Texas's 5th congressional district
Template:Short description Template:Disambig-acronym Template:Distinguish Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox U.S. congressional district Texas's 5th congressional district of the United States House of Representatives is in an area that includes a northeast portion of Dallas County, including Mesquite plus a number of smaller suburban, exurban and rural counties south and east of Dallas, including Henderson, Van Zandt, Kaufman, Wood, and part of Upshur. 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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2012 redistricting
After the 2012 redistricting process, the eastern half of Wood County was removed, and there were slight changes to the district in Dallas County.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Recent election results from statewide races
2023–2027 boundaries
2027–2033 boundaries
Composition
For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities:<ref>https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST48/CD118_TX05.pdf</ref>
Dallas County (9)
- Combine (shared with Kaufman County), Dallas (part; also 3rd, 4th, 6th, 24th, 30th, 32nd, and 33rd; shared with Collin, Denton, Kaufman, and Rockwall counties), Garland (part; shared with 32nd), Mesquite (part; also 32nd; shared with Kaufman County), Rowlett, Sachse (part; also 3rd; shared with Collin County), Seagoville (shared with Kaufman County), Sunnyvale, Wylie (part; also 3rd; shared with Collin County)
Henderson County (21)
- All 21 communities
Kaufman County (24)
- All 24 communities
Upshur County (1)
Van Zandt County (10)
- All 10 communities
Wood County (7)
- All 7 communities
List of members representing the district
U.S. congressional district borders are periodically redrawn, therefore some district residence locations may no longer be in the 5th district.
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Recent elections
2004
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2006
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2008
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2010
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2012
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2014
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2016
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2018
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2020
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2022
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2024
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Historical district boundaries
