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      Home›Connecticut›CT-05

      Connecticut's 5th Congressional District

      D+4.2
      ↑ D+4.0 vs 2022· Connecticut · Latest: 2024

      Competitive — flipped 5 times in 25 elections

      Population728K

      Current Representative

      DEMJahana HayesElected 2024

      118th Congress boundaries — Historical results before 2022 were contested under prior district lines.

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      “How has Connecticut's 5th Congressional District voted in House elections since 2000?”

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      • Has voted Democratic in the last 5 presidential elections

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      Who lives in Connecticut's 5th Congressional District? 727,980 residents as of the 2020 Census.

      Demographics

      CT-05 vs Connecticut vs National

      Population

      Total Population
      728K
      State: 3.6M National: 334.9M
      Share of US Population
      0.22%
      National: 100%
      Voting Age Population
      77.1%
      State: 79.6% National: 75.7%

      Language at Home

      Non-English at Home
      26.1%
      National: 22.2%
      English Only
      73.9%
      National: 77.8%

      Economic

      Median Household Income
      $91,081
      State: $105,287 National: $83,960
      Poverty Rate
      10.9%
      State: 10.0% National: 12.5%
      College Degree
      39.2%
      State: 42.5% National: 35.6%
      Homeownership
      67.6%
      State: 66.5% National: 65.2%

      Age & Other

      Median Age
      42.0 yrs
      State: 41.5 yrs National: 39.1 yrs
      Age 18-29
      14.3%
      National: 15.7%
      Age 65+
      19.0%
      National: 17.0%
      Foreign Born
      15.9%
      State: 15.8% National: 14.1%

      Who Lives Here

      CT-05 — Census ACS 2024

      White (Non-Hispanic) 60.7%Hispanic 21.2%Black 8.7%Multiracial 5.1%Asian 4.1%
      GroupCT-05StateNational
      ▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13)
      60.7%63.2%57.4%
      ▶Hispanic / Latino(20)
      21.2%17.3%19.3%
      ▶Black(12)
      8.7%10.8%12.2%
      Multiracial / Other
      5.1%3.5%4.0%
      ▶Asian(6)
      4.1%4.8%6.0%
      ▶Middle Eastern / North African(11)
      2.1%—0.9%
      ▶Native American / Alaska Native(2)
      0.2%0.4%0.9%

      Census treats race and Hispanic/Latino origin as separate questions. Race categories other than Hispanic reflect total populations (small Hispanic overlap in Black, Asian, AIAN, NHPI). “Multiracial / Other” is derived as a non-overlapping remainder.

      Click rows to expand ancestry detail. Ancestry from ACS B04006, B03001, B02020, B02016. Totals may differ from race — individuals can report multiple ancestries.

      MENA estimated from ancestry reporting — Census does not have a separate MENA race category. Not shown in bar (overlaps with other race groups).

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