North Carolina's 5th congressional district

North Carolina's 5th congressional district covers the central western portion of North Carolina from the Appalachian Mountains to the Metrolina western suburbs. the district borders Tennessee, Virginia and South Carolina While the bulk of its territory is in the mountains it stretches south into the Piedmont where its largest city, Gastonia, can be found. 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[5] or mountaineer and therefore resisted secession.[6] Two counties in the district – Avery and Yadkin – have never voted for a Democratic presidential candidate since their creation, and Wilkes County has never done so since before the Second Party System. For the 2020 election the district has been updated per House Bill 1029[7] enacted by the NC General Assembly on November 15, 2019, becoming Session Law 2019–249. District boundaries are based on 2010 census tabulation blocks.

North Carolina's 5th congressional district
North Carolina's 5th congressional district since January 3, 2021
Representative
  Virginia Foxx
R–Banner Elk
Distribution
  • 58.99% urban[1]
  • 41.01% rural
Population (2019)765,013[2]
Median household
income		$49,376[3]
Ethnicity
Cook PVIR+20[4]

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

Former counties covered

On February 23, 2022, the North Carolina Supreme Court approved a new map which changed the 5th district boundaries to include Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Davie, Mitchell, Stokes, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes County and Yadkin Counties, most of Caldwell and part of Forsyth.[8]

List of members representing the district
Member Party Years Cong
ress		 Electoral history District location

John Sevier		 Pro-Administration June 16, 1790 –
March 3, 1791		 1st Elected 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 Pro-Administration March 4, 1791 –
March 3, 1793		 2nd Elected in 1791.
Redistricted to the 7th district after original district ceded to federal government to later become Tennessee.		 1791–1793
"Cape Fear division"

Nathaniel Macon		 Anti-Administration March 4, 1793 –
March 3, 1795		 3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th		 Redistricted from the 2nd districtand re-elected in 1793.
Re-elected in 1795.
Re-elected in 1796.
Re-elected in 1798.
Re-elected in 1800.
Redistricted to the 6th district.		 1793–1803
[data unknown/missing]
Democratic-Republican March 4, 1795 –
March 3, 1803
James Gillespie Democratic-Republican March 4, 1803 –
March 3, 1805		 8th Elected in 1803.
Re-elected in 1804.
Died.		 1803–1813
"North Carolina Congressional District Map (1803-13)".[9]
Thomas Kenan Democratic-Republican March 4, 1805 –
March 3, 1811		 9th
10th
11th		 Elected August 8, 1805 to begin Gillespie's term.
Re-elected in 1806.
Re-elected in 1808.
Retired.

William R. King		 Democratic-Republican March 4, 1811 –
November 4, 1816		 12th
13th
14th		 Elected in 1810.
Re-elected in 1813.
Re-elected in 1815.
Resigned.
1813–1823
"North Carolina Congressional District Map (1813-43)".[10]
Vacant November 4, 1816 –
December 2, 1816		 14th
Charles Hooks Democratic-Republican December 2, 1816 –
March 3, 1817		 Elected to finish King's term.
Lost re-election.
James Owen Democratic-Republican March 4, 1817 –
March 3, 1819		 15th Elected in 1817.
Lost re-election.
Charles Hooks Democratic-Republican March 4, 1819 –
March 3, 1823		 16th
17th
18th		 Elected in 1819.
Re-elected in 1821.
Re-elected in 1823.
Lost re-election.
March 4, 1823 –
March 3, 1825		 1823–1833
"North Carolina Congressional District Map (1813-43)".[11]
Gabriel Holmes Jacksonian March 4, 1825 –
September 26, 1829		 19th
20th
21st		 Elected in 1825.
Re-elected in 1827.
Re-elected in 1829.
Died.
Vacant September 26, 1829 –
November 10, 1829		 21st

Edward B. Dudley		 Jacksonian November 10, 1829 –
March 3, 1831		 Elected November 10, 1829 to finish Holmes's term and seated December 14, 1829.
[data unknown/missing]

James I. McKay		 Jacksonian March 4, 1831 –
March 3, 1837		 22nd
23rd
24th
25th
26th
27th		 Elected 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 6th district.
1833–1843
"North Carolina Congressional District Map (1813-43)".[12]
Democratic March 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1843

