# Illinois's 5th congressional district

The 5th congressional district of Illinois covers parts of Cook and Lake counties, as of the 2023 redistricting which followed the 2010 census. All or parts of Chicago, Inverness, Arlington Heights, Barrington Hills, Des Plaines, Palatine, Mount Prospect, Deer Park, Kildeer, Lake Zurich, Long Grove, and North Barrington are included.
It has been represented by Democrat Mike Quigley since the April 2009 special election.
The district was created as part of the 28th United States Congress, which first met on March 4, 1843; it was initially represented by Stephen A. Douglas, whose Kansas–Nebraska Act prompted the creation of the Republican Party. Since the 1990s redistricting, it has covered most of Chicago's North Side; the 2010 redistricting extended it into DuPage County. It was represented by Democrat Rahm Emanuel from January 2003 until he resigned on January 2, 2009, to become White House Chief of Staff. On April 8, 2009, Mike Quigley won a special election to fill the seat.
The district has a Cook Partisan Voting Index score of D +20. The district and its predecessors have been in Democratic hands for all but four years since 1909. Two of those years came after Dan Rostenkowski lost his seat to Republican Michael Patrick Flanagan because of the Congressional Post Office scandal. On a national level, the scandal helped prompt the Republican Revolution of 1994. However, Flanagan was defeated after only one term by State Representative Rod Blagojevich in 1996, and no Republican has managed even 35 percent of the vote in the district since then. Blagojevich handed the seat to Emanuel in 2003.

## Composition

| # | County | Seat | Population |
| 31 | Cook | Chicago | 5,087,072 |
| 97 | Lake | Waukegan | 708,760 |

### Cities and CDPs with 10,000 or more people

* Chicago – 2,665,039
* Schaumburg – 78,723
* Arlington Heights – 77,676
* Palatine – 67,908
* Skokie – 67,824
* Des Plaines – 60,675
* Mount Prospect – 56,852
* Hoffman Estates – 52,530
* Glenview – 48,705
* Buffalo Grove – 43,212
* Park Ridge – 39,656
* Niles – 30,912
* Rolling Meadows – 24,200
* Lake Zurich – 19,759
* Prospect Heights – 16,058
* Norridge – 15,251
* Schiller Park – 11,709
* Barrington – 10,722

### 2,500 – 10,000 people

* Hawthorn Woods – 9,602
* Harwood Heights – 9,065
* Long Grove – 8,366
* Inverness – 7,616
* Lake Barrington – 5,100
* South Barrington – 5,077
* Fox River Grove – 4,702
* Barrington Hills – 4,114
* Kildeer – 4,091
* Rosemont – 3,952
* Deer Park – 3,681
* North Barrington – 3,171
Following the 2020 redistricting, this district will shift from a Chicago-based district to one primarily based in Cook County with a portion in southern Lake County.
The 5th district takes in the Chicago neighborhoods of Jefferson Park; the vast majority of O'Hare, Lincoln Park, Norwood Park, North Park, and Lake View; the historic North Mayfair neighborhood of Albany Park; most of Lincoln Square; and part of Irving Park.
Outside of the Chicago city limits, this district takes in the Cook County communities of Inverness, Harwood Heights, Norridge, and Barrington (shared with Lake County; most of Arlington Heights, Barrington Hills, and Park Ridge; half of Des Plaines, Palatine, Mount Prospect, and Schiller Park; and part of Rosemont, Skokie, Niles, Glenview, Rolling Meadows, Prospect Heights, Buffalo Grove, Schaumburg (shared with DuPage County), Hoffman Estates, and South Barrington.
Lake County is split between this district and the 9th district. They are partitioned by the Fox River, Kelsey Rd, W Miller Rd, Echo Lake Rd, Sacomano Meadows Pond 1, Midlothian Rd, N Old Henry Rd, N Quentin Rd, Lake Zurich Rd, Twin Orchard Country Club, Mundelein Rd, Hicks Rd, Bridgewater Farm, Crossing Pond Park, and Arlington Heights Rd. The 5th district takes in the communities of Deer Park, Barrington (shared with Cook County); the vast majority of Lake Zurich and Kildeer; the southern half of Long Grove; the portion of North Barrington south of Miller Rd; eastern Fox River Grove; southern Lake Barrington; and southwestern Hawthorn Woods.

## Recent election results from statewide races

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2008 | President | Obama 66% - 33% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 62% - 38% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 66% - 27% |
| 2016 | Senate | Duckworth 59% - 36% |
| 2016 | Comptroller (Spec.) | Mendoza 51% - 43% |
| 2018 | Governor | Pritzker 62% - 35% |
| 2018 | Attorney General | Raoul 63% - 35% |
| 2018 | Secretary of State | White 75% - 22% |
| 2018 | Comptroller | Mendoza 69% - 28% |
| 2018 | Treasurer | Frerichs 65% - 31% |
| 2020 | President | Biden 69% - 29% |
| 2020 | Senate | Durbin 65% - 29% |
| 2022 | Senate | Duckworth 70% - 29% |
| 2022 | Governor | Pritzker 70% - 28% |
| 2022 | Attorney General | Raoul 68% - 30% |
| 2022 | Secretary of State | Giannoulias 69% - 30% |
| 2022 | Comptroller | Mendoza 70% - 28% |
| 2022 | Treasurer | Frerichs 67% - 31% |
| 2024 | President | Harris 68% - 31% |

