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Minnesota'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 Ilhan Omar

Ilhan Omar

MN · District 5
DemocratRanking Member, Workforce Protections
Raised $5,829,715 · 1.2M followers (office + personal) · missed 1.9% of votes
7.7 years in Congress · Up for reelection: 2026
House Committee on Education and Workforce · House Committee on the Budget +2 more
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Cook PVI: D+32

District demographics

MeasureValue
Population705,006
Median household income$80,274
Median age35.2
Bachelor's degree or higher51.4%
White alone57.9%
Black alone17.7%
Hispanic or Latino11.8%
Asian alone5.0%
Unemployment rate4.9%
Population density (per sq mi)5,389

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.