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Texas's 5th Congressional District

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Texas's 5th Congressional District — highlighted within Texas's U.S. House districts · 2024: R+28.2 · open the interactive map →

Current officeholder

Lance Gooden Republican

2024 result

Republican R+28.2

2024 votes cast

299,897

Office

U.S. House

District health & safety estimate

Context for Lance Gooden's district

CDC WONDER, 2016–2022 · translated from county data

#121 highest estimated rate of 412 districts with publishable coverage

7.6estimated homicides per 100,000 residents / year

Reporting-population coverage100.0%

This is a county-derived estimate, not a direct CDC congressional-district statistic. Counties with suppressed small counts are missing, never counted as zero. Rank 1 is the highest estimated rate.

Who lives in this district

This district is home to about 787,200 people, median age 37, median household income $77,349.

Population

787,200

Median age

37

Median household income

$77,349

Bachelor's degree or higher

23.8%

Race & ethnicity: White 47.1% · Black 14.6% · Hispanic 30.2% · Asian 4.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2019–2023 American Community Survey (5-year).

Precinct results — 2024 general

202 precincts reported in Texas's 5th Congressional District's 2024 general election. The twenty largest:

Precinct Winner Margin Votes
48257-1290007 Republican R+2.1 3,951
48257-1290014 Democratic D+16.0 3,918
48257-1290034 Republican R+15.7 3,627
48113-571737 Republican R+24.1 3,608
48113-573962 Republican R+6.2 3,581
48257-1290029 Democratic D+27.0 3,263
48113-573982 Republican R+17.0 3,240
48113-571735 Republican R+4.5 3,138
48113-571741 Democratic D+4.4 3,083
48499-2500022 Republican R+71.8 3,070
48257-1290027 Republican R+27.7 3,053
48257-1290003 Republican R+22.8 3,032
48113-573500 Republican R+36.5 3,016
48113-573921 Democratic D+12.1 3,004
48113-571742 Democratic D+17.8 2,867
48257-1290013 Republican R+3.0 2,852
48257-1290035 Democratic D+19.7 2,835
48467-234002A Republican R+78.7 2,772
48113-573968 Republican R+6.2 2,665
48113-571740 Democratic D+8.2 2,635

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Frequently asked

Who represents Texas's 5th Congressional District?
Lance Gooden (Republican) currently holds this U.S. House seat.
What was the 2024 result in Texas's 5th Congressional District?
R+28.2 — 107,712 Democratic, 192,185 Republican, of 299,897 votes cast.
Can I model this race myself?
Yes — open it in the electionsmcp simulator and model vote-share swing and turnout from the real 2024 baseline, down to the precinct, then roll it up to chamber control.
What is the homicide-rate estimate for Texas's 5th Congressional District?
Texas's 5th Congressional District has a county-derived estimate of 7.6 homicides per 100,000 residents per year and ranks 121 of 412 districts with publishable coverage, where rank 1 is the highest estimated rate. Reporting-population coverage is 100.0%.

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