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1876–2024
State House District 138·Missouri

Missouri 138th State House District has voted Republican in twenty-three straight presidential cycles.

One of Missouri's most lopsided presidential margins in 2024

1876 — 2024·38 elections
MO
Latest
R+56
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
73,634
2024 ACS

Missouri 138th State House District, Missouri: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+56%. Republican peak: R+61 in 1928.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+56MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
73,6342024 5-year
Median household income
$76,1892024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
92.1%2024 5-year
Black
0.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
3.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+4 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+61 in 1928MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
2 counties · 0 D · 2 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
R
−55.7%
9,00032,18741,638
R
−54.8%
8,54229,97839,140
R
−56.8%
6,70326,60135,020
R
−47.5%
8,22723,70432,555
R
−36.4%
10,19522,11532,704
R
−40.5%
8,39419,94928,502
R
−30.3%
7,37113,98921,869
R
−16.1%
6,2659,14417,870
R
−7.6%
5,8697,11516,332
R
−25.6%
4,7978,11412,961
R
−43.5%
3,3968,61912,016
R
−32.6%
3,6137,26711,195
R
−14.0%
3,9025,1869,140
R
−55.8%
1,8956,6738,569
R
−42.2%
1,6394,5396,878
R
−11.5%
2,8683,6176,485
R
−52.5%
1,5625,0096,571
R
−42.5%
1,7494,3396,088
R
−57.4%
1,3184,8906,223
R
−37.7%
1,5523,4354,996
R
−59.4%
1,1884,6765,869
R
−50.3%
1,7425,2817,038
R
−33.9%
2,3834,8427,245
D
+4.0%
2,8972,6695,632
R
−60.9%
1,0344,2885,342
R
−38.5%
1,1692,9214,553
R
−59.3%
1,0254,2125,375
R
−37.2%
9922,2723,445
R
−16.7%
8231,3973,441
R
−37.8%
8812,0943,209
R
−44.6%
7212,0012,870
R
−27.3%
1,1482,0503,300
R
−10.1%
1,5631,9143,487
R
−35.3%
5621,4592,540
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
20.3%
English
15.7%
Irish
13.0%
American
7.8%
French
2.6%
Italian
2.6%
Scottish
2.6%
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: 44.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
1.1%
85+
1.2%
2.9%
75–84
3.6%
6.4%
65–74
7.0%
6.8%
55–64
7.4%
5.9%
45–54
5.9%
6.2%
35–44
6.4%
5.2%
25–34
5.4%
3.3%
18–24
3.2%
8.7%
5–17
8.1%
2.6%
<5
2.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$76,189
State House District 138 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 138$76,189
Missouri$70,702
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.8%
Working age (18–64)9.4%
Seniors (65+)9.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.5%
speak English only
Spanish1.6%
Other Indo-European1.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Pentecostal & Holiness
27.0%
Baptist
13.0%
Other Christian
7.8%
Catholic & Orthodox
3.5%
Methodist
3.2%
Mainline Protestant
1.1%
Non-Christian
0.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 44.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+63.4, this rural Missouri district ranks among the most one-sided in the state, reflecting the deep political consolidation that has reshaped nonmetropolitan Missouri over the past two decades.

The Republican margin in Missouri 138th State House District reached its widest at sixty-one points in 1928. The margin in 2024 was fifty-six points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $76,189, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 73,634 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 138, Missouri vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 138, Missouri voted Republican by 55.7 points (R+56), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 41,638 votes cast, 9,000 went Democratic and 32,187 went Republican.
What is State House District 138, Missouri's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 138, Missouri as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 1 times, Republican 33 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District 138, Missouri last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 138, Missouri voted Democratic was 1932.
How many people live in State House District 138, Missouri?
State House District 138, Missouri has a population of 73,634 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 138, Missouri?
Median household income in State House District 138, Missouri is $76,189 — below the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.
What is the political history of State House District 138, Missouri?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 138, Missouri from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 33 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.