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1876–2024
State House District 159·Missouri

Missouri 159th State House District has voted Republican in twelve straight presidential cycles.

One of Missouri's most lopsided presidential margins in 2024

1876 — 2024·38 elections
MO
Latest
R+61
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
53,506
2024 ACS

Missouri 159th State House District, Missouri: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+61%. Republican peak: R+61 in 2024.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+61MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
53,5062024 5-year
Median household income
$61,8862024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
77.7%2024 5-year
Black
1.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
8.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+21 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+61 in 2024MIT 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
−61.4%
4,58519,54724,370
R
−59.8%
4,56618,78823,782
R
−59.5%
3,98417,21622,236
R
−47.1%
5,28015,12620,908
R
−39.4%
6,28514,65621,265
R
−43.7%
5,57514,34320,050
R
−37.6%
5,25411,84317,536
R
−21.6%
4,9678,27215,268
R
−13.8%
5,2727,50616,153
R
−27.8%
5,1709,18214,431
R
−41.1%
4,32010,35314,673
R
−27.6%
5,1959,33614,983
D
+0.4%
6,5096,45213,064
R
−42.4%
3,8879,61013,497
R
−15.7%
4,6446,62812,660
D
+8.8%
7,4446,23513,678
R
−22.7%
5,2388,30713,545
R
−15.9%
5,3347,34612,680
R
−25.0%
4,8898,16313,078
R
−1.6%
5,4965,67011,189
R
−15.6%
4,9346,76511,722
R
−11.7%
6,1737,81014,023
D
+3.3%
6,7196,28313,055
D
+21.0%
7,2134,68512,048
R
−33.8%
3,4086,92410,396
R
−4.8%
4,0604,4908,996
R
−14.0%
4,0835,4599,812
D
+4.8%
3,0872,7926,165
D
+16.3%
2,4211,5495,342
D
+0.8%
2,5912,5475,507
R
−4.0%
2,3042,5155,233
D
+6.7%
2,8002,4395,428
D
+19.6%
3,0412,0365,125
D
+4.4%
1,9371,7424,419
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
13.5%
English
12.2%
Irish
9.6%
American
6.5%
Italian
1.5%
Polish
1.2%
Scottish
1.2%
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: 39.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.5%
85+
1.0%
2.6%
75–84
3.3%
5.0%
65–74
5.4%
6.9%
55–64
6.8%
5.9%
45–54
6.1%
6.1%
35–44
5.9%
5.9%
25–34
5.9%
4.5%
18–24
3.8%
9.6%
5–17
8.6%
2.9%
<5
3.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$61,886
State House District 159 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 159$61,886
Missouri$70,702
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
14.5%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.6%
Working age (18–64)13.0%
Seniors (65+)12.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.8%
speak English only
Spanish6.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.6%
Other Indo-European0.9%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
24.5%
Other Christian
11.6%
Methodist
4.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.3%
Catholic & Orthodox
2.1%
Mainline Protestant
0.8%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 53.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

District 159 recorded an R+48.7 presidential margin in 2024, placing it among the state's most reliably one-sided legislative seats. Turnout and down-ballot races here rarely diverge far from the presidential result.

The Republican margin in Missouri 159th State House District reached its widest at sixty-one points in 2024. The margin in 2024 was sixty-one points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $61,886, a 78% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 53,506 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 159, Missouri vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 159, Missouri voted Republican by 61.4 points (R+61), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 24,370 votes cast, 4,585 went Democratic and 19,547 went Republican.
What is State House District 159, Missouri's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 159, 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 10 times, Republican 24 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District 159, Missouri last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 159, Missouri voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in State House District 159, Missouri?
State House District 159, Missouri has a population of 53,506 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 159, Missouri?
Median household income in State House District 159, Missouri is $61,886 — below the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.
What is the political history of State House District 159, Missouri?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 159, Missouri from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.