The Republican Party has held control of the seat since the district's creation. Colorado Springs, the main population center within the district, is home to many conservative Christian organizations. Among these groups are Focus on the Family, its founder Dr. James Dobson (who is considered by some to be the most influential evangelical leader in the country[4]), New Life Church, Compassion International, HCJB, and many others. There is some Democratic strength in this district in urban Colorado Springs and some of its suburbs near Pikes Peak, but it is no match for the overwhelming Republican tilt of the district; however, unlike the nearby 4th that is trending more Republican by the year, the 5th is becoming slightly less Republican due to demographic changes, but not enough for the area to be competitive for the near future.
Colorado Springs also boasts a large population of both active-duty and retired military personnel and is home to many companies in the defense industry, all of which are demographics that tend to vote for Republicans. Throughout the district's history, Republicans have won by comfortable margins. From 1996 through 2004, Republican Joel Hefley usually won reelections with about 70% of the vote. George W. Bush received 66% of the vote in this district in 2004.
Economyedit
Because of the strong military presence, Colorado Springs's economy is usually very stable and frequently sees growth. The western portions of the district are mostly small mountain towns whose economy depends on ranching, farming, mining, and tourism.
Following the 1990 U.S. census and associated realignment of Colorado congressional districts, the 5th congressional district consisted of El Paso and Teller counties, as well as portions of Arapahoe, Douglas, and Fremont counties.[6]
Following the 2010 U.S. census and associated realignment of Colorado congressional districts, the 5th congressional district consisted of Chaffee, El Paso, Fremont, and Teller counties, as well as most of Park County.
Following the 2020 U.S. census and associated realignment of Colorado congressional districts, the 5th congressional district consisted of most of El Paso County, except for a sliver that was drawn into the 4th district. Other counties towards the west were redistricted into the 7th district.
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CO 5 redirects here For the state highway see Colorado State Highway 5 Colorado s 5th congressional district is a congressional district in the U S state of Colorado The district lies in the center of the state and comprises Colorado Springs and its suburbs including Cimarron Hills and Fort Carson Colorado s 5th congressional districtInteractive map of district boundaries since January 3 2023Representative Doug LambornR Colorado SpringsDistribution86 44 urban 1 13 56 ruralPopulation 2022 732 858 2 Median householdincome 82 432 2 Ethnicity65 6 White17 9 Hispanic6 3 Two or more races5 6 Black3 0 Asian1 5 otherCook PVIR 9 3 The district is currently represented by Republican Doug Lamborn With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of R 9 it is one of the most Republican districts in Colorado 3 Contents 1 Characteristics 1 1 Politics 1 2 Economy 1 3 Tourism 1 4 Military 2 History 2 1 1990s 2 2 2000s 2 3 2010s 2 4 2020s 3 Composition 3 1 Cities of 10 000 people or more 3 2 2 500 10 000 people 4 Voting 5 List of members representing the district 6 Election results 6 1 1972 6 2 1974 6 3 1976 6 4 1978 6 5 1980 6 6 1982 6 7 1984 6 8 1986 6 9 1988 6 10 1990 6 11 1992 6 12 1994 6 13 1996 6 13 1 Republican primary 6 13 2 General 6 14 1998 6 15 2000 6 16 2002 6 17 2004 6 18 2006 6 18 1 Republican primary 6 18 2 General 6 19 2008 6 19 1 Republican primary 6 19 2 General 6 20 2010 6 21 2012 6 22 2014 6 23 2016 6 24 2018 6 25 2020 6 26 2022 7 Historical district boundaries 8 See also 9 ReferencesCharacteristics editPolitics edit The Republican Party has held control of the seat since the district s creation Colorado Springs the main population center within the district is home to many conservative Christian organizations Among these groups are Focus on the Family its founder Dr James Dobson who is considered by some to be the most influential evangelical leader in the country 4 New Life Church Compassion International HCJB and many others There is some Democratic strength in this district in urban Colorado Springs and some of its suburbs near Pikes Peak but it is no match for the overwhelming Republican tilt of the district however