Missouri 5th State Senate District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1892–2024 (partial returns from 1880) · 37 presidential cycles · 37 with a vote-share denominator · 34 with a national benchmark
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Barack Obama2008
91.4%
80,357 votes · D+83.4 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · 90.8%
Republican
Warren G. Harding1920
40.9%
47,993 votes · D+13.7 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · William McKinley, 1896 · 38.4%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Franklin D. Roosevelt1936
157,293votes
79.4% of the vote · D+60.6 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Adlai Stevenson, 1952 · 142,650 votes
Republican
Wendell Willkie1940
49,075votes
25.8% of the vote · D+48.3 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Warren G. Harding, 1920 · 47,993 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
John Kerry2004
+82.0pts D vs U.S.
Place D+79.6 · U.S. R+2.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · +78.7 pts
Republican
William H. Taft1912
−15.2pts R vs U.S.
Place D+34.8 · U.S. D+19.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Charles E. Hughes, 1916 · −25.4 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
DSteve RobertsState Senate · 5
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
U.S. House elections · 1 House
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
U.S. House
Each row is a county-allocated estimate of U.S. House votes for this district — county returns apportioned onto its boundary, not precinct-counted. “Vote lead” is the estimated local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
Source · Akashic county-allocated estimate from certified county returns, House; not precinct-counted.
Year
Vote lead
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
D
83.8%54,508
16.2%10,559
65,067
Missouri 5th State Senate District sits in the Border South. In 2024 it voted Democratic.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 83.4 points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 3.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 75.4 points.
A population of 180,730, a 27% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $47,402 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 29 and State Senate District 19.
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How did Missouri 5th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Missouri 5th State Senate District voted Democratic by 75.4 points (D+75.4), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 56,711 votes cast, 49,156 went Democratic and 6,413 went Republican.
How many people live in Missouri 5th State Senate District?
Missouri 5th State Senate District has a population of 180,730 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Missouri 5th State Senate District?
Median household income in Missouri 5th State Senate District is $47,402 — below the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.
What is the political history of Missouri 5th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Missouri 5th State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 37 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.