| Texas's 5th congressional district | |||
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 Texas's 5th congressional district | |||
| Representative |
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| Area | 5,043.85 sq mi (13,063.5 km2) | ||
| Distribution |
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| Population (2022) | 787,249[2] | ||
| Median household income | $74,111 | ||
| Ethnicity |
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| Cook PVI | R+14[3] | ||
Texas's 5th congressional district of the United States House of Representatives is in an area that includes a northeast portion of the City of Dallas, Dallas County including Mesquite plus a number of smaller suburban, exurban and rural counties south and east of Dallas, including Anderson, Cherokee, Henderson, Van Zandt, and Kaufman. As of the 2000 census, the 5th district represents 651,620 people.
The current Representative from the 5th district is Lance Gooden, who won re-election in 2020 by defeating Democratic candidate Carolyn Salter.[4]
- ^ "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (State-based) - Geography - U.S. Census Bureau". Archived from the original on April 2, 2013.
- ^ "My Congressional District". Retrieved October 6, 2023.
- ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
- ^ "Texas Election Results: Fifth Congressional District". The New York Times. January 5, 2021. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 1, 2021.