Missouri 153rd State House District, Missouri: Populist district. In 2024, voted R+72%. Republican peak: R+72 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+72MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 36,7282024 5-year
- Median household income
- $45,6362024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 92.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+41 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+72 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State House District 153, MOOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 2,723 | 16,875 | 19,720 | ||
| R | 3,050 | 16,537 | 19,784 | ||
| R | 3,200 | 15,554 | 19,338 | ||
| R | 5,535 | 12,676 | 18,659 | ||
| R | 7,038 | 11,901 | 19,447 | ||
| R | 7,124 | 12,483 | 19,803 | ||
| R | 6,870 | 10,989 | 18,342 | ||
| D | 7,968 | 6,993 | 17,233 | ||
| D | 8,983 | 6,534 | 18,187 | ||
| R | 7,712 | 8,640 | 16,393 | ||
| R | 7,300 | 9,387 | 16,686 | ||
| D | 8,278 | 8,213 | 16,772 | ||
| D | 9,429 | 5,628 | 15,137 | ||
| R | 5,099 | 9,385 | 14,483 | ||
| R | 5,717 | 6,276 | 14,272 | ||
| D | 10,054 | 5,486 | 15,540 | ||
| R | 6,554 | 8,963 | 15,517 | ||
| D | 8,274 | 7,210 | 15,484 | ||
| D | 8,928 | 7,888 | 16,857 | ||
| D | 9,627 | 5,661 | 15,343 | ||
| D | 8,278 | 6,689 | 15,011 | ||
| D | 10,822 | 8,172 | 19,046 | ||
| D | 11,155 | 6,989 | 18,223 | ||
| D | 11,235 | 4,635 | 16,102 | ||
| R | 6,459 | 7,626 | 14,128 | ||
| D | 7,648 | 5,114 | 13,554 | ||
| D | 6,833 | 6,649 | 13,891 | ||
| D | 5,394 | 3,716 | 9,525 | ||
| D | 4,910 | 2,411 | 9,170 | ||
| D | 5,158 | 3,754 | 9,269 | ||
| D | 4,464 | 3,621 | 8,488 | ||
| D | 5,792 | 3,718 | 9,680 | ||
| D | 5,508 | 3,219 | 8,770 | ||
| D | 4,006 | 2,124 | 6,611 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
13.8%
American
11.6%
Irish
11.3%
English
10.2%
French
1.8%
Scottish
1.2%
Polish
1.0%
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: 43.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$45,636
State House District 153 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 153$45,636
Missouri$70,702
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
23.7%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1834.0%
Working age (18–64)20.7%
Seniors (65+)21.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
98.5%
speak English only
Spanish0.9%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 58.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
District 153 recorded a 70-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, placing it among the most one-sided state house districts in Missouri. Its rural character and small population of roughly 38,600 reflect the deep-red shift that has reshaped the state's political geography over the past decade.
The Democratic margin in Missouri 153rd State House District peaked at forty-one points in 1932. By 2000 the district had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was seventy-two points, the most Republican-leaning result in the district's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $45,636 sits well below state and national norms, and 24% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State House District 153, Missouri vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 153, Missouri voted Republican by 71.8 points (R+72), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 19,720 votes cast, 2,723 went Democratic and 16,875 went Republican.
What is State House District 153, Missouri's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 153, Missouri as a "Populist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 21 times, Republican 13 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District 153, Missouri last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 153, Missouri voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in State House District 153, Missouri?
State House District 153, Missouri has a population of 36,728 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 153, Missouri?
Median household income in State House District 153, Missouri is $45,636 — below the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.
What is the political history of State House District 153, Missouri?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 153, Missouri from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.