North Carolina's 5th congressional district

North Carolina's 5th congressional district
North Carolina's 5th congressional district - since January 3, 2017.
U.S. Representative	Virginia Foxx R–Banner Elk
Distribution	58.99[1]% urban 41.01% rural
Population (2016)	751,232[2]
Median income	$46,513[3]
Ethnicity	79.01% White 14.69% Black 1.64% Asian 9.49% Hispanic 0.29% Native American 0.2% other
Cook PVI	R+10[4]

North Carolina's 5th congressional district covers the northwestern corner of North Carolina from the Appalachian Mountains to the Piedmont Triad. While the bulk of its territory is in the mountains, it stretches just far enough east to grab its largest city, Winston-Salem. Although that city is heavily Democratic, and the college town of Boone leans Democratic, the rest of 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.

The fifth district is represented by Rep. Virginia Foxx, a Republican. She has held the office since 2005, defeating Democrats Roger Sharpe and Roy Carter in 2006 and 2008 respectively.

Counties covered

The entirety of:

• Alexander County
• Alleghany County
• Ashe County
• Avery County
• Forsyth County
• Stokes County
• Surry County
• Watauga County
• Wilkes County
• Yadkin County

Portions of:

• Catawba County

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Years	Electoral history	District location
John Sevier	Pro-Administration	June 16, 1790 – March 3, 1791	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	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	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	Elected in 1803. Re-elected in 1804. Died.
Thomas Kenan	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1805 – March 3, 1811	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	Elected in 1810. Re-elected in 1813. Re-elected in 1815. Resigned.
Vacant		November 4, 1816 – December 2, 1816
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	Elected in 1817. Lost re-election.
Charles Hooks	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1823	Elected in 1819. Re-elected in 1821. Re-elected in 1823. Lost re-election.
	Crawford Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825
Gabriel Holmes	Jacksonian	March 4, 1825 – September 26, 1829	Elected in 1825. Re-elected in 1827. Re-elected in 1829. Died.
Vacant		September 26, 1829 – November 10, 1829
Edward B. Dudley	Jacksonian	November 10, 1829 – March 3, 1831	[Data unknown/missing.]
James I. McKay	Jacksonian	March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1843	[Data unknown/missing.] Redistricted to the 6th district.
	Democratic	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1843
Romulus M. Saunders	Democratic	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845	Redistricted from the 8th district. [Data unknown/missing.]
James C. Dobbin	Democratic	March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847	[Data unknown/missing.]
Abraham W. Venable	Democratic	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1853	[Data unknown/missing.]
John Kerr Jr.	Whig	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855	[Data unknown/missing.]
Edwin G. Reade	Know Nothing	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857	[Data unknown/missing.]
John A. Gilmer	Know Nothing	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859	[Data unknown/missing.]
	Opposition	March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861
Vacant		March 3, 1861 – July 20, 1868	Civil War and Reconstruction
Israel G. Lash	Republican	July 20, 1868 – March 3, 1871	[Data unknown/missing.]
James M. Leach	Democratic	March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875	[Data unknown/missing.]
Alfred M. Scales	Democratic	March 4, 1875 – December 30, 1884	[Data unknown/missing.] Resigned when elected Governor of North Carolina.
Vacant		December 30, 1884 – January 28, 1885
James W. Reid	Democratic	January 28, 1885 – December 31, 1886	[Data unknown/missing.] Resigned.
Vacant		December 31, 1886 – March 3, 1887
John M. Brower	Republican	March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891	[Data unknown/missing.]
Archibald H. A. Williams	Democratic	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893	[Data unknown/missing.]
Thomas Settle III	Republican	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1897	[Data unknown/missing.]
William W. Kitchin	Democratic	March 4, 1897 – January 11, 1909	[Data unknown/missing.] Resigned when elected Governor of North Carolina.
Vacant		January 11, 1909 – March 3, 1909
John M. Morehead	Republican	March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1911	[Data unknown/missing.]
Charles M. Stedman	Democratic	March 4, 1911 – September 23, 1930	[Data unknown/missing.] Died.
Vacant		September 23, 1930 – November 4, 1930
Franklin W. Hancock Jr.	Democratic	November 4, 1930 – January 3, 1939	[Data unknown/missing.]
Alonzo D. Folger	Democratic	January 3, 1939 – April 30, 1941	[Data unknown/missing.] Died.
Vacant		April 30, 1941 – June 14, 1941
John H. Folger	Democratic	June 14, 1941 – January 3, 1949	[Data unknown/missing.]
Richard T. Chatham	Democratic	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1957	[Data unknown/missing.]
Ralph J. Scott	Democratic	January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1967	[Data unknown/missing.]
Nick Galifianakis	Democratic	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1969	[Data unknown/missing.] Redistricted to the 4th district.
Vinegar Bend Mizell	Republican	January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1975	[Data unknown/missing.]
Stephen L. Neal	Democratic	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1995	[Data unknown/missing.] Retired.
Richard Burr	Republican	January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2005	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 2014.
				2003–2013
Virginia Foxx	Republican	January 3, 2005 – Present	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.
				2013–2017
				2017–Present

Historical district boundaries

2003 - 2013

2013–2017

Election Results

2004

2006

2008

2010

2012

2014

2016

2018

See also

• North Carolina's congressional districts
• List of United States congressional districts

References

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

External links

• History of Elections to Congress from District 5

This page was last edited on 20 April 2019, at 19:35