Missouri's 5th Congressional District
Missouri · MO-05
Missouri's 5th Congressional District is one of 8 U.S. House districts in Missouri, represented in Congress by Emanuel Cleaver (Democrat). It is home to roughly 763,302 people, with a median age of 37.8. The population is about 68% White. The median household income is $60,740, and 23% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election it voted solidly Democratic (D+23).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 8,312 square miles, MO-05 is the 95th-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 92 residents per square mile, it is a predominantly rural district. Its shape is irregular: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.22 ranks 297th of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 61% of MO-05 voters backed Kamala Harris and 38% Donald Trump — a D+23 margin. That is a 3.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted D+26.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 37.8 years old; 23.8% of residents are under 18 and 16.7% are 65 or older. About 4.8% of residents were born outside the United States, and 8.2% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $60,740, the district's median household income ranks 384th of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $173,229, and the median rent is $968 a month. 15% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 24.8-minute commute (8.6% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).