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(US)
2022 population: 766,456
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 322,672 | 42.10% | |
| Black: | 353,617 | 46.14% | |
| Indian: | 819 | 0.11% | |
| Asian: | 27,438 | 3.58% | |
| 2+ races: | 29,731 | 3.88% | |
| Hispanic: | 28,829 | 3.76% | |
| Total non-White: | 443,784 | 57.90% | |
| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 390,063 | |
| Median Value | $159,100 | |
| Occupied | 337,820 | 86.6% |
| Vacant | 52,243 | 13.4% |
| Owned | 179,415 | 53.1% |
| Rented | 158,405 | 46.9% |
| Median Rent | $1,017 | |
| Single-Family Units | 244,806 | 62.8% |
| Detached | 230,614 | 59.1% |
| Attached | 14,192 | 3.6% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 79,008 | 20.3% |
| Mobile Homes | 1,669 | 0.4% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 24,329 | 7.2% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 18,177 | 5.4% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 15,147 | 4.5% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 14,193 | 4.2% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 16,244 | 4.8% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 16,250 | 4.8% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 15,498 | 4.6% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 13,634 | 4.0% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 15,172 | 4.5% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 27,450 | 8.1% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 34,000 | 10.1% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 39,701 | 11.8% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 28,317 | 8.4% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 17,971 | 5.3% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 19,281 | 5.7% |
| $200,000 or more | 22,456 | 6.6% |
| Median Household Income | 57,493 | |
| Per Capita Income | 37,654 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 21,979 | 6.5% |
| Public Assistance | 7,119 | 2.1% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 55,153 | 16.3% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 346,970 | 71.6% |
| Unemployed | 20,671 | 4.3% |
| In Armed Forces | 925 | 0.2% |
| Total Labor Force | 368,566 | 76.1% |
| Not in Labor Force | 115,741 | 23.9% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 28.2% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 130,863 | 126,601 | 50.8% |
| Non-Profit | 19,958 | 35,648 | 35.9% |
| Self-Employed | 15,746 | 11,226 | 58.4% |
| Local Government | 8,894 | 12,025 | 42.5% |
| State Government | 3,466 | 6,940 | 33.3% |
| Federal Government | 4,731 | 6,246 | 43.1% |
| Total Private + Self | 146,609 | 137,827 | 51.5% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 37,049 | 60,859 | 37.8% |
| Total | 183,658 | 198,686 | 48.0% |
| Pct. Govt. | 11.1% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 61,397 | 16.0% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 77,421 | 20.2% |
| Professional, Technical | 104,084 | 27.2% |
| Service Occupations | 71,976 | 18.8% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 473 | 0.1% |
| All others | 67,991 | 17.8% |
| White Collar | 63.4% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Educational services and health care | 38,864 | 10.2% |
| Retail trade | 37,054 | 9.7% |
| Manufacturing | 35,451 | 9.3% |
| Professional, scientific, management | 27,624 | 7.2% |
| Accommodation, food svcs, recreation | 26,764 | 7.0% |
