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Missouri'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 Emanuel Cleaver

Emanuel Cleaver

MO · District 5
DemocratRanking Member, Housing and Insurance
Raised $1,336,738 · 95K followers (office + personal) · missed 5.1% of votes
21.7 years in Congress · Up for reelection: 2026
House Committee on Financial Services · Capital Markets +1 more
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Cook PVI: D+12

District demographics

MeasureValue
Population776,496
Median household income$67,960
Median age37.4
Bachelor's degree or higher35.8%
White alone58.1%
Black alone21.0%
Hispanic or Latino12.4%
Asian alone2.2%
Unemployment rate3.3%
Population density (per sq mi)1,839

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.