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Kentucky's 5th congressional district

U.S. House district for Kentucky

Kentucky's 5th congressional district

U.S. House district for Kentucky

FieldValue
stateKentucky
district number5
image name
image captionInteractive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
representativeHal Rogers
partyRepublican
residenceSomerset
distribution ref
percent urban23.51
percent rural76.49
population736,508
population year2024
median income$46,664
percent white93.7
percent hispanic1.5
percent black1.4
percent asian0.4
percent more than one race2.6
percent other race0.3
cpviR+32

| percent more than one race = 2.6

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Kentucky's 5th congressional district is a U.S. House district located in southeastern Kentucky, which represents much of the Eastern Kentucky Coalfield in the heart of Appalachia. The rural district is the second most impoverished district in the nation and, as of the 2010 U.S. census, has the highest percentage of White Americans in the nation. It has been represented by Republican Hal Rogers since 1981.

The district contains the counties of Bell, Boyd, Breathitt, Clay, Elliott, Floyd, Harlan, Jackson, Johnson, Knott, Knox, Laurel, Lawrence, Lee, Lincoln, Leslie, Letcher, Magoffin, Martin, McCreary, Menifee, Morgan, Owsley, Perry, Pike, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Rowan, Wayne, Whitley, Wolfe, and parts of Bath, and Carter counties. Within the district are the economic leading cities of Ashland, Pikeville, Prestonsburg, Middlesboro, Hazard, Jackson, Morehead, London, and Somerset. It is the most rural district in the United States, with 76.49% of its population in rural areas.

With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of R+32, it is the most Republican district in Kentucky. The 5th congressional district is one of the few ancestrally Republican regions south of the Ohio River. Much of the region now in the district strongly supported the Union in the Civil War, and identified with the Republicans after hostilities ceased. By contrast, the northeastern portion of the district borders West Virginia. Much of this section of the district was once part of the 7th congressional district, long a Democratic stronghold, which was disbanded in 1992 after the 1990 census. Geographically, the district consists of flat land areas to the west, to Appalachia highland mountains to the east and southeast. To the north and northeast of the district are rolling hills that end at the Ohio River.

Despite the district's strong Republican lean, it features Elliott County, which, before being carried by Donald Trump in 2016, had never voted for a Republican president since its founding in 1869, making it the longest Democratic voting streak. Until 2018, when the county gave Rogers 54.6% of its vote, the county had never voted for Rogers in a contested election, despite him winning at least 65% of the vote in the district in every election except 1992.

Rogers is the dean of the Kentucky delegation and of the entire House of Representatives. Due in part to his seniority, Rogers has served in a number of leadership positions in the chamber.

Voter registration

On January 1, 2026, the district had 541,908 registered voters, who were registered with the following parties.

PartyRegistrationVoters%
Republican Party of Kentucky}}"Republican314,19357.98
Kentucky Democratic Party}}"Democratic187,62634.62
Independent politician}}"Independent20,1973.73
Libertarian Party (United States)}}"Libertarian1,7730.33
Green Party of the United States}}"Green2310.04
Constitution Party (United States)}}"Constitution2050.04
Socialist Workers Party (United States)}}"Socialist Workers700.01
Reform Party of the United States of America}}"Reform250.00
"Other"17,5883.25
Total541,908100.00

Recent election results from statewide races

YearOfficeResults
2008PresidentMcCain 65% - 33%
2012PresidentRomney 75% - 25%
2016PresidentTrump 78% - 19%
SenatePaul 65% - 35%
2019GovernorBevin 59% - 38%
Attorney GeneralCameron 67% - 33%
2020PresidentTrump 79% - 20%
SenateMcConnell 73% - 23%
2022SenatePaul 75% - 25%
2023GovernorCameron 58% - 42%
Attorney GeneralColeman 72% - 28%
Auditor of Public AccountsBall 74% - 26%
Secretary of StateAdams 73% - 27%
TreasurerMetcalf 70% - 30%
2024PresidentTrump 81% - 17%

Composition

For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities:

Bath County (3)

: All 3 communities

Bell County (3)

: All 3 communities

Boyd County (5)

: All 5 communities

Breathitt County (1)

: Jackson

Carter County (2)

