Tennessee's 5th congressional district

The 5th congressional district of Tennessee is a congressional district in Middle Tennessee. It has been represented by Republican Andy Ogles since January 2023.

Tennessee's 5th congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative	Andy Ogles R–Columbia
Distribution	88.68% urban[1] 11.32% rural
Population (2023)	793,338[2][3]
Median household income	$92,367[4]
Ethnicity	69.2% White 11.8% Black 10.3% Hispanic 4.2% Asian 3.9% Two or more races 0.6% other
Cook PVI	R+9[5]

In the past, the fifth district has been nearly synonymous with Tennessee's capital city, Nashville, as the district has almost always been centered on Nashville throughout the 20th and early 21st centuries. The city is a center for the music, healthcare, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home to numerous colleges and universities (its old nickname was "the Athens of the South"). It is also home to the Grand Ole Opry and Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, earning it the nickname "Music City".^[6]

Since the 2022 election cycle, there is no longer a congressional district centered on the city of Nashville itself. Democrat Jim Cooper, the prior holder of the office, alleged that the district was gerrymandered to favor Republican candidates.^[7] Prior to the 2020 House Redistricting Cycle, the district contained the entirety of Davidson County (which is coterminous with Nashville), making it a safe seat for the Democratic Party. Following redistricting, Nashville was split into 3 separate districts, effectively diluting the city's heavily Democratic voter base into the surrounding suburban and rural counties, which lean strongly Republican.^{[citation needed]}

It is the wealthiest congressional district in the state of Tennessee. ^[8]

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:^[9]

Davidson County (4)

Belle Meade, Forest Hills, Nashville (part; also 6th and 7th), Oak Hill

Lewis County (1)

Hohenwald

Marshall County (4)

All 4 communities

Maury County (4)

All 4 communities

Wilson County (7)

Gladeville, Green Hill, Greenvale (part; also 6th), Lebanon (part; also 6th), Mount Juliet (part; also 6th), Norene, Rural Hill

Williamson County (5)

Brentwood (part; also 7th), Franklin (part; also 7th), Nolensville, Spring Hill (shared with Maury County), Thompson's Station (part; also 7th)

Recent election results

Results under new lines (2023-present)

Results under old lines (2013-2023)

United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, 2012: District 5^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Jim Cooper (incumbent)	171,358	65.22	+9.0
	Republican	Brad Staats	86,153	32.79	−9.3
	Green	John Miglietta	5,208	1.98	+1.8
	Write-in candidate	Sean Puckett	12	0.0
Total votes			262,731	100.00
	Democratic hold

United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, 2014: District 5^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Jim Cooper (incumbent)	96,148	62.32	−2.9
	Republican	Bob Ries	55,078	35.70	+2.91
	Independent	Paul Deakin	9,634	6.24	+6.2
Total votes			160,860	100.00
	Democratic hold

United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, 2016: District 5^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Jim Cooper (incumbent)	171,111	62.55	+0.23
	Republican	Stacy Ries Snyder	102,433	37.44	+1.74
Total votes			273,544	100.00
	Democratic hold

United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, 2018: District 5^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Jim Cooper (incumbent)	177,923	67.84	+5.29
	Republican	Jody M. Ball	84,317	32.15	−5.29
	Write-in candidate	Marshal Weaver	8	0.0
Total votes			202,248	100.00
	Democratic hold

United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, 2020: District 5^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Jim Cooper (incumbent)	252,155	100.00	+32.16
	Write-in		14	0.0
Total votes			252,169	100.00
	Democratic hold

External links

• House of Representatives member information, via Clerk of the United States House of Representatives

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Illinois's 20th congressional district	Home district of the speaker of the House January 3, 1935 – June 4, 1936	Succeeded by Alabama's 7th congressional district

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