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Alabama's 5th district

U.S. House district profile: the sitting representative, 2024 Census demographics (119th-district boundaries), partisan lean, and 2026 race rating.

Representative

Official portrait of Dale W. Strong

Dale W. Strong

AL · District 5
RepublicanChair, Emergency Management and Technology
Raised $1,477,819 · 16K followers (office + personal) · missed 2.9% of votes
3.7 years in Congress · Up for reelection: 2026
House Committee on Appropriations · House Committee on Homeland Security +5 more
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Cook PVI: R+15

District demographics

MeasureValue
Population773,877
Median household income$80,140
Median age39.4
Bachelor's degree or higher36.8%
White alone66.7%
Black alone17.5%
Hispanic or Latino7.5%
Asian alone1.7%
Unemployment rate3.4%
Population density (per sq mi)198

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 American Community Survey 1-year estimates (tables B01003, B01002, B19013 and related), 119th Congress district boundaries, released September 2025; land area from the 2025 Gazetteer.