Arizona's 5th congressional district

Arizona's 5th congressional district
Arizona's 5th congressional district
	Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative	Andy Biggs ; R–Gilbert
Area	1,423 sq mi (3,690 km2)
Distribution	86.9% urban; 13.0% rural;
Population (2023)	857,744
Median household; income	$104,498
Ethnicity	67.1% White ; 17.8% Hispanic ; 5.9% Asian ; 4.5% Two or more races ; 3.5% Black ; 0.8% Native American ; 0.6% other;
Cook PVI	R+11

Last updated March 02, 2025

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

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

For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains the following counties and communities:^[5]

Maricopa County (5): Chandler (part; also 4th), Gilbert, Mesa (part; also 1st and 4th) Sun Lakes, Queen Creek

Pinal County (3): Apache Junction, Gold Canyon (part; also 2nd), Sun Tan Valley

Recent election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results^[6]^[7]
2008	President	McCain 61% - 37%
2010	Senate	McCain 67% - 25%
	Governor	Brewer 63% - 33%
	Secretary of State	Bennett 68% - 32%
	Attorney General	Horne 60% - 40%
	Treasurer	Ducey 61% - 32%
2012	President	Romney 64% - 36%
2016	President	Trump 57% - 35%
2016	Senate	McCain 63% - 31%
2018	Senate	McSally 56% - 42%
	Governor	Ducey 64% - 34%
	Attorney General	Brnovich 61% - 39%
2020	President	Trump 57% - 41%
2020	Senate (Spec.)	McSally 57% - 43%
2022	Senate	Masters 54% - 44%
	Governor	Lake 57% - 43%
	Secretary of State	Finchem 55% - 45%
	Attorney General	Hamadeh 58% - 42%
	Treasurer	Yee 64% - 36%
2024	President	Trump 59% - 39%
2024	Senate	Lake 55% - 43%

List of members representing the district

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

Representative	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history	Description and counties^[8]^[9]^[10]
District created January 3, 1983
James F. McNulty Jr. (Bisbee)	Democratic	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1985	98th	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 (Bisbee)	Republican	January 3, 1985 – January 3, 2003	99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th	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 8th district .
Jim Kolbe (Bisbee)	Republican	January 3, 1985 – January 3, 2003	99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th		1993–2003: Southeast Arizona, including parts of Tucson: Cochise, Graham (part), Pima (part), Pinal (part)
J. D. Hayworth (Scottsdale)	Republican	January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2007	108th 109th	Redistricted from the 6th district Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Lost re-election.	2003–2013: Maricopa (part): Parts of Metro Phoenix
Harry Mitchell (Tempe)	Democratic	January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2011	110th 111th	Elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Lost re-election.
David Schweikert (Fountain Hills)	Republican	January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013	112th	Elected in 2010. Redistricted to the 6th district .
Matt Salmon (Mesa)	Republican	January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2017	113th 114th	Elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Retired.	2013–2023: Maricopa (part): Southeastern parts of Metro Phoenix
Andy Biggs (Gilbert)	Republican	January 3, 2017 – present	115th 116th 117th 118th 119th	Elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024. Retiring to run for Governor of Arizona.
Andy Biggs (Gilbert)	Republican	January 3, 2017 – present	115th 116th 117th 118th 119th		2023–present: Maricopa (part), Pinal (part): Southeastern parts of Metro Phoenix

Recent election results

2000

Arizona's 5th congressional district house election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Kolbe	172,986	60.1%
	Democratic	George Cunningham	101,564	35.3%
	Green	Michael Jay Green	9,010	3.1%
	Libertarian	Aage Nost	4,049	1.4%
Majority			8,023	3.97%
Total votes			287,609	100.00
	Republican hold

2002

Arizona's 5th congressional district house election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	J.D. Hayworth (incumbent)	103,870	61.17%
	Democratic	Chris Columbus	61,559	36.25%
	Libertarian	Warren Severin	4,383	2.58%
Majority			42,311	24.92%
Total votes			169,812	100.00
	Republican hold

2004

Arizona's 5th congressional district house election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	J.D. Hayworth* (incumbent)	159,455	59.50%
	Democratic	Elizabeth Rogers	102,363	38.19%
	Libertarian	Michael Kielsky	6,189	2.31%
Majority			57,092	21.31%
Total votes			268,007	100.00
	Republican hold

