Congressional District 7 Congressional District (MO) — Elections 1876–2024

Missouri 7th Congressional District, Missouri: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+42%. Republican peak: R+45 in 2016.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+42MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 783,6712024 5-year
Median household income: $63,8332024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 85.7%2024 5-year
Black: 1.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 6.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+15 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+45 in 1972MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

17 counties · 0 D · 17 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	R	−42.4%	105,657	265,627	377,119
2020	R	−41.2%	103,512	254,269	365,528
2016	R	−44.9%	82,332	232,544	334,584
2012	R	−36.9%	96,123	212,878	316,462
2008	R	−27.7%	117,524	209,151	331,157
2004	R	−34.7%	98,360	203,648	303,789
2000	R	−26.5%	88,306	154,309	248,848
1996	R	−14.0%	83,765	115,209	225,292
1992	R	−8.4%	86,511	106,405	236,600
1988	R	−23.1%	76,507	122,660	199,858
1984	R	−38.1%	60,665	135,343	196,008
1980	R	−23.1%	69,952	114,015	190,812
1976	R	−5.4%	80,643	89,885	171,748
1972	R	−44.6%	45,640	119,217	164,856
1968	R	−22.9%	49,884	84,214	149,591
1964	D	+6.9%	80,123	69,742	149,865
1960	R	−27.4%	57,083	100,277	157,360
1956	R	−20.9%	56,779	86,775	143,554
1952	R	−26.1%	54,286	92,752	147,318
1948	R	−1.9%	59,363	61,648	121,240
1944	R	−19.1%	49,931	73,513	123,687
1940	R	−9.1%	66,177	79,526	146,101
1936	D	+3.7%	70,726	65,670	137,105
1932	D	+15.4%	67,306	49,127	118,212
1928	R	−36.7%	35,163	76,268	111,938
1924	R	−10.7%	39,939	50,453	98,688
1920	R	−21.9%	39,625	62,771	105,585
1916	R	−2.4%	31,091	32,669	66,903
1912	D	+9.3%	22,889	17,599	56,946
1908	R	−7.6%	25,707	30,214	59,630
1904	R	−14.7%	21,115	29,086	54,368
1900	R	−1.4%	28,864	29,688	60,383
1896	D	+9.4%	28,893	23,898	53,145
1892	R	−6.6%	18,118	21,227	46,806
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

18.5%

English

14.9%

Irish

11.8%

American

7.1%

Italian

2.2%

Scottish

2.2%

French

1.9%

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: 38.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.9%

85+

1.2%

2.3%

75–84

3.2%

5.0%

65–74

5.7%

6.0%

55–64

6.4%

5.7%

45–54

5.8%

6.2%

35–44

6.2%

6.4%

25–34

6.4%

5.1%

18–24

5.0%

8.7%

5–17

8.1%

2.9%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$63,833

Congressional District 7 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 7$63,833

Missouri$60,773

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

13.9%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1817.4%

Working age (18–64)13.1%

Seniors (65+)10.5%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

93.7%

speak English only

Spanish3.5%

Other Indo-European1.4%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.1%

Other languages0.2%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Baptist

17.8%

Other Christian

12.9%

Pentecostal & Holiness

8.8%

Catholic & Orthodox

4.5%

Methodist

3.3%

Mainline Protestant

2.3%

Non-Christian

0.2%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 50.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Missouri 7th Congressional District sits in the Border South. Its political identity has been Republican for as long as anyone now living can remember. 1 consecutive presidential elections in modern records have gone for the Republican candidate, often by margins that would be considered landslide territory anywhere else.

The Republican margin in Missouri 7th Congressional District reached its widest at forty-five points in 2016. The margin in 2024 was forty-two points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $63,833, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 783,671 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 7, Missouri vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 7, Missouri voted Republican by 42.4 points (R+42), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 377,119 votes cast, 105,657 went Democratic and 265,627 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 7, Missouri's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 7, Missouri as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 29 times, and other 0 times.

When did Congressional District 7, Missouri last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 7, Missouri voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in Congressional District 7, Missouri?

Congressional District 7, Missouri has a population of 783,671 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 7, Missouri?

Median household income in Congressional District 7, Missouri is $63,833 — below the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $60,773.

What is the political history of Congressional District 7, Missouri?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 7, Missouri from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 29 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Missouri 7th Congressional District has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

Demographics

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