Romulus M. Saunders		 Democratic March 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1845		 28th Redistricted from the 8th district and re-elected in 1843.
[data unknown/missing]		 1843–1853
[data unknown/missing]

James C. Dobbin		 Democratic March 4, 1845 –
March 3, 1847		 29th Elected in 1845.
[data unknown/missing]

Abraham W. Venable		 Democratic March 4, 1847 –
March 3, 1853		 30th
31st
32nd		 Elected in 1847.
Re-elected in 1849.
Re-elected in 1851.
[data unknown/missing]
John Kerr Jr. Whig March 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1855		 33rd Elected in 1853.
[data unknown/missing]		 1853–1863
[data unknown/missing]

Edwin G. Reade		 Know Nothing March 4, 1855 –
March 3, 1857		 34th Elected in 1855.
[data unknown/missing]

John A. Gilmer		 Know Nothing March 4, 1857 –
March 3, 1859		 35th
36th		 Elected in 1857.
Re-elected in 1859.
[data unknown/missing]
Opposition March 4, 1859 –
March 3, 1861
Vacant March 3, 1861 –
July 20, 1868		 36th
37th
38th
39th
40th		 Civil War and Reconstruction
1863–1873
[data unknown/missing]

Israel G. Lash		 Republican July 20, 1868 –
March 3, 1871		 40th
41st		 Elected to finish the short term.
Re-elected in 1868.
[data unknown/missing]

James M. Leach		 Democratic March 4, 1871 –
March 3, 1875		 42nd
43rd		 Elected in 1870.
Re-elected in 1872.
[data unknown/missing]
1873–1883
[data unknown/missing]

Alfred M. Scales		 Democratic March 4, 1875 –
December 30, 1884		 44th
45th
46th
47th
48th		 Elected 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
[data unknown/missing]
Vacant December 30, 1884 –
January 28, 1885		 48th
James W. Reid Democratic January 28, 1885 –
December 31, 1886		 48th
49th		 Elected to finish Scales's term.
Resigned.
Vacant December 31, 1886 –
March 3, 1887		 49th
John M. Brower Republican March 4, 1887 –
March 3, 1891		 50th
51st		 Elected in 1886.
Re-elected in 1888.
[data unknown/missing]
Archibald H. A. Williams Democratic March 4, 1891 –
March 3, 1893		 52nd Elected in 1890.
[data unknown/missing]

Thomas Settle III		 Republican March 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1897		 53rd
54th		 Elected in 1892.
Re-elected in 1894.
[data unknown/missing]		 1893–1903
[data unknown/missing]

William W. Kitchin		 Democratic March 4, 1897 –
January 11, 1909		 55th
56th
57th
58th
59th
60th		 Elected 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
[data unknown/missing]
Vacant January 11, 1909 –
March 3, 1909		 60th

John M. Morehead		 Republican March 4, 1909 –
March 3, 1911		 61st Elected in 1908.
[data unknown/missing]

Charles M. Stedman		 Democratic March 4, 1911 –
September 23, 1930		 62nd
63rd
64th
65th
66th
67th
68th
69th
70th
71st		 Elected 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
[data unknown/missing]
Vacant September 23, 1930 –
November 4, 1930		 71st

Franklin W. Hancock Jr.		 Democratic November 4, 1930 –
January 3, 1939		 71st
72nd
73rd
74th
75th		 Elected to finish Stedman's term.
Re-elected in 1930.
Re-elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
[data unknown/missing]
1933–1943
[data unknown/missing]

Alonzo D. Folger		 Democratic January 3, 1939 –
April 30, 1941		 76th
77th		 Elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Died.
Vacant April 30, 1941 –
June 14, 1941		 77th

John H. Folger		 Democratic June 14, 1941 –
January 3, 1949		 77th
78th
79th
80th		 Elected to finish his brother's term.
Re-elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
[data unknown/missing]
1943–1953
[data unknown/missing]

Richard T. Chatham		 Democratic January 3, 1949 –
January 3, 1957		 81st
82nd
83rd
84th		 Elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
[data unknown/missing]
1953–1963
[data unknown/missing]

Ralph J. Scott		 Democratic January 3, 1957 –
January 3, 1967		 85th
86th
87th
88th
89th		 Elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
[data unknown/missing]
1963–1973
[data unknown/missing]

Nick Galifianakis		 Democratic January 3, 1967 –
January 3, 1969		 90th Elected in 1966.
Redistricted to the 4th district.