unlike the nearby 4th that is trending more Republican by the year the 5th is becoming slightly less Republican due to demographic changes but not enough for the area to be competitive for the near future Colorado Springs also boasts a large population of both active duty and retired military personnel and is home to many companies in the defense industry all of which are demographics that tend to vote for Republicans Throughout the district s history Republicans have won by comfortable margins From 1996 through 2004 Republican Joel Hefley usually won reelections with about 70 of the vote George W Bush received 66 of the vote in this district in 2004 Economy edit Because of the strong military presence Colorado Springs s economy is usually very stable and frequently sees growth The western portions of the district are mostly small mountain towns whose economy depends on ranching farming mining and tourism Tourism edit Millions of tourists visit the Colorado Springs region every year primarily to visit Garden of the Gods United States Olympic Training Center U S Olympic amp Paralympic Museum Pikes Peak and the United States Air Force Academy Military edit Colorado Springs located within the district is home to multiple military installations Fort Carson the United States Air Force Academy Peterson Space Force Base Schriever Space Force Base and NORAD are also all located within the district There are more veterans living in the Colorado Fifth than any other district in America 5 History edit1990s edit Following the 1990 U S census and associated realignment of Colorado congressional districts the 5th congressional district consisted of El Paso and Teller counties as well as portions of Arapahoe Douglas and Fremont counties 6 2000s edit Following the 2000 U S census and associated realignment of Colorado congressional districts the 5th congressional district consisted of Chaffee El Paso Fremont Lake and Teller counties as well as most of Park County 2010s edit See also 2010 United States redistricting cycle Following the 2010 U S census and associated realignment of Colorado congressional districts the 5th congressional district consisted of Chaffee El Paso Fremont and Teller counties as well as most of Park County 2020s edit See also 2020 United States redistricting cycle Following the 2020 U S census and associated realignment of Colorado congressional districts the 5th congressional district consisted of most of El Paso County except for a sliver that was drawn into the 4th district Other counties towards the west were redistricted into the 7th district Composition edit County Seat Population 41 El Paso Colorado Springs 744 215 Cities of 10 000 people or more edit Colorado Springs 478 961 Security Widefield 38 639 Fountain 28 907 Cimmarron Hills 19 311 Fort Carson 17 693 Black Forest 15 097 Monument 10 399 2 500 10 000 people edit Woodmoor 9 536 Air Force Academy 6 608 Gleneagle 6 649 Stratmoor 6 518 Manitou Springs 4 848 Palmer Lake 2 636Voting editElection results from presidential races 7 Election results Year Office Results 2000 President Bush 63 31 2004 President Bush 66 33 2008 President McCain 59 40 2012 President Romney 59 38 2016 President Trump 57 33 Senate Glenn 58 4 35 6 2018 Governor Stapleton 56 6 39 2020 President Trump 55 42 Senate Gardner 57 1 39 6 2022 Governor Ganahl 50 47 Senate O Dea 52 44 List of members representing the district editMember Party Term duration Congress Electoral history District location District created January 3 1973 nbsp William L Armstrong Aurora Republican January 3 1973 January 3 1979 93rd94th95th Elected in 1972 Re elected in 1974 Re elected in 1976 Retired to run for U S senator nbsp Ken Kramer Colorado Springs Republican January 3 1979 January 3 1987 96th97th98th99th Elected in 1978 Re elected in 1980 Re elected in 1982 Re elected in 1984 Retired to run for U S senator nbsp Joel Hefley Colorado Springs Republican January 3 1987 January 3 2007 100th101st102nd103rd104th105th106th107th108th109th Elected in 1986 Re elected in 1988 Re elected in 1990 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 Retired 2003 2013 nbsp nbsp Doug Lamborn Colorado Springs Republican January 3 2007 present 110th111th112th113th114th115th116th117th118th Elected in 2006 Re elected in 2008 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 Retiring at end of term 2013 2023 nbsp 2023 present nbsp Election results edit1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 1972 edit United States House of Representatives elections 