Massachusetts's 5th congressional district

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Massachusetts's 5th congressional district
Current Representative		Niki Tsongas (D)
Area	565.75 mi²
Distribution	60.11% urban, 39.89% rural
Population (2000)	635,223
Median income	$56,217
Ethnicity	79.6% White, 1.6% Black, 5.3% Asian, 11.7% Hispanic, 0.2% Native American, 1.6% other
Occupation	20.9% blue collar, 66.9% white collar, 12.1% gray collar
Cook PVI	D + 8

Massachusetts Congressional District 5 is a congressional district in northeastern Massachusetts. It contains the cities of Lowell, Lawrence, Haverhill, Methuen, and Chelmsford. It was most recently represented by Marty Meehan, who served the district from 1993 to 2007. The seat is held by Democrat Niki Tsongas having won a special election on October 16, 2007.

[edit] Cities and towns in the district

The district currently contains the following municipalities:

In Essex County:

Andover, Haverhill, Lawrence, Methuen.

In Middlesex County

Acton, Ayer, Billerica, Boxborough, Carlisle, Chelmsford, Concord, Dracut, Dunstable, Groton, Hudson, Littleton, Lowell, Maynard, Shirley, Stow, Sudbury, Tewksbury, Tyngsborough, Wayland (Precincts 1, 3, and 4), Westford.

In Worcester County:

Berlin, Bolton, Harvard, Lancaster.

[edit] Demographics

This District is considered safely Democratic.^{[citation needed]} No Republican has been elected since 1972. However it is also seen as one of the more moderate districts in heavily Democratic Massachusetts.^{[citation needed]} In state races, it supported Republican candidates for Governor William Weld, Paul Celluci, and Mitt Romney and only narrowly supported Deval Patrick who won by a large margin statewide.^{[citation needed]} In the 2007 special election to replace Martin Meehan, Republican candidate Jim Ogonowski ran a very competitive campaign, ultimately losing 45-51%.

[edit] Recent election results

[edit] Representatives

[edit] References

• 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

[edit] External links

• CNN.com 2004 election results
• CNN.com 2006 election results
• Associated Press 2007 election results
• Massachusetts Elections Division 2008 Return of Votes