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(US)
2022 population: 772,194
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 680,237 | 88.09% | |
| Black: | 31,090 | 4.03% | |
| Indian: | 1,531 | 0.20% | |
| Asian: | 6,335 | 0.82% | |
| 2+ races: | 32,167 | 4.17% | |
| Hispanic: | 18,920 | 2.45% | |
| Total non-White: | 91,957 | 11.91% | |
| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 345,706 | |
| Median Value | $159,700 | |
| Occupied | 297,169 | 86.0% |
| Vacant | 48,537 | 14.0% |
| Owned | 213,107 | 71.7% |
| Rented | 84,062 | 28.3% |
| Median Rent | $774 | |
| Single-Family Units | 261,744 | 75.7% |
| Detached | 256,419 | 74.2% |
| Attached | 5,325 | 1.5% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 19,979 | 5.8% |
| Mobile Homes | 39,238 | 11.4% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 17,202 | 5.8% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 17,766 | 6.0% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 14,819 | 5.0% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 15,546 | 5.2% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 15,724 | 5.3% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 15,407 | 5.2% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 13,307 | 4.5% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 12,486 | 4.2% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 12,897 | 4.3% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 23,395 | 7.9% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 30,632 | 10.3% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 39,235 | 13.2% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 25,486 | 8.6% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 16,825 | 5.7% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 15,150 | 5.1% |
| $200,000 or more | 11,292 | 3.8% |
| Median Household Income | 55,599 | |
| Per Capita Income | 28,972 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 22,030 | 7.4% |
| Public Assistance | 6,002 | 2.0% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 44,686 | 15.0% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 311,860 | 67.0% |
| Unemployed | 14,846 | 3.2% |
| In Armed Forces | 613 | 0.1% |
| Total Labor Force | 327,319 | 70.3% |
| Not in Labor Force | 138,429 | 29.7% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 32.9% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 124,747 | 103,589 | 54.6% |
| Non-Profit | 9,533 | 19,753 | 32.6% |
| Self-Employed | 20,918 | 10,376 | 66.8% |
| Local Government | 10,091 | 12,997 | 43.7% |
| State Government | 8,465 | 11,102 | 43.3% |
| Federal Government | 3,820 | 2,827 | 57.5% |
| Total Private + Self | 145,665 | 113,965 | 56.1% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 31,909 | 46,679 | 40.6% |
| Total | 177,574 | 160,644 | 52.5% |
| Pct. Govt. | 14.6% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 43,526 | 12.8% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 69,636 | 20.5% |
| Professional, Technical | 66,631 | 19.6% |
| Service Occupations | 60,431 | 17.8% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 3,713 | 1.1% |
| All others | 98,950 | 29.2% |
| White Collar | 53.0% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Manufacturing | 44,469 | 13.1% |
| Retail trade | 42,228 | 12.5% |
| Educational services and health care | 30,274 | 8.9% |
| Construction | 25,190 | 7.4% |
| Accommodation, food svcs, recreation | 22,366 | 6.6% |
| Transportation, warehousing, utilities | 16,489 | 4.9% |
