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Missouri 3rd State House District
presidential margin
2008R+10.32012R+25.52016R+39.52020R+41.02024R+47.1
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+47.1
2024
median income$59,944U.S. $80,734 · MO $70,702
median age35.2U.S. 39.1 · MO 39.2
poverty rate19.9%U.S. 12.5% · MO 12.6%
bachelor’s+ (25+)28.1%U.S. 35.6% · MO 32.4%
non-english9.5%U.S. 22.3% · MO 6.7%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German16.6%
English12.2%
Irish9.5%
Mexican2.9%
Salvadoran0.6%
Puerto Rican0.3%
African American†2.1%
African1.6%
Filipino0.4%
Asian Indian0.4%
Chinese0.3%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Sullivan County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

Missouri 3rd State House District

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Missouri 3rd State House DistrictTrumpR+47.1
2024
2024 presidential margin for Missouri 3rd State House DistrictThe boundary of Missouri 3rd State House District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+47.1), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Missouri 3rd State House District · R+47.1
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican73.0%11,712
Kamala HarrisDemocratic25.9%4,159
Chase OliverLibertarian1.1%171
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 5 counties it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
County-level results (5 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Missouri 3rd State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Adair County, MORepublicanR+33.4
Mercer County, MORepublicanR+73.1
Putnam County, MORepublicanR+70.3
Schuyler County, MORepublicanR+64.5
Sullivan County, MORepublicanR+66.1
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
25.9%Harris4,159
73.0%Trump11,712
1.1%Oliver171
−47.1%
16,042
R
28.7%Biden4,641
69.7%Trump11,283
1.6%Jorgensen257
−41.0%
16,181
R
27.9%Clinton4,458
67.4%Trump10,762
4.7%Johnson755
−39.5%
15,975
R
37.3%Obama5,709
62.7%Romney9,610
0.0%
−25.5%
15,319
R
43.1%Obama7,897
53.4%McCain9,794
3.5%Nader643
−10.3%
18,334
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: −47.1% in 2024.−47.1%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−10.3%
2012−25.5%
2016−39.5%
2020−41.0%
2024−47.1%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RDanny BusickState House · 3

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

With a 2024 presidential margin exceeding 50 points, this rural Missouri district sits among the most one-sided legislative seats in the state, reflecting the deep partisan alignment that has reshaped small-town and agricultural communities across the Ozarks region.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 47.1 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 6.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 47.1 points.

A population of 37,874, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $59,944 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 51 and State House District 4.

Political twins — state-house districts

The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

State House District 51
Missouri
97.0twin score
2016–2024 trajectory12-yr trend
State House District 4
Missouri
93.5twin score
2016–2024 trajectoryelasticity
State House District 11
Missouri
93.4twin score
12-yr trendelasticity2016–2020 trajectory

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.

Compare two places, side by side

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Places within Missouri 3rd State House District

counties it covers4
Adair CountyMercer CountyPutnam CountySullivan County

Frequently asked questions

How did Missouri 3rd State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Missouri 3rd State House District voted Republican by 47.1 points (R+47.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 16,042 votes cast, 4,159 went Democratic and 11,712 went Republican.
How many people live in Missouri 3rd State House District?
Missouri 3rd State House District has a population of 37,874 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Missouri 3rd State House District?
Median household income in Missouri 3rd State House District is $59,944 — below the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.
What is the political history of Missouri 3rd State House District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Missouri 3rd State House District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.