New Jersey's 5th congressional district

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New Jersey's 5th congressional district
District map as of 2013
Current Representative	Josh Gottheimer (D–Wyckoff)
Distribution	82.83% urban 17.17% rural
Population (2000)	647,258
Median income	72,781
Ethnicity	89.3% White 1.5% Black 6.6% Asian 4.5% Hispanic 0.2% Native American 0.2% other
Cook PVI	R+3

New Jersey's Fifth Congressional District is represented by Democrat Josh Gottheimer.

The district from 2003 to 2013

History

Scott Garrett defeated Democrat Paul Aronsohn and independent candidate R. Matthew Fretz 55%–44% in the United States general elections, 2006.

Gottheimer defeated Garrett in the 2016 general election, making Garrett the only one of the state's 12 incumbents to lose his seat.

Counties and municipalities in the district

The redrawn New Jersey's Fifth Congressional District is predominantly rural in area, but now the newly added suburban Bergen County areas closer to New York City contain over 75% of voters. The district is an L-shaped district comprising the rural northern and western parts of New Jersey. A portion of the district is in suburban northern Bergen County. All of the areas in the district are generally favorable for Republicans; although Bergen County has trended Democratic in recent elections.

For the 113th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2010 United States Census), the district contains all or portions of four counties and 79 municipalities.

Bergen County (43)

Allendale, Alpine, Bergenfield, Bogota, Closter, Demarest, Dumont, Emerson, Fair Lawn, Franklin Lakes, Glen Rock, Hackensack, Harrington Park, Haworth, Hillsdale, Ho-Ho-Kus, Lodi, Mahwah, Maywood, Midland Park, Montvale, New Milford, Northvale, Norwood, Oakland, Old Tappan, Oradell, Paramus, Park Ridge, Ramsey, Ridgewood, River Edge, River Vale, Rochelle Park, Rockleigh, Saddle River, Teaneck (part, also 9th), Upper Saddle River, Waldwick, Washington Township, Westwood, Woodcliff Lake and Wyckoff

Passaic County (2)

Ringwood and West Milford

Sussex County (19)

Andover Borough, Andover Township, Branchville, Frankford Township, Franklin Borough, Fredon Township, Green Township, Hamburg, Hampton Township, Hardyston Township, Lafayette Township, Montague Township, Newton, Sandyston Township, Stillwater Township, Sussex, Vernon Township, Walpack Township and Wantage Township

Warren County (15)

Allamuchy Township, Belvidere, Blairstown Township, Frelinghuysen Township, Hackettstown, Hardwick Township, Hope Township, Independence Township, Knowlton Township, Liberty Township, Mansfield Township, Oxford Township, Washington, Washington Township and White Township

Voting

Election results from presidential races
Year	Office	Results
2000	President	Bush 52 - 45%*
2004	President	Bush 57 - 43%*
2008	President	McCain 54 - 45%*
2012	President	Romney 51 - 49%
2016	President	Trump 49 - 48%

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
District organized from New Jersey's At-large congressional district
Franklin Davenport	Federalist	March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1801	Woodbury	Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, and Salem Counties
District organized to New Jersey's At-large congressional district
District organized from New Jersey's At-large congressional district
William Wright	Whig	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847	Newark	Bergen, Essex, Hudson, and Passaic Counties
Dudley S. Gregory	Whig	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849	Jersey City
James G. King	Whig	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851	Hoboken
Rodman M. Price	Democratic	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853	Hoboken
Alexander C. M. Pennington	Whig	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855	Newark	Essex and Hudson Counties
	Opposition	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857
Jacob R. Wortendyke	Democratic	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859	Jersey City	Union County formed from Essex (1857)
William Pennington	Republican	March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861	Newark	Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1860–1861
Nehemiah Perry	Democratic	March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1865	Newark	Hudson County and City of Newark from 1862
Edwin R.V. Wright	Democratic	March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1867	Hudson City
George A. Halsey	Republican	March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1869	Newark
Orestes Cleveland	Democratic	March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871	Jersey City
George A. Halsey	Republican	March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873
William W. Phelps	Republican	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875		Bergen, Morris, and Passaic Counties
Augustus W. Cutler	Democratic	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879
Charles H. Voorhis	Republican	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881
John Hill	Republican	March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883
William W. Phelps	Republican	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1889
Charles D. Beckwith	Republican	March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891
Cornelius A. Cadmus	Democratic	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1895		Bergen and Passaic Counties from 1892
James F. Stewart	Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1903
Charles N. Fowler	Republican	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1911		Morris, Union, and Warren Counties / Fowler from the 8th district
William E. Tuttle, Jr.	Democratic	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1915		Morris and Union Counties from 1912
John H. Capstick	Republican	March 4, 1915 – March 17, 1918		died
Vacant		March 17, 1918 – November 5, 1918
William F. Birch	Republican	November 5, 1918 – March 3, 1919
Ernest R. Ackerman	Republican	March 4, 1919 – October 18, 1931		died
Vacant		October 18, 1931 – December 1, 1931
Percy Hamilton Stewart	Democratic	December 1, 1931 – March 3, 1933
Charles A. Eaton	Republican	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1953		Morris, Somerset, and northern Middlesex counties / Eaton from 4th district
Peter Frelinghuysen, Jr.	Republican	January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1975		Northern Middlesex removed to the new 15th District (1962) / From 1970 District no longer follows county lines.
Millicent Fenwick	Republican	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1983
Marge Roukema	Republican	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 2003		redistricted from 7th district
Scott Garrett	Republican	January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2017		Lost re-election
Josh Gottheimer	Democratic	January 3, 2017 – Present		Incumbent

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

External links

• Josh Gottheimer (D), Official Website

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by South Carolina's 5th congressional district	Home district of the Speaker of the House February 1, 1860 – March 4, 1861	Succeeded by Pennsylvania's 14th congressional district