New York's 5th congressional district is a

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for the

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, represented by

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. The district is located in

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. A plurality of the district's population is

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, and a majority of the district's population is non-white. The district includes the entire

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as well as the Queens neighborhoods of Broad Channel, Cambria Heights, Hollis,

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, Laurelton,

Queens Village Queens Village is a mostly residential middle class neighborhood in the eastern part of the New York City borough of Queens. It is bound by Hollis to the west, Cambria Heights to the south, Bellerose, Queens and Elmont, Nassau County to the ...

, Richmond Hill, Rosedale,

South Jamaica South Jamaica (also commonly known as "Southside") is a residential neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. It is located south of downtown Jamaica. Although a proper border has not been established, the neighborhood is a subsectio ...

, Saint Albans,

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, and

South Ozone Park South Ozone Park is a neighborhood in the southwestern section of the New York City borough of Queens. It is just north of John F. Kennedy International Airport, between Aqueduct Racetrack to the west and the Van Wyck Expressway to the east. A ...

, as well as

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. The district encompasses the African-American majority neighborhoods of east Queens, as well as the

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and South Asian American enclaves of southern and eastern Queens, including the neighborhoods of Jamaica, Ozone Park, Richmond Hill, South Ozone Park, and Hollis, home to large Guyanese, Jamaican, Trinidadian and Tobagonian, Indian, Bangladeshi, and Haitian populations. As of 2018, the district's

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population makes up 7.3% of the district, the highest of any congressional district in the country, and its

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population stands at 8.35%, the highest of any district in New York. The 5th district also has the second highest percentages of

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Trinidadian and Tobagonian Americans Trinidadian and Tobagonian Americans (also known as Trinidadian Americans, Tobagonian Americans and Trinbagonian Americans) are people with Trinidadian and Tobagonian ancestry or immigrants who were born in Trinidad and Tobago. Trinidad and Tob ...

, and

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out of all of New York's congressional districts.

Voter Registration

Recent election results from statewide races

History

1789–1913: :Parts of

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1913–45: :Parts of

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1945–63: :Parts of

1963–93: :Parts of Nassau 1993–2003: :Parts of Nassau,

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2003–2023: :Parts of Nassau,

2023—: :Parts of

Various New York districts have been numbered "5" over the years, including areas in New York City and various parts of upstate New York. 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,

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, Douglaston,

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, Jamaica Estates, Little Neck, and Whitestone. The Nassau portion of the district included Albertson,

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Manhasset Manhasset is an affluent hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. It is considered the anchor community of the Greater Manhasset area. The population was 8,176 ...

, Port Washington, Roslyn, and Sands Point. New York District 05 109th US Congress

Current composition

The 5th district is located in the entirety of the New York City borough of

. Queens neighborhoods in the district include: * Arverne * Baisley Park *

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* Belle Harbor * Breezy Point * Broad Channel * Brookville * Cambria Heights * Edgemere * Far Rockaway * Hollis * Holliswood *

* Jamaica Estates *

* Laurelton * Lindenwood * Ozone Park *

* Richmond Hill *

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* Rockaway Beach * Rockaway Park * Rosedale *

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* South Richmond Hill *

List of members representing the 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").

Notes

References

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Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

Clerk of the House of Representatives
2002 House election data
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