NIELSEN, MARK D
R Β· house
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- FEC candidate id
H8CT05104- Internal id
07864f50-b2dc-4870-9eb1-c2cb13a728ff- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), CT-05. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 727,980 |
| People | Median age | 42 |
| Income | Median household income | $91,081 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $51,416 |
| Income | In poverty | 10.9% |
| Income | Unemployed | 5.9% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.488 |
| Race | White alone | 64.8% |
| Race | Black alone | 8.7% |
| Race | Asian alone | 4.1% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 21.2% |
| Race | Two or more races | 13.3% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 15.9% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 73.9% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 15.0% |
| Education | High school or higher | 65.2% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 39.2% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 17.0% |
| Household | Family households | 64.9% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.48 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 34.4% |
| Housing | Median home value | $356,700 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,373 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 59.6% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 5.7% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 2.6% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 8.1% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 4.5% |
| Health | With a disability | 13.2% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 91.2% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 6.3% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 71.0% |
| Commute | Public transit | 1.8% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 14.8% |
Cycle financials
Source: FEC weball bulk file (cycle summary). Numbers in USD; 0 = no activity reported.
| Cycle | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand | Debts | Indiv. contribs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | $0 | $0 | $122 | $91,803 | $0 |
| 2004 | $57 | $229 | $122 | $91,803 | $0 |
| 2002 | $7,257 | $16,621 | $296 | $129,547 | $6,825 |
| 2000 | $1,435,385 | $1,426,019 | $9,602 | $143,000 | $771,769 |
| 1998 | $940,008 | $939,775 | $235 | $157,983 | $431,708 |
Elections
Committees
- NIELSEN CONGRESS '98 β principal Β· type H
- NIELSEN FOR CONGRESS β principal Β· type H
Election prediction
Cycle 2026 Β· model baseline-v1 Β· base rate 15.1%
P(win) = 25.1%
| Feature | Ξ P(win) |
|---|---|
| Base rate (historical) | 15.1% |
| R (major party) | +10.0% |
Baseline model (incumbency Γ party Γ office). Calibration: backtest Brier score is the reference, see npm run db:ingest -- --source=predict-backtest-election. Future model versions must beat baseline Brier on the same held-out cohort or they don't ship.
Connected on the graph
Outbound (2)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | principal_candidate_of | NIELSEN CONGRESS '98 | β | candidate_committees | |
| β | principal_candidate_of | NIELSEN FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE | β | candidate_committees |