Colorado's 5th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Colorado. The district lies in the center of the state and comprises Colorado Springs and its suburbs including Cimarron Hills and Fort Carson.
Colorado's 5th congressional district | |
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Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023 | |
Representative | |
Distribution |
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Population (2022) | 732,858[2] |
Median household income | $82,432[2] |
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | R+9[3] |
The district is currently represented by Republican Doug Lamborn. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of R+9, it is one of the most Republican districts in Colorado.[3]
Characteristics
editPolitics
editThe Republican Party has held control of the seat since the district's creation. Colorado Springs, the main population center within the district, is home to many conservative Christian organizations. Among these groups are Focus on the Family, its founder Dr. James Dobson (who is considered by some to be the most influential evangelical leader in the country[4]), New Life Church, Compassion International, HCJB, and many others. There is some Democratic strength in this district in urban Colorado Springs and some of its suburbs near Pikes Peak, but it is no match for the overwhelming Republican tilt of the district; however, unlike the nearby 4th that is trending more Republican by the year, the 5th is becoming slightly less Republican due to demographic changes.
Colorado Springs also boasts a large population of both active-duty and retired military personnel and is home to many companies in the defense industry, all of which are demographics that tend to vote for Republicans. Throughout the district's history, Republicans have won by comfortable margins. From 1996 through 2004, Republican Joel Hefley usually won reelections with about 70% of the vote. George W. Bush received 66% of the vote in this district in 2004.
Economy
editBecause of the strong military presence, Colorado Springs's economy is usually very stable and frequently sees growth. The western portions of the district are mostly small mountain towns whose economy depends on ranching, farming, mining, and tourism.
Tourism
editMillions of tourists visit the Colorado Springs region every year, primarily to visit Garden of the Gods, United States Olympic Training Center, U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum, Pikes Peak, and the United States Air Force Academy.
Military
editColorado Springs, located within the district, is home to multiple military installations. Fort Carson, the United States Air Force Academy, Peterson Space Force Base, Schriever Space Force Base, and NORAD are also all located within the district. There are more veterans living in the Colorado Fifth than any other district in America.[5]
History
edit1990s
editFollowing the 1990 U.S. census and associated realignment of Colorado congressional districts, the 5th congressional district consisted of El Paso and Teller counties, as well as portions of Arapahoe, Douglas, and Fremont counties.[6]
2000s
editFollowing the 2000 U.S. census and associated realignment of Colorado congressional districts, the 5th congressional district consisted of Chaffee, El Paso, Fremont, Lake and Teller counties, as well as most of Park County.
2010s
editFollowing the 2010 U.S. census and associated realignment of Colorado congressional districts, the 5th congressional district consisted of Chaffee, El Paso, Fremont, and Teller counties, as well as most of Park County.
2020s
editFollowing the 2020 U.S. census and associated realignment of Colorado congressional districts, the 5th congressional district consisted of most of El Paso County, except for a sliver that was drawn into the 4th district. Other counties towards the west were redistricted into the 7th district.
Composition
edit# | County | Seat | Population |
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41 | El Paso | Colorado Springs | 744,215 |
Cities of 10,000 people or more
edit- Colorado Springs – 478,961
- Security-Widefield – 38,639
- Fountain – 28,907
- Cimmarron Hills – 19,311
- Fort Carson – 17,693
- Black Forest – 15,097
- Monument – 10,399
2,500 – 10,000 people
edit- Woodmoor – 9,536
- Air Force Academy – 6,608
- Gleneagle – 6,649
- Stratmoor – 6,518
- Manitou Springs – 4,848
- Palmer Lake – 2,636
Voting
editElection results from presidential races[7]
Election results | ||
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Year | Office | Results |
2000 | President | Bush 63–31% |
2004 | President | Bush 66–33% |
2008 | President | McCain 59–40% |
2012 | President | Romney 59–38% |
2016 | President | Trump 57–33% |
Senate | Glenn 58.4–35.6% | |
2018 | Governor | Stapleton 56.6–39% |
2020 | President | Trump 55–42% |
Senate | Gardner 57.1–39.6% | |
2022 | Governor | Ganahl 50%–47% |
Senate | O'Dea 52%–44% |
