Missouri 1st Congressional District (MO) — Elections 1876–2024

Missouri 1st Congressional District, Missouri: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+39%. Democratic peak: D+45 in 1964.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+39MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 654,5192024 5-year
Median household income: $71,1342024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 54.8%2024 5-year
Black: 32.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 4.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+45 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+21 in 1920MIT Election Lab

BELL, WesleyCongress 119 · Democratic

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: BUSH, Cori (2023–2025), BUSH, Cori (2021–2023), CLAY, William Lacy, Jr. (2019–2021), CLAY, William Lacy, Jr. (2017–2019)

Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).

2024 results by constituent county

2 counties · 2 D · 0 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	D	+39.2%	206,820	88,454	301,806
2020	D	+41.0%	230,728	94,817	331,590
2016	D	+35.4%	209,636	95,257	323,544
2012	D	+36.1%	228,001	105,569	338,956
2008	D	+40.9%	255,390	106,172	364,681
2004	D	+31.0%	224,688	117,856	344,259
2000	D	+26.8%	188,696	107,406	303,749
1996	D	+27.4%	174,142	94,215	291,954
1992	D	+27.4%	189,027	94,663	344,003
1988	D	+15.9%	189,678	137,517	328,429
1984	D	+0.5%	175,968	174,138	350,105
1980	D	+10.7%	184,572	147,214	348,990
1976	D	+12.1%	191,092	149,170	346,182
1972	D	+2.7%	178,928	169,512	348,440
1968	D	+21.9%	203,952	124,557	362,584
1964	D	+44.8%	286,496	109,219	395,715
1960	D	+24.6%	263,522	159,411	422,933
1956	D	+15.5%	247,006	180,813	427,819
1952	D	+18.1%	270,971	187,768	459,240
1948	D	+24.8%	243,684	146,233	392,784
1944	D	+17.7%	225,915	157,980	384,846
1940	D	+13.4%	252,579	192,752	446,448
1936	D	+31.7%	283,290	144,621	438,016
1932	D	+28.3%	248,030	136,628	393,204
1928	D	+3.1%	188,843	177,341	367,357
1924	R	−16.8%	101,791	149,228	282,164
1920	R	−20.8%	110,612	172,463	297,096
1916	R	−6.8%	76,843	88,382	169,618
1912	D	+8.3%	60,829	48,777	146,025
1908	R	−10.5%	62,575	77,896	146,175
1904	R	−6.1%	52,909	60,254	119,688
1900	R	−1.3%	61,347	62,996	128,452
1896	R	−13.8%	51,339	67,986	120,550
1892	R	−1.8%	35,812	37,131	73,910
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Congressional elections · 18 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year	Won	D %	R %	Total
2024	R	41.8%	55.6%	2,972,559
2022	R	43.2%	56.8%	2,012,511
2018	R	45.6%	51.4%	2,442,289
2016	R	46.4%	49.2%	2,802,637
2012	D	54.8%	39.1%	2,725,793
2010	R	40.6%	54.2%	1,943,899
2006	D	49.6%	47.3%	2,128,459
2004	R	42.8%	56.1%	2,706,402
2002	R	48.7%	49.8%	1,877,620
2000	D	50.5%	48.4%	2,361,586
1998	R	43.8%	52.7%	1,576,857
1994	R	35.7%	59.7%	1,775,116
1992	R	44.9%	51.9%	2,354,916
1988	R	31.8%	67.7%	2,078,875
1986	R	47.4%	52.6%	1,477,327
1982	R	49.1%	50.8%	1,543,521
1980	D	52.0%	47.7%	2,066,965
1976	R	42.5%	56.9%	1,914,460

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

19.7%

Irish

11.1%

English

8.0%

American

6.2%

Italian

4.4%

French

2.4%

Polish

2.2%

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

0.7%

85+

1.4%

2.0%

75–84

2.8%

4.8%

65–74

5.7%

6.2%

55–64

6.7%

5.5%

45–54

5.9%

6.7%

35–44

6.9%

7.7%

25–34

8.1%

4.2%

18–24

4.4%

7.5%

5–17

7.2%

2.9%

2.7%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$71,134

Congressional District 1 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 1$71,134

Missouri$70,702

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

14.6%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1820.6%

Working age (18–64)13.1%

Seniors (65+)13.4%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

90.0%

speak English only

Other Indo-European3.3%

Spanish2.9%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.7%

Other languages1.1%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

22.2%

Baptist

12.8%

Other Christian

9.3%

Mainline Protestant

7.3%

Non-Christian

6.4%

Methodist

3.4%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.0%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 36.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

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.

The Democratic margin in Missouri 1st Congressional District reached its widest at forty-five points in 1964. The margin in 2024 was thirty-nine points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $71,134, a 55% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 654,519 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 1, Missouri vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 1, Missouri voted Democratic by 39.2 points (D+39), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 301,806 votes cast, 206,820 went Democratic and 88,454 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 1, Missouri's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 1, Missouri as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 26 times, Republican 8 times, and other 0 times.

When did Congressional District 1, Missouri last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 1, Missouri voted Republican was 1924.

How many people live in Congressional District 1, Missouri?

Congressional District 1, Missouri has a population of 654,519 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 1, Missouri?

Median household income in Congressional District 1, Missouri is $71,134 — below the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.

What is the political history of Congressional District 1, Missouri?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 1, Missouri from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 26 went Democratic and 8 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Missouri 1st Congressional District has voted Democratic in twenty-five straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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