1972 8 Party Candidate Votes Republican Bill Armstrong 104 214 62 33 Democratic Byron L Johnson 60 948 36 45 Libertarian Pipp M Boyls 2 028 1 22 Total votes 167 190 100 0 Republican win new seat 1974 edit United States House of Representatives elections 1974 9 Party Candidate Votes Republican Bill Armstrong incumbent 85 326 57 73 Democratic Ben Galloway 56 888 38 49 Independent Stan Johnson 5 580 3 78 Total votes 147 794 100 0 Republican hold 1976 edit United States House of Representatives elections 1976 10 Party Candidate Votes Republican Bill Armstrong incumbent 126 784 66 43 Democratic Dorothy Hores 64 067 33 57 Total votes 190 851 100 0 Republican hold 1978 edit United States House of Representatives elections 1978 11 Party Candidate Votes Republican Ken Kramer 91 933 59 78 Democratic Gerry Frank 52 914 34 41 Independent L W Dan Bridges 8 933 5 81 Total votes 153 780 100 0 Republican hold 1980 edit United States House of Representatives elections 1980 12 Party Candidate Votes Republican Ken Kramer incumbent 177 319 72 41 Democratic Ed Schreiber 62 003 25 32 Libertarian John A Lanning 5 578 2 27 Total votes 244 900 100 0 Republican hold 1982 edit United States House of Representatives elections 1982 13 Party Candidate Votes Republican Ken Kramer incumbent 84 479 59 55 Democratic Thomas Cronin 57 392 40 45 Total votes 141 871 100 0 Republican hold 1984 edit United States House of Representatives elections 1984 14 Party Candidate Votes Republican Ken Kramer incumbent 163 654 78 59 Democratic William Geffen 44 588 21 41 Total votes 206 242 100 0 Republican hold 1986 edit United States House of Representatives elections 1986 15 Party Candidate Votes Republican Joel Hefley 121 153 69 77 Democratic Bill Story 52 488 30 23 Total votes 173 641 100 0 Republican hold 1988 edit United States House of Representatives elections 1988 16 Party Candidate Votes Republican Joel Hefley incumbent 181 612 75 13 Democratic John J Mitchell 60 116 24 87 Total votes 241 728 100 0 Republican hold 1990 edit United States House of Representatives elections 1990 17 Party Candidate Votes Republican Joel Hefley incumbent 127 740 66 44 Democratic Cal Johnston 57 776 30 05 Libertarian Keith L Hamburger 6 761 3 51 Total votes 192 277 100 0 Republican hold 1992 edit United States House of Representatives elections 1992 18 Party Candidate Votes Republican Joel Hefley incumbent 173 096 71 11 Democratic Charles A Oriez 62 550 25 70 Libertarian Keith L Hamburger 7 769 3 19 Total votes 243 415 100 0 Republican hold 1994 edit United States House of Representatives elections 1994 19 Party Candidate Votes Republican Joel Hefley incumbent 138 674 100 00 Total votes 138 674 100 0 Republican hold 1996 edit Republican primary edit 1996 Republican Primary Congressional Election 20 Party Candidate Votes Republican Joel Hefley 36 994 76 70 Republican Bill Hughes 11 236 23 30 General edit United States House of Representatives elections 1996 21 Party Candidate Votes Republican Joel Hefley incumbent 188 805 71 94 Democratic Mike Robinson 73 660 28 06 Total votes 262 465 100 0 Republican hold 1998 edit United States House of Representatives elections 1998 22 Party Candidate Votes Republican Joel Hefley incumbent 155 790 72 71 Democratic Ken Alford 55 609 25 95 Natural Law Mark A Mellot 2 871 1 34 Total votes 214 270 100 0 Republican hold 2000 edit United States House of Representatives elections 2000 23 Party Candidate Votes Republican Joel Hefley incumbent 253 330 82 70 Libertarian Kerry Kantor 37 719 12 31 Natural Law Randy Mackenzie 15 260 4 99 Total votes 306 309 100 0 Republican hold 2002 edit United States House of Representatives elections 2002 24 Party Candidate Votes Republican Joel Hefley incumbent 128 118 69 37 Democratic Curtis Imrie 45 587 24 69 Libertarian Biff Baker 10 972 5 94 Total votes 184 677 100 0 Republican hold 2004 edit United States House of Representatives elections 2004 25 Party Candidate Votes Republican Joel Hefley incumbent 193 333 70 55 Democratic Fred Hardee 74 098 27 04 Libertarian Arthur Rob Roberts 6 627 2 41 Total votes 274 058 100 0 Republican hold 2006 edit Republican primary edit 2006 Republican Primary Congressional Election 26 Party Candidate Votes Republican Doug Lamborn 15 126 26 97 Republican Jeff Crank 14 234 25 38 Republican Bentley Rayburn 9 735 17 36 Republican Lionel Rivera 7 213 12 86 Republican John Wesley Anderson 6 474 11 54 Republican Duncan Bremer 3 310 5 90 General edit United States House of Representatives elections 2006 27 Party Candidate Votes