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North Carolina's 5th congressional district

U.S. House district for North Carolina

U.S. House district for North Carolina

FieldValue
stateNorth Carolina
district number5
image name
image captionInteractive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2025
representativeVirginia Foxx
partyRepublican
residenceBanner Elk
population755,224
population year2024
median income$59,041
percent white68.0
percent hispanic7.9
percent black17.7
percent asian2.2
percent more than one race3.4
percent other race0.7
cpviR+9

| percent more than one race = 3.4

North Carolina's 5th congressional district covers the central western portion of North Carolina from the Appalachian Mountains to the northern suburbs of the Piedmont Triad as well as the bulk of the city of Greensboro. The district borders Tennessee and Virginia, with the bulk of its territory in the mountains; it stretches just far enough to the east to grab most of Greensboro.

The district is overwhelmingly Republican. Large portions were controlled by Republicans even during the "Solid South" era as much of northwestern North Carolina was Quaker or mountaineer and therefore resisted secession. Wilkes County has never voted for the Democratic Party before the Second Party System. For the 2024 election the district has been updated per Senate Bill 757 enacted by the NC General Assembly on October 25, 2023, becoming Session Law 2023–145. District boundaries are based on 2020 census tabulation blocks.

The fifth district is currently represented by Virginia Foxx, a Republican.

Counties and communities

For the 119th and successive Congresses (based on the districts drawn following a 2023 legislative session), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities.

Alexander County (4)

: All four communities

Alleghany County (1)

: Sparta

Ashe County (3)

: All three communities

Caldwell County (10)

: All ten communities

Guilford County (5)

: Greensboro (part; also 6th and 9th), Kernersville (part; also 6th; shared with Forsyth County), Oak Ridge, Stokesdale, Summerfield (part; also 9th)

Rockingham County (8)

: All eight communities Stokes County (7) : All seven communities Surry County (8) : All eight communities

Watauga County (7)

: All seven communities

Wilkes County (11)

: All 11 communities

Recent election results from statewide races

YearOfficeResults
2008PresidentMcCain 51% - 47%
SenateHagan 52% - 44%
GovernorPerdue 50% - 47%
2010SenateBurr 58% - 40%
2012PresidentRomney 54% - 46%
GovernorMcCrory 58% - 40%
2014SenateTillis 52% - 44%
2016PresidentTrump 55% - 41%
SenateBurr 56% - 41%
GovernorMcCrory 52% - 46%
Lt. GovernorForest 56% - 41%
Secretary of StateLaPaglia 51% - 49%
AuditorStuber 54% - 46%
TreasurerFolwell 57% - 43%
Attorney GeneralNewton 53% - 47%
2020PresidentTrump 57% - 42%
SenateTillis 54% - 41%
GovernorForest 53% - 46%
Lt. GovernorRobinson 58% - 42%
Secretary of StateSykes 55% - 45%
AuditorStreet 56% - 44%
TreasurerFolwell 58% - 42%
Attorney GeneralO'Neill 56% - 44%
2022SenateBudd 58% - 40%
2024PresidentTrump 58% - 41%
GovernorStein 48% - 47%
Lt. GovernorWeatherman 55% - 42%
Secretary of StateBrown 56% - 44%
AuditorBoliek 56% - 41%
TreasurerBriner 59% - 41%
Attorney GeneralBishop 55% - 45%

