Missouri's 5th congressional district
Missouri's 5th congressional district has been represented in the United States House of Representatives by Democrat Emanuel Cleaver, the former Mayor of Kansas City, since 2005.
Missouri's 5th congressional district | |||
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Representative |
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Population (2022) | 773,627 | ||
Median household income | $61,184[1] | ||
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | D+11[2] |
The district primarily consists of the inner ring of the Kansas City metropolitan area, including nearly all of Kansas City and some of its suburbs in Clay and Jackson counties, including North Kansas City, Gladstone, Independence, Lee's Summit, and some of Blue Springs. Before 2023, the district stretched east to Marshall and included Lafayette, Ray, and Saline counties.
List of members representing this district
Election results from statewide races
Year | Office | Results |
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2000 | President | Al Gore 60 - George W. Bush 37% |
2004 | President | John Kerry 59 - George W. Bush 40% |
2008 | President | Barack Obama 64 - John McCain 35% |
2012 | President | Barack Obama 59 - Mitt Romney 39% |
2016 | President | Hillary Clinton 54 - Donald Trump 41% |
2020 | President | Joe Biden 58 - Donald Trump 40% |
Election results
2002
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Karen McCarthy (Incumbent) | 122,645 | 65.88% | ||
Republican | Stephen J. Gordeon | 60,245 | 32.36% | ||
Libertarian | Jeanne F. Bojarski | 3,277 | 1.76% | ||
Total votes | 186,167 | 100% | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
2004
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Emanuel Cleaver | 161,727 | 55.19% | ||
Republican | Jeanne M. Patterson | 123,431 | 42.12% | ||
Libertarian | Richard Alan Bailie | 5,827 | 1.99% | ||
Constitution | Darin Rodenberg | 2,040 | 0.70% | ||
Total votes | 293,025 | 100% | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
2006
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Emanuel Cleaver (Incumbent) | 136,149 | 64.2 | ||
Republican | Jacob Turk | 68,456 | 32.3 | ||
Libertarian | Randall Langkraehr | 7,314 | 3.5 | ||
Majority | 67,693 | 31.9 | |||
Turnout | 211,919 | ||||
Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
2008
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Emanuel Cleaver (Incumbent) | 197,249 | 64.37% | ||
Republican | Jacob Turk | 109,166 | 35.63% | ||
Total votes | 306,415 | 100% | |||
Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
2010
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Emanuel Cleaver (Incumbent) | 102,076 | 53.30% | ||
Republican | Jacob Turk | 84,578 | 44.20% | ||
Total votes | 191,423 | 100% | |||
Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
2012
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Emanuel Cleaver (Incumbent) | 196,467 | 60.2% | ||
Republican | Jacob Turk | 121,437 | 37.2% | ||
Libertarian | Randy Langkraehr | 8,342 | 2.6% | ||
Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
2014
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Emanuel Cleaver (Incumbent) | 79,256 | 51.59% | ||
Republican | Jacob Turk | 69,071 | 44.96% | ||
Libertarian | Roy Welborn | 5,308 | 3.45% | ||
Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
2016
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Emanuel Cleaver (Incumbent) | 190,766 | 58.8% | ||
Republican | Jacob Turk | 123,771 | 38.2% | ||
Libertarian | Roy Welborn | 9,733 | 3% | ||
Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
2018
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Emanuel Cleaver (Incumbent) | 175,019 | 61.7% | ||
Republican | Jacob Turk | 101,069 | 35.6% | ||
Libertarian | Alexander Howell | 4,725 | 1% | ||
Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
2020
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Emanuel Cleaver (incumbent) | 207,180 | 58.8 | ||
Republican | Ryan Derks | 135,934 | 38.6 | ||
Libertarian | Robin Dominick | 9,272 | 2.6 | ||
Write-in | 44 | 0.0 | |||
Total votes | 352,430 | 100.0 | |||
Democratic hold | |||||
2022
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Emanuel Cleaver (incumbent) | 140,688 | 61.0 | ||
Republican | Jacob Turk | 84,008 | 36.4 | ||
Libertarian | Robin Dominick | 5,859 | 2.54 | ||
Total votes | 230,555 | 100.0 | |||
Democratic hold | |||||
Historical district boundaries
The 5th congressional district has historically included most of Jackson County and parts of neighboring counties made up of urban and suburban areas. After the 2010 Census, the district was redrawn.
See also
References
- "My Congressional District".
- "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
- Official Manual of Missouri, 2003-2004, page 627
- Official Manual of Missouri, 2005-2006, page 637
- Official Manual of Missouri
- Official Manual of Missouri
- Official Manual of Missouri
- Official Manual of Missouri
- Official Manual of Missouri
- Official Manual of Missouri
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
- https://web.archive.org/web/20131013222920/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/popmap/