| Finance, insurance and real estate | 23,789 | 6.2% |
| Transportation, warehousing, utilities | 21,470 | 5.6% |
| Other services | 19,103 | 5.0% |
| Construction | 15,083 | 3.9% |
| Public administration | 14,822 | 3.9% |
| Wholesale trade | 9,228 | 2.4% |
| Information | 7,133 | 1.9% |
| Farming, forestry, fishing, mining | 1,287 | 0.3% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 17,951 | 2.34% |
| Puerto Rican | 1,783 | 0.23% |
| Cuban | 882 | 0.12% |
| Dominican | 408 | 0.05% |
| Total Central American | 2,305 | 0.30% |
| Costa Rican | 51 | 0.01% |
| Guatemalan | 909 | 0.12% |
| Honduran | 708 | 0.09% |
| Nicaraguan | 242 | 0.03% |
| Panamanian | 103 | 0.01% |
| Salvadoran | 252 | 0.03% |
| Other Central American | 40 | 0.01% |
| Total South American | 2,844 | 0.37% |
| Argentinean | 132 | 0.02% |
| Bolivian | 82 | 0.01% |
| Chilean | 703 | 0.09% |
| Colombian | 941 | 0.12% |
| Ecuadorian | 208 | 0.03% |
| Paraguayan | 33 | 0.00% |
| Peruvian | 157 | 0.02% |
| Uruguayan | 56 | 0.01% |
| Venezuelan | 532 | 0.07% |
| Other Hispanic | 2,656 | 0.35% |
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Chinese | 7,401 | 0.97% |
| Indian | 7,340 | 0.96% |
| Vietnamese | 3,367 | 0.44% |
| Filipino | 2,116 | 0.28% |
| Korean | 1,850 | 0.24% |
| Taiwanese | 777 | 0.10% |
| Japanese | 626 | 0.08% |
| Burmese | 471 | 0.06% |
| Thai | 238 | 0.03% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 657,512 | 91.3% |
| Spanish | 19,655 | 2.7% |
| Other | 7,332 | 1.0% |
| Chinese | 6,838 | 0.9% |
| Other Indo-European | 6,788 | 0.9% |
| Other Asian | 4,362 | 0.6% |
| French, Haitian, Cajun | 3,523 | 0.5% |
| Vietnamese | 3,217 | 0.4% |
| Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 3,017 | 0.4% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| German | 108,645 | 14.2% |
| Irish | 67,185 | 8.8% |
| English | 44,746 | 5.8% |
| American | 36,465 | 4.8% |
| Italian | 25,067 | 3.3% |
| French | 15,376 | 2.0% |
| Polish | 12,873 | 1.7% |
| European | 9,850 | 1.3% |
| African | 8,246 | 1.1% |
| Scottish | 7,697 | 1.0% |
| Russian | 5,029 | 0.7% |
| Dutch | 4,647 | 0.6% |
| Scotch-Irish | 4,387 | 0.6% |
| Swedish | 3,853 | 0.5% |
| Norwegian | 3,413 | 0.4% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 739,678 | 96.5% |
| Not a citizen | 26,778 | 3.5% |
| Native | 717,486 | 93.6% |
| Foreign-born | 48,970 | 6.4% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 13,889 | 2.6% | 33,891 | 6.4% | 135,342 | 25.5% | 155,035 | 29.2% | 106,860 | 20.2% | 85,040 | 16.0% |
| Average years of education: 13.9 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 13,889 | 2.6% |
| 9-12 Years | 33,891 | 6.4% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 135,342 | 25.5% |
| Some College | 155,035 | 29.2% |
| Bach. Degree | 106,860 | 20.2% |
| Grad Degree | 85,040 | 16.0% |
| Average years of education: 13.9 | ||
Click on the District to view county-level data for that election (where available).
NOTE: Results prior to 2022 are for districts which previously covered much of this area, regardless of district number.
| Date | District | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-08 | MO01 | Cori Bush* (D) | 160,999 | 72.9% | Andrew Jones (R) | 53,767 | 24.3% | 6,192 | 2.8% | 220,958 |
| Redistricting effect (2022); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 2% compared to 2020. | ||||||||||
