The district map
Texas redrew its congressional lines in 2025, so the district you vote in this November may not match the one you voted in before. Check the map, then confirm your address.
District at a glance
- Current representative
- Lance Gooden (R)
- In office since
- January 3, 2019
- Area
- about 5,044 square miles
- Population (2024 estimate)
- about 856,000
Population, income, and demographic figures are Census-based estimates and may reflect the district's earlier boundaries. Election and lean figures come from public records and the Cook Political Report.
Where the district is
From the 2026 election on, the 5th District covers four whole counties and part of a fifth, running from the eastern edge of Dallas County into East Texas.
- Dallas CountyPart of the county
- Kaufman CountyCounty seat: Kaufman
- Van Zandt CountyCounty seat: Canton
- Henderson CountyCounty seat: Athens
- Anderson CountyCounty seat: Palestine
How the lines changed
Texas lawmakers passed a new congressional map in a mid-decade special session. Here is how it ended up governing this year's election.
- The Legislature passes a new congressional map after Democratic lawmakers leave the state to deny a quorum.
- A three-judge federal panel rules 2–1 that the map is likely a racial gerrymander and orders Texas back to its 2021 map.
- The U.S. Supreme Court pauses that ruling, so the new map is used for the March primaries.
- The Supreme Court reverses the lower court. The 2025 map governs the 2026 midterms, though the underlying lawsuit may continue.
Election Day is November 3, 2026
Early voting runs for about two weeks before Election Day. Dates and polling places differ by county, so check with your county elections office or at VoteTexas.gov. A voter ID is required.