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Missouri 53rd 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

German21.5%21.3%12.5%

English12.7%11.9%9.5%

Irish12.4%11.8%9.4%

American8.3%6.8%5.3%

French1.9%2.2%1.6%

Scottish1.7%1.8%1.3%

Italian1.4%3.2%4.8%

Swedish0.7%——

Mexican2.3%3.2%11.3%

Puerto Rican0.4%0.4%1.8%

African American†0.9%10.0%9.9%

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 53	Missouri	United States
Median age	41.1	39.2	39.1
Age 18–24	7.1%	9.2%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	19.4%	17.9%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	MO HD 53	Missouri	United States
Median household income	$73,808	$70,702	$84,427
Poverty rate	11.9%	12.6%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	21.2%	32.4%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	MO HD 53	Missouri	United States
Owner-occupied homes	74.4%	68.1%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	25.6%	31.9%	34.8%
Median home value	$215,000	$230,300	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$870	$1,033	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	42.3%	45.6%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	8.7%	11.2%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	MO HD 53	Missouri	United States
Mean commute	30.3 min	23.5 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	8.0%	5.4%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	79.3%	74.8%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.6%	0.8%	3.2%
Works from home	9.5%	13.0%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	MO HD 53	Missouri	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	3.1%	6.7%	22.3%
Spanish	1.9%	2.9%	13.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	MO HD 53	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 53	Missouri	United States
Foreign-born residents	1.7%	4.5%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	0.9%	2.3%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	0.8%	2.2%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	9.2%	7.3%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.412	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

HarrisDemocratic26.1%5,001TrumpRepublican72.7%13,927OtherAll other candidates1.2%231

R+46.6

Lead: 8,926
Total: 19,159
vs nation: R+45.1

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic27.3%5,041TrumpRepublican70.9%13,096OtherAll other candidates1.8%329

R+43.6

Lead: 8,055
Total: 18,466
vs nation: R+48.1

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic27.9%4,916TrumpRepublican65.2%11,490OtherAll other candidates6.8%1,204

R+37.3

Lead: 6,574
Total: 17,610
vs nation: R+39.4

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic40.2%6,922RomneyRepublican57.1%9,852OtherAll other candidates2.7%465

R+17.0

Lead: 2,930
Total: 17,239
vs nation: R+20.9

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic45.8%8,333McCainRepublican52.0%9,459OtherAll other candidates2.2%406

R+6.2

Lead: 1,126
Total: 18,198
vs nation: R+13.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic44.6%7,882BushRepublican54.5%9,647OtherAll other candidates0.9%163

R+10.0

Lead: 1,765
Total: 17,692
vs nation: R+7.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic48.8%7,792BushRepublican48.4%7,736OtherAll other candidates2.8%445

D+0.4

Lead: 56
Total: 15,973
vs nation: R+0.2

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic51.5%7,548DoleRepublican35.6%5,208OtherAll other candidates12.9%1,891

D+16.0

Lead: 2,340
Total: 14,647
vs nation: D+7.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+46.6MIT Election Lab
Population: 37,2312024 5-year
Population density: 68 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 551 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $73,8082024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 89.0%2024 5-year
Black: 1.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 3.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+37.7 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+46.6 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State House District 4, MO · twin score 97.7

presidential history

Party record book

Missouri 53rd 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

Franklin D. Roosevelt1932

68.6%

9,617 votes · D+37.7 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Lyndon B. Johnson, 1964 · 66.7%

Republican

Donald Trump2024

72.7%

13,927 votes · R+46.6 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 70.9%

Most votes

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

Democratic

Franklin D. Roosevelt1932

9,617votes

68.6% of the vote · D+37.7 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936 · 9,505 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2024

13,927votes

72.7% of the vote · R+46.6 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 13,096 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

+39.7pts D vs U.S.

Place D+14.5 · U.S. R+25.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · James M. Cox, 1920 · +34.4 pts

Republican

Donald Trump2020

+48.1pts R vs U.S.

Place R+43.6 · U.S. D+4.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · +45.1 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

RTerry ThompsonState House · 53

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
2024	R	23.1%4,318	76.9%14,336	18,654

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+46.6, this district sits at the far end of Missouri's partisan distribution — the kind of concentrated one-party territory that shapes how statewide totals get built.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 37.7 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 46.6 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 3.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 46.6 points.

A population of 37,231, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $73,808 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 4 and State House District 47.

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 4

12-yr trend2020–2024 trajectoryelasticity

State House District 47

12-yr trend2016–2024 trajectory≠ American ancestry

State House District 69

12-yr trend2020–2024 trajectoryelasticity

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 53rd State House District

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Frequently asked questions

How did Missouri 53rd State House District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Missouri 53rd State House District voted Republican by 46.6 points (R+46.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 19,159 votes cast, 5,001 went Democratic and 13,927 went Republican.

When did Missouri 53rd State House District last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Missouri 53rd State House District voted Democratic was 2000.

How many people live in Missouri 53rd State House District?

Missouri 53rd State House District has a population of 37,231 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Missouri 53rd State House District?

Median household income in Missouri 53rd State House District is $73,808 — below the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.

What is the political history of Missouri 53rd State House District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Missouri 53rd State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 29 went Democratic and 9 went Republican.