New York's 5th congressional district

New York's 5th congressional district is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives, represented by Democrat Gregory Meeks. The district is located in Queens. A plurality of the district's population is African-American, and a majority of the district's population is non-white.

The district includes the entire Rockaway Peninsula as well as the Queens neighborhoods of Briarwood, Broad Channel, Cambria Heights, Hollis, Howard Beach, Jamaica, Kew Gardens, Laurelton, Queens Village, Richmond Hill, Rosedale, South Jamaica, Saint Albans, Springfield Gardens, and South Ozone Park, as well as John F. Kennedy International Airport.

The district encompasses the African-American majority neighborhoods of east Queens, as well as the Caribbean-American 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 Guyanese American population makes up 7.3% of the district, the highest of any congressional district in the country, and its Indian American population stands at 8.35%, the highest of any district in New York. The 5th district also has the second highest percentages of Jamaican Americans, Bangladeshi Americans, Trinidadian and Tobagonian Americans, and Haitian Americans out of all of New York's congressional districts.

Voter registration Voter registration and party enrollment as of February 20, 2025 Party Active voters Inactive voters Total voters Percentage Democratic 288,521 18,584 307,105 67.62% Republican 40,355 1,896 42,251 9.30% Conservative 1,753 95 1,848 0.41% Working Families 1,587 86 1,673 0.37% Other 6,908 484 7,392 1.63% Unaffiliated 89,264 4,621 93,885 20.67% Total 428,388 25,766 454,154 100%

Recent election results from statewide races Year Office Results2008 PresidentObama 85% - 15%2012 PresidentObama 89% - 11%2016 PresidentClinton 84% - 14% SenateSchumer 89% - 10%2018 SenateGillibrand 88% - 12% GovernorCuomo 87% - 12% Attorney GeneralJames 87% - 12%2020 PresidentBiden 81% - 18%2022 SenateSchumer 76% - 23% GovernorHochul 73% - 27% Attorney GeneralJames 75% - 25% ComptrollerDiNapoli 75% - 25%2024 PresidentHarris 70% - 28% SenateGillibrand 74% - 26%

History 1789–1913: Parts of Manhattan 1913–45: Parts of Brooklyn 1945–63: Parts of Queens 1963–93: Parts of Nassau 1993–2003: Parts of Nassau, Queens, Suffolk 2003–2023: Parts of Nassau, Queens 2023—: Parts of Queens

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, Corona, Douglaston, Flushing, Jamaica Estates, Little Neck, and Whitestone. The Nassau portion of the district included Albertson, Great Neck, Manhasset, Port Washington, Roslyn, and Sands Point.

Current composition The 5th district is located in the entirety of the New York City borough of Queens. Queens neighborhoods in the district include:

Arverne Baisley Park Bayswater Belle Harbor Breezy Point Briarwood Broad Channel Brookville Cambria Heights Edgemere Far Rockaway Hollis Holliswood Howard Beach Jamaica Jamaica Estates Kew Gardens Laurelton Lindenwood Ozone Park Queens Village Richmond Hill Rochdale Village Rockaway Beach Rockaway Park Rosedale St. Albans South Jamaica South Ozone Park South Richmond Hill Springfield Gardens

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.

