Congressional District 5 Congressional District (MN) — Elections 1876–2024

Minnesota 5th Congressional District, Minnesota: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+40%. Republican peak: R+60 in 1904.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+40MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 266,8922024 5-year
Median household income: $97,7412024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 66.7%2024 5-year
Black: 13.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 7.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+41 in 2020MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+60 in 1904MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

3 counties · 2 D · 1 R

R+60

D+60

One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+40.0%	103,794	43,263	151,300
2020	D	+41.0%	109,894	44,921	158,475
2016	D	+32.8%	88,386	41,658	142,418
2012	D	+25.7%	87,851	51,276	142,484
2008	D	+27.1%	87,184	49,424	139,101
2004	D	+18.7%	79,551	54,236	135,458
2000	D	+13.7%	63,890	47,533	119,831
1996	D	+21.1%	59,271	36,195	109,171
1992	D	+16.7%	57,640	37,241	121,809
1988	D	+9.9%	60,634	49,585	111,342
1984	D	+3.6%	56,287	52,313	109,205
1980	D	+9.1%	49,556	40,077	104,105
1976	D	+10.0%	53,206	43,273	99,384
1972	R	−5.0%	42,189	46,745	90,697
1968	D	+12.8%	45,137	34,475	83,114
1964	D	+22.3%	49,362	31,311	80,872
1960	R	−2.2%	38,405	40,177	78,773
1956	R	−9.8%	30,310	36,901	67,318
1952	R	−7.1%	31,442	36,235	67,966
1948	D	+11.2%	30,676	24,293	56,806
1944	D	+12.1%	29,934	23,448	53,738
1940	D	+8.3%	29,221	24,699	54,372
1936	D	+25.9%	29,039	16,274	49,350
1932	D	+13.1%	23,996	18,264	43,712
1928	R	−21.1%	16,307	25,162	41,895
1924	R	−52.5%	2,187	20,268	34,410
1920	R	−43.9%	5,832	18,187	28,168
1916	D	+12.3%	7,328	5,627	13,801
1912	O	+2.7%	3,142	2,880	9,796
1908	R	−24.6%	3,266	5,618	9,560
1904	R	−60.2%	1,162	6,346	8,606
1900	R	−28.8%	2,930	5,436	8,708
1896	R	−13.2%	4,133	5,423	9,757
1892	D	+9.9%	4,156	3,330	8,335
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

23.5%

Irish

10.6%

English

7.8%

Polish

3.8%

French

2.7%

Italian

2.4%

American

2.4%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 37.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.2%

1.9%

75–84

2.4%

4.4%

65–74

4.9%

6.0%

55–64

6.1%

5.9%

45–54

5.7%

7.5%

35–44

7.2%

8.0%

25–34

7.7%

4.2%

18–24

4.2%

8.1%

5–17

7.8%

3.0%

2.9%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$97,741

Congressional District 5 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 5$97,741

Minnesota$89,062

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

9.9%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1810.9%

Working age (18–64)9.4%

Seniors (65+)10.1%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

82.0%

speak English only

Spanish5.5%

Other languages4.8%

Asian & Pacific Islander4.7%

Other Indo-European2.9%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

18.6%

Mainline Protestant

12.0%

Other Christian

7.8%

Non-Christian

7.4%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.3%

Methodist

1.3%

Baptist

1.2%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Minnesota 5th Congressional District sits in the Upper Midwest. Its political identity has been Democratic for as long as anyone now living can remember. 1 consecutive presidential elections in modern records have gone for the Democratic candidate, often by margins that would be considered landslide territory anywhere else.

The Democratic margin in Minnesota 5th Congressional District reached its widest at forty-one points in 2020. The margin in 2024 was forty points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $97,741, a 67% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 266,892 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 5, Minnesota vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 5, Minnesota voted Democratic by 40.0 points (D+40), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 151,300 votes cast, 103,794 went Democratic and 43,263 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 5, Minnesota's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 5, Minnesota as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 22 times, Republican 11 times, and other 1 times.

When did Congressional District 5, Minnesota last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 5, Minnesota voted Republican was 1972.

How many people live in Congressional District 5, Minnesota?

Congressional District 5, Minnesota has a population of 266,892 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 5, Minnesota?

Median household income in Congressional District 5, Minnesota is $97,741 — above the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.

What is the political history of Congressional District 5, Minnesota?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 5, Minnesota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 11 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Minnesota 5th Congressional District has voted Democratic in thirteen straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

Demographics

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