: Grayson, Olive Hill

Clay County (3)

: All 3 communities

Elliott County (1)

: Sandy Hook

Floyd County (10)

: All 10 communities

Harlan County (13)

: All 13 communities

Jackson County (2)

: Annville, McKee

Johnson County (1)

: Paintsville

Knott County (3)

: All 3 communities

Knox County (5)

: All 5 communities

Laurel County (4)

: All 4 communities

Lawrence County (2)

: Blaine, Louisa

Lee County (1)

: Beattyville

Leslie County (1)

: Hyden

Letcher County (8)

: All 8 communities

Lincoln County (6)

: All 6 communities

McCreary County (3)

: All 3 communities

Magoffin County (1)

: Salyersville

Martin County (2)

: Inez, Warfield

Menifee County (1)

: Frenchburg

Morgan County (2)

: Ezel, West Liberty

Owsley County (1)

: Booneville

Perry County (6)

: All 6 communities

Pike County (9)

: All 9 communities

Pulaski County (5)

: All 5 communities

Rockcastle County (3)

: All 3 communities

Rowan County (3)

: All 3 communities

Wayne County (1)

: Monticello

Whitley County (5)

: All 5 counties

Wolfe County (2)

: Campton, Hazel Green

List of members representing the district

MemberPartyYearsCong
ressElectoral historyLocation
District created March 4, 1803
John Fowler
(Lexington)Democratic-RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1803 –
March 3, 1807Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1803.
Re-elected in 1804.
Retired.1803–1813
Clarke, Fayette, Jessamine, Montgomery, and Woodford counties
[[File:Benjamin-howard.jpg100px]]
Benjamin Howard
(Lexington)Democratic-RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1807 –
April 10, 1810Elected in 1806.
Re-elected in 1808.
Resigned to become governor of the Louisiana Territory.
[[File:WBarry.jpg100px]]
William T. Barry
(Lexington)Democratic-RepublicannowrapAugust 8, 1810 –
March 3, 1811Elected to finish Howard's term.
Retired.
[[File:Clay portrait.jpg100px]]
Henry Clay
(Lexington)Democratic-RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1811 –
March 3, 1813Elected in 1810.
Redistricted to the .
[[File:Portrait of Samuel Hopkins (cropped).jpg100px]]
Samuel Hopkins
(Henderson)Democratic-RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1813 –
March 3, 1815Elected in 1812.
Retired.1813–1823
Breckinridge, Caldwell, Christian, Grayson, Henderson, Hopkins, Livingston, Muhlenberg, Ohio, and Union counties
[[File:Alney McLean c1820.jpg100px]]
Alney McLean
(Greenville)Democratic-RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1815 –
March 3, 1817Elected in 1814.
Retired.
Anthony New
(Elkton)Democratic-RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1817 –
March 3, 1819Elected in 1816.
Retired.
[[File:Alney McLean c1820.jpg100px]]
Alney McLean
(Greenville)Democratic-RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1819 –
March 3, 1821Elected in 1818.
Retired.
Anthony New
(Elkton)Democratic-RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1821 –
March 3, 1823Elected in 1820.
Retired.
[[File:John-Telemachus-Johnson.jpg100px]]
John T. Johnson
(Georgetown)Democratic-RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1823 –
March 3, 1825Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1822.
Retired.1823–1833
[[File:James-Johnson.jpg100px]]
James Johnson
(Great Crossings)JacksoniannowrapMarch 4, 1825 –
August 13, 1826Elected in 1824.
Died.
VacantnowrapAugust 13, 1826 –
December 7, 1826
Robert L. McHatton
(Georgetown)JacksoniannowrapDecember 7, 1826 –
March 3, 1829Elected to finish Johnson's term.
Re-elected in 1827.
Retired.
[[File:RichardMentorJohnson.jpg100px]]
Richard M. Johnson
(Great Crossings)JacksoniannowrapMarch 4, 1829 –
March 3, 1833Elected in 1829.
Re-elected in 1831.
Redistricted to the .
VacantnowrapMarch 4, 1833 –
August 6, 1834House declared new election after election was contested.1833–1843
Garrard County added to the district.
[[File:RPLetcher.jpg100px]]
Robert P. Letcher
(Lancaster)Anti-JacksoniannowrapAugust 6, 1834 –
March 3, 1835Elected to finish the vacant term.
Retired.
[[File:James Harlan (Kentucky attorney general).jpg100px]]
