State Senate District 1 State Senate District (MO) — Elections 1876–2024

Missouri 1st State Senate District, Missouri: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+23%. Republican peak: R+42 in 1904.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+23MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 113,9472024 5-year
Median household income: $82,9362024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 62.1%2024 5-year
Black: 24.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 3.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+24 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+42 in 1904MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

1 counties · 1 D · 0 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).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+23.4%	34,981	21,515	57,540
2020	D	+24.0%	37,558	22,833	61,398
2016	D	+16.2%	32,814	23,169	59,480
2012	D	+13.6%	34,004	25,723	60,674
2008	D	+19.9%	38,127	25,375	64,077
2004	D	+9.3%	33,796	28,038	62,147
2000	D	+5.3%	28,686	25,717	55,726
1996	D	+6.4%	25,812	22,444	52,910
1992	D	+8.9%	26,984	21,550	61,206
1988	R	−9.6%	24,783	30,077	55,016
1984	R	−28.0%	19,817	35,216	55,033
1980	R	−14.6%	22,066	30,161	55,491
1976	R	−11.1%	22,538	28,269	51,805
1972	R	−24.3%	18,404	30,233	48,637
1968	R	−3.8%	18,975	20,642	44,108
1964	D	+22.6%	24,454	15,447	39,901
1960	D	+2.6%	19,057	18,083	37,140
1956	R	−6.2%	13,950	15,807	29,757
1952	R	−10.1%	10,925	13,371	24,319
1948	R	−5.2%	7,174	7,965	15,266
1944	R	−5.2%	6,613	7,340	13,994
1940	R	−12.1%	5,995	7,658	13,706
1936	D	+15.8%	7,236	5,212	12,830
1932	D	+23.6%	6,758	4,106	11,246
1928	R	−11.4%	3,869	4,873	8,775
1924	R	−22.1%	1,840	3,052	5,475
1920	R	−31.9%	1,424	2,862	4,503
1916	R	−23.7%	868	1,429	2,365
1912	R	−5.0%	619	707	1,777
1908	R	−36.9%	518	1,165	1,754
1904	R	−42.5%	328	844	1,215
1900	R	−25.3%	442	748	1,210
1896	R	−29.0%	389	711	1,109
1892	R	−16.6%	357	500	864
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

22.3%

Irish

12.2%

English

9.1%

American

5.5%

Italian

4.6%

Polish

2.4%

French

2.4%

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: 40.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.8%

85+

1.6%

2.4%

75–84

3.2%

5.0%

65–74

6.1%

6.3%

55–64

7.0%

5.6%

45–54

6.2%

35–44

6.6%

6.2%

25–34

6.5%

4.2%

18–24

4.2%

8.4%

5–17

8.0%

2.9%

2.7%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$82,936

State Senate District 1 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 1$82,936

Missouri$70,702

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

9.8%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1813.5%

Working age (18–64)8.7%

Seniors (65+)9.1%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

89.5%

speak English only

Other Indo-European3.8%

Asian & Pacific Islander3.0%

Spanish2.6%

Other languages1.1%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

25.9%

Other Christian

10.0%

Baptist

5.1%

Mainline Protestant

3.2%

Non-Christian

2.7%

Methodist

2.1%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.7%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Covering sparsely populated farming counties in Missouri's northwest corner, this district delivered a 33.6-point Republican margin in 2024, reflecting the deep rural conservatism that defines much of the state's non-metropolitan landscape.

The Democratic margin in Missouri 1st State Senate District reached its widest at twenty-four points in 2020. The margin in 2024 was twenty-three points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $82,936, a 62% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 113,947 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 1, Missouri vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 1, Missouri voted Democratic by 23.4 points (D+23), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 57,540 votes cast, 34,981 went Democratic and 21,515 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 1, Missouri's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 1, Missouri as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 13 times, Republican 21 times, and other 0 times.

When did State Senate District 1, Missouri last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 1, Missouri voted Republican was 1988.

How many people live in State Senate District 1, Missouri?

State Senate District 1, Missouri has a population of 113,947 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in State Senate District 1, Missouri?

Median household income in State Senate District 1, Missouri is $82,936 — above the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.

What is the political history of State Senate District 1, Missouri?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 1, Missouri from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Missouri 1st State Senate District has voted Democratic in nine straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

Demographics

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