List of members representing the district
editElection results
edit
1972 • 1974 • 1976 • 1978 • 1980 • 1982 • 1984 • 1986 • 1988 • 1990 • 1992 • 1994 • 1996 • 1998 • 2000 • 2002 • 2004 • 2006 • 2008 • 2010 • 2012 • 2014 • 2016 • 2018 • 2020 • 2022 |
1972
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Bill Armstrong | 104,214 | 62.33 | ||
Democratic | Byron L. Johnson | 60,948 | 36.45 | ||
Libertarian | Pipp M. Boyls | 2,028 | 1.22 | ||
Total votes | 167,190 | 100.0 | |||
Republican win (new seat) |
1974
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bill Armstrong (incumbent) | 85,326 | 57.73 | |
Democratic | Ben Galloway | 56,888 | 38.49 | |
Independent | Stan Johnson | 5,580 | 3.78 | |
Total votes | 147,794 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
1976
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bill Armstrong (incumbent) | 126,784 | 66.43 | |
Democratic | Dorothy Hores | 64,067 | 33.57 | |
Total votes | 190,851 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
1978
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ken Kramer | 91,933 | 59.78 | |
Democratic | Gerry Frank | 52,914 | 34.41 | |
Independent | L.W. Dan Bridges | 8,933 | 5.81 | |
Total votes | 153,780 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
1980
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ken Kramer (incumbent) | 177,319 | 72.41 | |
Democratic | Ed Schreiber | 62,003 | 25.32 | |
Libertarian | John A. Lanning | 5,578 | 2.27 | |
Total votes | 244,900 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
1982
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ken Kramer (incumbent) | 84,479 | 59.55 | |
Democratic | Thomas Cronin | 57,392 | 40.45 | |
Total votes | 141,871 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
1984
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ken Kramer (incumbent) | 163,654 | 78.59 | |
Democratic | William Geffen | 44,588 | 21.41 | |
Total votes | 206,242 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
1986
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Joel Hefley | 121,153 | 69.77 | |
Democratic | Bill Story | 52,488 | 30.23 | |
Total votes | 173,641 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
1988
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Joel Hefley (incumbent) | 181,612 | 75.13 | |
Democratic | John J. Mitchell | 60,116 | 24.87 | |
Total votes | 241,728 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
1990
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Joel Hefley (incumbent) | 127,740 | 66.44 | |
Democratic | Cal Johnston | 57,776 | 30.05 | |
Libertarian | Keith L. Hamburger | 6,761 | 3.51 | |
Total votes | 192,277 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
1992
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Joel Hefley (incumbent) | 173,096 | 71.11 | |
Democratic | Charles A. Oriez | 62,550 | 25.70 | |
Libertarian | Keith L. Hamburger | 7,769 | 3.19 | |
Total votes | 243,415 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
1994
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Joel Hefley (incumbent) | 138,674 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 138,674 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
1996
editRepublican primary
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Joel Hefley | 36,994 | 76.70 | |
Republican | Bill Hughes | 11,236 | 23.30 |
General
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Joel Hefley (incumbent) | 188,805 | 71.94 | |
Democratic | Mike Robinson | 73,660 | 28.06 | |
Total votes | 262,465 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
1998
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Joel Hefley (incumbent) | 155,790 | 72.71 | |
Democratic | Ken Alford | 55,609 | 25.95 | |
Natural Law | Mark A. Mellot | 2,871 | 1.34 | |
Total votes | 214,270 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2000
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Joel Hefley (incumbent) | 253,330 | 82.70 | |
Libertarian | Kerry Kantor | 37,719 | 12.31 | |
Natural Law | Randy Mackenzie | 15,260 | 4.99 | |
Total votes | 306,309 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2002
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Joel Hefley (incumbent) | 128,118 | 69.37 | |
Democratic | Curtis Imrie | 45,587 | 24.69 | |
Libertarian | Biff Baker | 10,972 | 5.94 | |
Total votes | 184,677 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2004
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Joel Hefley (incumbent) | 193,333 | 70.55 | |
Democratic | Fred Hardee | 74,098 | 27.04 | |
Libertarian | Arthur "Rob" Roberts | 6,627 | 2.41 | |
Total votes | 274,058 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2006
editRepublican primary
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Doug Lamborn | 15,126 | 26.97 | |
Republican | Jeff Crank | 14,234 | 25.38 | |
Republican | Bentley Rayburn | 9,735 | 17.36 | |
Republican | Lionel Rivera | 7,213 | 12.86 | |
Republican | John Wesley Anderson | 6,474 | 11.54 | |
