYd0A0jXZ1aLIkTT%2Bo%2F%2BVCBUXjrN6uzWMUI00CqnWn2WfrhTjI4r1w%2Fia1WW4xH2ZwKS7o6a%2FP4g4v%2FcRFv%2B44IffETqKId6pYO5eY%2FwYPPmHxatnfKvU%2FEypm9JoSS7ZSnDjKU2LCme09Vc5xK5raAcO2Fd6ercXoH0q8wuvewEjC%2FtcWbBjqoAYJx5%2B9F%2F7zmKCCbtlKiYy4VY25Q964ieEqfeMnB190ES88SPtIz%2BL%2BWX49hCgHE5p7DCwWxx3GfkLsr%2BLELtAe%2FcWWaNGucoHo%2F5nbZaJf9yqtoGIY1TBFu6ioZCK1v9y8azfMxpWrnOFbzLm0VwzafXvW%2Fw52x5VcrPDffNxiMYYFdqIkRFE03qE%2FYMqCHzDg9%2FLh01DHK4SU%2FGr%2F7YfBtW9GryumLRg%3D%3D&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Date=20221113T212649Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-Credential=ASIAYZTTEKKE2SRX4PVY%2F20221113%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Signature=ec2532225dbebb6ba2e6d11b54fb78ef5008f21b80957cfbfe0ead057ec9f83e . November 13, 2022 . dead .
  5. Martis, Kenneth C., The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts, 1789–1983. New York: Macmillan Publishing, 1982.
  6. Martis, Kenneth C., The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress, 1789–1989. New York: Macmillan Publishing, 1989.
  7. http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cdirectory/browse-cd.html Congressional Directory: Browse 105th Congress