North Carolina's 5th Congressional District
North Carolina · NC-05
North Carolina's 5th Congressional District is one of 14 U.S. House districts in North Carolina, represented in Congress by Virginia Foxx (Republican). It is home to roughly 748,050 people, with a median age of 41.2. The population is about 69% White. The median household income is $57,819, and 27% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election it voted solidly Republican (R+18).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 4,237 square miles, NC-05 is the 164th-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 177 residents per square mile, it is a mix of small cities, suburbs and countryside. Its shape is irregular: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.25 ranks 250th of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 41% of NC-05 voters backed Kamala Harris and 58% Donald Trump — a R+18 margin. That is a 3.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted R+15.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 41.2 years old; 20.3% of residents are under 18 and 19% are 65 or older. About 6.3% of residents were born outside the United States, and 9.8% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $57,819, the district's median household income ranks 403rd of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $196,892, and the median rent is $917 a month. 16.2% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 26.1-minute commute (9.2% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).