Republican | Duncan Bremer | 3,310 | 5.90 |
General
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Doug Lamborn | 123,264 | 59.62 | |
Democratic | Jay Fawcett | 83,431 | 40.35 | |
Republican | Richard D. Hand (as a write-in) | 41 | 0.02 | |
Democratic | Brian X. Scott (as a write-in) | 12 | 0.01 | |
Republican | Gregory S. Hollister | 8 | 0.00 | |
Total votes | 206,756 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2008
editRepublican primary
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Doug Lamborn | 24,995 | 44% | |
Republican | Jeff Crank | 16,794 | 30% | |
Republican | Bentley Rayburn | 14,986 | 26% |
General
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Doug Lamborn (incumbent) | 183,179 | 60% | |
Democratic | Hal Bidlack | 113,027 | 37% | |
Constitution | Brian X. Scott | 8,894 | 3% | |
No party | Richard D. Hand | 45 | 0.03 | |
Total votes | 305,142 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
2010
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Doug Lamborn (incumbent) | 152,829 | 66% | |
Democratic | Kevin Bradley | 68,039 | 29% | |
Constitution | Brian X. Scott | 5,886 | 3% | |
Libertarian | Jerrell Klaver | 5,680 | 2% | |
Total votes | 232,434 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
2012
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Doug Lamborn (incumbent) | 199,639 | 65% | |
Independent | Dave Anderson | 53,318 | 17% | |
Libertarian | Jim Pirtle | 22,778 | 7% | |
Green | Misha Luzov | 18,284 | 6% | |
Constitution | Kenneth R. Harvell | 13,312 | 5% | |
Total votes | 307,231 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
2014
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Doug Lamborn (incumbent) | 157,182 | 60% | |
Democratic | Irv Halter | 105,673 | 40% | |
Total votes | 262,855 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
2016
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Doug Lamborn (Incumbent) | 225,445 | 62.28% | |
Democratic | Misty Plowright | 111,676 | 30.85% | |
Libertarian | Mike McRedmond | 24,872 | 6.87% | |
Total votes | 361,993 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
2018
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Doug Lamborn (Incumbent) | 184,002 | 57.02% | |
Democratic | Stephany Rose Spaulding | 126,848 | 39.31% | |
Libertarian | Douglas Randall | 11,795 | 3.65% | |
Write-in | 71 | 0.02% | ||
Total votes | 322,716 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
2020
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Doug Lamborn (Incumbent) | 249,013 | 57.6% | |
Democratic | Jillian Freeland | 161,600 | 37.4% | |
Libertarian | Ed Duffett | 14,777 | 3.4% | |
Independent | Marcus Allen Murphy | 3,708 | 0.9% | |
Unity | Rebecca Keltie | 3,309 | 0.8% | |
Total votes | 432,407 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
2022
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Doug Lamborn (incumbent) | 155,528 | 56.0% | |
Democratic | David Torres | 111,978 | 40.3% | |
Libertarian | Brian Flanagan | 7,079 | 2.5% | |
American Constitution | Christopher Mitchell | 3,370 | 1.2% | |
Independent | Matthew Feigenbaum | 9 | 0.0% | |
Total votes | 277,964 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
Historical district boundaries
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (State-based)". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 2, 2013. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
- ^ a b "My Congressional District: Congressional District 5 (118th Congress), Colorado". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ a b "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
- ^ Olsen, Ted (February 21, 2005). "Who's Driving This Thing?". Christianity Today. Retrieved September 5, 2008.
- ^ "Veterans, Doctors Alike Stranded as Vet Choice Fails to Pay its Bills | Military.com". Archived from the original on March 14, 2018. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
- ^ Congressional District Map (Map). State of Colorado. Retrieved December 22, 2008.
- ^ Presidential Election Results, by district, swingstateproject.com
- ^ 1972 Election Results
- ^ 1974 Election Results
- ^ 1976 Election Results
- ^ 1978 Election Results
- ^ 1980 Election Results
- ^ 1982 Election Results
- ^ 1984 Election Results
- ^ 1986 Election Results
- ^ 1988 Election Results
- ^ 1990 Election Results
- ^ 1992 Election Results
- ^ 1994 Election Results
- ^ 1996 Primary Results[permanent dead link]
- ^ 1996 Election Results
- ^ 1998 Election Results
- ^ 2000 Election Results
- ^ 2002 Election Results
- ^ 2004 Election Results
- ^ 2006 Primary Results
- ^ 2006 Election Results
- ^ 2008 Primary Results
- ^ 2008 Election Results
- ^ 2010 Election Results
- ^ 2012 Election Results
- ^ "2014 Election Results". Archived from the original on August 22, 2017. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
- ^ "2016 Election Results". Archived from the original on August 22, 2017. Retrieved August 22, 2017.