List of members representing the district

Member
(Residence)PartyYearsCong
ressElectoral historyDistrict location
District established June 16, 1790
[[File:Portrait of Governor John Sevier.jpg100px]]
John Sevier
(Southwest Territory)Pro-AdministrationnowrapJune 16, 1790 –
March 3, 1791Elected in 1790.
District ceded by the state to the Federal government in 1789 but permitted to serve anyway although he wasn't representing any part of a state.1790–1791
"Western division"
William B. Grove
(Fayetteville)Pro-AdministrationnowrapMarch 4, 1791 –
March 3, 1793Elected in 1791.
Redistricted to the after original district ceded to federal government to later become Tennessee.1791–1793
"Cape Fear division"
[[File:NC-Congress-NathanielMacon.jpg100px]]
Nathaniel Macon
(Warrenton)Anti-AdministrationnowrapMarch 4, 1793 –
March 3, 1795Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1793.
Re-elected in 1795.
Re-elected in 1796.
Re-elected in 1798.
Re-elected in 1800.
Redistricted to the .1793–1803
Democratic-RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1795 –
March 3, 1803
James Gillespie
(Kenansville)Democratic-RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1803 –
March 3, 1805Elected in 1803.
Re-elected in 1804.
Died.1803–1813
Thomas Kenan
(Kenansville)Democratic-RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1805 –
March 3, 1811Elected August 8, 1805 to begin Gillespie's term.
Re-elected in 1806.
Re-elected in 1808.
Retired.
[[File:William Rufus DeVane King 1839 portrait.jpg100px]]
William R. King
(Wilmington)Democratic-RepublicanMarch 4, 1811 –
November 4, 1816Elected in 1810.
Re-elected in 1813.
Re-elected in 1815.
Resigned.
1813–1823
VacantnowrapNovember 4, 1816 –
December 2, 1816
Charles Hooks
(Dublin)Democratic-RepublicannowrapDecember 2, 1816 –
March 3, 1817Elected to finish King's term.
Lost re-election.
James Owen
(Elizabethtown)Democratic-RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1817 –
March 3, 1819Elected in 1817.
Lost re-election.
Charles Hooks
(Dublin)Democratic-RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1819 –
March 3, 1823Elected in 1819.
Re-elected in 1821.
Re-elected in 1823.
Lost re-election.
nowrapMarch 4, 1823 –
March 3, 18251823–1833
Gabriel Holmes
(Clinton)JacksoniannowrapMarch 4, 1825 –
September 26, 1829Elected in 1825.
Re-elected in 1827.
Re-elected in 1829.
Died.
VacantnowrapSeptember 26, 1829 –
November 10, 1829
[[File:Edward Bishop Dudley.jpg100px]]
Edward B. Dudley
(Wilmington)JacksoniannowrapNovember 10, 1829 –
March 3, 1831Elected November 10, 1829 to finish Holmes's term and seated December 14, 1829.
[[File:JamesIverMcKay.png100px]]
James I. McKay
(Elizabethtown)JacksonianMarch 4, 1831 –
March 3, 1837Elected in 1831.
Re-elected in 1833.
Re-elected in 1835.
Re-elected in 1837.
Re-elected in 1839.
Re-elected in 1841.
Redistricted to the .
1833–1843
DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1843
[[File:Romulus Mitchell Saunders.jpg100px]]
Romulus M. Saunders
(Raleigh)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1845Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1843.
1843–1853
[[File:JCDobbin.jpg100px]]
James C. Dobbin
(Fayetteville)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1845 –
March 3, 1847Elected in 1845.
[[File:AbrahamWatkinsVenable.jpg100px]]
Abraham W. Venable
(Bronwsville)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1847 –
March 3, 1853Elected in 1847.
Re-elected in 1849.
Re-elected in 1851.
John Kerr Jr.
(Yanceyville)WhignowrapMarch 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1855Elected in 1853.
1853–1861
[[File:Edwin Godwin Reade.png100px]]
Edwin G. Reade
(Roxboro)Know NothingnowrapMarch 4, 1855 –
March 3, 1857Elected in 1855.
[[File:John Adams Gilmer - Brady-Handy.jpg100px]]
John A. Gilmer
(Greensboro)Know NothingnowrapMarch 4, 1857 –
March 3, 1859Elected in 1857.
Re-elected in 1859.
OppositionnowrapMarch 4, 1859 –
March 3, 1861
VacantnowrapMarch 3, 1861 –
July 20, 1868Civil War and Reconstruction
[[File:IsraelGLash.jpg100px]]
Israel G. Lash
(Salem)RepublicannowrapJuly 20, 1868 –
March 3, 1871Elected to finish the short term.
Re-elected in 1868.
1868–1873
[[File:James Madison Leach - Brady-Handy.jpg100px]]
James M. Leach
(Lexington)DemocraticMarch 4, 1871 –
March 3, 1875Elected in 1870.
Re-elected in 1872.
