Alabama’s 5th congressional district

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Alabama’s 5th congressional district is a U.S. House district in northern Alabama that includes cities such as Huntsville and Decatur and is known for its strong aerospace, defense, and technology industries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States congressional district ⓘ
abbreviation AL-05 ⓘ
borderedByState Mississippi ⓘ
Tennessee ⓘ
containsCity Decatur, Alabama ⓘ
Florence, Alabama ⓘ
Huntsville, Alabama ⓘ
Madison, Alabama ⓘ
containsCounty Jackson County, Alabama ⓘ
Lauderdale County, Alabama ⓘ
Lawrence County, Alabama ⓘ
Limestone County, Alabama ⓘ
Madison County, Alabama ⓘ
Morgan County, Alabama ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
created 1868 ⓘ
currentRepresentative Dale Strong ⓘ
currentRepresentativeParty Republican Party (United States) ⓘ
linked to: Republican Party
economicSpecialization aerospace industry ⓘ
defense industry ⓘ
manufacturing ⓘ
research and development ⓘ
technology industry ⓘ
electoralSystem first-past-the-post voting ⓘ
elects one member of Congress ⓘ
governmentalUnitOf federal government of the United States ⓘ
hasChamber lower house ⓘ
hasVoterEligibility citizens of the United States residing in the district ⓘ
includesMetropolitanArea Decatur metropolitan area ⓘ
linked to: Decatur

Florence-Muscle Shoals metropolitan area ⓘ
Huntsville metropolitan area ⓘ
legislature United States Congress ⓘ
locatedIn northern Alabama ⓘ
majorCity Decatur, Alabama ⓘ
Florence, Alabama ⓘ
Huntsville, Alabama ⓘ
notableFacility Cummings Research Park ⓘ
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center ⓘ
Redstone Arsenal ⓘ
notableIndustryCluster defense contractors ⓘ
space technology companies ⓘ
officeTitle U.S. Representative ⓘ
partOfRegion Tennessee Valley ⓘ
politicalLeaning Republican-leaning ⓘ
redistricted after each United States census ⓘ
representedIn United States House of Representatives ⓘ
state Alabama ⓘ
timeZone Central Time Zone ⓘ
traversedByRiver Tennessee River ⓘ

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DeKalb County, Alabama → isPartOf → Alabama’s 5th congressional district ⓘ
subject linked to: DeKalb County
Jackson County, Alabama → isInCongressionalDistrict → Alabama's 5th congressional district ⓘ
linked to: Alabama’s 5th congressional district
AL-06 → borderingDistrict → Alabama's 5th congressional district ⓘ
linked to: Alabama’s 5th congressional district
Alabama congressional delegation → hasElectoralDistricts → Alabama's 5th congressional district ⓘ
linked to: Alabama’s 5th congressional district
Tennessee's 3rd congressional district → hasBorderWith → Alabama's 5th congressional district ⓘ
linked to: Alabama’s 5th congressional district