congressional districtMissouri 1st Congressional District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004D+49.7
2008D+57.6
2012D+55.7
2016D+54.4
2020D+58.9
2024D+57.5
net swing · 2004→2024D+7.8D+49.7 → D+57.5
vs. U.S. · 2024D+59.0D+57.5 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 55.4% of 571,547 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
246,431
64,312
5,793
316,536
571,547
55.4%
2020
280,398
70,474
5,710
356,582
585,610†
60.9%
2016
264,197
72,702
15,297
352,196
591,997†
59.5%
2012
298,193
82,966
5,479
386,638
582,641†
66.4%
2008
327,368
86,430
4,346
418,144
608,216†
68.7%
2004
288,440
95,962
2,599
387,001
633,792†
61.1%
† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles from the constituent-county ACS trend anchored to the current figure. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
20042024
District by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupMO-1MissouriUnited States
African American†43.7%10.0%9.9%
African1.1%0.3%0.5%
Nigerian0.3%—0.2%
German15.4%21.3%12.5%
Irish8.7%11.8%9.4%
English6.3%11.9%9.5%
American4.9%6.8%5.3%
Italian3.5%3.2%4.8%
French1.9%2.2%1.6%
Polish1.7%1.3%2.2%
Scottish1.2%1.8%1.3%
Mexican2.7%3.2%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.2%0.4%1.8%
Asian Indian1.0%0.6%1.4%
Chinese0.7%0.4%1.3%
Filipino0.3%0.2%0.9%
Vietnamese0.3%0.2%0.6%
Korean0.2%—0.4%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
MO-1
Missouri
United States
Median age
37.3
39.2
39.1
Age 18–24
8.6%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.3%
17.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
MO-1
Missouri
United States
Median household income
$63,644
$70,702
$84,427
Poverty rate
16.3%
12.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
44.6%
32.4%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
MO-1
Missouri
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
10.0%
6.7%
22.3%
Spanish
2.9%
2.9%
13.6%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic
1.0%
0.5%
0.7%
Other Indo-European
1.4%
0.6%
2.0%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)
1.0%
0.4%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
MO-1
Missouri
United States
Catholic
—
12.5%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
24.1%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
51.7%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Missouri 1st Congressional District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+49.7%
2008
+57.6%
2012
+55.7%
2016
+54.4%
2020
+58.9%
2024
+57.5%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Federal officeholders only. State and local officeholders are planned for the next data pass.
Congressional elections · 25 House races · 18 Senate races
U.S. House
Each result reflects the U.S. House district as it was drawn for that election; redistricting has redrawn these lines over time, so they can differ from the current 120th-Congress district shown on the map above.
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), House. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
District
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
1
D
75.9%233,312
18.4%56,453
307,265
2022
1
D
72.9%160,999
24.3%53,767
220,958
2020
1
D
78.8%249,087
19.0%59,940
316,171
2018
1
D
80.1%219,781
16.7%45,867
274,375
2016
1
D
75.5%236,993
20.0%62,714
314,024
2014
1
D
73.0%119,315
21.6%35,273
163,494
2012
1
D
78.7%267,927
17.9%60,832
340,583
2010
1
D
73.6%135,907
23.6%43,649
184,779
2008
1
D
86.9%242,570
0.0%0
279,277
2006
1
D
72.9%141,574
24.7%47,893
194,235
2004
1
D
75.3%213,658
22.8%64,791
283,771
2002
1
D
70.1%133,946
27.1%51,755
191,055
2000
1
D
75.2%149,173
21.5%42,730
198,347
1998
1
D
72.6%90,840
24.5%30,635
125,051
1996
1
D
70.2%131,659
27.6%51,857
187,653
1994
1
D
63.4%97,061
32.9%50,303
153,018
1992
1
D
68.1%158,693
31.9%74,482
233,175
1990
1
D
60.9%62,550
39.1%40,160
102,710
1988
1
D
71.6%140,751
27.0%53,109
196,658
1986
1
D
66.1%91,044
33.9%46,599
137,643
1984
1
D
68.3%147,436
31.7%68,538
215,974
1982
1
D
66.1%102,656
33.9%52,599
155,255
1980
1
D
70.2%91,272
29.8%38,667
129,939
1978
1
D
66.6%65,950
31.3%30,995
99,010
1976
1
D
65.6%87,310
34.4%45,874
133,184
U.S. Senate
The statewide Senate race, counted in this district — aggregated from the precinct-level returns that fall inside its boundaries (not a statewide figure).
Votes · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL) precinct returns (CC BY 4.0); aggregated to the district over VEST precinct geometry (CC BY-NC 4.0).
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
D
77.5%244,783
19.3%60,834
315,714
2022
R
43.2%868,875
56.8%1,143,636
2,012,511
2018
R
45.6%1,112,935
51.4%1,254,927
2,442,282
2016
R
46.4%1,300,200
49.2%1,378,458
2,802,547
2012
D
54.8%1,494,125
39.1%1,066,159
2,725,752
2010
R
40.6%789,736
54.2%1,054,160
1,943,872
2006
D
49.6%1,055,255
47.3%1,006,941
2,128,371
2004
R
42.8%1,158,261
56.1%1,518,089
2,706,402
2002
R
48.7%913,778
49.8%935,032
1,877,620
2000
D
50.5%1,191,812
48.4%1,142,852
2,361,573
1998
R
43.8%690,208
52.7%830,625
1,576,857
1994
R
35.7%633,697
59.7%1,060,149
1,775,116
1992
R
44.9%1,057,967
51.9%1,221,901
2,354,916
1988
R
31.8%660,045
67.7%1,407,416
2,078,871
1986
R
47.4%699,624
52.6%777,612
1,477,327
1982
R
49.1%758,629
50.9%784,876
1,543,505
1980
D
52.0%1,074,859
47.7%985,399
2,066,965
1976
R
42.5%813,571
56.9%1,090,067
1,914,460
2024 U.S. Senate — every candidate counted in this district
Lucas Kunce · Democrat77.5%244,783
Josh Hawley · Republican19.3%60,834
W C Young · Libertarian1.3%4,151
Nathan Kline · Green1.0%3,014
Jared Young · The Better Party0.9%2,927
Gina Bufe0.0%5
Missouri's 1st anchors the St. Louis urban core and returns Democratic presidential margins above 60 points, making it among the most lopsided congressional districts in the nation by that measure.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 58.9 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 57.5 points.
A population of 768,798, a 41% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $63,644 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 5 and Congressional District 12.
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How did Missouri 1st Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Missouri 1st Congressional District voted Democratic by 57.5 points (D+57.5), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 316,536 votes cast, 246,431 went Democratic and 64,312 went Republican.
How many people live in Missouri 1st Congressional District?
Missouri 1st Congressional District has a population of 768,798 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Missouri 1st Congressional District?
Median household income in Missouri 1st Congressional District is $63,644 — below the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.
What is the political history of Missouri 1st Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Missouri 1st Congressional District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