| Other services | 16,103 | 4.7% |
| Public administration | 15,473 | 4.6% |
| Finance, insurance and real estate | 13,314 | 3.9% |
| Professional, scientific, management | 12,158 | 3.6% |
| Farming, forestry, fishing, mining | 8,738 | 2.6% |
| Wholesale trade | 8,655 | 2.6% |
| Information | 4,125 | 1.2% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 12,150 | 1.57% |
| Puerto Rican | 1,459 | 0.19% |
| Cuban | 487 | 0.06% |
| Dominican | 63 | 0.01% |
| Total Central American | 1,053 | 0.14% |
| Costa Rican | 91 | 0.01% |
| Guatemalan | 338 | 0.04% |
| Honduran | 198 | 0.03% |
| Nicaraguan | 122 | 0.02% |
| Panamanian | 84 | 0.01% |
| Salvadoran | 220 | 0.03% |
| Total South American | 1,085 | 0.14% |
| Argentinean | 96 | 0.01% |
| Bolivian | 8 | 0.00% |
| Chilean | 40 | 0.01% |
| Colombian | 603 | 0.08% |
| Ecuadorian | 85 | 0.01% |
| Paraguayan | 66 | 0.01% |
| Peruvian | 130 | 0.02% |
| Venezuelan | 56 | 0.01% |
| Other South American | 1 | 0.00% |
| Other Hispanic | 2,623 | 0.34% |
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Chinese | 1,990 | 0.26% |
| Filipino | 952 | 0.12% |
| Indian | 624 | 0.08% |
| Japanese | 474 | 0.06% |
| Korean | 465 | 0.06% |
| Vietnamese | 410 | 0.05% |
| Thai | 183 | 0.02% |
| Bangladeshi | 133 | 0.02% |
| Laotian | 61 | 0.01% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 706,459 | 97.1% |
| Spanish | 9,645 | 1.3% |
| German, other Germanic | 2,763 | 0.4% |
| Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 1,936 | 0.3% |
| Other Indo-European | 1,466 | 0.2% |
| Chinese | 1,309 | 0.2% |
| Other Asian | 1,118 | 0.2% |
| French, Haitian, Cajun | 808 | 0.1% |
| Arabic | 524 | 0.1% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| German | 161,540 | 20.9% |
| Irish | 91,333 | 11.8% |
| American | 76,526 | 9.9% |
| English | 75,429 | 9.8% |
| French | 24,272 | 3.1% |
| Italian | 18,174 | 2.4% |
| European | 12,822 | 1.7% |
| Scottish | 12,420 | 1.6% |
| Dutch | 9,811 | 1.3% |
| Polish | 8,472 | 1.1% |
| Scotch-Irish | 7,904 | 1.0% |
| Swedish | 3,658 | 0.5% |
| Norwegian | 3,515 | 0.5% |
| Welsh | 2,982 | 0.4% |
| British | 2,718 | 0.4% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 766,177 | 99.2% |
| Not a citizen | 6,017 | 0.8% |
| Native | 758,788 | 98.3% |
| Foreign-born | 13,406 | 1.7% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 20,264 | 3.8% | 47,542 | 9.0% | 199,847 | 37.8% | 156,629 | 29.6% | 65,726 | 12.4% | 38,721 | 7.3% |
| Average years of education: 12.9 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 20,264 | 3.8% |
| 9-12 Years | 47,542 | 9.0% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 199,847 | 37.8% |
| Some College | 156,629 | 29.6% |
| Bach. Degree | 65,726 | 12.4% |
| Grad Degree | 38,721 | 7.3% |
| Average years of education: 12.9 | ||
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 | MO08 | Jason Smith* (R) | 186,472 | 76.0% | Randi McCallian (D) | 53,738 | 21.9% | 5,185 | 2.1% | 245,395 |
| Redistricting effect (2022); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 2% compared to 2020. | ||||||||||
| 2020-11-03 | MO08 | Jason Smith* (R) | 253,811 | 76.9% | Kathy Ellis (D) | 70,561 | 21.4% | 5,854 | 1.8% | 330,226 |
| 2018-11-06 | MO08 | Jason Smith* (R) | 194,042 | 73.4% | Kathy Ellis (D) | 66,151 | 25.0% | 4,206 | 1.6% | 264,399 |
| 2016-11-08 | MO08 | Jason Smith* (R) | 229,792 | 74.4% | Dave Cowell (D) | 70,009 | 22.7% | 9,070 | 2.9% | 308,871 |
