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Encyclopedia > Massachusetts's 5th congressional district

Massachusetts Congressional District 5 is a congressional district in northeastern Massachusetts. It is currently repesented by Martin T. Meehan, who has served the district since 1993. Official language(s) English Capital Largest city Boston Boston Area  - Total   - Width   - Length    - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 44th 10,555 sq mi  27,360 km² 183 miles  295 km 113 miles  182 km 13. ... Martin Thomas Meehan (born December 30, 1956), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1993, representing the 5th District of Massachusetts. ...

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Cities and Towns in the District

District 5 currently contains the following towns:


In Essex County: Essex County is a county located in the northeastern part of the state of Massachusetts. ...

Andover, Haverhill, Lawrence, Methuen.

In Middlesex County Andover is a town located in Essex County, Massachusetts. ... Seal of Haverhill, MA Haverhill is a city located in Essex County, Massachusetts. ... High Service Water Tower (1895), also called Tower Hill Water Tower, a notable eyecatcher or folly, named a Water Landmark in 1979 by the American Water Works Association. ... Seal of Methuen, MA The Town of Methuen is a city located in Essex County, Massachusetts. ... Middlesex County is a county located in the commonwealth of Massachusetts. ...

Acton, Ayer, Billerica, Boxborough, Carlisle, Chelmsford, Concord, Dracut, Dunstable, Groton, Hudson, Littleton, Lowell, Maynard, Shirley, Stow, Sudbury, Tewksbury, Tyngsborough, Wayland, Precincts 1, 3, and 4, Westford.

In Worcester County: Settled: 1680 â€“ Incorporated: 1735 Zip Code(s): 01720 â€“ Area Code(s): 351 / 978 Official website: http://www. ... Seal of Ayer, MA Ayer is a town located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. ... Billerica is a town located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. ... Boxborough is a town located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 4,868. ... Carlisle is a town located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. ... Chelmsford is a town located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts located 32 miles from Boston. ... Seal of Concord, MA Concord is a town located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. ... Dracut is a town located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. ... Dunstable is a town located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. ... Seal of Groton, MA NIGGERS NOT ALLOWED ONLY FAT WHITE HONEKYS WITH $$$ Groton is a town located in northwestern Middlesex County, Massachusetts. ... Hudson is a town located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. ... Littleton is a town located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. ... Settled: 1653 â€“ Incorporated: 1826 Zip Code(s): 01852 â€“ Area Code(s): 351 / 978 Official website: http://www. ... Maynard is a town located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. ... Seal of Shirley, MA Shirley is a town located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. ... Stow is a town located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. ... Sudbury is a town located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. ... Tewksbury is a town located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. ... Town of Tyngsborough Seal Tyngsborough (also spelled Tyngsboro) is a town located in the northwest section of Middlesex County, Massachusetts. ... Seal of Wayland, MA Wayland is a town located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. ... Seal of Westford, MA Westford is a town located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. ... Worcester County is a county located in the state of Massachusetts. ...

Berlin, Bolton, Harvard, Lancaster.

Image:Ma05_109.gif Berlin is a town located in Worcester County, Massachusetts. ... Bolton is a town located in Worcester County, Massachusetts. ... Official website: http://harvard. ... Meeting House, designed by noted architect Charles Bulfinch, built 1815-1817. ... Image File history File links Ma05_109. ...


Demographics

  • Land Area: 565.75 square miles (60.11% Urban, 39.89% Rural)
  • Population Distribution: 93.44% Urban, 6.56% Rural
  • Population (2000): 635,223
  • Median Income: $56,217
  • Ethnic Composition: 79.6% White, 1.6% Black, 5.3% Asian, 0.2% Native American, 11.7% Hispanic, 1.6% Other
  • Ancestry: 22.6% Irish, 13.3% Italian, 12.2% English
  • Occupation: Blue Collar 20.9%, White Collar 66.9%, Gray Collar 12.1%
  • Party Registration: 33.60% Democrat , 14.04% Republican , 51.46% Unenrolled , 0.90% Minor Parties
  • Cook Partisan Voting Index: D + 9

Native Americans (also Indians, Aboriginal Peoples, American Indians, First Nations, Alaskan Natives, Amerindians, or Indigenous Peoples of America) are the indigenous inhabitants of The Americas prior to the European colonization, and their modern descendants. ... The English are a northern European ethnic group associated with England and the English language. ... A blue-collar worker is a working class employee who performs manual or technical labor, such as in a factory or in technical maintenance trades, in contrast to a white-collar worker, who does non-manual work generally at a desk. ... White-collar workers perform tasks which are less laborious yet often more highly paid than blue-collar workers, who do manual work. ... This article or section contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States, the other one being the Republican Party. ... This article is about the modern United States Republican Party. ...

Election results

This District is considered moderate to safely Democratic, because no Republican has been elected since 1972. The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... The U.S. House election, 1972 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1972 which coincided with the landslide re-election victory of President Richard M. Nixon. ...

