Texas's 5th congressional district of the United States House of Representatives is in an area that includes a northeast portion of Dallas County, including Mesquite plus a number of smaller suburban, exurban and rural counties south and east of Dallas, including Henderson, Van Zandt, Kaufman, Wood, and part of Upshur. As of the 2000 census, the 5th district represents 651,620 people.
The current representative from the 5th district is Lance Gooden, who won re-election in 2020 by defeating Democratic candidate Carolyn Salter.
After the 2012 redistricting process, the eastern half of Wood County was removed, and there were slight changes to the district in Dallas County.
For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities:
Dallas County (9)
Henderson County (21)
Kaufman County (24)
Upshur County (1)
Van Zandt County (10)
Wood County (7)
U.S. congressional district borders are periodically redrawn, therefore some district residence locations may no longer be in the 5th district.