| 2014-11-04 | MO08 | Jason Smith* (R) | 106,124 | 66.7% | Barbara Stocker (D) | 38,721 | 24.3% | 14,379 | 9.0% | 159,224 |
| 2013-06-04 sp | MO08 | Jason Smith (R) | 42,141 | 67.1% | Steve Hodges (D) | 17,207 | 27.4% | 3,418 | 5.4% | 62,766 |
| 2012-11-06 | MO08 | Jo Ann Emerson* (R) | 216,083 | 71.9% | Jack Rushin (D) | 73,755 | 24.6% | 10,553 | 3.5% | 300,391 |
| Redistricting effect (2012); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 2% compared to 2010. | ||||||||||
| 2010-11-02 | MO08 | Jo Ann Emerson* (R) | 128,499 | 65.6% | Tommy Sowers (D) | 56,377 | 28.8% | 11,123 | 5.7% | 195,999 |
| 2008-11-04 | MO08 | Jo Ann Emerson* (R) | 198,798 | 71.4% | Joe Allen (D) | 72,790 | 26.2% | 6,700 | 2.4% | 278,288 |
| 2006-11-07 | MO08 | Jo Ann Emerson* (R) | 156,164 | 71.6% | Veronica Hambacker (D) | 57,557 | 26.4% | 4,268 | 2.0% | 217,989 |
| 2004-11-02 | MO08 | Jo Ann Emerson* (R) | 194,039 | 72.2% | Dean Henderson (D) | 71,543 | 26.6% | 3,129 | 1.2% | 268,711 |
| 2002-11-05 | MO08 | Jo Ann Emerson* (R) | 135,144 | 71.8% | Gene Curtis (D) | 50,686 | 26.9% | 2,491 | 1.3% | 188,321 |
| Redistricting effect (2002); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2000. | ||||||||||
| 2000-11-07 | MO08 | Jo Ann Emerson* (R) | 162,239 | 69.3% | Bob Camp (D) | 67,760 | 28.9% | 4,067 | 1.7% | 234,066 |
| 1998-11-03 | MO08 | Jo Ann Emerson* (R) | 104,271 | 62.6% | Tony Heckemeyer (D) | 59,426 | 35.7% | 2,827 | 1.7% | 166,524 |
| 1996-11-05 | MO08 | Jo Ann Emerson (I) | 112,472 | 50.5% | Emily Firebaugh (D) | 83,084 | 37.3% | 27,298 | 12.2% | 222,854 |
| 1996-11-05 sp | MO08 | Jo Ann Emerson (R) | 132,804 | 63.3% | Emily Firebaugh (D) | 71,625 | 34.1% | 5,326 | 2.5% | 209,755 |
| 1994-11-08 | MO08 | Bill Emerson* (R) | 129,320 | 70.1% | Jay Thompson (D) | 48,987 | 26.5% | 6,279 | 3.4% | 184,586 |
| 1992-11-03 | MO08 | Bill Emerson* (R) | 147,398 | 62.9% | Thad Bullock (D) | 86,730 | 37.0% | 290 | 0.1% | 234,418 |
| Redistricting effect (1992); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1990. | ||||||||||
| 1990-11-06 | MO08 | Bill Emerson* (R) | 81,452 | 57.3% | Russ Carnahan (D) | 60,751 | 42.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 142,203 |
| 1988-11-08 | MO08 | Bill Emerson* (R) | 117,601 | 58.1% | Wayne Cryts (D) | 84,801 | 41.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 202,402 |
| 1986-11-04 | MO08 | Bill Emerson* (R) | 79,142 | 52.5% | Wayne Cryts (D) | 71,532 | 47.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 150,674 |
| 1984-11-06 | MO08 | Bill Emerson* (R) | 134,186 | 65.4% | Bill Blue (D) | 70,922 | 34.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 205,108 |
| 1982-11-02 | MO08 | Bill Emerson* (R) | 86,493 | 53.1% | Jerry Ford (D) | 76,413 | 46.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 162,906 |
| Redistricting effect (1982); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1980. | ||||||||||
| 1980-11-04 | MO10 | Bill Emerson (R) | 116,167 | 55.2% | Bill Burlison* (D) | 94,465 | 44.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 210,632 |
| 1978-11-07 | MO10 | Bill Burlison* (D) | 99,148 | 65.3% | James Weir (R) | 52,687 | 34.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 151,835 |
| 1976-11-02 | MO10 | Bill Burlison* (D) | 131,675 | 72.1% | Joe Carron (R) | 51,024 | 27.9% | 7 | 0.0% | 182,706 |
| 1974-11-04 | MO10 | Bill Burlison* (D) | 77,677 | 72.8% | Truman Farrow (R) | 29,050 | 27.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 106,727 |
