Tennessee's 5th Congressional District
Tennessee · TN-05
Tennessee's 5th Congressional District is one of 9 U.S. House districts in Tennessee, represented in Congress by Andrew Ogles (Republican). It is home to roughly 773,609 people, with a median age of 38. The population is about 62% White. The median household income is $59,970, and 28% 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 6,916 square miles, TN-05 is the 110th-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 112 residents per square mile, it is a predominantly rural district. Its shape is very irregular: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.10 ranks 412th of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 40% of TN-05 voters backed Kamala Harris and 58% Donald Trump — a R+18 margin. That is a 7.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted R+11.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 38 years old; 23.4% of residents are under 18 and 16.1% are 65 or older. About 3.7% of residents were born outside the United States, and 5.6% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $59,970, the district's median household income ranks 388th of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $221,790, and the median rent is $1,054 a month. 16.5% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 27.5-minute commute (10.9% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).