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North Carolina'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 Virginia Foxx

Virginia Foxx

NC · District 5
RepublicanChair, House Committee on Rules
Raised $1,662,604 · 90K followers (office + personal) · missed 0.0% of votes
21.7 years in Congress · Up for reelection: 2026
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform · House Committee on Education and Workforce +3 more
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Cook PVI: R+9

District demographics

MeasureValue
Population755,224
Median household income$59,041
Median age41.8
Bachelor's degree or higher28.2%
White alone67.8%
Black alone16.9%
Hispanic or Latino8.4%
Asian alone2.5%
Unemployment rate4.2%
Population density (per sq mi)180

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.