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1876–2024
State House District 78·Missouri

Missouri 78th State House District has voted Democratic in twenty-five straight presidential cycles.

One of Missouri's most Democratic-leaning state house seats

1876 — 2024·38 elections
MO
Latest
D+64
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
21,950
2024 ACS

Missouri 78th State House District, Missouri: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+64%. Democratic peak: D+68 in 2008.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+64MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
21,9502024 5-year
Median household income
$56,1602024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
45.5%2024 5-year
Black
42.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
5.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+68 in 2008MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+20 in 1920MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 1 D · 0 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).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+64.2%
7,1861,4728,900
D
+65.9%
8,3761,63410,223
D
+62.9%
7,9301,58510,080
D
+66.5%
9,0371,74610,961
D
+68.2%
10,1131,87612,086
D
+61.1%
8,8352,11511,004
D
+57.5%
7,3461,8879,491
D
+56.6%
6,9411,6839,282
D
+52.2%
7,7871,93611,215
D
+45.6%
8,3753,11211,542
D
+29.6%
8,5454,64213,188
D
+37.1%
8,6503,82912,991
D
+33.6%
9,0314,44113,678
D
+24.7%
9,1165,50814,624
D
+38.4%
10,8804,43216,807
D
+55.4%
15,8224,53520,356
D
+33.3%
15,3937,70923,102
D
+21.7%
15,3849,89425,278
D
+23.9%
17,94711,01928,998
D
+29.1%
16,7879,18026,154
D
+20.7%
15,57310,22625,861
D
+16.2%
17,75212,79430,619
D
+33.3%
19,7869,73030,191
D
+28.8%
17,2209,39227,169
D
+4.3%
13,42312,30225,806
R
−16.5%
7,29510,60820,131
R
−20.2%
8,06812,42221,504
R
−6.0%
5,6346,37512,327
D
+8.8%
4,4773,53810,676
R
−9.4%
4,6355,64210,693
R
−4.9%
3,9454,3788,810
R
−0.5%
4,5604,6109,478
R
−13.3%
3,8114,9998,901
R
−1.2%
2,6382,7035,412
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
16.3%
Irish
9.8%
American
7.0%
English
6.6%
Italian
4.2%
French
2.4%
Polish
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: 36.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.5%
85+
1.1%
1.6%
75–84
2.2%
4.6%
65–74
5.3%
6.0%
55–64
6.3%
5.4%
45–54
5.6%
7.3%
35–44
7.3%
9.6%
25–34
10.1%
4.1%
18–24
4.6%
6.4%
5–17
6.2%
2.9%
<5
2.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$56,160
State House District 78 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 78$56,160
Missouri$70,702
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
20.6%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1829.7%
Working age (18–64)18.6%
Seniors (65+)18.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.6%
speak English only
Spanish3.2%
Other Indo-European2.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.3%
Other languages1.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
22.6%
Catholic & Orthodox
17.4%
Mainline Protestant
12.6%
Non-Christian
11.2%
Other Christian
8.5%
Methodist
5.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 20.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of D+74.6, this district ranks among the most lopsided in the state, reflecting a dense, heavily urban core where Democratic presidential candidates routinely approach supermajority-level support.

The Democratic margin in Missouri 78th State House District reached its widest at sixty-eight points in 2008. The margin in 2024 was sixty-four points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $56,160, a 46% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 21,950 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 78, Missouri vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 78, Missouri voted Democratic by 64.2 points (D+64), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 8,900 votes cast, 7,186 went Democratic and 1,472 went Republican.
What is State House District 78, Missouri's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 78, Missouri as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 26 times, Republican 8 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District 78, Missouri last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 78, Missouri voted Republican was 1924.
How many people live in State House District 78, Missouri?
State House District 78, Missouri has a population of 21,950 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State House District 78, Missouri?
Median household income in State House District 78, Missouri is $56,160 — below the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.
What is the political history of State House District 78, Missouri?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 78, Missouri from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 26 went Democratic and 8 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.