Representative Party Years Congress Electoral history District location District established March 4, 1789 Peter Silvester Pro-Administration March 4, 1789 –March 3, 1793 Elected in 1789.Re-elected in 1790.Retired. Theodorus Bailey Anti-Administration March 4, 1793 –March 3, 1795 Elected in 1793.Re-elected in 1794.Lost re-election. Democratic-Republican March 4, 1795 –March 3, 1797 David Brooks Federalist March 4, 1797 –March 3, 1799 Elected in 1796.Lost re-election. Theodorus Bailey Democratic-Republican March 4, 1799 –March 3, 1801 Elected in 1798.Retired. Thomas Tillotson Democratic-Republican March 4, 1801 –August 10, 1801 Elected in 1800.Resigned to become N.Y. Secretary of State. Vacant August 10, 1801 –December 7, 1801 Theodorus Bailey Democratic-Republican December 7, 1801 –March 3, 1803 Elected to finish Tillotson's term.Retired to run for U.S. senator. Andrew McCord Democratic-Republican March 4, 1803 –March 3, 1805 Elected in 1802. John Blake Jr. Democratic-Republican March 4, 1805 –March 3, 1809 Elected in 1804.Re-elected in 1806. Barent Gardenier Federalist March 4, 1809 –March 3, 1811 Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1808.Retired. Thomas B. Cooke Democratic-Republican March 4, 1811 –March 3, 1813 Elected in 1810. Thomas P. Grosvenor Federalist March 4, 1813 –March 3, 1817 Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1812.Re-elected in 1814. Philip J. Schuyler Federalist March 4, 1817 –March 3, 1819 Elected in 1816.Retired. James Strong Federalist March 4, 1819 –March 3, 1821 Elected in 1818. Vacant March 4, 1821 –December 3, 1821 Elections were held in April 1821. It is unclear when results were announced or credentials issued. Walter Patterson Federalist December 3, 1821 –March 3, 1823 Elected in 1821. William W. Van Wyck Democratic-Republican March 4, 1823 –March 3, 1825 Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1822. Bartow White Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1825 –March 3, 1827 Elected in 1824.Retired. Thomas J. Oakley Jacksonian March 4, 1827 –May 9, 1828 Elected in 1826.Resigned to become judge of the Superior Court of New York City. Vacant May 9, 1828 –December 1, 1828 Thomas Taber II Jacksonian December 1, 1828 –March 3, 1829 Elected to finish Oakley's term.Had not run for the next term. Abraham Bockee Jacksonian March 4, 1829 –March 3, 1831 Elected in 1828. Edmund H. Pendleton Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1831 –March 3, 1833 Elected in 1830. Abraham Bockee Jacksonian March 4, 1833 –March 3, 1837 Elected in 1832.Re-elected in 1834. Obadiah Titus Democratic March 4, 1837 –March 3, 1839 Elected in 1836. Charles Johnston Whig March 4, 1839 –March 3, 1841 Elected in 1838. Richard D. Davis Democratic March 4, 1841 –March 3, 1843 Elected in 1840.Redistricted to the . Moses G. Leonard Democratic March 4, 1843 –March 3, 1845 Elected in 1842. Thomas M. Woodruff American March 4, 1845 –March 3, 1847 Elected in 1844. Frederick A. Tallmadge Whig March 4, 1847 –March 3, 1849 Elected in 1846. George Briggs Whig March 4, 1849 –March 3, 1853 Elected in 1848.Re-elected in 1850. William M. Tweed Democratic March 4, 1853 –March 3, 1855 Elected in 1852. Thomas R. Whitney American March 4, 1855 –March 3, 1857 Elected in 1854. William B. Maclay Democratic March 4, 1857 –March 3, 1861 Elected in 1856.Re-elected in 1858. William Wall Republican March 4, 1861 –March 3, 1863 Elected in 1860. Fernando Wood Democratic March 4, 1863 –March 3, 1865 Elected in 1862. Nelson Taylor Democratic March 4, 1865 –March 3, 1867 Elected in 1864. John Morrissey Democratic March 4, 1867 –March 3, 1871 Elected in 1866.Re-elected in 1868. William R. Roberts Democratic March 4, 1871 –March 3, 1875 Elected in 1870.Re-elected in 1872. Edwin R. Meade Democratic March 4, 1875 –March 3, 1877 Elected in 1874. Nicholas Muller Democratic March 4, 1877 –March 3, 1881 Elected in 1876.Re-elected