Virginia's 5th congressional district

Virginia's fifth congressional district is a United States congressional district in the commonwealth of Virginia. The 5th district includes the majority of Southside Virginia. Within the district are the cities of Charlottesville, Danville, and Lynchburg.

Virginia's 5th congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since 2023
Representative
  Bob Good
R–Lynchburg
Distribution
  • 64.7% rural[1]
  • 35.3% urban
Population (2022)797,420[2]
Median household
income		$63,384[2]
Ethnicity
Cook PVIR+7[3]
Created1789
Virginia's 5th congressional district from January 3, 2023

The district's first representative in Congress was James Madison, who defeated James Monroe in the district's first congressional election. Madison and Monroe would go on to serve as the 4th and 5th Presidents of the United States. The current Congressman is Republican Bob Good. Historically, the 5th was one of the first districts of Virginia to turn Republican in presidential elections – though unlike the 6th where the decisive factor was ticket-splitting by Byrd Organization Democrats, here the decisive factor was the growth of middle-class Republicanism in the Charlottesville metropolitan area. In the decade preceding the Voting Rights Act, these were joined by a significant proportion of Virginia's limited and almost entirely white electorate who preferred conservative positions on black civil rights. The district was to be one of two in Virginia which gave a plurality of the vote to segregationist George Wallace in 1968, and has never supported a Democrat for president since Harry S. Truman in 1948.

However, the district was continuously represented in Congress by fairly conservative Democrats until Virgil H. Goode Jr. switched parties, first to independent and then to Republican. In 2008, Democrat Tom Perriello defeated Goode with significant Democratic down-ballot coattails from the Obama campaign. Republican Robert Hurt defeated Perriello in 2010, going on to serve three terms. After Hurt left office, the district continued to elect Republicans, including Tom Garrett, Denver Riggleman, who both served one term, and Bob Good, who was re-elected in 2022.

Demographics

According to the APM Research Lab's Voter Profile Tools[4] (featuring the U.S. Census Bureau's 2019 American Community Survey), the district contained about 580,000 potential voters (citizens, age 18+). Of these, 75% are White and 20% are Black. Immigrants make up 3% of the district's potential voters. Median income among households (with one or more potential voter) in the district is about $57,700, while 12% of households live below the poverty line. As for the educational attainment of potential voters in the district, 12% of those 25 and older have not earned a high school degree, while 27% hold a bachelor's or higher degree.

Area covered

It covers all or part of the following political subdivisions:

Counties

The entirety of:

Portions of:

Cities

Recent results in statewide elections
Results under current lines (since 2023)
Year Office Results
2008 President McCain 52.1%-46.9%
Senator Warner 61.4%-37.2%
2012 President Romney 54.0%-45.0%
Senator Allen 53.9%-46.0%
2013 Governor Cuccinelli 52.5%-40.5%
Lieutenant Governor Jackson 51.3%-48.6%
Attorney General Obenshain 57.7%–42.2%
2014 Senator Gillespie 54.7%-43.3%
2016 President Trump 53.1%–41.8%
2017 Governor Gillespie 54.4%-45.5%
Lieutenant Governor Vogel 56.6%-43.3%
Attorney General Adams 55.7%–44.2%
2018 Senator Stewart 50.4%-47.7%
2020 President Trump 53.2%-45.0%
Senator Gade 52.3%-47.6%
2021 Governor Youngkin 60.0%-39.4%
Lieutenant Governor Sears 60.2%-39.8%
Attorney General Miyares 59.7%-40.2%

Recent election results

2022

2022 Virginia's 5th congressional district election

Incumbent Bob Good defeated Josh Throneburg in the November general election on Tuesday, November 8, 2022.[5]

Candidate Party Votes Percentage
Bob Good Republican 177,191 57.57%
Josh Throneburg Democratic 129,996 42.24%
Write-in 603 0.20%
Total votes cast 307,790 100.0%

2020

2020 Virginia's 5th congressional district election[6]

Republican Bob Good defeated Dr. Cameron Webb in the November general election on Tuesday, November 3, 2020.[7]

Candidate Party Votes Percentage
Bob Good Republican 210,988 52.6%
Cameron Webb Democratic 190,315 47.4%
Total votes cast 401,303 100.0%

2018

2018 Virginia's 5th congressional district election[8]

Took place on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, with Republican Denver Riggleman winning the election. The incumbent, Tom Garrett, did not run for re-election.[9]

Candidate Party Votes Percentage
Denver Riggleman Republican 165,339 53.18
Leslie Cockburn Democratic 145,040 46.65
All others Write In 547 0.18
Total votes cast 310,926 100

2016

2016 Virginia's 5th congressional district election[10]

Candidate Party Votes Percentage
Tom Garrett Republican 207,758 58.2%
Jane Dittmar Democratic 148,339 41.6%
All others 668 0.2%
Total votes cast 356,765

List of members representing the district
Member Party Term Cong
ress		 Electoral history
District established March 4, 1789

James Madison		 Anti-Administration March 4, 1789 –
March 3, 1793		 1st
2nd		 Elected in 1789.
Re-elected in 1790.
Redistricted to the 15th district.
George Hancock Pro-Administration March 4, 1793 –
March 3, 1795		 3rd
4th		 Elected in 1793.
Re-elected in 1795.
Retired.
Federalist March 4, 1795 –
March 3, 1797
John J. Trigg Democratic-Republican March 4, 1797 –
March 3, 1803		 5th
6th
7th		 Elected in 1797.
Re-elected in 1799.
Re-elected in 1801.
Redistricted to the 13th district.
Thomas Lewis Jr. Federalist March 4, 1803 –
March 5, 1804		 8th Election invalidated.

