Georgia's 5th congressional district
- Georgia's 5th congressional district
Infobox U.S. congressional district
state = Georgia
district number = 5
representative = John Lewis
party = Democratic
english area =
metric area =
percent urban =
percent rural =
population = 629,727
population year = 2000
median income = 39,725
percent white = 37.0
percent black = 56.1
percent asian = 2.2
percent native american = 0.2
percent hispanic = 6.1
percent other race = 0.0
percent blue collar =
percent white collar =
percent gray collar =
cpvi = D+25
The 5th Congressional District of Georgia is currently represented by John Lewis. Lewis was first elected in the 1986 elections.
History
The 5th district was created in 1844 when Georgia began elections by district. The members since then have been:
Geography
The district is an urban one, centered on Atlanta, the capital of the State of Georgia. It also includes East Point. In addition to the central part of Fulton County, the district also includes small portions of Clayton and Dekalb Counties.
Demographics
The majority of the population are African-American. The district also ranks 6th in the nation for percentage lesbian and gay couples in the adult population at 10.8% [Gary J. Gates PDFlink| [http://www.law.ucla.edu/williamsinstitute/publications/SameSexCouplesandGLBpopACS.pdf Same-sex Couples and the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Population: New Estimates from the American Community Survey] |2.07 MiB . The Williams Institute on Sexual Orientation Law and Public Policy, UCLA School of Law October, 2006. Retrieved February 15, 2007.] .
Counties
*Clayton County ("see also ushr|Georgia|13|Georgia's 13th district")
*DeKalb County ("see also Georgia's ushr|Georgia|4|4th, ushr|Georgia|6|6th, and ushr|Georgia|13|13th districts")
*Fulton County ("see also Georgia's ushr|Georgia|6|6th and ushr|Georgia|13|13th districts")
Election results
Source: Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. Elections, Fourth Edition (CQ Press, 2001)
Notes
External links
* [http://nationalatlas.gov/printable/images/pdf/congdist/GA05_110.pdf PDF map of Georgia's 5th district at "nationalatlas.gov"]
* [http://www.govtrack.us/congress/findyourreps.xpd?state=GA&district=5 Georgia's 5th district at "GovTrack.us"]
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