Minnesota's 5th Congressional District
Minnesota · MN-05
Minnesota's 5th Congressional District is one of 8 U.S. House districts in Minnesota, represented in Congress by Ilhan Omar (Democrat). It is home to roughly 705,053 people, with a median age of 34.6. The population is about 61% White. The median household income is $83,595, and 51% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election it voted safely Democratic (D+62).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 137 square miles, MN-05 is the 398th-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 5,146 residents per square mile, it is a heavily urban district. Its shape is very compact: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.48 ranks 37th of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 80% of MN-05 voters backed Kamala Harris and 18% Donald Trump — a D+62 margin. That is a 1.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted D+63.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 34.6 years old; 20.2% of residents are under 18 and 13.1% are 65 or older. About 14.2% of residents were born outside the United States, and 20.2% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $83,595, the district's median household income ranks 168th of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $329,163, and the median rent is $1,356 a month. 13.6% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 24-minute commute (21.6% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).