Missouri 8th Congressional District
Akashic| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | −18.9% |
| 2012 | −32.3% |
| 2016 | −50.9% |
| 2020 | −51.3% |
| 2024 | −54.3% |
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 | 8 | R | 21.8%77,649 | 76.2%271,249 | 356,064 |
| 2022 | 8 | R | 21.9%53,738 | 76.0%186,472 | 245,395 |
| 2020 | 8 | R | 21.4%70,561 | 76.9%253,811 | 330,226 |
| 2018 | 8 | R | 25.0%66,151 | 73.4%194,042 | 264,399 |
| 2016 | 8 | R | 22.7%70,009 | 74.4%229,792 | 308,871 |
| 2014 | 8 | R | 24.3%38,721 | 66.7%106,124 | 159,224 |
| 2012 | 8 | R | 24.6%73,755 | 71.9%216,083 | 300,391 |
| 2010 | 8 | R | 28.8%56,377 | 65.6%128,499 | 195,999 |
| 2008 | 8 | R | 26.2%72,790 | 71.4%198,798 | 278,288 |
| 2006 | 8 | R | 26.4%57,557 | 71.6%156,164 | 217,989 |
| 2004 | 8 | R | 26.6%71,543 | 72.2%194,039 | 268,711 |
| 2002 | 8 | R | 26.9%50,686 | 71.8%135,144 | 188,321 |
| 2000 | 8 | R | 28.9%67,760 | 69.3%162,239 | 234,066 |
| 1998 | 8 | R | 35.7%59,426 | 62.6%104,271 | 166,524 |
| 1996 | 8 | O | 37.3%83,084 | 10.5%23,477 | 222,854 |
| 1994 | 8 | R | 26.9%49,987 | 69.7%129,320 | 185,586 |
| 1992 | 8 | R | 37.0%86,730 | 62.9%147,398 | 234,418 |
| 1990 | 8 | R | 42.7%60,751 | 57.3%81,452 | 142,203 |
| 1988 | 8 | R | 41.9%84,801 | 58.1%117,601 | 202,402 |
| 1986 | 8 | R | 47.5%71,532 | 52.5%79,142 | 150,674 |
| 1984 | 8 | R | 34.6%70,922 | 65.4%134,186 | 205,108 |
| 1982 | 8 | R | 46.9%76,413 | 53.1%86,493 | 162,906 |
| 1980 | 8 | R | 42.9%95,751 | 57.1%127,675 | 223,426 |
| 1978 | 8 | D | 60.5%96,509 | 39.5%63,109 | 159,618 |
| 1976 | 8 | D | 67.3%132,386 | 30.6%60,179 | 196,647 |
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 8th stretches across the Ozarks and the state's rural Bootheel, a vast low-density district where the 2024 presidential margin of R+59.3 ranked among the most lopsided of any congressional district in the country.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 54.3 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 3.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 54.3 points.
A population of 769,346, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $60,166 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 12 and Congressional District 15.
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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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