| State: | Illinois |
| District Number: | 5 |
| Image Caption: | Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023 |
| Representative: | Mike Quigley |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Residence: | Chicago |
| English Area: | 158.3 |
| Percent Urban: | 100.0 |
| Percent Rural: | 0.0 |
| Population: | 732,819 |
| Population Year: | 2022 |
| Median Income: | $104,191[1] |
| Percent White: | 71.3 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 11.7 |
| Percent Black: | 2.4 |
| Percent Asian: | 10.7 |
| Percent More Than One Race: | 3.3 |
| Percent Other Race: | 0.5 |
| Cpvi: | D+18[2] |
The 5th congressional district of Illinois covers parts of Cook and Lake counties, as of the 2023 redistricting which followed the 2010 census. All or parts of Chicago, Inverness, Arlington Heights, Barrington Hills, Des Plaines, Palatine, Mount Prospect, Deer Park, Kildeer, Lake Zurich, Long Grove, and North Barrington are included.
It has been represented by Democrat Mike Quigley since the April 2009 special election.
The district was created as part of the 28th United States Congress, which first met on March 4, 1843; it was initially represented by Stephen A. Douglas, whose Kansas–Nebraska Act prompted the creation of the Republican Party. Since the 1990s redistricting, it has covered most of Chicago's North Side; the 2010 redistricting extended it into DuPage County.It was represented by Democrat Rahm Emanuel from January 2003 until he resigned on January 2, 2009, to become White House Chief of Staff. On April 8, 2009, Mike Quigley won a special election to fill the seat.[3]
The district has a Cook Partisan Voting Index score of D +20.[4] The district and its predecessors have been in Democratic hands for all but four years since 1909. Two of those years came after Dan Rostenkowski lost his seat to Republican Michael Patrick Flanagan because of the Congressional Post Office scandal. On a national level, the scandal helped prompt the Republican Revolution of 1994. However, Flanagan was defeated after only one term by State Representative Rod Blagojevich in 1996, and no Republican has managed even 35 percent of the vote in the district since then. Blagojevich handed the seat to Emanuel in 2003.
| County | Seat | Population | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Cook | Chicago | 5,173,146 | |
| 97 | Lake | Waukegan | 711,239 |
The 5th district takes in the Chicago neighborhoods of Jefferson Park; the vast majority of O'Hare, Lincoln Park, Norwood Park, North Park, and Lake View; the historic North Mayfair neighborhood of Albany Park; most of Lincoln Square; and part of Irving Park.
Outside of the Chicago city limits, this district takes in the Cook County municipalities of Inverness; most of Arlington Heights and Barrington Hills; half of Des Plaines, Palatine, and Mount Prospect.
Lake County is split between this district and the 9th district. They are partitioned by the Fox River, Kelsey Rd, W Miller Rd, Echo Lake Rd, Sacomano Meadows Pond 1, Midlothian Rd, N Old Henry Rd, N Quentin Rd, Lake Zurich Rd, Twin Orchard Country Club, Mundelein Rd, Hicks Rd, Bridgewater Farm, Crossing Pond Park, and Arlington Heights Rd. The 5th district takes in the municipalities of Deer Park and Kildeer; the vast majority of Lake Zurich; the southern half of Long Grove; and the portion of North Barrington south of Miller Rd.
This table indicates how the district has voted in U.S. presidential elections; election results reflect voting in the district as it was configured at the time of the election, not as it is configured today.
| Year | Office | Results | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | President | align=right | Al Gore 63% - George W. Bush 33% | |
| 2004 | President | align=right | John Kerry 67% - George W. Bush 33% | |
| 2008 | President | align=right | Barack Obama 70% - John McCain 29% | |
| 2012 | President | align=right | Barack Obama 66% - Mitt Romney 32% | |
| 2016 | President | align=right | Hillary Clinton 71% - Donald Trump 24% | |
| 2020 | President | align=right | Joe Biden 72% - Donald Trump 26% |
This table indicates how the district has voted in recent statewide elections; election results reflect voting in the district as it is currently configured, not necessarily as it was at the time of these elections.
