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Missouri 118th 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

German33.9%21.3%12.5%

Irish14.2%11.8%9.4%

English11.7%11.9%9.5%

American9.4%6.8%5.3%

French3.3%2.2%1.6%

Italian3.2%3.2%4.8%

Polish1.8%1.3%2.2%

Scottish1.6%1.8%1.3%

African American†0.4%10.0%9.9%

Mexican0.8%3.2%11.3%

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 118	Missouri	United States
Median age	45	39.2	39.1
Age 18–24	7.2%	9.2%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	19.1%	17.9%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	MO HD 118	Missouri	United States
Median household income	$63,855	$70,702	$84,427
Poverty rate	12.5%	12.6%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	22.6%	32.4%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	MO HD 118	Missouri	United States
Owner-occupied homes	80.4%	68.1%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	19.6%	31.9%	34.8%
Median home value	$192,900	$230,300	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$862	$1,033	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	48.9%	45.6%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	11.4%	11.2%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	MO HD 118	Missouri	United States
Mean commute	35.2 min	23.5 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	21.6%	5.4%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	78.9%	74.8%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.0%	0.8%	3.2%
Works from home	9.8%	13.0%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	MO HD 118	Missouri	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	1.9%	6.7%	22.3%

Religious landscape

Measure	MO HD 118	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 118	Missouri	United States
Foreign-born residents	0.6%	4.5%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	0.3%	2.3%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	0.3%	2.2%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	7.4%	7.3%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.411	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

HarrisDemocratic20.2%3,822TrumpRepublican78.8%14,927OtherAll other candidates1.0%186

R+58.6

Lead: 11,105
Total: 18,935
vs nation: R+57.2

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic22.4%4,290TrumpRepublican76.1%14,596OtherAll other candidates1.6%305

R+53.7

Lead: 10,306
Total: 19,191
vs nation: R+58.2

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic21.7%3,841TrumpRepublican73.5%12,992OtherAll other candidates4.8%845

R+51.8

Lead: 9,151
Total: 17,678
vs nation: R+53.9

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic33.7%5,488RomneyRepublican63.8%10,410OtherAll other candidates2.5%408

R+30.2

Lead: 4,922
Total: 16,306
vs nation: R+34.0

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic42.5%7,327McCainRepublican56.1%9,673OtherAll other candidates1.4%246

R+13.6

Lead: 2,346
Total: 17,246
vs nation: R+20.9

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic40.7%6,517BushRepublican58.5%9,375OtherAll other candidates0.8%129

R+17.8

Lead: 2,858
Total: 16,021
vs nation: R+15.4

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic41.2%5,782BushRepublican56.1%7,868OtherAll other candidates2.7%382

R+14.9

Lead: 2,086
Total: 14,032
vs nation: R+15.4

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic43.5%5,327DoleRepublican39.1%4,792OtherAll other candidates17.4%2,139

D+4.4

Lead: 535
Total: 12,258
vs nation: R+4.2

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+58.6MIT Election Lab
Population: 38,8702024 5-year
Population density: 56 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 692 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $63,8552024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 91.7%2024 5-year
Black: 1.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 1.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+20.6 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+58.6 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State House District 119, MO · twin score 95.2

presidential history

Party record book

Missouri 118th 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

Lyndon B. Johnson1964

60.3%

5,048 votes · D+20.6 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932 · 58.8%

Republican

Donald Trump2024

78.8%

14,927 votes · R+58.6 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 76.1%

Most votes

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

Democratic

Barack Obama2008

7,327votes

42.5% of the vote · R+13.6 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · John Kerry, 2004 · 6,517 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2024

14,927votes

78.8% of the vote · R+58.6 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 14,596 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

+3.0pts D vs U.S.

Place R+22.2 · U.S. R+25.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Bill Clinton, 1992 · +2.6 pts

Republican

Donald Trump2020

+58.2pts R vs U.S.

Place R+53.7 · U.S. D+4.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · +57.2 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

RMike McGirlState House · 118

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	30.6%4,326	69.4%9,833	14,159

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+58.6, this rural Missouri district ranks among the state's most heavily one-sided, reflecting the deep partisan sorting that has reshaped small-town and agricultural communities over the past two decades.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 20.6 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 58.6 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 4.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 58.6 points.

A population of 38,870, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $63,855 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 119 and State House District 73.

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 119

elasticity2016–2024 trajectory≠ median age

State House District 73

elasticity12-yr trend2020–2024 trajectory≠ Polish ancestry

State House District 115

elasticity12-yr trend2020–2024 trajectory≠ % unaffiliated

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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Frequently asked questions

How did Missouri 118th State House District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Missouri 118th State House District voted Republican by 58.6 points (R+58.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 18,935 votes cast, 3,822 went Democratic and 14,927 went Republican.

When did Missouri 118th State House District last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Missouri 118th State House District voted Democratic was 1996.

How many people live in Missouri 118th State House District?

Missouri 118th State House District has a population of 38,870 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Missouri 118th State House District?

Median household income in Missouri 118th State House District is $63,855 — below the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.

What is the political history of Missouri 118th State House District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Missouri 118th State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 31 went Republican.