Republican Doug Lamborn 123 264 59 62 Democratic Jay Fawcett 83 431 40 35 Republican Richard D Hand as a write in 41 0 02 Democratic Brian X Scott as a write in 12 0 01 Republican Gregory S Hollister 8 0 00 Total votes 206 756 100 0 Republican hold 2008 edit Republican primary edit 2008 Republican Primary Congressional Election 28 Party Candidate Votes Republican Doug Lamborn 24 995 44 Republican Jeff Crank 16 794 30 Republican Bentley Rayburn 14 986 26 General edit United States House of Representatives elections 2008 29 Party Candidate Votes Republican Doug Lamborn incumbent 183 179 60 Democratic Hal Bidlack 113 027 37 Constitution Brian X Scott 8 894 3 No party Richard D Hand 45 0 03 Total votes 305 142 100 Republican hold 2010 edit United States House of Representatives elections 2010 30 Party Candidate Votes Republican Doug Lamborn incumbent 152 829 66 Democratic Kevin Bradley 68 039 29 Constitution Brian X Scott 5 886 3 Libertarian Jerrell Klaver 5 680 2 Total votes 232 434 100 Republican hold 2012 edit United States House of Representatives elections 2012 31 Party Candidate Votes Republican Doug Lamborn incumbent 199 639 65 Independent Dave Anderson 53 318 17 Libertarian Jim Pirtle 22 778 7 Green Misha Luzov 18 284 6 Constitution Kenneth R Harvell 13 312 5 Total votes 307 231 100 Republican hold 2014 edit United States House of Representatives elections 2014 32 Party Candidate Votes Republican Doug Lamborn incumbent 157 182 60 Democratic Irv Halter 105 673 40 Total votes 262 855 100 Republican hold 2016 edit United States House of Representatives elections 2016 33 Party Candidate Votes Republican Doug Lamborn Incumbent 225 445 62 28 Democratic Misty Plowright 111 676 30 85 Libertarian Mike McRedmond 24 872 6 87 Total votes 361 993 100 Republican hold 2018 edit United States House of Representatives elections 2018 Party Candidate Votes Republican Doug Lamborn Incumbent 184 002 57 02 Democratic Stephany Rose Spaulding 126 848 39 31 Libertarian Douglas Randall 11 795 3 65 Write in 71 0 02 Total votes 322 716 100 Republican hold 2020 edit United States House of Representatives elections 2020 Party Candidate Votes Republican Doug Lamborn Incumbent 249 013 57 6 Democratic Jillian Freeland 161 600 37 4 Libertarian Ed Duffett 14 777 3 4 Independent Marcus Allen Murphy 3 708 0 9 Unity Rebecca Keltie 3 309 0 8 Total votes 432 407 100 Republican hold 2022 edit United States House of Representatives elections 2022 Party Candidate Votes Republican Doug Lamborn incumbent 155 528 56 0 Democratic David Torres 111 978 40 3 Libertarian Brian Flanagan 7 079 2 5 American Constitution Christopher Mitchell 3 370 1 2 Independent Matthew Feigenbaum 9 0 0 Total votes 277 964 100 Republican holdHistorical district boundaries edit nbsp 2003 2013 nbsp 2013 2023See also edit nbsp United States portal nbsp Colorado portal Colorado s congressional districts List of United States congressional districtsReferences edit Congressional Districts Relationship Files State based U S Census Bureau Archived from the original on April 2 2013 Retrieved February 7 2018 a b My Congressional District Congressional District 5 118th Congress Colorado United States Census Bureau a b 2022 Cook PVI District Map and List Cook Political Report Retrieved January 10 2023 Olsen Ted February 21 2005 Who s Driving This Thing Christianity Today Retrieved September 5 2008 Veterans Doctors Alike Stranded as Vet Choice Fails to Pay its Bills Military com Archived from the original on March 14 2018 Retrieved March 13 2018 Congressional District Map Map State of Colorado Retrieved December 22 2008 Presidential Election Results by district swingstateproject com 1972 Election Results 1974 Election Results 1976 Election Results 1978 Election Results 1980 Election Results 1982 Election Results 1984 Election Results 1986 Election Results 1988 Election Results 1990 Election Results 1992 Election Results 1994 Election Results 1996 Primary Results permanent dead link 1996 Election Results 1998 Election Results 2000 Election Results 2002 Election Results 2004 Election Results 2006 Primary Results 2006 Election Results 2008 Primary Results 2008 Election Results 2010 Election Results 2012 Election Results 2014 Election Results Archived from the original on August 22 2017 Retrieved August 22 2017 2016 Election Results Archived from the original on August 22 2017 Retrieved August 22 2017 38 48 56 N 105 20 39 W 38 81556 N 105 34417 W 38 81556 105 34417 Retrieved from https en 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