| 2020-11-03 | MO01 | Cori Bush (D) | 249,087 | 78.8% | Anthony Rogers (R) | 59,940 | 19.0% | 7,144 | 2.3% | 316,171 |
| 2018-11-06 | MO01 | Lacy Clay* (D) | 219,781 | 80.1% | Robert Vroman (R) | 45,867 | 16.7% | 8,727 | 3.2% | 274,375 |
| 2016-11-08 | MO01 | Lacy Clay* (D) | 236,993 | 75.5% | Steven Bailey (R) | 62,714 | 20.0% | 14,317 | 4.6% | 314,024 |
| 2014-11-04 | MO01 | Lacy Clay* (D) | 119,315 | 73.0% | Daniel Elder (R) | 35,263 | 21.6% | 8,916 | 5.5% | 163,494 |
| 2012-11-06 | MO01 | Lacy Clay* (D) | 267,927 | 78.7% | Robyn Hamlin (R) | 60,832 | 17.9% | 11,824 | 3.5% | 340,583 |
| Redistricting effect (2012); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2010. | ||||||||||
| 2010-11-02 | MO01 | Lacy Clay* (D) | 135,907 | 73.6% | Robyn Hamlin (R) | 43,649 | 23.6% | 5,223 | 2.8% | 184,779 |
| 2008-11-04 | MO01 | Lacy Clay* (D) | 242,570 | 86.9% | Robb Cunningham (Libertarian) | 36,700 | 13.1% | 7 | 0.0% | 279,277 |
| 2006-11-07 | MO01 | Lacy Clay* (D) | 141,574 | 72.9% | Mark Byrne (R) | 47,893 | 24.7% | 4,768 | 2.5% | 194,235 |
| 2004-11-02 | MO01 | Lacy Clay* (D) | 213,658 | 75.3% | Leslie Farr (R) | 64,791 | 22.8% | 5,322 | 1.9% | 283,771 |
| 2002-11-05 | MO01 | Lacy Clay* (D) | 133,946 | 70.1% | Richard Schwadron (R) | 51,755 | 27.1% | 5,354 | 2.8% | 191,055 |
| Redistricting effect (2002); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 6% compared to 2000. | ||||||||||
| 2000-11-07 | MO01 | Lacy Clay (D) | 149,173 | 75.2% | Dwight Billingsly (R) | 42,730 | 21.5% | 6,444 | 3.2% | 198,347 |
| 1998-11-03 | MO01 | William Clay* (D) | 90,840 | 72.6% | Richmond Soulade (R) | 30,635 | 24.5% | 3,576 | 2.9% | 125,051 |
| 1996-11-05 | MO01 | William Clay* (D) | 131,659 | 70.2% | Daniel O'Sullivan (R) | 51,857 | 27.6% | 4,137 | 2.2% | 187,653 |
| 1994-11-08 | MO01 | William Clay* (D) | 97,061 | 63.4% | Donald Counts (R) | 50,303 | 32.9% | 5,654 | 3.7% | 153,018 |
| 1992-11-03 | MO01 | William Clay* (D) | 158,693 | 68.1% | Arthur Montgomery (R) | 74,482 | 31.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 233,175 |
| Redistricting effect (1992); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 2% compared to 1990. | ||||||||||
| 1990-11-06 | MO01 | William Clay* (D) | 62,550 | 60.9% | Wayne Piotrowski (R) | 40,160 | 39.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 102,710 |
| 1988-11-08 | MO01 | William Clay* (D) | 140,751 | 71.6% | Joseph Schwan (R) | 53,109 | 27.0% | 2,798 | 1.4% | 196,658 |
| 1986-11-04 | MO01 | William Clay* (D) | 91,044 | 66.1% | Robert Wittmann (R) | 46,599 | 33.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 137,643 |
| 1984-11-06 | MO01 | William Clay* (D) | 147,436 | 68.3% | Eric Rathbone (R) | 68,538 | 31.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 215,974 |
| 1982-11-02 | MO01 | William Clay* (D) | 102,656 | 66.1% | Bill White (R) | 52,599 | 33.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 155,255 |
| Redistricting effect (1982); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 7% compared to 1980. | ||||||||||
| 1980-11-04 | MO01 | William Clay* (D) | 91,272 | 70.2% | Bill White (R) | 38,667 | 29.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 129,939 |
| 1978-11-07 | MO01 | William Clay* (D) | 65,950 | 66.6% | Bill White (R) | 30,995 | 31.3% | 2,065 | 2.1% | 99,010 |
| 1976-11-02 | MO01 | William Clay* (D) | 87,310 | 65.5% | Robert Witherspoon (R) | 45,874 | 34.4% | 42 | 0.0% | 133,226 |