U.S. House election, 2004: Massachusetts District 5
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Marty Meehan 179,652 66.99 + 6.84
Republican Thomas Tierney 88,232 32.90 - 1.13
Write-in 305 0.11 + 0.04
Turnout 268,189
Democratic hold Swing + 6.84
U.S. House election, 2002: Massachusetts District 5
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Marty Meehan 122,562 60.15 - 37.87
Republican Charles McCarthy 69,337 34.03 + 34.03
Libertarian Ilana Freedman 11,729 5.76 + 5.76
Write-in 149 0.07 - 1.91
Turnout 203,777
Democratic hold Swing - 37.87
U.S. House election, 2000: Massachusetts District 5
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Marty Meehan 199,601 98.02 + 27.32
Republican Unopposed - 29.25
Write-in 4,040 1.98 + 1.93
Turnout 203,641
Democratic hold Swing + 27.32
U.S. House election, 1998: Massachusetts District 5
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Marty Meehan 127,418 70.70 - 28.38
Republican David E. Coleman 52,725 29.25 + 29.25
Write-in 87 0.05 - 0.87
Turnout 180,230
Democratic hold Swing - 28.38
U.S. House election, 1996: Massachusetts District 5
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Marty Meehan 183,429 99.08 + 29.25
Republican Unopposed - 30.14
Write-in 1,708 0.92 + 0.89
Turnout 185,137
Democratic hold Swing + 29.25
U.S. House election, 1994: Massachusetts District 5
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Marty Meehan 140,725 69.83 + 17.66
Republican David E. Coleman 60,734 30.14 - 7.36
Write-in 65 0.03 - 0.06
Turnout 201,524
Democratic hold Swing + 17.66
U.S. House election, 1992: Massachusetts District 5
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Marty Meehan 133,844 52.17 + 2.32
Republican Paul W. Cronin 96,206 37.50 - 8.18
Independent Mary Farinelli 19,077 7.44 + 7.44
Independent David E. Coleman 7,214 5.76 + 2.81
Write-in 223 0.09 - 4.38
Turnout 256,564
Democratic hold Swing + 2.32
U.S. House election, 1990: Massachusetts District 5
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Chester G. Atkins 110,232 49.85
Republican John MacGovern 101,017 45.68
Other 9,891 4.47
Turnout 221,140
Democratic hold Swing

Elections to the United States House of Representatives for the 109th Congress were held on November 2, 2004. ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major United States political parties. ... Marty Meehans official portrait Martin Thomas Meehan (born December 30, 1956) is an American attorney and politician from the U.S. state of Massachusetts. ... This article is about the modern United States Republican Party. ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major United States political parties. ... Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change in a single constituency. ... The U.S. House election, 2002 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 2002 in the middle of President George W. Bushs first term. ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major United States political parties. ... Marty Meehans official portrait Martin Thomas Meehan (born December 30, 1956) is an American attorney and politician from the U.S. state of Massachusetts. ... This article is about the modern United States Republican Party. ... The Libertarian Party is a United States political party created in 1971. ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major United States political parties. ... Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change in a single constituency. ... The U.S. House election, 2000 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 2000 which coincided with the election of George W. Bush as President. ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major United States political parties. ... Marty Meehans official portrait Martin Thomas Meehan (born December 30, 1956) is an American attorney and politician from the U.S. state of Massachusetts. ... This article is about the modern United States Republican Party. ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major United States political parties. ... Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change in a single constituency. ... The U.S. House election, 1998 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1998 which occurred in the middle of President Bill Clintons second term. ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major United States political parties. ... Marty Meehans official portrait Martin Thomas Meehan (born December 30, 1956) is an American attorney and politician from the U.S. state of Massachusetts. ... This article is about the modern United States Republican Party. ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major United States political parties. ... Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change in a single constituency. ... The U.S. House election, 1996 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1996 which coincided with the re-election of Bill Clinton as President. ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major United States political parties. ... Marty Meehans official portrait Martin Thomas Meehan (born December 30, 1956) is an American attorney and politician from the U.S. state of Massachusetts. ... This article is about the modern United States Republican Party. ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major United States political parties. ... Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change in a single constituency. ... The U.S. House election, 1994 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1994 which occurred in the middle of President Bill Clintons first term. ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major United States political parties. ... Marty Meehans official portrait Martin Thomas Meehan (born December 30, 1956) is an American attorney and politician from the U.S. state of Massachusetts. ... This article is about the modern United States Republican Party. ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major United States political parties. ... Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change in a single constituency. ... The U.S. House election, 1992 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1992 which coincided with the election of Bill Clinton as President. ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major United States political parties. ... Marty Meehans official portrait Martin Thomas Meehan (born December 30, 1956) is an American attorney and politician from the U.S. state of Massachusetts. ... This article is about the modern United States Republican Party. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require rewriting and/or reformatting. ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major United States political parties. ... Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change in a single constituency. ... The U.S. House election, 1990 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1990 which occurred in the middle of President George H. W. Bushs term. ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major United States political parties. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require rewriting and/or reformatting. ... This article is about the modern United States Republican Party. ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major United States political parties. ... Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change in a single constituency. ...

Representatives

Representative Party Years
March 4, 1789 - March 3, 1903
Butler Ames Republican March 4, 1903 - March 3, 1913
John Jacob Rogers Republican March 4, 1913 - March 28, 1925
vacant March 28, 1925 - June 30, 1925
Edith Nourse Rogers Republican June 30, 1925 - September 10, 1960
vacant September 10, 1960 - January 3, 1961
Frank Bradford Morse Republican January 3, 1961 - May 1, 1972
vacant May 1, 1972 - January 3, 1973
Paul W. Cronin Republican January 3, 1973 - January 3, 1975
Paul Tsongas Democratic January 3, 1975 - January 3, 1979
James Shannon Democratic January 3, 1979 - January 3, 1985
Chester G. Atkins Democratic January 3, 1985 - January 3, 1993
Martin T. Meehan Democratic January 3, 1993 - Present
Massachusetts Congressional Districts
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
The 11th–20th districts are obsolete. Some moved to Maine in 1820.
See also: List of all U.S. congressional districts
Current Massachusetts delegation - All Massachusetts delegations


 

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