Maryland's 5th Congressional District
Maryland · MD-05
Maryland's 5th Congressional District is one of 8 U.S. House districts in Maryland, represented in Congress by Steny Hoyer (Democrat). It is home to roughly 778,620 people, with a median age of 39.5. The population is about 43% White. The median household income is $127,946, and 41% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election it voted safely Democratic (D+33).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 1,627 square miles, MD-05 is the 244th-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 479 residents per square mile, it is a mix of small cities, suburbs and countryside. Its shape is irregular: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.22 ranks 295th of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 66% of MD-05 voters backed Kamala Harris and 32% Donald Trump — a D+33 margin. That is a 3.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted D+36.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 39.5 years old; 23% of residents are under 18 and 14.5% are 65 or older. About 9.1% of residents were born outside the United States, and 11.1% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $127,946, the district's median household income ranks 20th of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $436,577, and the median rent is $2,006 a month. 5.5% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 39.5-minute commute (17.9% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).