With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of R+32, it is the most Republican district in Kentucky.[4] The 5th congressional district is one of the few ancestrally Republican regions south of the Ohio River. Much of the region now in the district strongly supported the Union in the Civil War, and identified with the Republicans after hostilities ceased. By contrast, the northeastern portion of the district borders West Virginia. Much of this section of the district was once part of the 7th congressional district, long a Democratic stronghold, which was disbanded in 1992 after the 1990 census. Geographically, the district consists of flat land areas to the west, to Appalachia highland mountains to the east and southeast. To the north and northeast of the district are rolling hills that end at the Ohio River.
Despite the district's strong Republican lean, it features the county of Elliott, which, before being carried by Donald Trump in 2016, had never voted for a Republican president since its founding in 1869, making it the longest Democratic voting streak. Until 2018, when the county gave Rogers 54.6% of its vote, the county had never voted for Rogers, despite him winning at least 65% of the vote in the district in every election except 1992.
Rogers is the dean of the Kentucky delegation and of the entire House of Representatives. Due in part to his seniority, Rogers has served in a number of leadership positions in the chamber.
Until January 1, 2006, Kentucky did not track party affiliation for registered voters who were neither Democratic nor Republican.[9] The Kentucky voter registration card does not explicitly list anything other than Democratic Party, Republican Party, or Other, with the "Other" option having a blank line and no instructions on how to register as something else.[10]
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KY 5 redirects here For the state route see Kentucky Route 5 Kentucky s 5th congressional district is a congressional district in the U S state of Kentucky Located in the heart of Appalachia in Southeastern Kentucky it represents much of the Eastern Kentucky Coalfield The rural district is the second most impoverished district in the nation 5 and as of the 2010 U S census has the highest percentage of White Americans in the nation It contains the counties of Bell Boyd Breathitt Clay Elliot Floyd Harlan Jackson Johnson Knott Knox Laurel Lawrence Lee Lincoln Leslie Letcher Magoffin Martin McCreary Menifee Owsley Perry Pike Pulaski Rockcastle Rowan Wayne Whitley Wolfe and parts of Bath and Carter counties 6 Within the district are the economic leading cities of Ashland Pikeville Prestonsburg Middlesboro Hazard Jackson Morehead London and Somerset It is the most rural district in the United States with 76 49 of its population in rural areas 7 It has been represented by Republican Hal Rogers since 1981 Kentucky s 5th congressional districtInteractive map of district boundaries since January 3 2023Representative Hal RogersR SomersetDistribution76 49 rural 1 23 51 urbanPopulation 2022 739 149 2 Median householdincome 42 736 3 Ethnicity93 7 White2 1 Black1 8 Native American1 5 Hispanic0 6 Asian0 1 Pacific Islander AmericansCook PVIR 32 4 Sign in front of the McCracken Kentucky Courthouse in Paducah Kentucky commemorating early members of the U S House of Representatives representing Jackson Purchase U S historical region The First District in the title actually changed over time It refers to the Jackson Purchase which was in the 5th district from 1819 to 1823 the 12th district until 1833 and then the 1st district until the end of the sign s lineage in 1855 With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of R 32 it is the most Republican district in Kentucky 4 The 5th congressional district is one of the few ancestrally Republican regions south of the Ohio River Much of the region now in the district strongly supported the Union in the Civil War and identified with the Republicans after hostilities ceased By contrast the northeastern portion of the district borders West Virginia Much of this section of the district was once part of the 7th congressional district long a Democratic stronghold which was