| Year | Office | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | President | Hillary Clinton 65.5% – Donald Trump 27.3% |
| Senate | Tammy Duckworth 58.6% – Mark Kirk 36.5% | |
| 2018 | Governor | J. B. Pritzker 61.6% – Bruce Rauner 34.5% |
| Attorney General | Kwame Raoul 62.9% – Erika Harold 34.8% | |
| Secretary of State | Jesse White 75.4% – Jason Helland 21.9% | |
| 2020 | President | Joe Biden 69.0% – Donald Trump 29.2% |
| Senate | Dick Durbin 65.2% – Mark Curran 29.2% | |
| 2022 | Senate | Tammy Duckworth 69.9% – Kathy Salvi 28.6% |
| Governor | J. B. Pritzker 69.5% – Darren Bailey 28.0% | |
| Attorney General | Kwame Raoul 68.1% – Tom DeVore 30.1% | |
| Secretary of State | Alexi Giannoulias 68.6% – Dan Brady 29.5% |
| Member | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history | District location | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created March 4, 1843 | ||||||||
| align=left | Stephen A. Douglas | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847 | Elected in 1842. Re-elected in 1844. Re-elected in 1846. Resigned when elected U.S. Senator. | |||
| Vacant | nowrap | March 3, 1847 – December 6, 1847 | ||||||
| align=left | William A. Richardson | Democratic | nowrap | December 6, 1847 – August 25, 1856 | Elected to finish Douglas's term. Re-elected in 1848. Re-elected in 1850. Re-elected in 1852. Re-elected in 1854. Resigned. | |||
| Vacant | nowrap | August 25, 1856 – November 4, 1856 | ||||||
| align=left | Jacob C. Davis | Democratic | nowrap | November 4, 1856 – March 3, 1857 | Elected to finish Richardson's term. | |||
| align=left | Isaac N. Morris | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861 | Elected in 1856. Re-elected in 1858. | |||
| align=left | William A. Richardson | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1861 – January 29, 1863 | Elected in 1860. Re-elected in 1862. Resigned when elected U.S. Senator. | |||
| Vacant | nowrap | January 29, 1863 – March 3, 1863 | ||||||
| align=left | Owen Lovejoy | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1863 – March 25, 1864 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1862. Died. | |||
| Vacant | nowrap | March 25, 1864 – May 20, 1864 | ||||||
| align=left | Ebon C. Ingersoll | Republican | nowrap | May 20, 1864 – March 3, 1871 | Elected to finish Lovejoy's term. Re-elected in 1864. Re-elected in 1866. Re-elected in 1868. | |||
| align=left | Bradford N. Stevens | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873 | Elected in 1870. | |||
| align=left | Horatio C. Burchard | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1879 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1872. Re-elected in 1874. Re-elected in 1876. | |||
| align=left | Robert M.A. Hawk | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1879 – June 29, 1882 | Elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. Died. | |||
| Vacant | nowrap | June 29, 1882 – November 7, 1882 | ||||||
| align=left | Robert R. Hitt | Republican | nowrap | December 4, 1882 – March 3, 1883 | Elected to finish Hawk's term. Redistricted to the . | |||
| align=left | Reuben Ellwood | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1883 – July 1, 1885 | Elected in 1882. Re-elected in 1884. Died. | |||
| Vacant | nowrap | July 1, 1885 – December 7, 1885 | ||||||
| align=left | Albert J. Hopkins | Republican | nowrap | December 7, 1885 – March 3, 1895 | Elected to finish Ellwood's term. Re-elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. Re-elected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892. Redistricted to the . | |||
| align=left | George E. White | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899 | Elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. | |||
| align=left | Edward T. Noonan | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1901 | Elected in 1898. | |||
| align=left | William F. Mahoney | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903 | Elected in 1900. Redistricted to the . | |||
| align=left | James McAndrews | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1902. | |||
| align=left | Anthony Michalek | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1907 | Elected in 1904. | |||
| align=left | Adolph J. Sabath | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1907 – January 3, 1949 | Elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Redistricted to the . | |||
| align=left | Martin Gorski | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1949 – December 4, 1949 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1948. Died. | |||
| Vacant | nowrap | December 4, 1949 – January 3, 1951 | ||||||
| align=left | John C. Kluczynski | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1951 – January 26, 1975 | Elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Died. | |||
| Vacant | nowrap | January 26, 1975 – July 8, 1975 | ||||||
| align=left | John G. Fary | Democratic | nowrap | July 8, 1975 – January 3, 1983 | Elected to finish Kluczynski's term. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. | |||
| align=left | Bill Lipinski | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993 | Elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Redistricted to the . | |||
| align=left | Dan Rostenkowski | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1992. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Michael P. Flanagan | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1997 | Elected in 1994. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Rod Blagojevich | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2003 | Elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Retired to run for Governor of Illinois. | |||
| align=left | Rahm Emanuel | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 2003 – January 2, 2009 | Elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008, but resigned to become White House Chief of Staff. | 2003–2013 | ||
| Vacant | nowrap | January 2, 2009 – April 7, 2009 | ||||||
Mike Quigley | Democratic | April 7, 2009 – present | Elected to finish Emanuel's term. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. | |||||
| 2013–2023 | ||||||||
| 2023–present | ||||||||