Missouri 2nd Congressional District
Akashic| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | −7.7% |
| 2012 | −19.0% |
| 2016 | −18.7% |
| 2020 | −11.1% |
| 2024 | −11.5% |
Federal officeholders only. State and local officeholders are planned for the next data pass.
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.
| Year | District | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | R | 42.5%182,056 | 54.5%233,444 | 428,392 |
| 2022 | 2 | R | 43.1%135,895 | 54.9%173,277 | 315,666 |
| 2020 | 2 | R | 45.5%204,540 | 51.9%233,157 | 449,348 |
| 2018 | 2 | R | 47.2%177,611 | 51.2%192,477 | 376,066 |
| 2016 | 2 | R | 37.7%155,689 | 58.5%241,954 | 413,296 |
| 2014 | 2 | R | 32.6%75,384 | 64.1%148,191 | 231,117 |
| 2012 | 2 | R | 37.1%146,272 | 60.1%236,971 | 394,448 |
| 2010 | 2 | R | 29.2%77,467 | 67.9%180,481 | 265,632 |
| 2008 | 2 | R | 35.4%132,068 | 62.3%232,276 | 372,972 |
| 2006 | 2 | R | 36.6%105,242 | 61.3%176,452 | 287,617 |
| 2004 | 2 | R | 33.0%115,366 | 65.4%228,725 | 349,867 |
| 2002 | 2 | R | 31.0%77,223 | 67.1%167,057 | 248,828 |
| 2000 | 2 | R | 42.4%126,441 | 55.3%164,926 | 298,062 |
| 1998 | 2 | R | 28.3%57,565 | 70.0%142,313 | 203,259 |
| 1996 | 2 | R | 37.1%100,372 | 61.3%165,999 | 270,726 |
| 1994 | 2 | R | 30.6%70,480 | 67.3%154,882 | 230,287 |
| 1992 | 2 | R | 47.6%148,729 | 50.4%157,594 | 312,442 |
| 1990 | 2 | D | 50.0%94,308 | 50.0%94,260 | 188,568 |
| 1988 | 2 | R | 32.6%91,645 | 66.3%186,450 | 281,109 |
| 1986 | 2 | R | 48.1%93,538 | 51.9%101,010 | 194,548 |
| 1984 | 2 | D | 51.8%139,123 | 47.5%127,710 | 268,616 |
| 1982 | 2 | D | 56.5%100,770 | 43.5%77,433 | 178,203 |
| 1980 | 2 | D | 64.4%148,227 | 35.6%81,762 | 229,989 |
| 1978 | 2 | D | 56.4%102,911 | 43.6%79,495 | 182,406 |
| 1976 | 2 | D | 51.1%111,568 | 48.9%106,811 | 218,379 |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 41.8%1,243,728 | 55.6%1,651,907 | 2,972,559 |
| 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 |
Missouri's 2nd stretches across affluent St. Louis County communities where college-educated suburban voters have steadily reoriented the district, producing a 1.1-point Democratic presidential margin in 2024 after years as reliably Republican territory.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 19.0 points in 2012. The 2024 margin was 11.5 points.
A population of 769,316, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $96,353 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 3 and Congressional District 5.
The congressional districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
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