James Harlan
(Harrodsburg)Anti-JacksoniannowrapMarch 4, 1835 –
March 3, 1837Elected in 1835.
Re-elected in 1837.
Retired.
WhignowrapMarch 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1839
[[File:SimeonHAnderson.jpg100px]]
Simeon H. Anderson
(Lancaster)WhignowrapMarch 4, 1839 –
August 11, 1840Elected in 1839.
Died.
VacantnowrapAugust 11, 1840 –
December 7, 1840
[[File:John Burton Thompson cropped.jpg100px]]
John B. Thompson
(Harrodsburg)WhignowrapDecember 7, 1840 –
March 3, 1843Elected to finish Anderson's term.
Re-elected in 1841.
Retired.
James W. Stone
(Taylorsville)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1845Elected in 1843.
Lost re-election.1843–1853
Bryan Young
(Elizabethtown)WhignowrapMarch 4, 1845 –
March 3, 1847Elected in 1845.
Retired.
[[File:John Burton Thompson cropped.jpg100px]]
John B. Thompson
(Harrodsburg)WhignowrapMarch 4, 1847 –
March 3, 1851Elected in 1847.
Re-elected in 1849.
Retired.
James W. Stone
(Elizabethtown)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1851 –
March 3, 1853Elected in 1851.
Lost re-election.
Clement S. Hill
(Lebanon)WhignowrapMarch 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1855Elected in 1853.
Retired.1853–1863
[[File:Joshua H. Jewett, Representative from Kentucky cropped.jpg100px]]
Joshua Jewett
(Elizabethtown)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1855 –
March 3, 1859Elected in 1855.
Re-elected in 1857.
Lost re-election as an Opposition Party candidate.
VacantnowrapMarch 4, 1859 –
December 3, 1860
[[File:John Y. Brown 1835-1904 - Brady-Handy.jpg100px]]
John Y. Brown
(Elizabethtown)DemocraticnowrapDecember 3, 1860 –
March 3, 1861Elected in 1859 but did not take seat until 2nd session because did not meet age requirement for office.
Retired.
[[File:Wickliffe CA.jpg100px]]
Charles A. Wickliffe
(Bardstown)Union DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1861 –
March 3, 1863Elected in 1861.
Retired.
[[File:Robert Mallory sitting cropped.jpg100px]]
Robert Mallory
(La Grange)Union DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1863 –
March 3, 1865Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1863.
Lost re-election.1863–1873
[[File:GenLHRousseau.jpg100px]]
Lovell Rousseau
(Louisville)Unconditional UnionnowrapMarch 4, 1865 –
July 21, 1866Elected in 1865.
Resigned following his assault of Rep. Josiah Grinnell.
VacantnowrapJuly 21, 1866 –
December 3, 1866
[[File:GenLHRousseau.jpg100px]]
Lovell Rousseau
(Louisville)Unconditional UnionnowrapDecember 3, 1866 –
March 3, 1867Elected to finish his own term.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Asa Porter Grover - Brady Handy cropped.jpg100px]]
Asa Grover
(Louisville)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1867 –
March 3, 1869Elected in 1867.
Retired.
[[File:Boyd Winchester - Brady Handy cropped.jpg100px]]
Boyd Winchester
(Louisville)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1869 –
March 3, 1873Elected in 1868.
Re-elected in 1870.
Retired.
[[File:Elisha-Standiford.jpg100px]]
Elisha Standiford
(Louisville)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1875Elected in 1872.
Renominated but declined.1873–1883
[[File:Edward Y. Parsons - Brady Handy cropped.jpg100px]]
Edward Y. Parsons
(Louisville)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1875 –
July 8, 1876Elected in 1874.
Died.
VacantnowrapJuly 8, 1876 –
August 12, 1876
[[File:Henry Watterson - Project Gutenberg etext 18422.jpg100px]]
Henry Watterson
(Louisville)DemocraticnowrapAugust 12, 1876 –
March 3, 1877Elected to finish Parsons's term.
Retired.
[[File:Albert S. Willis - Brady Handy cropped2.jpg100px]]
Albert S. Willis
(Louisville)DemocraticMarch 4, 1877 –
March 3, 1887Elected in 1876.
Re-elected in 1878.
Re-elected in 1880.
Re-elected in 1882.
Re-elected in 1884.
Lost renomination.
1883–1893
[[File:Asher-Caruth.jpg100px]]
Asher G. Caruth
(Louisville)DemocraticMarch 4, 1887 –
March 3, 1895Elected in 1886.
Re-elected in 1888.
Re-elected in 1890.
Re-elected in 1892.
Lost renomination.