## History
### Prominent representatives

| Representative | Notes |
| Stephen A. Douglas | Appointed the 7th Illinois Secretary of State (1840 – 1841) Elected an associate justice of the Illinois Supreme Court (1841 – 1843) Elected U.S. Senator from Illinois (1847 – 1861) Democratic nominee for the 1860 United States presidential election |
| William Alexander Richardson | Elected the 12th Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives (1842 – 1844) Served as a captain and later major for the U.S. Army during the Mexican–American War Democratic nominee for the 1856 Illinois gubernatorial election Appointed the 5th Governor of Nebraska Territory (1858) Elected U.S. Senator from Illinois (1863 – 1865) |
| Robert M. A. Hawk | Served as a first lieutenant, captain, and major for the Union Army during the American Civil War (1862 – 1865) |
| Robert R. Hitt | Chargé d'Affaires ad interim to Paris (1874 – 1881) Appointed the 13th United States Assistant Secretary of State (1881) Regent of the Smithsonian Institution (1893 – 1906) |
| Horatio C. Burchard | Appointed the 15th Director of the United States Mint (1879 – 1885) |
| Albert J. Hopkins | Elected U.S. Senator from Illinois (1903 – 1909) |
| Adolph J. Sabath | Served as 35th Dean of the United States House of Representatives (1934 – 1952) |
| Dan Rostenkowski | Served as U.S. House Majority Chief Deputy Whip (1977 – 1981) |
| Michael Patrick Flanagan | Served as a captain for the U.S. Army and fought in the Gulf War (1991 – 1992) |
| Rod Blagojevich | Elected the 40th Governor of Illinois (2003 – 2009) |
| Rahm Emanuel | Appointed White House Political Director under President Bill Clinton (1993) Appointed Senior Advisor to the President of the United States under President Bill Clinton (1993 – 1998) Appointed the 23rd White House Chief of Staff under President Barack Obama (2009 – 2010) Elected the 55th Mayor of Chicago (2011 – 2019) |

