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New York'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 Gregory W. Meeks

Gregory W. Meeks

NY · District 5
DemocratRanking Member, House Committee on Foreign Affairs
Raised $1,744,888 · 70K followers (office + personal) · missed 4.1% of votes
29.7 years in Congress · Up for reelection: 2026
House Committee on Financial Services · House Committee on Foreign Affairs +2 more
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Cook PVI: D+24

District demographics

MeasureValue
Population766,680
Median household income$82,463
Median age41.6
Bachelor's degree or higher29.7%
White alone13.0%
Black alone39.6%
Hispanic or Latino22.3%
Asian alone13.9%
Unemployment rate7.3%
Population density (per sq mi)16,277

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.