| 1972-11-07 | MO10 | Bill Burlison* (D) | 106,301 | 64.3% | Frank Svendrowski (R) | 59,083 | 35.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 165,384 |
| Redistricting effect (1972); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 2% compared to 1970. | ||||||||||
| 1970-11-03 | MO10 | Bill Burlison* (D) | 62,764 | 56.0% | Gary Rust (R) | 49,355 | 44.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 112,119 |
| 1968-11-05 | MO10 | Bill Burlison (D) | 78,326 | 54.0% | Vernon Landgraf (R) | 66,830 | 46.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 145,156 |
| 1966-11-08 | MO10 | Paul Jones* (D) | 48,985 | 61.0% | Willie Bruckerhoff (R) | 31,263 | 39.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 80,248 |
| 1964-11-03 | MO10 | Paul Jones* (D) | 89,698 | 67.4% | Carl Painter (R) | 43,304 | 32.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 133,002 |
| 1962-11-06 | MO10 | Paul Jones* (D) | 50,581 | 60.6% | Truman Farrow (R) | 32,828 | 39.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 83,409 |
| 1960-11-08 | MO10 | Paul Jones* (D) | 69,997 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 69,997 | |||
| 1958-11-04 | MO10 | Paul Jones* (D) | 44,892 | 70.7% | Gilbert Degenhardt (R) | 18,633 | 29.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 63,525 |
| 1956-11-06 | MO10 | Paul Jones* (D) | 69,536 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 69,536 | |||
| 1954-11-02 | MO10 | Paul Jones* (D) | 34,009 | 63.9% | Clyde Whaley (R) | 19,179 | 36.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 53,188 |
| 1952-11-04 | MO10 | Paul Jones* (D) | 71,156 | 60.7% | Andrew Sandegren (R) | 46,033 | 39.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 117,189 |
| 1950-11-07 | MO10 | Paul Jones* (D) | 44,469 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 44,469 | |||
| 1948-11-02 | MO10 | Paul Jones (D) | 67,564 | 71.6% | Walter Dillon (R) | 26,760 | 28.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 94,324 |
| 1948-11-02 sp | MO10 | Paul Jones (D) | 64,652 | 71.4% | Walter Dillon (R) | 25,901 | 28.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 90,553 |
| 1946-11-05 | MO10 | Orville Zimmerman* (D) | 37,236 | 60.6% | Walter Dillon (R) | 24,164 | 39.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 61,400 |
| 1944-11-07 | MO10 | Orville Zimmerman* (D) | 55,243 | 56.7% | Ralph Hutchison (R) | 42,129 | 43.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 97,372 |
| 1942-11-03 | MO10 | Orville Zimmerman* (D) | 29,514 | 56.7% | Merill Spitler (R) | 22,555 | 43.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 52,069 |
| 1940-11-05 | MO10 | Orville Zimmerman* (D) | 69,859 | 57.4% | C.E. Davenport (R) | 51,755 | 42.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 121,614 |
| 1938-11-08 | MO10 | Orville Zimmerman* (D) | 44,182 | 58.9% | Ralph Hutchison (R) | 30,804 | 41.0% | 58 | 0.1% | 75,044 |
| 1936-11-03 | MO10 | Orville Zimmerman* (D) | 65,168 | 61.4% | Linder Deimund (R) | 40,860 | 38.5% | 76 | 0.1% | 106,104 |
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 redist | Donald Trump* (R) | 274,779 | 75.0% | Joe Biden (D) | 86,552 | 23.6% | 5,239 | 1.4% | 366,570 | 18 | 28 | 12.10% | |
| 2020 | 59% | Donald Trump* (R) | 261,118 | 77.3% | Joe Biden (D) | 72,104 | 21.3% | 4,542 | 1.3% | 337,764 | 21 | 31 | 11.14% |
| 2016 | 55% | Donald Trump (R) | 239,666 | 75.4% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 66,858 | 21.0% | 11,225 | 3.5% | 317,749 | 19 | 30 | 11.23% |