1873–1883
[[File:NCG-AlfredScales.jpg100px]]
Alfred M. Scales
(Greensboro)DemocraticMarch 4, 1875 –
December 30, 1884Elected in 1874.
Re-elected in 1876.
Re-elected in 1878.
Re-elected in 1880.
Re-elected in 1882.
Re-elected in 1884.
Resigned when elected governor of North Carolina.
1883–1893
VacantnowrapDecember 30, 1884 –
January 28, 1885
James W. Reid
(Wentworth)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 28, 1885 –
December 31, 1886Elected to finish Scales's term.
Resigned.
VacantnowrapDecember 31, 1886 –
March 3, 1887
John M. Brower
(Mount Airy)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1887 –
March 3, 1891Elected in 1886.
Re-elected in 1888.
Archibald H. A. Williams
(Oxford)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1891 –
March 3, 1893Elected in 1890.
[[File:ThomasSettle.jpg100px]]
Thomas Settle III
(Reidsville)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1897Elected in 1892.
Re-elected in 1894.
1893–1903
[[File:WilliamWaltonKitchin.jpg100px]]
William W. Kitchin
(Roxboro)DemocraticMarch 4, 1897 –
January 11, 1909Elected in 1896.
Re-elected in 1898.
Re-elected in 1900.
Re-elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1906.
Resigned when elected governor of North Carolina.
1903–1913
VacantnowrapJanuary 11, 1909 –
March 3, 1909
[[File:JohnMMorehead.jpg100px]]
John M. Morehead
(Spray)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1909 –
March 3, 1911Elected in 1908.
[[File:Charles M Stedman.jpg100px]]
Charles M. Stedman
(Greensboro)DemocraticMarch 4, 1911 –
September 23, 1930Elected in 1910.
Re-elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Died.
1913–1933
VacantnowrapSeptember 23, 1930 –
November 4, 1930
[[File:FranklinWillsHancock.jpg100px]]
Franklin W. Hancock Jr.
(Oxford)DemocraticNovember 4, 1930 –
January 3, 1939Elected to finish Stedman's term.
Re-elected in 1930.
Re-elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
1933–1943
[[File:Alonzo Dillard Folger (cropped).jpg100px]]
Alonzo D. Folger
(Mount Airy)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 1939 –
April 30, 1941Elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Died.
VacantnowrapApril 30, 1941 –
June 14, 1941
[[File:John H Folger NC.png100px]]
John H. Folger
(Mount Airy)DemocraticJune 14, 1941 –
January 3, 1949Elected to finish his brother's term.
Re-elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
1943–1953
[[File:Richard Thurmond Chatham.jpg100px]]
Richard T. Chatham
(Winston-Salem)DemocraticJanuary 3, 1949 –
January 3, 1957Elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
1953–1963
[[File:Ralph Scott.jpg100px]]
Ralph J. Scott
(Danbury)DemocraticJanuary 3, 1957 –
January 3, 1967Elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
1963–1973
[[File:Nick Galifianakis.jpg100px]]
Nick Galifianakis
(Durham)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 1967 –
January 3, 1969Elected in 1966.
Redistricted to the .
[[File:Wilmer_Mizell.jpg100px]]
Vinegar Bend Mizell
(Winston-Salem)RepublicanJanuary 3, 1969 –
January 3, 1975Elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
1973–1983
[[File:Stephen L. Neal.jpg100px]]
Stephen L. Neal
(Winston-Salem)DemocraticJanuary 3, 1975 –
January 3, 1995Elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected 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.
Retired.
1983–1993
1993–2003
[[File:Richard Burr official photo.jpg100px]]
Richard Burr
(Winston-Salem)RepublicanJanuary 3, 1995 –
January 3, 2005Elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
2003–2013
[[File:NC-Congress-5.PNG300px]]
[[File:Virginia Foxx official photo (slight crop).jpg100px]]
Virginia Foxx
(Banner Elk)RepublicanJanuary 3, 2005 –
presentElected 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.
2013–2017
[[File:North Carolina US Congressional District 5 (since 2013).tif300px]]
2017–2021
[[File:North Carolina US Congressional District 5 (since 2017).tif300px]]
2021–2023[[File:North Carolina's 5th congressional district (since 2021).png300x300pxStatic map of 2021-3 congressional districtcenterframeless]]
2023–2025
[[File:North Carolina's 5th congressional district (2023–2025) (new version).svgalt=District boundaries from 2023 to 2025300px]]
2025–present
[[File:North Carolina's 5th congressional district (since 2025) (new version).svg300px]]

