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Florida'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 John H. Rutherford

John H. Rutherford

FL · District 5
Republican
Raised $726,727 · 44K followers (office + personal) · missed 4.1% of votes
9.7 years in Congress · Up for reelection: 2026
House Committee on Appropriations · Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies +2 more
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Cook PVI: R+10

District demographics

MeasureValue
Population852,413
Median household income$90,333
Median age39.5
Bachelor's degree or higher50.0%
White alone64.0%
Black alone10.6%
Hispanic or Latino13.4%
Asian alone6.0%
Unemployment rate3.1%
Population density (per sq mi)1,440

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.