| 2012 | 53% | Mitt Romney (R) | 201,522 | 65.9% | Barack Obama* (D) | 97,982 | 32.0% | 6,523 | 2.1% | 306,027 | 12 | 19 | 11.07% |
| 2008 | 57% | John McCain (R) | 174,538 | 61.9% | Barack Obama (D) | 102,739 | 36.4% | 4,688 | 1.7% | 281,965 | 13 | 16 | 9.63% |
| 2004 | 58% | George W. Bush* (R) | 173,378 | 63.5% | John Kerry (D) | 97,778 | 35.8% | 1,886 | 0.7% | 273,042 | 10 | 13 | 10.00% |
| 2000 | 53% | George W. Bush (R) | 139,318 | 58.9% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 92,043 | 38.9% | 5,359 | 2.3% | 236,720 | 8 | 11 | 10.03% |
| 1996 | 51% | Bill Clinton* (D) | 101,339 | 45.5% | Robert Dole (R) | 96,457 | 43.3% | 25,089 | 11.3% | 222,885 | 2 | 3 | 10.33% |
| 1992 | 58% | Bill Clinton (D) | 109,858 | 45.6% | George Bush* (R) | 89,238 | 37.1% | 41,558 | 17.3% | 240,654 | 3 | 0 | 10.06% |
| 1988 | 51% | George Bush (R) | 111,605 | 55.0% | Michael Dukakis (D) | 91,370 | 45.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 202,975 | 3 | 2 | 9.70% |
| 1984 | 53% | Ronald Reagan* (R) | 126,547 | 60.5% | Walter Mondale (D) | 82,559 | 39.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 209,106 | 0 | 2 | 9.85% |
| 1980 | 60% | Ronald Reagan (R) | 113,704 | 53.2% | Jimmy Carter* (D) | 95,288 | 44.6% | 4,561 | 2.1% | 213,553 | 2 | 3 | 10.17% |
| 1976 | 55% | Jimmy Carter (D) | 108,223 | 57.3% | Gerald Ford* (R) | 80,655 | 42.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 188,878 | -5 | -5 | 9.67% |
| 1972 | 56% | Richard Nixon* (R) | 111,777 | 65.9% | George McGovern (D) | 57,754 | 34.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 169,531 | 4 | 5 | 9.13% |
| 1968 | n/a | Richard Nixon (R) | 70,098 | 44.1% | Hubert Humphrey (D) | 59,797 | 37.6% | 29,122 | 18.3% | 159,017 | -1 | 1 | 8.79% |
| 1964 | n/a | Lyndon Johnson* (D) | 63.8% | Barry Goldwater (R) | 36.2% | 0.0% | 0 | -2 | n/a | ||||
| 1960 | 68% | Richard Nixon (R) | 59,844 | 51.2% | John Kennedy (D) | 56,995 | 48.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 116,839 | 1 | 2 | 6.04% |
| 1956 | 64% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 62,068 | 54.7% | Dwight Eisenhower* (R) | 51,349 | 45.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 113,417 | -5 | -12 | 6.19% |
| 1952 | 65% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 65,559 | 54.6% | Dwight Eisenhower (R) | 54,591 | 45.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 120,150 | -5 | -10 | 6.35% |
| Year | Pop | White | Black | Indian | Asian | 2+ Races | Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 771,929 | 86.4% | 3.1% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 7.1% | 2.2% |
| 2020 | 736,467 | 90.7% | 4.8% | 0.9% | 1.7% | 1.9% | |
| 2012 | 747,756 | 91.1% | 4.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 1.9% | 1.6% |
| 2010 | 656,894 | 90.9% | 5.0% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 1.4% | 1.7% |
| 2002 | 621,690 | 92.5% | 4.3% | 0.6% | 0.4% | 1.1% | 1.0% |
| 2000 | 611,537 | 92.4% | 4.4% | 0.6% | 0.4% | 1.2% | 1.0% |
| 1992 | 568,385 | 94.4% | 4.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.5% | |
| 1990 | 552,981 | 94.6% | 4.5% | ||||
| 1982 | 546,112 | 94.7% | 4.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.5% | |
| 1980 | 555,049 | 4.0% | 1.0% | ||||
| 1972 | 466,731 | 5.0% | |||||
| 1970 | 408,743 | 6.0% | |||||
| 1960 | 301,098 | ||||||
| 1950 | 332,680 |
| Year | Total | Republican | Democrat | Other | R/D Edge | R/D Edge % | VAPOP % | |||
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