| 1974-11-04 | MO01 | William Clay* (D) | 61,933 | 68.3% | Arthur Martin (R) | 28,707 | 31.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 90,640 |
| 1972-11-07 | MO01 | William Clay* (D) | 95,098 | 64.0% | Richard Funsch (R) | 53,596 | 36.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 148,694 |
| Redistricting effect (1972); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 4% compared to 1970. | ||||||||||
| 1970-11-03 | MO01 | William Clay* (D) | 58,082 | 90.5% | Gerald Fischer (American Independent) | 6,078 | 9.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 64,160 |
| 1968-11-05 | MO01 | William Clay (D) | 79,295 | 64.1% | Curtis Crawford (R) | 44,316 | 35.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 123,611 |
| 1966-11-08 | MO01 | Frank Karsten* (D) | 62,143 | 63.9% | Robert Sharp (R) | 35,053 | 36.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 97,196 |
| 1964-11-03 | MO01 | Frank Karsten* (D) | 140,848 | 76.9% | Theodore Fischer (R) | 42,351 | 23.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 183,199 |
| 1962-11-06 | MO01 | Frank Karsten* (D) | 82,216 | 70.7% | Charles Cherry (R) | 34,089 | 29.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 116,305 |
| 1960-11-08 | MO01 | Frank Karsten* (D) | 161,394 | 70.8% | Sam Kallaos (R) | 66,640 | 29.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 228,034 |
| 1958-11-04 | MO01 | Frank Karsten* (D) | 99,368 | 75.8% | Paul Corning (R) | 31,804 | 24.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 131,172 |
| 1956-11-06 | MO01 | Frank Karsten* (D) | 136,873 | 66.3% | Bill Bangert (R) | 69,661 | 33.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 206,534 |
| 1954-11-02 | MO01 | Frank Karsten* (D) | 89,649 | 66.3% | Bill Bangert (R) | 45,653 | 33.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 135,302 |
| 1952-11-04 | MO01 | Frank Karsten* (D) | 126,583 | 64.2% | Eugene Miller (R) | 70,479 | 35.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 197,062 |
| 1950-11-07 | MO13 | Frank Karsten* (D) | 58,832 | 68.2% | Hal Hamilton (R) | 27,366 | 31.7% | 112 | 0.1% | 86,310 |
| 1948-11-02 | MO13 | Frank Karsten* (D) | 77,245 | 70.6% | Charles McBride (R) | 32,217 | 29.4% | 24 | 0.0% | 109,486 |
| 1946-11-05 | MO13 | Frank Karsten (D) | 41,229 | 54.7% | Alfred Grattendick (R) | 34,062 | 45.2% | 46 | 0.1% | 75,337 |
| 1944-11-07 | MO13 | John Cochran* (D) | 76,408 | 100.0% | William McNaught (Socialist Labor) | 35 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 76,443 |
| 1942-11-03 | MO13 | John Cochran* (D) | 37,651 | 61.3% | David Horn (R) | 23,770 | 38.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 61,421 |
| 1940-11-05 | MO13 | John Cochran* (D) | 82,417 | 64.5% | W.S. Sanford (R) | 45,262 | 35.4% | 17 | 0.0% | 127,696 |
| 1938-11-08 | MO13 | John Cochran* (D) | 59,202 | 69.0% | William Gray (R) | 26,476 | 30.9% | 135 | 0.2% | 85,813 |
| 1936-11-03 | MO13 | John Cochran* (D) | 85,630 | 68.2% | Harry Wiehe (R) | 39,714 | 31.6% | 249 | 0.2% | 125,593 |
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 redist | Joe Biden (D) | 278,269 | 78.4% | Donald Trump* (R) | 71,037 | 20.0% | 5,694 | 1.6% | 355,000 | -37 | -27 | 11.71% | |
| 2020 | 56% | Joe Biden (D) | 257,909 | 80.3% | Donald Trump* (R) | 58,280 | 18.1% | 5,139 | 1.6% | 321,328 | -39 | -29 | 10.60% |
| 2016 | 56% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 246,107 | 77.0% | Donald Trump (R) | 60,136 | 18.8% | 13,363 | 4.2% | 319,606 | -38 | -27 | 11.30% |
