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U.S. House seat · lines in effect since 2022

Kentucky's 5th District

A district of about 742,000 people, 16% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+63.2 relative to the nation for president.

Harold Rogers (R) · since Jan 5, 1981Next election Nov 7, 2028The 2026 race →
KY-5

Source: 2026 results: civicAPI; boundaries: Census Bureau TIGER/LineUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET

Where it sits among all 435 seats

Every U.S. House seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.

R+63.2434th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican218th seat · the majority line36421KY-5

Labels below the bar mark 5 other seats in Kentucky.

Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET

Every race on these lines

Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.

20222026
U.S. HouseR+64.3R+45.8

Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year

Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: civicAPIUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET

Who lives here, compared

Grey bars show the spread of all 435 seats. Small marks are other seats in Kentucky. The black marker is KY-5.

Adults with a bachelor's degree16% 1st pct · 6th of 6 in KY

Lower than 99% of seats.

White adults without a degree79% 100th pct · 1st of 6 in KY

Highest of 435 seats.

Hispanic residents2% 0th pct · 6th of 6 in KY

Lower than 100% of seats.

Black residents1% 6th pct · 6th of 6 in KY

Lower than 94% of seats.

Asian residents0% 0th pct · 6th of 6 in KY

Lowest of 435 seats.

People per square mile62 15th pct · 6th of 6 in KY

Less dense than 85% of seats.

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET

Seats most like this one

Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean.

MO-8
21% college gradsR+54.0Held RTN-1
23% college gradsR+57.6Held RAL-4
21% college gradsR+64.6Held RKY-1
21% college gradsR+46.9Held R

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET

Who has held it

These lines took effect in 2022.

  1. Harold Rogers (R)
    2023– · Won 2022 by 64.3, 2024 unopposed, 2026 by 45.8

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)