Missouri 5th Congressional District (MO) — Elections 1876–2024

Missouri 5th Congressional District, Missouri: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+16%. Democratic peak: D+46 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+16MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic 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+46 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+18 in 1972MIT Election Lab

CLEAVER, Emanuel, IICongress 119 · Democratic

−1 liberal

+1 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 results by constituent county

2 counties · 1 D · 1 R

R+60

D+60

One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+16.2%	118,545	84,897	208,029
2020	D	+19.0%	125,681	84,826	215,391
2016	D	+14.2%	105,310	77,544	195,624
2012	D	+16.7%	114,256	81,005	198,839
2008	D	+22.8%	130,857	81,809	215,069
2004	D	+14.6%	113,572	84,483	199,222
2000	D	+18.7%	99,216	67,233	170,966
1996	D	+20.5%	86,476	54,475	156,027
1992	D	+22.0%	89,325	49,523	181,291
1988	D	+14.4%	90,263	67,461	158,247
1984	R	−0.7%	81,530	82,644	164,174
1980	D	+10.2%	82,275	66,172	157,547
1976	D	+11.6%	79,487	62,765	144,635
1972	R	−18.2%	55,843	80,658	136,501
1968	D	+8.2%	67,465	55,840	141,211
1964	D	+34.0%	96,780	47,706	144,486
1960	D	+6.7%	84,962	74,269	159,231
1956	D	+4.3%	78,902	72,392	151,294
1952	D	+2.0%	81,697	78,548	160,490
1948	D	+23.4%	81,796	50,631	132,932
1944	D	+8.9%	66,683	55,795	122,728
1940	D	+15.1%	80,286	59,205	139,706
1936	D	+45.9%	124,713	46,059	171,400
1932	D	+35.0%	100,320	48,131	149,164
1928	R	−13.1%	56,313	73,383	129,921
1924	R	−7.9%	44,587	52,635	102,346
1920	R	−1.2%	45,078	46,163	92,132
1916	D	+15.5%	26,205	19,068	46,158
1912	D	+42.5%	19,059	3,324	37,014
1908	D	+8.6%	18,651	15,646	35,051
1904	R	−9.3%	12,305	14,941	28,495
1900	D	+4.0%	13,571	12,504	26,711
1896	D	+7.4%	12,616	10,866	23,750
1892	D	+18.7%	9,638	6,451	17,024
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Congressional elections · 18 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
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

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.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 37.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.2%

1.8%

75–84

2.6%

4.4%

65–74

5.1%

5.9%

55–64

6.4%

5.7%

45–54

5.9%

6.7%

35–44

6.8%

7.5%

25–34

7.7%

4.1%

18–24

4.2%

8.7%

5–17

8.4%

3.1%

3.0%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 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.

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.

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.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Other Christian

13.0%

Baptist

12.7%

Catholic & Orthodox

9.3%

Methodist

4.5%

Pentecostal & Holiness

4.3%

Mainline Protestant

3.1%

Non-Christian

2.9%

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.

The Democratic margin in Missouri 5th Congressional District reached its widest at forty-six points in 1936. The margin in 2024 was sixteen points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $70,740, a 63% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 461,372 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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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 16.2 points (D+16), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 208,029 votes cast, 118,545 went Democratic and 84,897 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 5, Missouri's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 5, Missouri as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 28 times, Republican 6 times, and other 0 times.

When did Congressional District 5, Missouri last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 5, Missouri voted Republican was 1984.

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 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 5, Missouri from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 28 went Democratic and 6 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Missouri 5th Congressional District has voted Democratic in ten straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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