| 2012 | 62% | Barack Obama* (D) | 280,194 | 79.9% | Mitt Romney (R) | 66,286 | 18.9% | 4,349 | 1.2% | 350,829 | -35 | -28 | 12.69% |
| 2008 | 72% | Barack Obama (D) | 246,448 | 79.7% | John McCain (R) | 59,910 | 19.4% | 2,849 | 0.9% | 309,207 | -30 | -26 | 10.56% |
| 2004 | 64% | John Kerry (D) | 216,372 | 75.2% | George W. Bush* (R) | 71,367 | 24.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 287,739 | -28 | -26 | 10.53% |
| 2000 | 53% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 156,288 | 78.0% | George W. Bush (R) | 39,990 | 20.0% | 4,112 | 2.1% | 200,390 | -30 | -28 | 8.49% |
| 1996 | 49% | Bill Clinton* (D) | 145,586 | 75.1% | Robert Dole (R) | 38,505 | 19.9% | 9,721 | 5.0% | 193,812 | -21 | -21 | 8.98% |
| 1992 | 56% | Bill Clinton (D) | 161,447 | 68.3% | George Bush* (R) | 45,231 | 19.1% | 29,682 | 12.6% | 236,360 | -15 | -18 | 9.88% |
| 1988 | 54% | Michael Dukakis (D) | 143,802 | 72.5% | George Bush (R) | 54,578 | 27.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 198,380 | -24 | -26 | 9.48% |
| 1984 | 54% | Walter Mondale (D) | 130,288 | 63.1% | Ronald Reagan* (R) | 76,256 | 36.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 206,544 | -23 | -22 | 9.73% |
| 1980 | 58% | Jimmy Carter* (D) | 95,628 | 72.2% | Ronald Reagan (R) | 31,649 | 23.9% | 5,092 | 3.8% | 132,369 | -27 | -27 | 6.30% |
| 1976 | 54% | Jimmy Carter (D) | 95,153 | 71.0% | Gerald Ford* (R) | 38,903 | 29.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 134,056 | -18 | -19 | 6.86% |
| 1972 | 48% | George McGovern (D) | 101,307 | 68.9% | Richard Nixon* (R) | 45,765 | 31.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 147,072 | -31 | -30 | 7.92% |
| 1968 | n/a | Hubert Humphrey (D) | 92,774 | 68.3% | Richard Nixon (R) | 24,389 | 18.0% | 18,640 | 13.7% | 135,803 | -27 | -25 | 7.50% |
| 1964 | n/a | Lyndon Johnson* (D) | 76.0% | Barry Goldwater (R) | 24.0% | 0.0% | -12 | -14 | n/a | ||||
| 1960 | n/a | John Kennedy (D) | 64.1% | Richard Nixon (R) | 35.9% | 0.0% | -14 | -14 | n/a | ||||
| 1956 | 69% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 127,080 | 60.8% | Dwight Eisenhower* (R) | 81,951 | 39.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 209,031 | -11 | -18 | 11.41% |
| 1952 | 76% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 122,805 | 59.8% | Dwight Eisenhower (R) | 82,498 | 40.1% | 210 | 0.1% | 205,513 | -11 | -15 | 10.86% |
| Year | Pop | White | Black | Indian | Asian | 2+ Races | Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 761,805 | 41.4% | 45.3% | 0.1% | 4.0% | 4.8% | 3.8% |
| 2020 | 727,772 | 41.0% | 49.0% | 3.5% | 2.9% | 3.6% | |
| 2012 | 739,977 | 42.4% | 48.9% | 0.2% | 2.3% | 3.0% | 3.2% |
| 2010 | 587,069 | 37.8% | 55.3% | 0.2% | 2.5% | 1.8% | 2.4% |
| 2002 | 621,690 | 45.8% | 49.7% | 0.2% | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.3% |
| 2000 | 514,264 | 35.8% | 59.9% | 0.2% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 1.2% |
| 1992 | 568,285 | 45.6% | 52.3% | 0.2% | 1.0% | 0.9% | |
| 1990 | 491,585 | 42.6% | 55.9% | ||||
| 1982 | 546,208 | 46.9% | 51.5% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 0.9% | |
| 1980 | 347,192 | 65.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | |||
| 1972 | 468,056 | 54.0% | |||||
| 1970 | 377,097 | 62.0% | |||||
| 1960 | 568,029 | ||||||
| 1950 | 427,856 |
| Year | Total | Republican | Democrat | Other | R/D Edge | R/D Edge % | VAPOP % | |||
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