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State Senate District 3·Missouri

Missouri 3rd State Senate District: R+50 in 2024 — among the deepest-red places in the country.

One of Missouri's most reliably Republican legislative districts

20082024·5 elections
MO
Latest
R+50
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
177,535
2024 ACS

Missouri 3rd State Senate District, Missouri: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+50%. Republican peak: R+50 in 2024.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+50MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
177,5352024 5-year
Median household income
$64,7852024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
91.0%2024 5-year
Black
1.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
2.0%2024 5-year
Peak Republican margin
R+50 in 2024MIT Election Lab
5 counties · 0 D · 5 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−49.6%
20,56261,80983,226
R
−46.7%
21,15359,25881,680
R
−44.1%
18,83251,48874,000
R
−17.9%
27,28939,56268,577
R
−1.9%
35,79137,22774,201

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
22.3%
Irish
11.7%
English
11.3%
American
10.7%
French
4.4%
Italian
3.2%
Scottish
1.0%
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.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
98.2%
speak English only
Spanish0.7%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
14.0%
Catholic & Orthodox
10.9%
Other Christian
4.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.3%
Mainline Protestant
2.7%
Methodist
1.8%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 63.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Covering a largely rural stretch of the state, this district delivered a 51.7-point Republican margin in 2024, reflecting the deep conservative realignment that has reshaped Missouri's small-town and agricultural communities over the past two decades.

The Republican margin in Missouri 3rd State Senate District reached its widest at fifty points in 2024. The margin in 2024 was fifty points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $64,785, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 177,535 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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State Senate District 3, Missouri — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/sld-upper/29003/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 3, Missouri vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 3, Missouri voted Republican by 49.6 points (R+50), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 83,226 votes cast, 20,562 went Democratic and 61,809 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 3, Missouri's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 3, Missouri as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 0 times, Republican 5 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in State Senate District 3, Missouri?
State Senate District 3, Missouri has a population of 177,535 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State Senate District 3, Missouri?
Median household income in State Senate District 3, Missouri is $64,785 — below the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.
What is the political history of State Senate District 3, Missouri?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 3, Missouri from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.