disbanded in 1992 after the 1990 census Geographically the district consists of flat land areas to the west to Appalachia highland mountains to the east and southeast To the north and northeast of the district are rolling hills that end at the Ohio River Despite the district s strong Republican lean it features the county of Elliott which before being carried by Donald Trump in 2016 had never voted for a Republican president since its founding in 1869 making it the longest Democratic voting streak Until 2018 when the county gave Rogers 54 6 of its vote the county had never voted for Rogers despite him winning at least 65 of the vote in the district in every election except 1992 Rogers is the dean of the Kentucky delegation and of the entire House of Representatives Due in part to his seniority Rogers has served in a number of leadership positions in the chamber Contents 1 Characteristics 2 Recent statewide elections 3 List of members representing the district 4 Recent election results 4 1 2002 4 2 2004 4 3 2006 4 4 2008 4 5 2010 4 6 2012 4 7 2014 4 8 2016 4 9 2018 4 10 2020 4 11 2022 5 See also 6 ReferencesCharacteristics editVoter registration and party enrollment as of April 2022 8 Party Number of voters PercentageRepublican 312 989 53 49 Democratic 235 556 44 25 Other 20 767 3 55 Independent 15 861 2 71 Total 585 183 100 Until January 1 2006 Kentucky did not track party affiliation for registered voters who were neither Democratic nor Republican 9 The Kentucky voter registration card does not explicitly list anything other than Democratic Party Republican Party or Other with the Other option having a blank line and no instructions on how to register as something else 10 Recent statewide elections editElection results from statewide racesYear Office Results2000 President Bush 57 42 2004 President Bush 61 39 2008 President McCain 67 31 2012 President Romney 75 23 2016 President Trump 79 19 Senate Paul 65 35 2019 Governor Bevin 59 38 Attorney General Cameron 67 33 2020 President Trump 79 20 Senate McConnell 73 23 2022 Senate Paul 75 25 List of members representing the district editMember Party Years Congress Electoral history LocationDistrict created March 4 1803John Fowler Lexington Democratic Republican March 4 1803 March 3 1807 8th9th Redistricted from the 2nd district and re elected in 1803 Re elected in 1804 Retired 1803 1813Clarke Fayette Jessamine Montgomery and Woodford counties nbsp Benjamin Howard Lexington Democratic Republican March 4 1807 April 10 1810 10th11th Elected in 1806 Re elected in 1808 Resigned to become governor of the Louisiana Territory nbsp William T Barry Lexington Democratic Republican August 8 1810 March 3 1811 11th Elected to finish Howard s term Retired nbsp Henry Clay Lexington Democratic Republican March 4 1811 March 3 1813 12th Elected in 1810 Redistricted to the 2nd district nbsp Samuel Hopkins Henderson Democratic Republican March 4 1813 March 3 1815 13th Elected in 1812 Retired 1813 1823Breckinridge Caldwell Christian Grayson Henderson Hopkins Livingston Muhlenberg Ohio and Union counties nbsp Alney McLean Greenville Democratic Republican March 4 1815 March 3 1817 14th Elected in 1814 Retired Anthony New Elkton Democratic Republican March 4 1817 March 3 1819 15th Elected in 1816 Retired nbsp Alney McLean Greenville Democratic Republican March 4 1819 March 3 1821 16th Elected in 1818 Retired Anthony New Elkton Democratic Republican March 4 1821 March 3 1823 17th Elected in 1820 Retired nbsp John T Johnson Georgetown Democratic Republican March 4 1823 March 3 1825 18th Redistricted from the 3rd district and re elected in 1822 Retired 1823 1833 data missing nbsp James Johnson Great Crossings Jacksonian March 4 1825 August 13 1826 19th Elected in 1824 Died Vacant August 13 1826 December 7 1826Robert L McHatton Georgetown Jacksonian December 7 1826 March 3 1829 19th20th Elected to finish Johnson s term Re elected in 1827 Retired nbsp Richard M Johnson Great Crossings Jacksonian March 4 1829 March 3 1833 21st22nd Elected in 1829 Re elected in 1831 Redistricted to the 13th district Vacant March 4 1833 August 6 1834 23rd House declared new election after election was contested 1833 1843Garrard County added to the district nbsp