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Missouri 49th State House District

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President margin by year

Place winner margin

1876–2024 · D minus R

Full record · 1876 → 2024

2024

Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab

The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.

People and households

Who lives here

Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.

Race · ethnicity · ancestry

Communities and origins

German24.9%21.3%12.5%

English11.9%11.9%9.5%

Irish10.9%11.8%9.4%

American7.9%6.8%5.3%

Italian3.6%3.2%4.8%

French2.4%2.2%1.6%

Scottish2.3%1.8%1.3%

Scotch-Irish1.7%——

African American†4.8%10.0%9.9%

Mexican1.7%3.2%11.3%

Puerto Rican0.2%0.4%1.8%

Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.

Age and life stage

Measure	MO HD 49	Missouri	United States
Median age	39.3	39.2	39.1
Age 18–24	9.7%	9.2%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	17.9%	17.9%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	MO HD 49	Missouri	United States
Median household income	$75,050	$70,702	$84,427
Poverty rate	11.0%	12.6%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	24.6%	32.4%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	MO HD 49	Missouri	United States
Owner-occupied homes	74.8%	68.1%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	25.2%	31.9%	34.8%
Median home value	$206,000	$230,300	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$895	$1,033	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	38.4%	45.6%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	11.5%	11.2%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	MO HD 49	Missouri	United States
Mean commute	23.8 min	23.5 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	4.3%	5.4%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	76.1%	74.8%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.6%	0.8%	3.2%
Works from home	10.5%	13.0%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	MO HD 49	Missouri	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	1.7%	6.7%	22.3%
Spanish	1.1%	2.9%	13.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	MO HD 49	Missouri	United States
Catholic	—	12.5%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	—	24.1%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	—	51.7%	51.5%

Origins and service

Measure	MO HD 49	Missouri	United States
Foreign-born residents	0.8%	4.5%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	0.4%	2.3%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	0.4%	2.2%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	7.7%	7.3%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.414	0.465	0.483

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations · American Community Survey 2024 — housing and tenure (B25003, B25002, B25077, B25064, B25070), commuting (B08013, B08303, B08301), origins and service (B05002, B21001, B19083).

President results by year

Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries

HarrisDemocratic28.8%5,355TrumpRepublican69.7%12,974OtherAll other candidates1.6%295

R+40.9

Lead: 7,619
Total: 18,624
vs nation: R+39.4

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic28.7%5,182TrumpRepublican69.1%12,488OtherAll other candidates2.2%402

R+40.4

Lead: 7,306
Total: 18,072
vs nation: R+44.9

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic26.8%4,453TrumpRepublican66.4%11,056OtherAll other candidates6.8%1,133

R+39.7

Lead: 6,603
Total: 16,642
vs nation: R+41.8

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic34.7%5,421RomneyRepublican63.4%9,917OtherAll other candidates1.9%303

R+28.7

Lead: 4,496
Total: 15,641
vs nation: R+32.6

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic40.3%6,692McCainRepublican58.0%9,633OtherAll other candidates1.7%284

R+17.7

Lead: 2,941
Total: 16,609
vs nation: R+25.0

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic38.3%5,875BushRepublican61.1%9,377OtherAll other candidates0.6%92

R+22.8

Lead: 3,502
Total: 15,344
vs nation: R+20.4

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic45.5%6,021BushRepublican52.6%6,949OtherAll other candidates1.9%251

R+7.0

Lead: 928
Total: 13,221
vs nation: R+7.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic46.1%5,242DoleRepublican41.3%4,690OtherAll other candidates12.6%1,437

D+4.9

Lead: 552
Total: 11,369
vs nation: R+3.7

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+40.9MIT Election Lab
Population: 38,8682024 5-year
Population density: 68 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 571 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $75,0502024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 86.2%2024 5-year
Black: 4.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 2.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+57.6 in 1876MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+40.9 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State House District 59, KS · twin score 96.7

presidential history

Party record book

Missouri 49th State House District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.

1892–2024 (partial returns from 1876) · 38 presidential cycles · 38 with a vote-share denominator · 34 with a national benchmark

Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.

Democratic

Samuel J. Tilden1876

78.8%

3,084 votes · D+57.6 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932 · 77.6%

Republican

Donald Trump2024

69.7%

12,974 votes · R+40.9 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 69.1%

Most votes

Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.

Democratic

Barack Obama2008

6,692votes

40.3% of the vote · R+17.7 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1940 · 6,304 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2024

12,974votes

69.7% of the vote · R+40.9 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 12,488 votes

Best relative to the U.S.

This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.

Democratic

John W. Davis1924

+62.2pts D vs U.S.

Place D+37.1 · U.S. R+25.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · James M. Cox, 1920 · +58.2 pts

Republican

Donald Trump2020

+44.9pts R vs U.S.

Place R+40.4 · U.S. D+4.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2016 · +41.8 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

RJim SchulteState House · 49

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

U.S. House elections · 1 House

Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.

U.S. House

Each row is a county-allocated estimate of U.S. House votes for this district — county returns apportioned onto its boundary, not precinct-counted. “Vote lead” is the estimated local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Source · Akashic county-allocated estimate from certified county returns, House; not precinct-counted.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2018	R	28.8%4,093	71.2%10,139	14,232

Missouri 49th State House District sits in the Border South. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 57.6 points in 1876 and a Republican high of 40.9 points in 2024. The 2024 margin was 40.9 points.

A population of 38,868, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $75,050 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 59 and State House District 62.

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 59

2012–2024 trajectory

State House District 62

2012–2024 trajectory

State House District 50

2012–2024 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.

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Places within Missouri 49th State House District

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Frequently asked questions

How did Missouri 49th State House District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Missouri 49th State House District voted Republican by 40.9 points (R+40.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 18,624 votes cast, 5,355 went Democratic and 12,974 went Republican.

When did Missouri 49th State House District last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Missouri 49th State House District voted Democratic was 1996.

How many people live in Missouri 49th State House District?

Missouri 49th State House District has a population of 38,868 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Missouri 49th State House District?

Median household income in Missouri 49th State House District is $75,050 — below the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.

What is the political history of Missouri 49th State House District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Missouri 49th State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 25 went Democratic and 13 went Republican.