Kentucky's 5th congressional district

Kentucky's 5th congressional district is a congressional district in the state of Kentucky. The district elects a person to represent the district in the United States House of Representatives. The district is the second most poor district in the United States. The district is in Appalachia and is the most rural district in the United States. The district includes the cities of cities of Pikeville, Prestonsburg, Middlesboro, Hazard, Jackson, Morehead, London, and Somerset. During the American Civil War one area of the district liked the Republican Party and the Union and the other area liked the Confederate States of America and the Democratic Party. The district is currently represented by Harold D. "Hal" Rogers.

Kentucky's 5th congressional district
Kentucky's 5th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Representative	Hal Rogers R–Somerset
Distribution	76.49% rural 23.51% urban
Population (2019)	689,793
Median household income	$35,636
Ethnicity	96.82% White 1.54% Hispanic 1.51% Black 0.27% Native American 0.26% Asian
Cook PVI	R+31

Election history

Election results from presidential races
Year	Office	Results
2000	President	Bush 57 - 42%
2004	President	Bush 61 - 39%
2008	President	McCain 67 - 31%
2012	President	Romney 75 - 23%
2016	President	Trump 80 - 18%
2020	President	Trump 80 - 19%

Kentucky's 5th Congressional District Election (2002)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Hal Rogers*	137,986	78.29
	Democratic	Sidney Jane Bailey	38,254	21.71
Total votes			176,240	100.00
Turnout
	Republican hold

Kentucky's 5th Congressional District Election (2004)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Hal Rogers*	177,579	100.00
Total votes			177,579	100.00
Turnout
	Republican hold

Kentucky's 5th Congressional District Election (2006)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Hal Rogers*	147,261	73.76
	Democratic	Kenneth Stepp	52,384	26.24
Total votes			199,645	100.00
Turnout
	Republican hold

Kentucky's 5th Congressional District Election (2008)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Hal Rogers*	177,024	84.11
	Independent	Jim Holbert	33,444	15.89
Total votes			210,468	100.00
Turnout
	Republican hold

Kentucky's 5th Congressional District Election (2010)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Hal Rogers*	151,019	77.43
	Democratic	Jim Holbert	44,034	22.58
Total votes			195,053	100.00
Turnout
	Republican hold

Kentucky's 5th Congressional District Election (2012)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Hal Rogers*	195,408	77.90
	Democratic	Kenneth S. Stepp	55,447	22.10
Total votes			250,855	100.00
Turnout
	Republican hold

Kentucky's 5th Congressional District Election (2014)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Hal Rogers*	171,350	78.30
	Democratic	Kenneth S. Stepp	47,617	21.70
Total votes			218,967	100.00
Turnout
	Republican hold

Kentucky's 5th Congressional District Election (2016)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Hal Rogers*	221,242	100.00
Total votes			221,242	100.00
Turnout
	Republican hold

Kentucky's 5th Congressional District Election (2018)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Hal Rogers*	172,093	78.9
	Democratic	Kenneth Stepp	45,890	21.0
	Independent	Bill Ray (write-in)	34	0.1
Total votes			218,017	100.0
	Republican hold

Kentucky's 5th Congressional District Election (2020)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Hal Rogers*	250,660	84.2
	Democratic	Matthew Best	46,993	15.8
Total votes			297,653	100.0
	Republican hold