Georgia's 5th Congressional District
Georgia · GA-05
Georgia's 5th Congressional District is one of 14 U.S. House districts in Georgia, represented in Congress by Nikema Williams (Democrat). It is home to roughly 778,100 people, with a median age of 34.2. The population is about 49% Black. The median household income is $72,449, and 49% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election it voted safely Democratic (D+72).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 226 square miles, GA-05 is the 366th-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 3,443 residents per square mile, it is a heavily urban district. Its shape is fairly compact: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.30 ranks 183rd of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 85% of GA-05 voters backed Kamala Harris and 14% Donald Trump — a D+72 margin. That is a 1.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted D+73.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 34.2 years old, making this one of the youngest districts in the nation by median age; 20.8% of residents are under 18 and 11.5% are 65 or older. About 11.5% of residents were born outside the United States, and 17% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $72,449, the district's median household income ranks 260th of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $343,942, and the median rent is $1,475 a month. 17.4% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 30.1-minute commute (22.2% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).