North Carolina's 5th congressional district

North Carolina's 5th congressional district
From 2023 to 2025 From 2025 Interactive map of district boundaries
Representative	Virginia Foxx R–Banner Elk
Population (2022)	754,512[1]
Median household income	$54,503[1]
Ethnicity	72.7% White 11.7% Black 10.2% Hispanic 3.4% Two or more races 1.4% Asian 0.6% other
Cook PVI	R+13[2]

North Carolina's 5th congressional district covers the central western portion of North Carolina from the Appalachian Mountains to the western suburbs of the Piedmont Triad. The district borders Tennessee and Virginia, with the bulk of its territory in the mountains; it stretches just far enough to the east to grab its share of Forsyth County, home to most of its population.

The district is overwhelmingly Republican. Large portions were controlled by Republicans even during the "Solid South" era as much of northwestern North Carolina was Quaker^[3] or mountaineer and therefore resisted secession.^[4] Two counties in the district – Avery and Yadkin – have never voted for a Democratic presidential candidate since their creation, and Wilkes County has never done so since before the Second Party System. For the 2020 election the district has been updated per House Bill 1029^[5] enacted by the NC General Assembly on November 15, 2019, becoming Session Law 2019–249. District boundaries are based on 2010 census tabulation blocks.

On February 23, 2022, the North Carolina Supreme Court approved a new map which changed the 5th district boundaries to include Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Davie, Mitchell, Stokes, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes County and Yadkin Counties, most of Caldwell and part of Forsyth.^[6]

The fifth district is currently represented by Virginia Foxx, a Republican.