Missouri 5th Congressional District: Industrial Catholic Metro district. In 2024, voted D+23%. Democratic peak: D+27 in 2008.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+23MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 461,3722024 5-year
- Median household income
- $70,7402024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 63.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 20.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 11.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+27 in 2008MIT Election Lab
DW-NOMINATE
Member ideology
D
CLEAVER, Emanuel, II
CLEAVER scores -0.45 on the first NOMINATE dimension (−1 most liberal, +1 most conservative).
Predecessors: McCARTHY, Karen (2003–2005), McCARTHY, Karen (2001–2003), McCARTHY, Karen (1999–2001), McCARTHY, Karen (1997–1999)
Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).
2024 presidential election
Congressional District 5
HarrisD+23
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Kamala Harris ✓Democratic | 60.7% | 205,154 |
|---|---|---|
| Donald TrumpRepublican | 37.6% | 126,914 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.7% | 5,700 |
D+60R+60
2 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Districts are drawn from fractional county slices; this map shows the whole counties that overlap the district. District boundaries: TIGER 2024.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | +26.5% |
| 2012 | +21.4% |
| 2016 | +20.4% |
| 2020 | +25.6% |
| 2024 | +23.2% |
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 205,154 | 126,914 | 337,768 | ||
| D | 212,651 | 124,447 | 343,982 | ||
| D | 184,019 | 118,769 | 320,152 | ||
| D | 198,758 | 128,811 | 327,569 | ||
| D | 225,993 | 130,342 | 360,914 |
Congressional elections · 18 Senate races
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | D % | R % | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 41.8% | 55.6% | 2,972,559 |
| 2022 | R | 43.2% | 56.8% | 2,012,511 |
| 2018 | R | 45.6% | 51.4% | 2,442,289 |
| 2016 | R | 46.4% | 49.2% | 2,802,637 |
| 2012 | D | 54.8% | 39.1% | 2,725,793 |
| 2010 | R | 40.6% | 54.2% | 1,943,899 |
| 2006 | D | 49.6% | 47.3% | 2,128,459 |
| 2004 | R | 42.8% | 56.1% | 2,706,402 |
| 2002 | R | 48.7% | 49.8% | 1,877,620 |
| 2000 | D | 50.5% | 48.4% | 2,361,586 |
| 1998 | R | 43.8% | 52.7% | 1,576,857 |
| 1994 | R | 35.7% | 59.7% | 1,775,116 |
| 1992 | R | 44.9% | 51.9% | 2,354,916 |
| 1988 | R | 31.8% | 67.7% | 2,078,875 |
| 1986 | R | 47.4% | 52.6% | 1,477,327 |
| 1982 | R | 49.1% | 50.8% | 1,543,521 |
| 1980 | D | 52.0% | 47.7% | 2,066,965 |
| 1976 | R | 42.5% | 56.9% | 1,914,460 |
Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
15.9%
English
11.2%
Irish
10.4%
American
4.2%
Italian
3.3%
Scottish
1.9%
French
1.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 37.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$70,740
Congressional District 5 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 5$70,740
Missouri$70,702
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
13.5%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.5%
Working age (18–64)12.1%
Seniors (65+)10.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.8%
speak English only
Spanish6.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.2%
Other Indo-European1.1%
Other languages1.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 50.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Missouri's 5th stretches through Kansas City and its inner suburbs, where dense urban precincts and a majority-minority population base have produced double-digit Democratic margins in every recent presidential cycle.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of twenty-seven points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-three points.
A population of 461,372, a 63% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $70,740 describe the district.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Congressional District 5, Missouri vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 5, Missouri voted Democratic by 23.2 points (D+23), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 337,768 votes cast, 205,154 went Democratic and 126,914 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 5, Missouri's political typology?
Akashic places Congressional District 5, Missouri in the "Industrial Catholic Metro" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 0 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in Congressional District 5, Missouri?
Congressional District 5, Missouri has a population of 461,372 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 5, Missouri?
Median household income in Congressional District 5, Missouri is $70,740 — below the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.
What is the political history of Congressional District 5, Missouri?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Congressional District 5, Missouri from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The district's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.