House districts / Missouri
Missouri's 5th congressional district
MO-5. Same lines in 2026 as in 2022.
Fundraising
- Emanuel Cleaver Ii Das of Oct 14, 2026Raised $1.8mSpent $1.8m · Cash $883k
- Richard Brattin Ras of Oct 14, 2026Raised $457kSpent $457k · Cash $359
4 other 2026 candidates filed reports (primary candidates). 6 other candidates have not filed.
Federal Election Commission, candidate totals, public domain.
President in this district
PollCheck calculation from precinct returns on the 2026 lines (method).
| Year | Democrat | Republican | Other | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Harris 60.5% | Trump 37.8% | 1.8% | D+22.7 |
| 2020 | Biden 62.2% | Trump 35.8% | 2.0% | D+26.3 |
| 2016 | Clinton 57.5% | Trump 37.1% | 5.4% | D+20.4 |
Who lives here
| Measure | This district | US |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population | 772,256 | |
| Adults (18+) | 596,481 | |
| Citizens, % of adults | 95.6% | 92.1% |
| Age, % of adults | ||
| 18 to 29 | 21.4% | 20.3% |
| 30 to 44 | 27.6% | 25.9% |
| 45 to 64 | 30.4% | 31.8% |
| 65 and over | 20.6% | 22.0% |
| Race and Hispanic origin, % of residents | ||
| White | 58.7% | 57.4% |
| Black | 21.8% | 11.9% |
| Hispanic | 11.8% | 19.3% |
| Asian | 2.0% | 5.9% |
| Other or more than one | 5.7% | 5.5% |
| Education and income | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher, % of 25+ | 34.4% | 35.7% |
| Median household income | $67,634 | $80,734 |
American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for this district. The tick marks the US figure.
Winning margin
Results since 1976
| Year | Winner | Share | Runner-up | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current lines (2022 on) post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2024 | Emanuel Cleaver Democrat | 60.2% | Sean E. Smith Republican others 3.3% | 36.4% | D+23.8 |
| 2022 | Emanuel Cleaver Democrat | 61.0% | Jacob Turk Republican others 2.5% | 36.4% | D+24.6 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2012-2020 seat count changed from 9 to 8 after the census | |||||
| 2020 | Emanuel Cleaver Democrat | 58.8% | Ryan Derks Republican others 2.6% | 38.6% | D+20.2 |
| 2018 | Emanuel Cleaver Democrat | 61.7% | Jacob Turk Republican others 2.7% | 35.6% | D+26.1 |
| 2016 | Emanuel Cleaver Democrat | 58.8% | Jacob Turk Republican others 3.0% | 38.2% | D+20.7 |
| 2014 | Emanuel Cleaver Democrat | 51.6% | Jacob Turk Republican others 3.5% | 45.0% | D+6.6 |
| 2012 | Emanuel Cleaver Democrat | 60.5% | Jacob Turk Republican others 2.6% | 36.9% | D+23.6 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2002-2010 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2010 | Emanuel Cleaver Democrat | 53.3% | Jacob Turk Republican others 2.5% | 44.2% | D+9.1 |
| 2008 | Emanuel Cleaver Democrat | 64.4% | Jacob Turk Republican | 35.6% | D+28.7 |
| 2006 | Emanuel Cleaver Democrat | 64.2% | Jacob Turk Republican others 3.5% | 32.3% | D+31.9 |
| 2004 | Emanuel Cleaver II Democrat | 55.2% | Jeanne Patterson Republican others 2.7% | 42.1% | D+13.1 |
| 2002 | Karen McCarthy Democrat | 65.9% | Steve Gordon Republican others 1.8% | 32.4% | D+33.5 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1992-2000 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2000 | Karen McCarthy Democrat | 68.8% | Steve Gordon Republican others 2.5% | 28.6% | D+40.2 |
| 1998 | Karen McCarthy Democrat | 65.9% | Penny D. Bennett Republican others 3.1% | 31.0% | D+35.0 |
| 1996 | Karen McCarthy Democrat | 67.4% | Penny Bennett Republican others 3.7% | 28.9% | D+38.5 |
| 1994 | Karen McCarthy Democrat | 56.5% | Ron Freeman Republican | 43.5% | D+13.1 |
| 1992 | Alan Wheat Democrat | 59.1% | Edward (Gomer) Moody Republican others 4.2% | 36.6% | D+22.5 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1982-1990 seat count changed from 10 to 9 after the census | |||||
| 1990 | Alan Wheat Democrat | 62.1% | Robert H. Gardner Republican | 37.9% | D+24.2 |
| 1988 | Alan Wheat Democrat | 70.3% | Mary Ellen Lobb Republican others 1.2% | 28.5% | D+41.8 |
| 1986 | Alan Wheat Democrat | 70.9% | Greg Fisher Republican others 1.6% | 27.6% | D+43.3 |
| 1984 | Alan Wheat Democrat | 66.0% | Jim Kenworthy Republican others 2.2% | 31.8% | D+34.3 |
| 1982 | Alan Wheat Democrat | 57.9% | John A. Sharp Republican others 2.0% | 40.2% | D+17.7 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1976-1980 | |||||
| 1980 | Richard Bolling Democrat | 70.1% | Vincent E. Baker Republican | 29.9% | D+40.2 |
| 1978 | Richard Bolling Democrat | 72.0% | Steven L. Walter Republican others 1.4% | 26.6% | D+45.4 |
| 1976 | Richard Bolling Democrat | 68.0% | Joanne M. Collins Republican others 3.9% | 28.1% | D+39.9 |
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About these results
Shares count all candidate votes, including write-ins, with a candidate's votes on several party lines added together. Each result is on the lines in force at the time. Mid-decade redraws before 2016 may be unmarked.
President in this district: 2016 and 2020 are estimates: precinct votes are split between districts by census block.
Counties only partly inside the district show the 2024 result for that part; estimates are labelled.
Margin chart: winner minus runner-up. Gaps are unopposed races; dashed lines are new district lines.
Sources
Results: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House 1976-2016 (doi:10.7910/DVN/IG0UN2, CC0; via MEDSL/constituency-returns), and Clerk of the US House, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election 2018-2024 (public domain).
Presidential results: PollCheck calculation from MIT Election Data and Science Lab 2024 precinct returns (doi:10.7910/DVN/XDJYKC, doi:10.7910/DVN/USBYR4, CC0; state totals doi:10.7910/DVN/42MVDX, CC0) and Voting and Election Science Team 2016 and 2020 precinct results and shapes (doi:10.7910/DVN/NH5S2I, doi:10.7910/DVN/K7760H, CC BY 4.0), with US Census Bureau 2020 block populations and block equivalency files (public domain). Official figures: Texas Legislative Council (2024 on the 2026 lines); Louisiana, New Jersey, California and Washington election offices (county totals). Certified results transcribed by Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): Maine 2024 by district: 2024 United States presidential election in Maine (revision 1382530995); Indiana county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Indiana (revision 1382505975); Oregon county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Oregon (revision 1382605746).
District lines: US Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2026 (120th Congress) and 2025 cartographic boundary files (119th Congress), public domain.
Members: unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0).
Counties: US Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file (public domain); 2024 county results summed from the same MEDSL precinct returns, with the official county totals above.
Demographics: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024 (public domain).
2028 candidates: Federal Election Commission (public domain).
Photos: official portraits, public domain (US government); see Photo credits.
PollCheck US. Data through November 5, 2026. Photo credits