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Maryland's 5th district

U.S. House district profile: the sitting representative, 2024 Census demographics (119th-district boundaries), partisan lean, and 2026 race rating.

Representative

Official portrait of Steny H. Hoyer

Steny H. Hoyer

MD · District 5
DemocratRanking Member, Financial Services and General Government
Raised $402,330 · 148K followers (office + personal) · missed 0.6% of votes
45.7 years in Congress · Up for reelection: 2026
House Committee on Appropriations · Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies +2 more
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Cook PVI: D+17

District demographics

MeasureValue
Population805,367
Median household income$128,699
Median age40.5
Bachelor's degree or higher43.1%
White alone41.3%
Black alone40.2%
Hispanic or Latino8.8%
Asian alone3.2%
Unemployment rate3.8%
Population density (per sq mi)531

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 American Community Survey 1-year estimates (tables B01003, B01002, B19013 and related), 119th Congress district boundaries, released September 2025; land area from the 2025 Gazetteer.