North Carolina's 5th congressional district

North Carolina's 5th congressional district
North Carolina's 5th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative	Virginia Foxx (R–Banner Elk)
Distribution	42.95% urban 57.05% rural
Population (2000)	619,178
Median income	39,710
Ethnicity	89.5% White 6.8% Black 0.8% Asian 3.6% Hispanic 0.2% Native American 0.2% other
Cook PVI	R+12

North Carolina's 5th congressional district covers the northwestern corner of North Carolina from the Appalachian Mountains to the Piedmont Triad.

The fifth district is represented by Rep. Virginia Foxx, a Republican. She has held the office since 2005, defeating Democrats Roger Sharpe and Roy Carter in 2006 and 2008 respectively.