State House District 98 State House District (MO) — Elections 1876–2024

Missouri 98th State House District, Missouri: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+23%. Republican peak: R+43 in 1904.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+23MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 24,6832024 5-year
Median household income: $82,9362024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 62.1%2024 5-year
Black: 24.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 3.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+24 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+43 in 1904MIT 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).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+23.4%	7,577	4,661	12,464
2020	D	+24.0%	8,136	4,946	13,300
2016	D	+16.2%	7,108	5,019	12,884
2012	D	+13.6%	7,366	5,572	13,143
2008	D	+19.9%	8,259	5,497	13,880
2004	D	+9.3%	7,321	6,073	13,462
2000	D	+5.3%	6,214	5,571	12,071
1996	D	+6.4%	5,591	4,862	11,461
1992	D	+8.9%	5,845	4,668	13,258
1988	R	−9.6%	5,368	6,515	11,917
1984	R	−28.0%	4,293	7,628	11,921
1980	R	−14.6%	4,780	6,533	12,020
1976	R	−11.1%	4,882	6,123	11,222
1972	R	−24.3%	3,987	6,549	10,535
1968	R	−3.8%	4,110	4,471	9,554
1964	D	+22.6%	5,297	3,346	8,643
1960	D	+2.6%	4,128	3,917	8,045
1956	R	−6.2%	3,022	3,424	6,446
1952	R	−10.0%	2,367	2,896	5,268
1948	R	−5.2%	1,554	1,725	3,307
1944	R	−5.2%	1,433	1,590	3,031
1940	R	−12.1%	1,299	1,659	2,969
1936	D	+15.8%	1,568	1,129	2,779
1932	D	+23.6%	1,464	889	2,436
1928	R	−11.4%	838	1,055	1,901
1924	R	−22.1%	399	661	1,186
1920	R	−32.0%	308	620	975
1916	R	−23.8%	188	310	512
1912	R	−4.9%	134	153	385
1908	R	−36.8%	112	252	380
1904	R	−42.6%	71	183	263
1900	R	−25.2%	96	162	262
1896	R	−29.2%	84	154	240
1892	R	−16.6%	77	108	187
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

22.3%

Irish

12.2%

English

9.1%

American

5.5%

Italian

4.6%

Polish

2.4%

French

2.4%

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: 40.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.8%

85+

1.6%

2.4%

75–84

3.2%

5.0%

65–74

6.1%

6.3%

55–64

7.0%

5.6%

45–54

6.2%

35–44

6.6%

6.2%

25–34

6.5%

4.2%

18–24

4.2%

8.4%

5–17

8.0%

2.9%

2.7%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$82,936

State House District 98 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State House District 98$82,936

Missouri$70,702

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

9.8%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1813.5%

Working age (18–64)8.7%

Seniors (65+)9.1%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

89.5%

speak English only

Other Indo-European3.8%

Asian & Pacific Islander3.0%

Spanish2.6%

Other languages1.1%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

25.9%

Other Christian

10.0%

Baptist

5.1%

Mainline Protestant

3.2%

Non-Christian

2.7%

Methodist

2.1%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.7%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Missouri House District 98 sits within the St. Louis metropolitan orbit, where suburban demographic shifts have nudged a once-competitive seat toward consistent Democratic margins at the presidential level.

The Democratic margin in Missouri 98th State House District reached its widest at twenty-four points in 2020. The margin in 2024 was twenty-three points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $82,936, a 62% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 24,683 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 98, Missouri vote in 2024?

In 2024, State House District 98, Missouri voted Democratic by 23.4 points (D+23), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 12,464 votes cast, 7,577 went Democratic and 4,661 went Republican.

What is State House District 98, Missouri's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State House District 98, 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 13 times, Republican 21 times, and other 0 times.

When did State House District 98, Missouri last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State House District 98, Missouri voted Republican was 1988.

How many people live in State House District 98, Missouri?

State House District 98, Missouri has a population of 24,683 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 98, Missouri?

Median household income in State House District 98, Missouri is $82,936 — above the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.

What is the political history of State House District 98, Missouri?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 98, Missouri from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Missouri 98th State House District has voted Democratic in nine straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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