House districts / Connecticut
Connecticut's 5th congressional district
CT-5. Same lines in 2026 as in 2022.
Fundraising
- Jahana Hayes Das of Oct 14, 2026Raised $1.7mSpent $1.1m · Cash $1.1m
- Chris Shea Ras of Oct 14, 2026Raised $466kSpent $412k · Cash $54k
3 other 2026 candidates filed reports (primary candidates). 2 other candidates have not filed.
Federal Election Commission, candidate totals, public domain.
President in this district
PollCheck calculation from precinct returns on the 2026 lines (method).
| Year | Democrat | Republican | Other | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Harris 52.0% | Trump 46.4% | 1.6% | D+5.6 |
| 2020 | Biden 54.6% | Trump 43.9% | 1.5% | D+10.7 |
| 2016 | Clinton 49.9% | Trump 45.7% | 4.4% | D+4.2 |
Who lives here
| Measure | This district | US |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population | 727,980 | |
| Adults (18+) | 576,214 | |
| Citizens, % of adults | 91.7% | 92.1% |
| Age, % of adults | ||
| 18 to 29 | 18.1% | 20.3% |
| 30 to 44 | 23.7% | 25.9% |
| 45 to 64 | 34.2% | 31.8% |
| 65 and over | 24.0% | 22.0% |
| Race and Hispanic origin, % of residents | ||
| White | 60.7% | 57.4% |
| Black | 7.9% | 11.9% |
| Hispanic | 21.2% | 19.3% |
| Asian | 4.1% | 5.9% |
| Other or more than one | 6.2% | 5.5% |
| Education and income | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher, % of 25+ | 39.2% | 35.7% |
| Median household income | $91,081 | $80,734 |
American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for this district. The tick marks the US figure.
Winning margin
Results since 1976
| Year | Winner | Share | Runner-up | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current lines (2022 on) post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2024 | Jahana Hayes Democrat + Working Families | 53.4% | George Logan Republican | 46.6% | D+6.8 |
| 2022 | Jahana Hayes Democrat + Working Families | 50.4% | George Logan Republican + Independent | 49.6% | D+0.8 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2012-2020 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2020 | Jahana Hayes Democrat + Working Families | 55.1% | David X. Sullivan Republican others 1.4% | 43.5% | D+11.6 |
| 2018 | Jahana Hayes Democrat + Working Families | 55.9% | Manny Santos Republican + Independent | 44.1% | D+11.8 |
| 2016 | Elizabeth H. Etsy Democrat + Working families | 58.0% | Clay Cope Republican + Independent | 42.0% | D+16.0 |
| 2014 | Elizabeth H. Esty Democrat + Working families | 53.2% | Mark Greenberg Republican + Independent others 0.9% | 45.8% | D+7.4 |
| 2012 | Elizabeth Esty Democrat + Working families | 51.3% | Andrew Roraback Republican + Independent | 48.7% | D+2.6 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2002-2010 seat count changed from 6 to 5 after the census | |||||
| 2010 | Christopher S. Murphy Democrat + Working families | 54.1% | Sam S. F. Caligiuri Republican + Independent | 45.9% | D+8.1 |
| 2008 | Christopher S. Murphy Democrat + Working families | 59.2% | David J. Cappiello Republican others 1.8% | 39.0% | D+20.3 |
| 2006 | Chris Murphy Democrat | 56.5% | Nancy L. Johnson Republican | 43.5% | D+12.9 |
| 2004 | Nancy L. Johnson Republican | 59.8% | Theresa B. Gerratana Democrat others 2.0% | 38.2% | R+21.6 |
| 2002 | Nancy Johnson Republican | 54.2% | Jim Maloney Democrat others 2.5% | 43.3% | R+11.0 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1992-2000 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2000 | James H. Maloney Democrat | 53.6% | Mark Nielsen Republican others 2.1% | 44.3% | D+9.3 |
| 1998 | James H. Maloney Democrat | 49.9% | Mark Nielsen Republican others 1.7% | 48.4% | D+1.5 |
| 1996 | James H. Maloney Democrat + A connecticut party | 52.0% | Gary A. Franks Republican others 2.0% | 45.9% | D+6.1 |
| 1994 | Gary A. Franks Republican | 52.2% | James H. Maloney Democrat + A connecticut party others 2.3% | 45.5% | R+6.7 |
| 1992 | Gary A. Franks Republican | 43.6% | James J. Lawlor Democrat others 25.2% | 31.1% | R+12.5 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1982-1990 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 1990 | Gary A. Franks Republican | 51.7% | Anthony Toby Moffett Democrat others 1.0% | 47.2% | R+4.5 |
| 1988 | John G. Rowland Republican | 73.6% | Joseph Marinan, Jr. Democrat | 26.4% | R+47.3 |
| 1986 | John G. Rowland Republican | 60.9% | Jim Cohen Democrat | 39.1% | R+21.8 |
| 1984 | John G. Rowland Republican | 54.3% | William R. Ratchford Democrat others 0.2% | 45.5% | R+8.8 |
| 1982 | William R. Ratchford Democrat | 58.5% | Neal B. Hanlon Republican others 0.7% | 40.8% | D+17.6 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1976-1980 | |||||
| 1980 | William R. Ratchford Democrat | 50.4% | Edward M. Donahue Republican | 49.6% | D+0.7 |
| 1978 | William R. Ratchford Democrat | 52.3% | George C. Guidera Republican | 47.7% | D+4.6 |
| 1976 | Ronald A. Sarasin Republican | 66.5% | Michael J. Adanti Democrat others 0.8% | 32.8% | R+33.8 |
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About these results
Shares count all candidate votes, including write-ins, with a candidate's votes on several party lines added together. Each result is on the lines in force at the time. Mid-decade redraws before 2016 may be unmarked.
President in this district: 2016 and 2020 are estimates: precinct votes are split between districts by census block.
Counties only partly inside the district show the 2024 result for that part; estimates are labelled.
Margin chart: winner minus runner-up. Gaps are unopposed races; dashed lines are new district lines.
Sources
Results: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House 1976-2016 (doi:10.7910/DVN/IG0UN2, CC0; via MEDSL/constituency-returns), and Clerk of the US House, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election 2018-2024 (public domain).
Presidential results: PollCheck calculation from MIT Election Data and Science Lab 2024 precinct returns (doi:10.7910/DVN/XDJYKC, doi:10.7910/DVN/USBYR4, CC0; state totals doi:10.7910/DVN/42MVDX, CC0) and Voting and Election Science Team 2016 and 2020 precinct results and shapes (doi:10.7910/DVN/NH5S2I, doi:10.7910/DVN/K7760H, CC BY 4.0), with US Census Bureau 2020 block populations and block equivalency files (public domain). Official figures: Texas Legislative Council (2024 on the 2026 lines); Louisiana, New Jersey, California and Washington election offices (county totals). Certified results transcribed by Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): Maine 2024 by district: 2024 United States presidential election in Maine (revision 1382530995); Indiana county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Indiana (revision 1382505975); Oregon county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Oregon (revision 1382605746).
District lines: US Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2026 (120th Congress) and 2025 cartographic boundary files (119th Congress), public domain.
Members: unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0).
Counties: US Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file (public domain); 2024 county results summed from the same MEDSL precinct returns, with the official county totals above.
Demographics: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024 (public domain).
2028 candidates: Federal Election Commission (public domain).
Photos: official portraits, public domain (US government); see Photo credits.
PollCheck US. Data through November 5, 2026. Photo credits