North Carolina's 5th congressional district covers the central western portion of
North Carolina
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from the
Appalachian Mountains
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to the
Metrolina
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western suburbs. the district borders
Tennessee
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,
Virginia
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and
South Carolina
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While the bulk of its territory is in the mountains it stretches south into the Piedmont where its largest city, Gastonia, can be found. The district is overwhelmingly Republican. Large portions were controlled by Republicans even during the “
Solid South
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” era as much of northwestern North Carolina was
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or mountaineer and therefore resisted secession. 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
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. For the 2020 election the district has been updated per House Bill 1029 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
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approved a new map which changed the 5th district boundaries to include Alleghany, Ashe, Avery,
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,
Mitchell
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Caldwell
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and part of
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.
The fifth district is currently represented by
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, a
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Avery County
Avery County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,806. The county seat is Newland. The county seat was initially established in Elk Park when the county was first formed, but wa ...
Yadkin County
Yadkin County is located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 37,214. Its county seat is Yadkinville. Yadkin County is included in the Winston-Salem, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also inc ...
List of members representing the district
Recent election results
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020
2022
See also
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North Carolina's congressional districts
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List of United States congressional districts
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