in 1878. Benjamin Wood Democratic March 4, 1881 –March 3, 1883 Elected in 1880. Nicholas Muller Democratic March 4, 1883 –March 3, 1885 Elected in 1882.Redistricted to the . Archibald M. Bliss Democratic March 4, 1885 –March 3, 1889 Elected in 1884.Re-elected in 1886. Thomas F. Magner Democratic March 4, 1889 –March 3, 1893 Elected in 1888.Re-elected in 1890.Redistricted to the . John H. Graham Democratic March 4, 1893 –March 3, 1895 Elected in 1892. Charles G. Bennett Republican March 4, 1895 –March 3, 1899 Elected in 1894.Re-elected in 1896. Frank E. Wilson Democratic March 4, 1899 –March 3, 1903 Elected in 1898.Re-elected in 1900.Redistricted to the . Edward M. Bassett Democratic March 4, 1903 –March 3, 1905 Elected in 1902. George E. Waldo Republican March 4, 1905 –March 3, 1909 Elected in 1904.Re-elected in 1906. Richard Young Republican March 4, 1909 –March 3, 1911 Elected in 1908. William Cox Redfield Democratic March 4, 1911 –March 3, 1913 Elected in 1910. James P. Maher Democratic March 4, 1913 –March 3, 1919 Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1912.Re-elected in 1914.Re-elected in 1916.Redistricted to the . John B. Johnston Democratic March 4, 1919 –March 3, 1921 Elected in 1918. Ardolph L. Kline Republican March 4, 1921 –March 3, 1923 Re-elected in 1920. Loring M. Black Jr. Democratic March 4, 1923 –January 3, 1935 Elected in 1922.Re-elected in 1924.Re-elected in 1926.Re-elected in 1928.Re-elected in 1930.Re-elected in 1932. Marcellus H. Evans Democratic January 3, 1935 –January 3, 1941 Elected in 1934.Re-elected in 1936.Re-elected in 1938. James J. Heffernan Democratic January 3, 1941 –January 3, 1945 Elected in 1940.Re-elected in 1942.Redistricted to the . James A. Roe Democratic January 3, 1945 –January 3, 1947 Elected in 1944. Robert T. Ross Republican January 3, 1947 –January 3, 1949 Elected in 1946. T. Vincent Quinn Democratic January 3, 1949 –December 30, 1951 Elected in 1948.Re-elected in 1950. Vacant December 31, 1951 –February 18, 1952 Robert T. Ross Republican February 19, 1952 –January 3, 1953 Elected to finish Quinn's term.Lost re-election. Albert H. Bosch Republican January 3, 1953 –December 31, 1960 Elected in 1952.Re-elected in 1954.Re-elected in 1956.Re-elected in 1958. Vacant January 1, 1961 –January 2, 1961 Joseph P. Addabbo Democratic January 3, 1961 –January 3, 1963 Elected in 1960.Redistricted to the . Frank J. Becker Republican January 3, 1963 –January 3, 1965 Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1962. Herbert Tenzer Democratic January 3, 1965 –January 3, 1969 Elected in 1964.Re-elected in 1966. Allard K. Lowenstein Democratic January 3, 1969 –January 3, 1971 Elected in 1968. Norman F. Lent Republican January 3, 1971 –January 3, 1973 Elected in 1970.Redistricted to the . John W. Wydler Republican January 3, 1973 –January 3, 1981 Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1972.Re-elected in 1974.Re-elected in 1976.Re-elected in 1978.Not a candidate for reelection in 1980. Raymond J. McGrath Republican January 3, 1981 –January 3, 1993 Elected in 1980.Re-elected in 1982.Re-elected in 1984.Re-elected in 1986.Re-elected in 1988.Re-elected in 1990.Redistricted to the and retired. Gary Ackerman Democratic January 3, 1993 –January 3, 2013 Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1992.Re-elected in 1994.Re-elected in 1996.Re-elected in 1998.Re-elected in 2000.Re-elected in 2002.Re-elected in 2004.Re-elected in 2006.Re-elected in 2008.Re-elected in 2010.Retired. 2003–2013Parts of Nassau, Queens counties Gregory Meeks Democratic January 3, 2013 –present Redistricted from the and re-elected in 2012.Re-elected in 2014.Re-elected in 2016.Re-elected in 2018.Re-elected in 2020.Re-elected in 2022.Re-elected in 2024. 2013–2023Parts of Nassau, Queens counties 2023–2025Parts of Queens 2025–presentParts of Queens

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