Missouri 3rd Congressional District (MO) — Elections 1876–2024

Missouri 3rd Congressional District, Missouri: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+30%. Republican peak: R+38 in 1972.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+30MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 737,7002024 5-year
Median household income: $83,7472024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 85.9%2024 5-year
Black: 4.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 3.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+27 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+38 in 1972MIT Election Lab

ONDER, Robert F., Jr.Congress 119 · Republican

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: LUETKEMEYER, Blaine (2023–2025), LUETKEMEYER, Blaine (2021–2023), LUETKEMEYER, Blaine (2019–2021), LUETKEMEYER, Blaine (2017–2019)

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

2024 results by constituent county

16 counties · 1 D · 15 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	−30.3%	130,674	247,411	384,690
2020	R	−29.1%	130,048	240,191	377,986
2016	R	−33.1%	106,136	221,343	348,194
2012	R	−23.1%	121,857	197,298	326,289
2008	R	−11.4%	148,779	187,620	340,809
2004	R	−18.8%	123,782	181,627	307,261
2000	R	−13.1%	108,528	142,065	256,553
1996	R	−2.2%	93,981	98,768	221,021
1992	D	+1.5%	90,712	87,241	237,087
1988	R	−19.0%	77,873	114,533	192,939
1984	R	−37.4%	57,949	127,288	185,237
1980	R	−18.7%	68,667	102,003	178,161
1976	R	−6.5%	70,892	80,803	153,237
1972	R	−38.3%	43,210	96,812	140,022
1968	R	−17.0%	44,478	65,832	125,914
1964	D	+12.5%	66,597	51,805	118,402
1960	R	−5.9%	58,011	65,229	123,240
1956	R	−8.7%	51,032	60,797	111,829
1952	R	−10.8%	49,701	61,806	111,661
1948	D	+6.7%	50,145	43,802	94,201
1944	R	−7.8%	44,512	52,018	96,726
1940	R	−4.1%	53,783	58,421	112,430
1936	D	+9.7%	57,477	47,206	105,881
1932	D	+27.0%	61,267	35,051	96,957
1928	R	−7.8%	41,775	48,838	90,811
1924	R	−5.2%	38,194	42,614	84,571
1920	R	−16.4%	35,739	49,905	86,379
1916	R	−2.4%	25,569	26,856	53,086
1912	D	+9.0%	22,932	18,700	47,252
1908	R	−2.3%	24,903	26,097	51,767
1904	R	−2.3%	23,457	24,563	49,121
1900	D	+2.9%	25,742	24,268	50,857
1896	D	+6.4%	27,164	23,855	51,407
1892	D	+6.7%	22,525	19,562	44,203
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

28.5%

Irish

13.2%

English

12.1%

American

7.0%

Italian

4.0%

French

3.0%

Polish

1.5%

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: 39.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.1%

2.2%

75–84

2.9%

5.0%

65–74

5.5%

6.6%

55–64

6.8%

6.2%

45–54

5.9%

6.8%

35–44

6.4%

25–34

6.1%

4.7%

18–24

4.6%

8.5%

5–17

8.1%

2.9%

2.7%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$83,747

Congressional District 3 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 3$83,747

Missouri$70,702

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

9.5%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1811.1%

Working age (18–64)9.1%

Seniors (65+)9.2%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

95.4%

speak English only

Spanish1.7%

Other Indo-European1.4%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.2%

Other languages0.4%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

18.2%

Baptist

9.6%

Other Christian

6.5%

Mainline Protestant

5.2%

Methodist

3.1%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.7%

Non-Christian

0.5%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 55.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Missouri's 3rd stretches across the Ozark Plateau and surrounding rural counties, where Republican presidential candidates have carried the district by margins exceeding 35 points in recent cycles, reflecting a broadly conservative, small-town electorate.

The Republican margin in Missouri 3rd Congressional District reached its widest at thirty-eight points in 1972. The margin in 2024 was thirty points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $83,747, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 737,700 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 3, Missouri vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 3, Missouri voted Republican by 30.3 points (R+30), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 384,690 votes cast, 130,674 went Democratic and 247,411 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 3, Missouri's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 3, 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 9 times, Republican 25 times, and other 0 times.

When did Congressional District 3, Missouri last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 3, Missouri voted Democratic was 1992.

How many people live in Congressional District 3, Missouri?

Congressional District 3, Missouri has a population of 737,700 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 3, Missouri?

Median household income in Congressional District 3, Missouri is $83,747 — above the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.

What is the political history of Congressional District 3, Missouri?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 3, Missouri from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 25 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Missouri 3rd Congressional District has voted Republican in eight straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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