Vinegar Bend Mizell		 Republican January 3, 1969 –
January 3, 1975		 91st
92nd
93rd		 Elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
[data unknown/missing]
1973–1983
[data unknown/missing]

Stephen L. Neal		 Democratic January 3, 1975 –
January 3, 1995		 94th
95th
96th
97th
98th
99th
100th
101st
102nd
103rd		 Elected 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
[data unknown/missing]
1993–2003
[data unknown/missing]

Richard Burr		 Republican January 3, 1995 –
January 3, 2005		 104th
105th
106th
107th
108th		 Elected 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 in 2004.
2003–2013

Virginia Foxx		 Republican January 3, 2005 –
Present		 109th
110th
111th
112th
113th
114th
115th
116th
117th		 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.
2013–2017
2017–2021
2021–present

Recent election results

2004
US House Election 2004: North Carolina 5th district[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Virginia Foxx 167,546 58.83
Democratic Jim A. Harrell Jr. 117,271 41.17
Total votes 284,817 100

2006
US House Election 2006: North Carolina 5th district[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Virginia Foxx (Incumbent) 96,138 57.16
Democratic Roger Sharpe 72,061 42.84
Total votes 168,199 100

2008
US House Election 2008: North Carolina 5th district[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Virginia Foxx (Incumbent) 190,820 58.37
Democratic Roy Carter 136,103 41.63
Total votes 326,923 100

2010
US House Election 2010: North Carolina 5th district[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Virginia Foxx (Incumbent) 140,525 65.89
Democratic Billy Kennedy 72,762 34.11
Total votes 213,287 100

2012
US House Election 2012: North Carolina 5th district[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Virginia Foxx (Incumbent) 200,945 57.54
Democratic Elisabeth Motsinger 148,252 42.46
Total votes 349,197 100


2018
US House Election 2018: North Carolina 5th district[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Virginia Foxx (Incumbent) 159,917 57.0
Democratic Denise D. Adams 120,468 43.0
Total votes 280,385 100

2020
US House Election 2020: North Carolina 5th district
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Virginia Foxx (incumbent) 257,843 66.9
Democratic David Brown 119,846 31.1
Constitution Jeff Gregory 7,555 2.0
Total votes 385,244 100.0
Republican hold

See also

References
  1. Geography, US Census Bureau. "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (state-based)". www.census.gov. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  2. Bureau, Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  3. Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
  4. "Introducing the 2021 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index". The Cook Political Report. April 15, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. "House Bill 1029 / SL 2019-249 (2019-2020 Session) - North Carolina General Assembly".
  8. Doule, Steve (February 23, 2022). "Check out new election maps: NC Supreme Court rejects appeals, approves special masters' districts". WGHP. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  9. "Data Courtesy of Jeffrey B. Lewis, Brandon DeVine, and Lincoln Pritcher with Kenneth C. Martis". United States Congressional District Shapefiles.
  10. "Data Courtesy of Jeffrey B. Lewis, Brandon DeVine, and Lincoln Pritcher with Kenneth C. Martis". United States Congressional District Shapefiles.
  11. "Data Courtesy of Jeffrey B. Lewis, Brandon DeVine, and Lincoln Pritcher with Kenneth C. Martis". United States Congressional District Shapefiles.
  12. "Data Courtesy of Jeffrey B. Lewis, Brandon DeVine, and Lincoln Pritcher with Kenneth C. Martis". United States Congressional District Shapefiles.
  13. "2004 General Election Results US House (5th District)". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved January 11, 2010.
  14. "2006 General Election Results US House (5th District)". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved January 11, 2010.
  15. "2008 General Election". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved January 11, 2010.
  16. "US House of Representatives district 5". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
  17. "North Carolina General Elections Results 2012". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
  18. "District 5, North Carolina State Board of Elections & Ethics Enforcement". North Carolina State Board of Elections & Ethics Enforcement. Retrieved November 10, 2018.

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