Robert P Letcher Lancaster Anti Jacksonian August 6 1834 March 3 1835 Elected to finish the vacant term Retired nbsp James Harlan Harrodsburg Anti Jacksonian March 4 1835 March 3 1837 24th25th Elected in 1835 Re elected in 1837 Retired Whig March 4 1837 March 3 1839 nbsp Simeon H Anderson Lancaster Whig March 4 1839 August 11 1840 26th Elected in 1839 Died Vacant August 11 1840 December 7 1840 nbsp John B Thompson Harrodsburg Whig December 7 1840 March 3 1843 26th27th Elected to finish Anderson s term Re elected in 1841 Retired James W Stone Taylorsville Democratic March 4 1843 March 3 1845 28th Elected in 1843 Lost re election 1843 1853 data missing Bryan Young Elizabethtown Whig March 4 1845 March 3 1847 29th Elected in 1845 Retired nbsp John B Thompson Harrodsburg Whig March 4 1847 March 3 1851 30th31st Elected in 1847 Re elected in 1849 Retired James W Stone Elizabethtown Democratic March 4 1851 March 3 1853 32nd Elected in 1851 Lost re election Clement S Hill Lebanon Whig March 4 1853 March 3 1855 33rd Elected in 1853 Retired 1853 1863 data missing nbsp Joshua Jewett Elizabethtown Democratic March 4 1855 March 3 1859 34th35th Elected in 1855 Re elected in 1857 Lost re election as an Opposition Party candidate Vacant March 4 1855 December 3 1860 36th nbsp John Y Brown Elizabethtown Democratic December 3 1860 March 3 1861 Elected in 1859 but did not take seat until 2nd session because did not meet age requirement for office Retired nbsp Charles A Wickliffe Bardstown Unionist March 4 1861 March 3 1863 37th Elected in 1861 Retired nbsp Robert Mallory La Grange Unionist March 4 1863 March 3 1865 38th Redistricted from the 7th district and re elected in 1863 Lost re election 1863 1873 data missing nbsp Lovell Rousseau Louisville Unconditional Unionist March 4 1865 July 21 1866 39th Elected in 1865 Resigned following his assault of Rep Josiah Grinnell Vacant July 21 1866 December 3 1866 nbsp Lovell Rousseau Louisville Unconditional Unionist December 3 1866 March 3 1867 Elected to finish his own term Lost re election nbsp Asa Grover Louisville Democratic March 4 1867 March 3 1869 40th Elected in 1867 Retired nbsp Boyd Winchester Louisville Democratic March 4 1869 March 3 1873 41st42nd Elected in 1868 Re elected in 1870 Retired nbsp Elisha Standiford Louisville Democratic March 4 1873 March 3 1875 43rd Elected in 1872 Renominated but declined 1873 1883 data missing nbsp Edward Y Parsons Louisville Democratic March 4 1875 July 8 1876 44th Elected in 1874 Died Vacant July 8 1876 August 12 1876 nbsp Henry Watterson Louisville Democratic August 12 1876 March 3 1877 Elected to finish Parsons s term Retired nbsp Albert S Willis Louisville Democratic March 4 1877 March 3 1887 45th46th47th48th49th Elected in 1876 Re elected in 1878 Re elected in 1880 Re elected in 1882 Re elected in 1884 Lost renomination 1883 1893 data missing nbsp Asher G Caruth Louisville Democratic March 4 1887 March 3 1895 50th51st52nd53rd Elected in 1886 Re elected in 1888 Re elected in 1890 Re elected in 1892 Lost renomination 1893 1903 data missing nbsp Walter Evans Louisville Republican March 4 1895 March 3 1899 54th55th Elected in 1894 Re elected in 1896 Lost re election nbsp Oscar Turner Louisville Democratic March 4 1899 March 3 1901 56th Elected in 1898 Retired nbsp Harvey S Irwin Louisville Republican March 4 1901 March 3 1903 57th Elected in 1900 Lost re election nbsp J Swagar Sherley Louisville Democratic March 4 1903 March 3 1919 58th59th60th61st62nd63rd64th65th Elected in 1902 Re elected in 1904 Re elected in 1906 Re elected in 1908 Re elected in 1910 Re elected in 1912 Re elected in 1914 Re elected in 1916 Lost re election 1903 1933 data missing nbsp Charles F Ogden Louisville Republican March 4 1919 March 3 1923 66th67th Elected in 1918 Re elected in 1920 Retired nbsp Maurice Thatcher Louisville Republican March 4 1923 March 3 1933 68th69th70th71st72nd Elected in 1922 Re elected in 1924 Re elected in 1926 Re elected in 1928 Re elected in 1930 Retired to run for U S Senator District inactive March 4 1933 January 3 1935 73rd nbsp Brent Spence Fort Thomas Democratic January 3 1935 January 3 1963 74th75th76th77th78th79th80th81st82nd83rd84th85th86th87th Redistricted from the at large