It is one of the 108 one or two member districts into which the state was divided by the redistricting and reapportionment plan developed by the Vermont General Assembly following the 2000 United States census.
The plan applies to legislatures elected in 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, and 2010.
A new plan will be developed in 2012 following the 2010 United States census.
The Windham-5 District includes all of the Windham County towns of Dummerston and Putney, and the portion of the town of Westminster not included in Windham-4.
The two member Windham-5 District had a population of 7,425 in that same census, 8.54% below the state average.