Missouri 7th 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: 783,6672024 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

BURLISON, EricCongress 119 · Republican

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: LONG, Billy (2021–2023), LONG, Billy (2019–2021), LONG, Billy (2017–2019), LONG, Billy (2015–2017)

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

2024 results by constituent county

10 counties · 0 D · 10 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	265,626	377,117
2020	R	−41.2%	103,512	254,267	365,526
2016	R	−44.9%	82,331	232,543	334,582
2012	R	−36.9%	96,122	212,877	316,461
2008	R	−27.7%	117,523	209,150	331,155
2004	R	−34.7%	98,360	203,647	303,787
2000	R	−26.5%	88,306	154,308	248,846
1996	R	−14.0%	83,764	115,208	225,291
1992	R	−8.4%	86,510	106,404	236,599
1988	R	−23.1%	76,507	122,659	199,856
1984	R	−38.1%	60,665	135,342	196,006
1980	R	−23.1%	69,952	114,014	190,811
1976	R	−5.4%	80,643	89,884	171,746
1972	R	−44.6%	45,639	119,216	164,855
1968	R	−22.9%	49,884	84,213	149,590
1964	D	+6.9%	80,122	69,741	149,863
1960	R	−27.4%	57,082	100,276	157,358
1956	R	−20.9%	56,779	86,774	143,552
1952	R	−26.1%	54,286	92,751	147,316
1948	R	−1.9%	59,363	61,647	121,239
1944	R	−19.1%	49,931	73,512	123,685
1940	R	−9.1%	66,177	79,524	146,099
1936	D	+3.7%	70,725	65,669	137,103
1932	D	+15.4%	67,306	49,126	118,210
1928	R	−36.7%	35,162	76,267	111,937
1924	R	−10.7%	39,939	50,452	98,686
1920	R	−21.9%	39,624	62,770	105,583
1916	R	−2.4%	31,091	32,668	66,902
1912	D	+9.3%	22,888	17,598	56,945
1908	R	−7.6%	25,706	30,214	59,629
1904	R	−14.7%	21,115	29,085	54,367
1900	R	−1.4%	28,863	29,687	60,382
1896	D	+9.4%	28,892	23,897	53,144
1892	R	−6.6%	18,117	21,227	46,805
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

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$70,702

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.

Centered on Springfield and stretching across the Ozark Plateau, Missouri's 7th has delivered Republican presidential margins above 40 points in recent cycles, reflecting a rural, predominantly white electorate with deep evangelical roots.

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 783,667 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 377,117 votes cast, 105,657 went Democratic and 265,626 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 783,667 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 $70,702.

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

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