district and re elected in 1934 Re elected in 1936 Re elected in 1938 Re elected in 1940 Re elected in 1942 Re elected in 1944 Re elected in 1946 Re elected in 1948 Re elected in 1950 Re elected in 1952 Re elected in 1954 Re elected in 1956 Re elected in 1958 Re elected in 1960 Retired 1935 1943 data missing 1943 1953 data missing 1953 1963 data missing nbsp Eugene Siler Williamsburg Republican January 3 1963 January 3 1965 88th Redistricted from the 8th district and re elected in 1962 Retired 1963 1965 data missing nbsp Tim Lee Carter Tompkinsville Republican January 3 1965 January 3 1981 89th90th91st92nd93rd94th95th96th Elected in 1964 Re elected in 1966 Re elected in 1968 Re elected in 1970 Re elected in 1972 Re elected in 1974 Re elected in 1976 Re elected in 1978 Retired 1965 1973 data missing 1973 1983 data missing nbsp Hal Rogers Somerset Republican January 3 1981 present 97th98th99th100th101st102nd103rd104th105th106th107th108th109th110th111th112th113th114th115th116th117th118th Elected in 1980 Re elected in 1982 Re elected in 1984 Re elected in 1986 Re elected in 1988 Re elected in 1990 Re elected in 1992 Re elected in 1994 Re elected in 1996 Re elected in 1998 Re elected in 2000 Re elected in 2002 Re elected in 2004 Re elected in 2006 Re elected in 2008 Re elected in 2010 Re elected in 2012 Re elected in 2014 Re elected in 2016 Re elected in 2018 Re elected in 2020 Re elected in 2022 1983 1993 data missing 1993 2003 data missing 2003 2013 nbsp 2013 2023 nbsp 2023 present nbsp Recent election results edit2002 edit Kentucky s 5th Congressional District Election 2002 Party Candidate Votes Republican Hal Rogers 137 986 78 29Democratic Sidney Jane Bailey 38 254 21 71Total votes 176 240 100 00Turnout Republican hold2004 edit Kentucky s 5th Congressional District Election 2004 Party Candidate Votes Republican Hal Rogers 177 579 100 00Total votes 177 579 100 00Turnout Republican hold2006 edit Kentucky s 5th Congressional District Election 2006 Party Candidate Votes Republican Hal Rogers 147 261 73 76Democratic Kenneth Stepp 52 384 26 24Total votes 199 645 100 00Turnout Republican hold2008 edit Kentucky s 5th Congressional District Election 2008 Party Candidate Votes Republican Hal Rogers 177 024 84 11Independent Jim Holbert 33 444 15 89Total votes 210 468 100 00Turnout Republican hold2010 edit Kentucky s 5th Congressional District Election 2010 Party Candidate Votes Republican Hal Rogers 151 019 77 43Democratic Jim Holbert 44 034 22 58Total votes 195 053 100 00Turnout Republican hold2012 edit Kentucky s 5th Congressional District Election 2012 Party Candidate Votes Republican Hal Rogers 195 408 77 90Democratic Kenneth S Stepp 55 447 22 10Total votes 250 855 100 00Turnout Republican hold2014 edit Kentucky s 5th Congressional District Election 2014 Party Candidate Votes Republican Hal Rogers 171 350 78 30Democratic Kenneth S Stepp 47 617 21 70Total votes 218 967 100 00Turnout Republican hold2016 edit Kentucky s 5th Congressional District Election 2016 Party Candidate Votes Republican Hal Rogers 221 242 100 00Total votes 221 242 100 00Turnout Republican hold2018 edit Kentucky s 5th Congressional District Election 2018 Party Candidate Votes Republican Hal Rogers 172 093 78 9Democratic Kenneth Stepp 45 890 21 0Independent Bill Ray write in 34 0 1Total votes 218 017 100 0Republican hold2020 edit Kentucky s 5th Congressional District Election 2020 Party Candidate Votes Republican Hal Rogers 250 660 84 2Democratic Matthew Best 46 993 15 8Total votes 297 653 100 0Republican hold2022 edit Kentucky s 5th Congressional District Election 2022 Party Candidate Votes Republican Hal Rogers 177 712 82 1Democratic Conor Halblieb 38 549 17 8Stephan William write in 9 0 004Total votes 216 270 100Republican holdSee also edit nbsp United States portalKentucky s congressional districts List of United States congressional districtsReferences edit Geography US Census Bureau Congressional Districts Relationship Files state based www census gov Archived from the original on July 17 2017 Retrieved April 9 2018 Bureau Center for New Media amp Promotion CNMP US Census My Congressional District www census gov Retrieved October 5 2023 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