Andrew Moore		 Democratic-Republican March 5, 1804 –
August 11, 1804		 Elected in 1804.
Resigned when appointed U.S. senator.
Vacant August 12, 1804 –
December 3, 1804
Alexander Wilson Democratic-Republican December 4, 1804 –
March 3, 1809		 8th
9th
10th		 Elected to finish Moore's term.
Re-elected in 1805.
Re-elected in 1807.
Lost re-election.

James Breckinridge		 Federalist March 4, 1809 –
March 3, 1817		 11th
12th
13th
14th		 Elected in 1809.
Re-elected in 1811.
Re-elected in 1813.
Re-elected in 1815.
Retired.

John Floyd		 Democratic-Republican March 4, 1817 –
March 3, 1823		 15th
16th
17th		 Elected in 1817.
Re-elected in 1819.
Re-elected in 1821.
Redistricted to the 20th district.

John Randolph		 Democratic-Republican March 4, 1823 –
March 3, 1825		 18th
19th		 Redistricted from the 16th district and re-elected in 1823.
Re-elected in 1825.
Resigned when appointed U.S. senator.
Jacksonian March 4, 1825 –
December 26, 1825		 19th
Vacant December 27, 1825 –
January 20, 1826
George W. Crump Jacksonian January 21, 1826 –
March 3, 1827		 Elected to finish Randolph's term.
Retired.

John Randolph		 Jacksonian March 4, 1827 –
March 3, 1829		 20th Elected in 1827.
Retired.
Thomas Bouldin Jacksonian March 4, 1829 –
March 3, 1833		 21st
22nd		 Elected in 1829.
Re-elected in 1831.
[data missing]
Lost re-election.

John Randolph		 Jacksonian March 4, 1833 –
May 24, 1833		 23rd Elected in 1833.
Died.
Vacant May 25, 1833 –
August 25, 1833
Thomas Bouldin Jacksonian August 26, 1833 –
February 11, 1834		 Elected to finish Randolph's term.
Died.
Vacant February 12, 1834 –
March 14, 1834
James Bouldin Jacksonian March 15, 1834 –
March 3, 1837		 23rd
24th
25th		 Elected to finish his brother's term.
Re-elected in 1835.
Re-elected in 1837.
Retired.
Democratic March 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1839
John Hill Whig March 4, 1839 –
March 3, 1841		 26th Elected in 1839.
Lost re-election.
Edmund W. Hubard Democratic March 4, 1841 –
March 3, 1843		 27th Elected in 1841.
Redistricted to the 4th district.

Thomas W. Gilmer		 Democratic March 4, 1843 –
February 18, 1844		 28th Elected in 1843.
Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of the Navy
Vacant February 19, 1844 –
May 9, 1844

William L. Goggin		 Whig May 10, 1844 –
March 3, 1845		 Elected to finish Gilmer's term.
Lost re-election.
Shelton Leake Democratic March 4, 1845 –
March 3, 1847		 29th Elected in 1845.
Lost re-election.

William L. Goggin		 Whig March 4, 1847 –
March 3, 1849		 30th Elected in 1847.
Lost re-election.
Paulus Powell Democratic March 4, 1849 –
March 3, 1853		 31st
32nd		 Elected in 1849.
Re-elected in 1851.
Redistricted to the 6th district.

Thomas S. Bocock		 Democratic March 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1861		 33rd
34th
35th
36th		 Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1853.
Re-elected in 1855.
Re-elected in 1857.
Re-elected in 1859.
Resigned.
District inactive March 4, 1861 –
January 26, 1870		 37th
38th
39th
40th
41st		 Civil War and Reconstruction

Robert Ridgway		 Conservative January 27, 1870 –
October 16, 1870		 41st Elected in 1870.
Died.
Vacant October 17, 1870 –
November 7, 1870

Richard T. W. Duke Sr.		 Conservative November 8, 1870 –
March 3, 1871		 41st
42nd		 Elected to finish Ridgway's term.
Re-elected in 1870.
Lost re-election.
Democratic March 4, 1871 –
March 3, 1873
Alexander Davis Democratic March 4, 1873 –
March 5, 1874		 43rd Election invalidated.

Christopher Y. Thomas		 Republican March 5, 1874 –
March 3, 1875		 Elected in 1874.
Lost re-election.

