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Alabama's 5th District

Who represents Alabama's 5th District, the federal money flowing to it, and what's on the ballot next. Data is coverage-honest — sections fill in as they land.

Your representatives

Data from Congress.gov

Where it is

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Demographics

Data from Census ACS — ACS 5-year, 2023

Population
732,520
Median household income
$75,486
Median age
39.7 yrs
Bachelor's degree or higher
36.1%

Race & ethnicity

  • White 522,614 · 71.3%
  • Black 130,130 · 17.8%
  • Native American 4,654 · 0.6%
  • Asian 13,411 · 1.8%
  • Pacific Islander 450 · 0.1%
  • Other 17,577 · 2.4%
  • Two or more races 43,684 · 6%

Hispanic or Latino origin (any race): 49,258 · 6.7%. Ethnicity is counted separately from race, so it doesn't add to the bars above.

Federal money to the district

Data from USAspending — $11,971,463,963 in FY

Federal spending in Alabama's 5th District by fiscal year
FYFederal spending
2017$10,422,511,901
2018$12,765,695,936
2019$13,849,195,899
2020$14,405,383,671
2021$15,068,434,366
2022$13,356,171,555
2023$15,112,413,766
2024$16,134,213,157
2025$17,911,243,413
2026$11,971,463,963
  • FY2025$17,911,243,41312.7%
  • FY2024$16,134,213,15711.4%
  • FY2023$15,112,413,76610.7%
  • FY2021$15,068,434,36610.7%
  • FY2020$14,405,383,67110.2%
  • FY2019$13,849,195,8999.8%
  • FY2022$13,356,171,5559.5%
  • FY2018$12,765,695,9369.1%
  • FY2026$11,971,463,9638.5%
  • FY2017$10,422,511,9017.4%

Federal buildings in this district

Data from GSA IOLP — 37 federal assets (19 owned, 18 leased) the government owns or leases here. We locate, we don't assess.

  • BIRMINGHAM SOCIAL SECURITY CTR Owned · BIRMINGHAM · 587,528 sq ft
  • BIRMINGHAM SOCIAL SECURITY CTR Leased · BIRMINGHAM · 587,528 sq ft
  • HUNTSVILLE NEW CT Owned · HUNTSVILLE · 102,378 sq ft
  • MDA ARC Owned · HUNTSVILLE · 92,080 sq ft
  • MDA ARC Leased · HUNTSVILLE · 92,080 sq ft
  • DAU BUILDING Owned · HUNTSVILLE · 62,500 sq ft

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Upcoming elections

Election administration

Who administers elections in Alabama, and where to check how and when to vote. Elections are run by the state, not the federal government.

Data from EAC · NASS · NASED

How to vote here

Past elections

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