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U.S. House seat · lines in effect since 2026

North Carolina's 5th District

A district of about 745,000 people, 28% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+18.3 relative to the nation for president.

Virginia Foxx (R) · since Jan 4, 2005Next election Nov 7, 2028The 2026 race →
NC-5

Source: 2026 results: North Carolina State Board of Elections; 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+18.3296th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican218th seat · the majority line12421113714913106NC-58

Labels below the bar mark 13 other seats in North Carolina.

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.

20242026
GovernorR+12.6No race
U.S. HouseNo raceEven

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

Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: North Carolina State Board of ElectionsUpdated 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 North Carolina. The black marker is NC-5.

Adults with a bachelor's degree28% 25th pct · 12th of 14 in NC

Lower than 75% of seats.

White adults without a degree52% 79th pct · 2nd of 14 in NC

Higher than 79% of seats.

Hispanic residents8% 33rd pct · 12th of 14 in NC

Lower than 67% of seats.

Black residents17% 77th pct · 10th of 14 in NC

Higher than 77% of seats.

Asian residents2% 33rd pct · 8th of 14 in NC

Lower than 67% of seats.

People per square mile176 38th pct · 10th of 14 in NC

Less dense than 62% 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. 2 of the 4 flipped this year.

FL-3
29% college gradsR+18.6Held RTN-4
31% college gradsR+22.2CountingNC-9
21% Black · 28% college gradsR+16.3Flipped DNC-13
31% college gradsR+16.7Flipped D

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