1893–1903
[[File:Walter Evans.jpg100px]]
Walter Evans
(Louisville)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1895 –
March 3, 1899Elected in 1894.
Re-elected in 1896.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Oscar Turner (Kentucky Congressman died 1902).jpg100px]]
Oscar Turner
(Louisville)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1899 –
March 3, 1901Elected in 1898.
Retired.
[[File:Harvey-S.-Irwin.jpg100px]]
Harvey S. Irwin
(Louisville)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1901 –
March 3, 1903Elected in 1900.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Joseph Swagar Sherley, 1915.jpg100px]]
J. Swagar Sherley
(Louisville)DemocraticMarch 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1919Elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Re-elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Lost re-election.1903–1913
1913–1933
Jefferson County.
[[File:CharlesFOgden.jpg100px]]
Charles F. Ogden
(Louisville)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1919 –
March 3, 1923Elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Retired.
[[File:Maurice-H.-Thatcher.jpg100px]]
Maurice Thatcher
(Louisville)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1923 –
March 3, 1933Elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
District inactivenowrapMarch 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1935
[[File:Brent Spence.png100px]]
Brent Spence
(Fort Thomas)DemocraticJanuary 3, 1935 –
January 3, 1963Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Retired.1935–1953
[[File:KY-05 1935-1953.svg300px]]
1953–1957
[[File:KY-05 1953-1957.svg300px]]
1957–1963
[[File:KY-05 1957-1963.svg300px]]
[[File:Eugene Siler.jpg100px]]
Eugene Siler
(Williamsburg)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 1963 –
January 3, 1965Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1962.
Retired.1963–1967
[[File:KY-05 1963-1967.svg300px]]
[[File:Tim Lee Carter.jpg100px]]
Tim Lee Carter
(Tompkinsville)RepublicanJanuary 3, 1965 –
January 3, 1981Elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Retired.
1967–1973
[[File:KY-05 1967-1973.svg300px]]
1973–1983
[[File:KY-05 1973-1983.svg300px]]
[[File:Hal Rogers Official Photo 2010.JPG100px]]
Hal Rogers
(Somerset)RepublicanJanuary 3, 1981 –
presentElected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-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.
Re-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.
Re-elected in 2024.
1983–1993
[[File:KY-05 1983-1993.svg300px]]
1993–1997
[[File:KY-05 1993-1997.svg300px]]
1997–2003
[[File:KY-05 1997-2003.svg300px]]
2003–2013
[[File:KY-05 2003-2013.svg300px]]
2013–2023
[[File:Kentucky US Congressional District 5 (since 2013).tif300px]]
2023–present
[[File:Kentucky's 5th congressional district (since 2023).svg300px]]

Recent election results

2002

2004

2006

2008

2010

2012

2014

2016

2018

2020

2022

2024

References

References

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  2. "My Congressional District". Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau.
  3. "My Congressional District Bureau". Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau.
  4. (April 3, 2025). "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)".
  5. (September 15, 2017). "Rich, poor, young, old: Congressional districts at a glance".
  6. "Kentucky Congressional District 5 2000-2010.jpg".
  7. "Congressional Districts – 113th Congress Demographics – Urban Rural Patterns". proximityone.com.
  8. "Voter Registration Statistics Report: December 2025". Commonwealth of Kentucky.
  9. "Dra 2020".
  10. "Kentucky Senate Results by CD".
  11. "Post Election 2023 Results".
  12. [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST21/CD118_KY01.pdf https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST21/CD118_KY05.pdf]
  13. "2024 General Election Certification as Amended on December 9th 2024". Kentucky State Board of Elections.
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