Past election results

2004

| |party = Republican Party (US) | |party = Democratic Party (US) | |votes = 284,817

2006

| |party = Republican Party (US) | |party = Democratic Party (US) | |votes = 168,199

2008

| |party = Republican Party (US) | |party = Democratic Party (US) | |votes = 326,923

2010

| |party =Republican Party (US) | |party =Democratic Party (US) | |votes = 213,287

2012

2014

2016

2018

2020

2022

2024

Historical district boundaries

North Carolina's 5th congressional district was created in 1789 as "the Western division; ... which shall be formed by annexing two of the Superior Court districts together, in the following manner: that is ... the districts of Washington and Mero shall form the Western division". The district of Mero consisted of the counties of Davidson, Sumner and Tennessee.

References

References

  1. "My Congressional District". U.S. Census Bureau Center for New Media and Promotion (CNMP).
  2. "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)".
  3. Auman, William T. and Scarboro, David D.; 'The Heroes of America in Civil War North Carolina', ''The North Carolina Historical Review'', volume. 58, no. 4 (October, 1981), pp. 327-363
  4. Auman, William T.; ''Civil War in the North Carolina Quaker Belt: The Confederate Campaign Against Peace Agitators, Deserters and Draft Dodgers'', pp. 11, 66-68 {{ISBN. 078647663X
  5. "Senate Bill 757 / SL 2023-145 (2023-2024 Session) - North Carolina General Assembly".
  6. [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd119/cd_based/ST37/CD119_NC01.pdf https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd119/cd_based/ST37/CD119_NC05.pdf]
  7. "What the NC Supreme Court decision means for redistricting in the state and elsewhere".
  8. Lopez, Ashley. (2023-10-25). "North Carolina lawmakers approve maps creating gains for the GOP in Congress". NPR.
  9. "DRA 2020".
  10. "Data Courtesy of Jeffrey B. Lewis, Brandon DeVine, and Lincoln Pritcher with Kenneth C. Martis".
  11. "Data Courtesy of Jeffrey B. Lewis, Brandon DeVine, and Lincoln Pritcher with Kenneth C. Martis".
  12. "Data Courtesy of Jeffrey B. Lewis, Brandon DeVine, and Lincoln Pritcher with Kenneth C. Martis".
  13. "Data Courtesy of Jeffrey B. Lewis, Brandon DeVine, and Lincoln Pritcher with Kenneth C. Martis".
  14. "2004 General Election Results US House (5th District)". North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  15. (April 2020). "2006 General Election Results US House (5th District)". North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  16. "2008 General Election". North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  17. "US House of Representatives district 5". North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  18. "North Carolina General Elections Results 2012". North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  19. "11/04/2014 OFFICIAL GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS - STATEWIDE".
  20. "11/08/2016 OFFICIAL GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS - STATEWIDE".
  21. "District 5, North Carolina State Board of Elections & Ethics Enforcement".
  22. "November 03, 2020 General Election Results by Contest".
  23. "NC SBE Contest Results".
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  25. North Carolina General Assembly. (November 2, 1789). "Acts of the North Carolina General Assembly, 1789".
  26. North Carolina General Assembly. (November 3, 1788). "Acts of the North Carolina General Assembly, 1788".
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