Missouri 33rd State Senate District, Missouri: Populist district. In 2024, voted R+65%. Republican peak: R+65 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+65MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 182,0992024 5-year
- Median household income
- $54,2782024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 90.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+14 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+65 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 33, 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 | 15,926 | 75,815 | 92,563 | ||
| R | 16,249 | 73,079 | 90,600 | ||
| R | 14,350 | 66,279 | 83,786 | ||
| R | 20,937 | 56,674 | 79,580 | ||
| R | 26,291 | 53,467 | 81,150 | ||
| R | 23,876 | 52,524 | 77,051 | ||
| R | 21,678 | 41,093 | 64,611 | ||
| R | 22,345 | 27,939 | 59,242 | ||
| R | 23,865 | 24,506 | 59,943 | ||
| R | 19,844 | 31,303 | 51,333 | ||
| R | 16,683 | 34,631 | 51,314 | ||
| R | 19,066 | 30,429 | 50,689 | ||
| R | 21,165 | 21,574 | 42,974 | ||
| R | 11,027 | 29,029 | 40,056 | ||
| R | 10,901 | 21,795 | 37,152 | ||
| D | 19,247 | 17,373 | 36,620 | ||
| R | 11,788 | 26,877 | 38,665 | ||
| R | 13,938 | 22,200 | 36,138 | ||
| R | 13,237 | 25,551 | 38,888 | ||
| R | 14,954 | 17,833 | 32,887 | ||
| R | 12,169 | 22,029 | 34,261 | ||
| R | 16,371 | 27,528 | 44,040 | ||
| R | 19,062 | 23,855 | 43,136 | ||
| D | 19,819 | 15,043 | 35,329 | ||
| R | 10,232 | 22,122 | 32,528 | ||
| R | 11,411 | 15,045 | 28,274 | ||
| R | 9,678 | 20,066 | 30,411 | ||
| R | 8,055 | 10,436 | 19,395 | ||
| D | 6,976 | 6,429 | 19,403 | ||
| R | 7,703 | 10,576 | 19,284 | ||
| R | 6,626 | 10,101 | 17,618 | ||
| R | 8,350 | 9,782 | 18,929 | ||
| D | 10,706 | 9,268 | 20,064 | ||
| R | 5,977 | 7,104 | 15,312 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
16.9%
English
14.8%
Irish
12.0%
American
8.8%
Italian
2.1%
French
2.1%
Scottish
1.9%
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: 45.0 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
$54,278
State Senate District 33 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 33$54,278
Missouri$70,702
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
17.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1823.9%
Working age (18–64)15.8%
Seniors (65+)14.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.4%
speak English only
Spanish2.2%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 59.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With a 2024 presidential margin of R+64.5, this district ranks among the most heavily Republican in Missouri, reflecting a rural and small-town constituency where statewide Democratic candidates rarely remain competitive.
The Democratic margin in Missouri 33rd State Senate District peaked at fourteen points in 1932. By 1968 the district had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was sixty-five points, the most Republican-leaning result in the district's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $54,278 sits well below state and national norms, and 17% 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 Senate District 33, Missouri vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 33, Missouri voted Republican by 64.7 points (R+65), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 92,563 votes cast, 15,926 went Democratic and 75,815 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 33, Missouri's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 33, Missouri as a "Populist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 4 times, Republican 30 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 33, Missouri last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 33, Missouri voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in State Senate District 33, Missouri?
State Senate District 33, Missouri has a population of 182,099 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 33, Missouri?
Median household income in State Senate District 33, Missouri is $54,278 — below the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.
What is the political history of State Senate District 33, Missouri?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 33, Missouri from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 30 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.