Missouri's congressional districts
The State of Missouri is currently divided into eight congressional districts, with each one being represented by a member of the United States House of Representatives. The current dean of the Missouri delegation is Representative Sam Graves (MO-6) of the Republican Party. He has served in the House since 2001 and is sixty-one years old.
Due to the 2010 census, Missouri lost a congressional seat in 2013. The biggest impact has been in the 3rd congressional district, which includes portions of St. Louis that had undergone large population losses in the census. The district effectively became part of the 1st district. The largely rural 9th district, which also suffered population decreases and was dissolved as well, became part of the 6th district north of the Missouri River as well as part of a redrawn more rural 3rd district south of the river.[1]
After the 2020 census, the number of congressional districts stayed the same.
Current districts and representatives
[edit]List of members of the United States House delegation from Missouri, their terms, their district boundaries, and the district political ratings according to the CPVI. The delegation in the 118th United States Congress has a total of 8 members, including 6 Republicans and 2 Democrats.
| Current U.S. representatives from Missouri | |||||
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| District | Member (Residence)[2] |
Party | Incumbent since | CPVI (2022)[3] |
District map |
| 1st |  Cori Bush (St. Louis) |
Democratic | January 3, 2021 | D+27 | .svg) |
| 2nd |  Ann Wagner (Ballwin) |
Republican | January 3, 2013 | R+7 | .svg) |
| 3rd |  Blaine Luetkemeyer (St. Elizabeth) |
Republican | January 3, 2009 | R+16 | .svg) |
| 4th |  Mark Alford (Lake Winnebago) |
Republican | January 3, 2023 | R+23 | .svg) |
| 5th |  Emanuel Cleaver (Kansas City) |
Democratic | January 3, 2005 | D+11 | .svg) |
| 6th |  Sam Graves (Tarkio) |
Republican | January 3, 2001 | R+21 | .svg) |
| 7th |  Eric Burlison (Ozark) |
Republican | January 3, 2023 | R+24 | .svg) |
| 8th |  Jason Smith (Salem) |
Republican | June 4, 2013 | R+28 | .svg) |
Historical and present district boundaries
[edit]Table of United States congressional district boundary maps in the State of Missouri, presented chronologically.[4] All redistricting events that took place in Missouri between 1973 and 2013 are shown.
| Year | Statewide map | St. Louis highlight |
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Obsolete districts
[edit]The following list includes districts which are no longer in use in Missouri, due to Missouri's decrease in population relative to the United States at large in recent times.
- Missouri's 9th congressional district, obsolete since the 2010 census
- Missouri's 10th congressional district, obsolete since the 1980 census
- Missouri's 11th congressional district, obsolete since the 1960 census
- Missouri's 12th congressional district, obsolete since the 1950 census
- Missouri's 13th congressional district, obsolete since the 1950 census
- Missouri's 14th congressional district, obsolete since the 1930 census
- Missouri's 15th congressional district, obsolete since the 1930 census
- Missouri's 16th congressional district, obsolete since the 1930 census
- Missouri's at-large congressional seat, obsolete since 3 January 1935
- Missouri Territory's at-large congressional seat, obsolete since statehood in 1821
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "UPDATE: House Redistricting Committee Unveils Map". OzarksFirst.com. Archived from the original on May 11, 2011. Retrieved March 31, 2011.
- ^ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives". clerk.house.gov. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
- ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
- ^ "Digital Boundary Definitions of United States Congressional Districts, 1789–2012". Retrieved October 18, 2014.