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Connecticut's 5th district

U.S. House district profile: the sitting representative, 2024 Census demographics (119th-district boundaries), partisan lean, and 2026 race rating.

Representative

Official portrait of Jahana Hayes

Jahana Hayes

CT · District 5
DemocratRanking Member, Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture
Raised $1,290,078 · 142K followers (office + personal) · missed 2.5% of votes
7.7 years in Congress · Up for reelection: 2026
House Committee on Agriculture · House Committee on Education and Workforce +4 more
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Cook PVI: D+3

District demographics

MeasureValue
Population728,034
Median household income$92,097
Median age43.1
Bachelor's degree or higher38.9%
White alone60.0%
Black alone8.5%
Hispanic or Latino21.0%
Asian alone4.0%
Unemployment rate4.6%
Population density (per sq mi)584

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 American Community Survey 1-year estimates (tables B01003, B01002, B19013 and related), 119th Congress district boundaries, released September 2025; land area from the 2025 Gazetteer.