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1876–2024
State Senate District 8·Missouri

Missouri 8th State Senate District has voted Democratic in thirteen straight presidential cycles.

One of Missouri's most Republican-leaning state senate districts

1876 — 2024·38 elections
MO
Latest
D+19
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
255,041
2024 ACS

Missouri 8th State Senate District, Missouri: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+19%. Democratic peak: D+46 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+19MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
255,0412024 5-year
Median household income
$68,5772024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
61.5%2024 5-year
Black
22.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
11.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+46 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+17 in 1972MIT 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).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+19.2%
66,25144,496113,259
D
+21.9%
70,79144,823118,334
D
+17.3%
59,85641,166107,931
D
+19.6%
65,16343,468110,543
D
+25.4%
74,68144,169120,180
D
+16.8%
65,05746,228111,936
D
+20.6%
56,82636,98996,374
D
+21.9%
49,70530,29988,438
D
+23.1%
51,71827,847103,308
D
+15.7%
52,41438,19090,885
D
+1.0%
47,84646,85594,701
D
+11.6%
48,10737,60490,928
D
+12.2%
46,09335,92083,402
R
−16.7%
32,88446,04778,930
D
+9.1%
39,72932,26682,261
D
+34.4%
57,13527,90285,036
D
+7.2%
50,60943,78094,389
D
+4.4%
47,29843,28190,579
D
+2.1%
49,16547,14696,457
D
+23.3%
49,30530,63180,244
D
+8.8%
40,31333,79674,259
D
+14.9%
48,63135,97984,740
D
+46.1%
76,20328,027104,613
D
+34.7%
61,09029,47790,998
R
−13.4%
34,25644,84279,234
R
−8.6%
26,92332,28562,339
R
−2.0%
27,20228,29556,045
D
+14.7%
15,78311,67027,995
D
+42.1%
11,4101,99022,386
D
+7.5%
11,1459,56421,169
R
−10.7%
7,2919,13717,188
D
+2.1%
7,9857,64516,014
D
+5.0%
7,3346,62814,121
D
+16.9%
5,6063,91210,027
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
15.3%
English
10.7%
Irish
10.1%
American
4.1%
Italian
3.1%
Scottish
1.8%
French
1.7%
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: 37.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.2%
1.8%
75–84
2.6%
4.4%
65–74
5.1%
5.9%
55–64
6.4%
5.6%
45–54
5.8%
6.6%
35–44
6.8%
7.5%
25–34
7.8%
4.1%
18–24
4.3%
8.7%
5–17
8.4%
3.1%
<5
3.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$68,577
State Senate District 8 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 8$68,577
Missouri$70,702
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
14.1%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.5%
Working age (18–64)12.7%
Seniors (65+)10.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.5%
speak English only
Spanish7.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.2%
Other Indo-European1.1%
Other languages1.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
13.3%
Other Christian
13.3%
Catholic & Orthodox
9.5%
Pentecostal & Holiness
4.6%
Methodist
4.2%
Mainline Protestant
3.2%
Non-Christian
3.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 48.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+37.2, this district ranks among the state's most reliably conservative constituencies, suggesting statewide candidates must run well ahead of national trends to be competitive here.

The Democratic margin in Missouri 8th State Senate District reached its widest at forty-six points in 1936. The margin in 2024 was nineteen points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $68,577, a 62% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 255,041 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 8, Missouri vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 8, Missouri voted Democratic by 19.2 points (D+19), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 113,259 votes cast, 66,251 went Democratic and 44,496 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 8, Missouri's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 8, 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 29 times, Republican 5 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 8, Missouri last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 8, Missouri voted Republican was 1972.
How many people live in State Senate District 8, Missouri?
State Senate District 8, Missouri has a population of 255,041 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 8, Missouri?
Median household income in State Senate District 8, Missouri is $68,577 — below the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.
What is the political history of State Senate District 8, Missouri?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 8, Missouri from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 29 went Democratic and 5 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.