George C. Cabell		 Democratic March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1887		 44th
45th
46th
47th
48th
49th		 Elected in 1874.
Re-elected in 1876.
Re-elected in 1878.
Re-elected in 1880.
Re-elected in 1882.
Re-elected in 1884.
Lost re-election.
John R. Brown Republican March 4, 1887 –
March 3, 1889		 50th Elected in 1886.
Lost re-election.

Posey G. Lester		 Democratic March 4, 1889 –
March 3, 1893		 51st
52nd		 Elected in 1888.
Re-elected in 1890.
Retired.

Claude A. Swanson		 Democratic March 4, 1893 –
January 30, 1906		 53rd
54th
55th
56th
57th
58th
59th		 Elected in 1892.
Re-elected in 1894.
Re-elected in 1896.
Re-elected in 1898.
Re-elected in 1900.
Re-elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
Elected Governor of Virginia.
Vacant January 31, 1906 –
November 5, 1906		 59th

Edward W. Saunders		 Democratic November 6, 1906 –
February 29, 1920		 59th
60th
61st
62nd
63rd
64th
65th
66th		 Elected to finish Swanson's term.
Re-elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Re-elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Resigned to become Virginia Supreme Court justice.
Vacant March 1, 1920 –
May 31, 1920		 66th

Rorer A. James		 Democratic June 1, 1920 –
August 6, 1921		 66th
67th		 Elected to finish Saunders's term.
Re-elected in 1920.
Died.
Vacant August 7, 1921 –
November 7, 1921		 67th

J. Murray Hooker		 Democratic November 8, 1921 –
March 3, 1925		 67th
68th		 Elected to finish James's term.
Re-elected in 1922.
Retired.

Joseph Whitehead		 Democratic March 4, 1925 –
March 3, 1931		 69th
70th
71st		 Elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Lost re-election.

Thomas G. Burch		 Democratic March 4, 1931 –
March 3, 1933		 72nd Elected in 1930.
Redistricted to the at-large seat.
District inactive March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1935		 73rd

Thomas G. Burch		 Democratic January 3, 1935 –
May 31, 1946		 74th
75th
76th
77th
78th
79th		 Elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Resigned when appointed U.S. senator.
Vacant May 31, 1946 –
November 5, 1946		 79th

Thomas B. Stanley		 Democratic November 5, 1946 –
February 3, 1953		 79th
80th
81st
82nd
83rd		 Elected to finish Burch's term.
Re-elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Resigned to run for Governor of Virginia.
Vacant February 3, 1953 –
April 14, 1953		 83rd

William M. Tuck		 Democratic April 14, 1953 –
January 3, 1969		 83rd
84th
85th
86th
87th
88th
89th
90th		 Elected to finish Stanley's term.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Retired.

Dan Daniel		 Democratic January 3, 1969 –
January 23, 1988		 91st
92nd
93rd
94th
95th
96th
97th
98th
99th
100th		 Elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Died.
Vacant January 23, 1988 –
June 14, 1988		 100th

Lewis F. Payne Jr.		 Democratic June 14, 1988 –
January 3, 1997		 100th
101st
102nd
103rd
104th		 Elected to finish Daniel's term.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Retired.

Virgil H. Goode Jr.
(Rocky Mount)		 Democratic January 3, 1997 –
January 27, 2000		 105th
106th
107th
108th
109th
110th		 Elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Lost re-election.
Independent January 27, 2000 –
August 1, 2002
Republican August 1, 2002 –
January 3, 2009

Tom Perriello
(Charlottesville)		 Democratic January 3, 2009 –
January 3, 2011		 111th Elected in 2008.
Lost re-election.

Robert Hurt
(Chatham)		 Republican January 3, 2011 –
January 3, 2017		 112th
113th
114th		 Elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Retired.

Tom Garrett
(Buckingham County)		 Republican January 3, 2017 –
January 3, 2019		 115th Elected in 2016.
Retired.

Denver Riggleman
(Nellysford)		 Republican January 3, 2019 –
January 3, 2021		 116th Elected in 2018.
Lost renomination.

Bob Good
(Evington)		 Republican January 3, 2021 –
present		 117th
118th		 Elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.

Historical district boundaries
2003–2013
2013–2023

See also

References
  1. "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (State-based)". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 2, 2013.
  2. Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
  3. "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  4. "Representing US: 2020 Voter Profiles". APM Research Lab. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  5. "2022 November General". results.elections.virginia.gov. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  6. "Virginia Election Results: Fifth Congressional District". The New York Times. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  7. Marcilla, Max. "Democrat Cameron Webb concedes 5th Congressional District race to Republican Bob Good". www.nbc29.com. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  8. "2018 November General". Archived from the original on November 8, 2018. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  9. Virginia Department of Elections, Certified Candidates in Ballot Order for November 6, 2018 Archived July 21, 2018, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  10. "Virginia Elections Database » Search Elections". Virginia Elections Database. Retrieved March 19, 2019.

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