2006

Arizona's 5th congressional district house election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Harry Mitchell	101,838	50.41%
	Republican	J.D. Hayworth* (incumbent)	93,815	46.44%
	Libertarian	Warren Severin	6,357	3.15%
Majority			8,023	3.97%
Total votes			202,010	100.00
	Democratic gain from Republican

2008

Arizona's 5th congressional district house election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Harry Mitchell* (incumbent)	149,033	53.16%
	Republican	David Schweikert	122,165	43.57%
	Libertarian	Warren Severin	9,158	3.27%
Majority			26,868	9.59%
Total votes			280,365	100.00
	Democratic hold

2010

Arizona's 5th congressional district house election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Schweikert	110,374	52.00%
	Democratic	Harry Mitchell* (incumbent)	91,749	43.23%
	Libertarian	Nick Coons	10,127	4.77%
Majority			18,625	8.77%
Total votes			212,250	100.00
	Republican gain from Democratic

2012

Arizona's 5th congressional district house election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Matt J. Salmon	183,470	67.19%
	Democratic	Spencer Morgan	89,589	32.81%
Majority			93,881	34.38%
Total votes			273,059	100.00
	Republican hold

2014

Arizona's 5th congressional district house election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Matt J. Salmon* (incumbent)	124,867	69.58%
	Democratic	James Woods	54,596	30.42%
Majority			70,271	39.2%
Total votes			179,463	100.00
	Republican hold

2016

Arizona's 5th congressional district house election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Andy Biggs	205,184	64.10%
	Democratic	Talia Fuentes	114,940	35.90%
Majority			90,244	28.2%
Total votes			320,124	100
	Republican hold

2018

Arizona's 5th congressional district election 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Andy Biggs (incumbent)	186,037	59.4%
	Democratic	Joan Greene	127,027	40.6%
Majority			59,010	18.8%
Total votes			238,190	100
	Republican hold

2020

Arizona's 5th congressional district house election, 2020
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Andy Biggs (incumbent)	262,414	58.9
	Democratic	Joan Greene	183,171	41.1
	Write-in		72	0.0
Total votes			445,657	100.0
	Republican hold

2022

Arizona's 5th congressional district house election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Andy Biggs (incumbent)	182,464	56.7
	Democratic	Javier Ramos	120,243	37.4
	Independent	Clint Smith	18,851	5.9
	Democratic	Debra Jo Borden (write-in)	32	0.0
Total votes			321,590	100.0
	Republican hold

2024

Arizona's 5th congressional district election, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Andy Biggs (incumbent)	255,628	60.4
	Democratic	Katrina Schaffner	167,680	39.6
Total votes			423,308	100.0
	Republican hold

References

↑ "My Congressional District".
↑ "My Congressional District".
↑ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
↑ Arizona Congressional Districts: Approved Official Map Congressional District: 5 (Map). January 18, 2021. Archived from the original on November 13, 2022.
↑ https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST04/CD118_AZ05.pdf
↑ https://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::4ee8ecf2-14b7-4a8d-99bc-82fa633a9305
↑ https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1c5wQXEuwFn-Br9z3DSliUv9HUkFgHpWjSjxReyluvAc/edit?gid=0#gid=0
↑ Martis, Kenneth C., The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts, 1789–1983. New York: Macmillan Publishing, 1982.
↑ Martis, Kenneth C., The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress, 1789–1989. New York: Macmillan Publishing, 1989.
↑ Congressional Directory: Browse 105th Congress Archived February 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

External links

Maps of Congressional Districts first in effect for the 2002 election
Tentative Final Congressional Maps for the 2012 election
Rose Institute of State and Local Government, "Arizona: 2010 Redistricting Changes: Fifth District", Redistricting by State, Claremont, CA: Claremont McKenna College, archived from the original on September 15, 2020

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[2] "My Congressional District".

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[4] Arizona Congressional Districts: Approved Official Map Congressional District: 5 (Map). January 18, 2021. Archived from the original on November 13, 2022.

[5] ttps://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST04/CD118_AZ05.pdf

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[8] Martis, Kenneth C., The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts, 1789–1983. New York: Macmillan Publishing, 1982.

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