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Missouri 146th 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

German27.4%21.3%12.5%

English11.3%11.9%9.5%

Irish9.4%11.8%9.4%

American7.7%6.8%5.3%

French1.8%2.2%1.6%

Scottish1.8%1.8%1.3%

Italian1.5%3.2%4.8%

Dutch1.5%——

African American†1.7%10.0%9.9%

Mexican1.2%3.2%11.3%

Puerto Rican0.2%0.4%1.8%

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 146	Missouri	United States
Median age	39.3	39.2	39.1
Age 18–24	13.5%	9.2%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	17.8%	17.9%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	MO HD 146	Missouri	United States
Median household income	$83,168	$70,702	$84,427
Poverty rate	7.9%	12.6%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	33.1%	32.4%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	MO HD 146	Missouri	United States
Owner-occupied homes	79.3%	68.1%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	20.7%	31.9%	34.8%
Median home value	$245,500	$230,300	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$889	$1,033	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	38.5%	45.6%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	6.3%	11.2%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	MO HD 146	Missouri	United States
Mean commute	22.5 min	23.5 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	4.3%	5.4%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	82.4%	74.8%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.3%	0.8%	3.2%
Works from home	10.3%	13.0%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	MO HD 146	Missouri	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	3.6%	6.7%	22.3%
Spanish	1.2%	2.9%	13.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	MO HD 146	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 146	Missouri	United States
Foreign-born residents	1.2%	4.5%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	0.4%	2.3%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	0.7%	2.2%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	7.1%	7.3%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.423	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

HarrisDemocratic17.8%3,933TrumpRepublican81.1%17,939OtherAll other candidates1.1%241

R+63.3

Lead: 14,006
Total: 22,113
vs nation: R+61.9

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic18.2%3,991TrumpRepublican80.4%17,671OtherAll other candidates1.4%304

R+62.3

Lead: 13,680
Total: 21,966
vs nation: R+66.7

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic16.2%3,220TrumpRepublican79.3%15,733OtherAll other candidates4.5%886

R+63.1

Lead: 12,513
Total: 19,839
vs nation: R+65.2

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic19.5%3,701RomneyRepublican77.9%14,787OtherAll other candidates2.5%482

R+58.4

Lead: 11,086
Total: 18,970
vs nation: R+62.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic24.0%4,642McCainRepublican74.5%14,425OtherAll other candidates1.5%283

R+50.6

Lead: 9,783
Total: 19,350
vs nation: R+57.8

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic22.3%4,002BushRepublican77.2%13,879OtherAll other candidates0.5%98

R+54.9

Lead: 9,877
Total: 17,979
vs nation: R+52.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic22.6%3,516BushRepublican74.4%11,574OtherAll other candidates3.0%465

R+51.8

Lead: 8,058
Total: 15,555
vs nation: R+52.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic26.9%3,744DoleRepublican65.1%9,063OtherAll other candidates8.0%1,117

R+38.2

Lead: 5,319
Total: 13,924
vs nation: R+46.7

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+63.3MIT Election Lab
Population: 38,8402024 5-year
Population density: 93 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 417 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $83,1682024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 90.4%2024 5-year
Black: 1.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 1.9%2024 5-year
Peak Republican margin: R+63.3 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State House District 42, AR · twin score 95.5

presidential history

Party record book

Missouri 146th 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

48.0%

3,183 votes · R+3.0 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Lyndon B. Johnson, 1964 · 45.8%

Republican

Donald Trump2024

81.1%

17,939 votes · R+63.3 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 80.4%

Most votes

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

Democratic

Barack Obama2008

4,642votes

24.0% of the vote · R+50.6 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Lyndon B. Johnson, 1964 · 4,317 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2024

17,939votes

81.1% of the vote · R+63.3 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 17,671 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

−2.0pts D vs U.S.

Place R+27.2 · U.S. R+25.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Al Smith, 1928 · −15.7 pts

Republican

Donald Trump2020

+66.7pts R vs U.S.

Place R+62.3 · U.S. D+4.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2016 · +65.2 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

RBarry HovisState House · 146

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

U.S. House elections · 2 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	24.5%4,546	75.5%14,009	18,555
2018	R	25.4%3,778	74.6%11,120	14,898

District 146 recorded an R+63.3 presidential margin in 2024, placing it among the most one-sided state house seats in Missouri. Its small population and rural character leave little structural room for competitive swings.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 63.3 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 63.3 points.

A population of 38,840, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $83,168 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 42 and State House District 85.

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 42

2012–2024 trajectory≠ German ancestry

State House District 85

2012–2024 trajectory

State House District 116

2012–2024 trajectory

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 146th State House District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Missouri 146th State House District voted Republican by 63.3 points (R+63.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 22,113 votes cast, 3,933 went Democratic and 17,939 went Republican.

How many people live in Missouri 146th State House District?

Missouri 146th State House District has a population of 38,840 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Missouri 146th State House District?

Median household income in Missouri 146th State House District is $83,168 — above the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.

What is the political history of Missouri 146th State House District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Missouri 146th State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 38 went Republican.