## List of members representing the district

| Member | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history | District location |
| District created March 4, 1843 ||||||
| Stephen A. Douglas (Quincy) | Democratic | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847 | 28th 29th | Elected in 1842. Re-elected in 1844. Re-elected in 1846. Resigned when elected U.S. Senator. |
| Vacant | Vacant | March 3, 1847 – December 6, 1847 | 30th | |
| William A. Richardson (Quincy) | Democratic | December 6, 1847 – August 25, 1856 | 30th 31st 32nd 33rd 34th | Elected to finish Douglas's term. Re-elected in 1848. Re-elected in 1850. Re-elected in 1852. Re-elected in 1854. Resigned. |
| Vacant | Vacant | August 25, 1856 – November 4, 1856 | 34th | |
| Jacob C. Davis (Warsaw) | Democratic | November 4, 1856 – March 3, 1857 | 34th | Elected to finish Richardson's term. [data missing] |
| Isaac N. Morris (Quincy) | Democratic | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861 | 35th 36th | Elected in 1856. Re-elected in 1858. [data missing] |
| William A. Richardson (Quincy) | Democratic | March 4, 1861 – January 29, 1863 | 37th | Elected in 1860. Re-elected in 1862. Resigned when elected U.S. Senator. |
| Vacant | Vacant | January 29, 1863 – March 3, 1863 | 37th | |
| Owen Lovejoy (Princeton) | Republican | March 4, 1863 – March 25, 1864 | 38th | Redistricted from the 3rd district and re-elected in 1862. Died. |
| Vacant | Vacant | March 25, 1864 – May 20, 1864 | 38th | |
| Ebon C. Ingersoll (Peoria) | Republican | May 20, 1864 – March 3, 1871 | 38th 39th 40th 41st | Elected to finish Lovejoy's term. Re-elected in 1864. Re-elected in 1866. Re-elected in 1868. [data missing] |
| Bradford N. Stevens (Tiskilwa) | Democratic | March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873 | 42nd | Elected in 1870. [data missing] |
| Horatio C. Burchard (Freeport) | Republican | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1879 | 43rd 44th 45th | Redistricted from the 3rd district and re-elected in 1872. Re-elected in 1874. Re-elected in 1876. [data missing] |
| Robert M.A. Hawk (Mount Carroll) | Republican | March 4, 1879 – June 29, 1882 | 46th 47th | Elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. Died. |
| Vacant | Vacant | June 29, 1882 – November 7, 1882 | 47th | |
| Robert R. Hitt (Mount Morris) | Republican | December 4, 1882 – March 3, 1883 | 47th | Elected to finish Hawk's term. Redistricted to the 6th district. |
| Reuben Ellwood (Sycamore) | Republican | March 4, 1883 – July 1, 1885 | 48th 49th | Elected in 1882. Re-elected in 1884. Died. |
| Vacant | Vacant | July 1, 1885 – December 7, 1885 | 49th | |
| Albert J. Hopkins (Aurora) | Republican | December 7, 1885 – March 3, 1895 | 49th 50th 51st 52nd 53rd | Elected to finish Ellwood's term. Re-elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. Re-elected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892. Redistricted to the 8th district. |
| George E. White (Chicago) | Republican | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899 | 54th 55th | Elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. [data missing] |
| Edward T. Noonan (Chicago) | Democratic | March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1901 | 56th | Elected in 1898. [data missing] |
| William F. Mahoney (Chicago) | Democratic | March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903 | 57th | Elected in 1900. Redistricted to the 8th district. |
| James McAndrews (Chicago) | Democratic | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905 | 58th | Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1902. [data missing] |
| Anthony Michalek (Chicago) | Republican | March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1907 | 59th | Elected in 1904. [data missing] |
| Adolph J. Sabath (Chicago) | Democratic | March 4, 1907 – January 3, 1949 | 60th 61st 62nd 63rd 64th 65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th 78th 79th 80th | Elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Redistricted to the 7th district. |
| Martin Gorski (Chicago) | Democratic | January 3, 1949 – December 4, 1949 | 81st | Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1948. Died. |
| Vacant | Vacant | December 4, 1949 – January 3, 1951 | 81st | |
| John C. Kluczynski (Chicago) | Democratic | January 3, 1951 – January 26, 1975 | 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th | Elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Died. |
| Vacant | Vacant | January 26, 1975 – July 8, 1975 | 94th | |
| John G. Fary (Chicago) | Democratic | July 8, 1975 – January 3, 1983 | 94th 95th 96th 97th | Elected to finish Kluczynski's term. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. [data missing] |
| Bill Lipinski (Chicago) | Democratic | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993 | 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd | Elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Redistricted to the 3rd district. |
| Dan Rostenkowski (Chicago) | Democratic | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995 | 103rd | Redistricted from the 8th district and re-elected in 1992. Lost re-election. |
| Michael P. Flanagan (Chicago) | Republican | January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1997 | 104th | Elected in 1994. Lost re-election. |
| Rod Blagojevich (Chicago) | Democratic | January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2003 | 105th 106th 107th | Elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Retired to run for Governor of Illinois. |
| Rahm Emanuel (Chicago) | Democratic | January 3, 2003 – January 2, 2009 | 108th 109th 110th | Elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008, but resigned to become White House Chief of Staff. | 2003–2013 |
| Vacant | Vacant | January 2, 2009 – April 7, 2009 | 110th 111th | | 2003–2013 |
| Mike Quigley (Chicago) | Democratic | April 7, 2009 – present | 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th 119th | Elected to finish Emanuel's term. Re-elected in 2010. 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. | 2003–2013 |
| Mike Quigley (Chicago) | Democratic | April 7, 2009 – present | 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th 119th | Elected to finish Emanuel's term. Re-elected in 2010. 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. | 2013–2023 |
| Mike Quigley (Chicago) | Democratic | April 7, 2009 – present | 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th 119th | Elected to finish Emanuel's term. Re-elected in 2010. 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. | 2023–present |

## Election results
### 2012

Illinois's 5th congressional district, 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Mike Quigley (incumbent) | 177,729 | 65.7 |
| | Republican | Dan Schmitt | 77,289 | 28.6 |
| | Green | Nancy Wade | 15,359 | 5.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 270,377 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2014

Illinois's 5th congressional district, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Mike Quigley (incumbent) | 116,364 | 63.3 |
| | Republican | Vince Kolber | 56,350 | 30.6 |
| | Green | Nancy Wade | 11,305 | 6.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 184,019 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2016

Illinois's 5th congressional district, 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Mike Quigley (incumbent) | 212,842 | 67.8 |
| | Republican | Vince Kolber | 86,222 | 27.5 |
| | Green | Rob Sherman | 14,657 | 4.7 |
| | Independent | Michael Krynski (write-in) | 3 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 313,724 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2018

Illinois's 5th congressional district, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Mike Quigley (incumbent) | 213,992 | 76.7 |
| | Republican | Tom Hanson | 65,134 | 23.3 |
| | Independent | Frank Rowder (write-in) | 5 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 279,131 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2020

Illinois's 5th congressional district, 2020 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Mike Quigley (incumbent) | 255,661 | 70.77 | −5.89% |
| | Republican | Tom Hanson | 96,200 | 26.63 | +3.30% |
| | Green | Thomas J. Wilda | 9,408 | 2.60 | N/A |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 2 | 0.00 | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 361,271 | 100.0 | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2022

Illinois's 5th congressional district, 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Mike Quigley (incumbent) | 190,999 | 69.57 |
| | Republican | Tommy Hanson | 79,112 | 28.81 |
| | Independent | Jerico Matias Cruz | 4,439 | 1.62 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 274,550 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2024

Illinois's 5th congressional district, 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Mike Quigley (incumbent) | 251,025 | 68.97 | −0.60% |
| | Republican | Tommy Hanson | 112,931 | 31.03 | +2.22% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 9 | 0.00 | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 363,965 | 100.0 | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |