House districts / Missouri
Missouri's 1st congressional district
MO-1. Same lines in 2026 as in 2022.
Fundraising
- Wesley Bell Das of Oct 14, 2026Raised $4.0mSpent $4.1m · Cash $407k
1 other 2026 candidate filed reports (primary candidate). 9 other candidates have not filed.
Federal Election Commission, candidate totals, public domain.
President in this district
PollCheck calculation from precinct returns on the 2026 lines (method).
| Year | Democrat | Republican | Other | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Harris 77.7% | Trump 20.5% | 1.8% | D+57.1 |
| 2020 | Biden 78.4% | Trump 20.0% | 1.6% | D+58.4 |
| 2016 | Clinton 74.9% | Trump 20.9% | 4.3% | D+54.0 |
Who lives here
| Measure | This district | US |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population | 752,720 | |
| Adults (18+) | 593,904 | |
| Citizens, % of adults | 95.5% | 92.1% |
| Age, % of adults | ||
| 18 to 29 | 22.1% | 20.3% |
| 30 to 44 | 27.4% | 25.9% |
| 45 to 64 | 29.9% | 31.8% |
| 65 and over | 20.5% | 22.0% |
| Race and Hispanic origin, % of residents | ||
| White | 41.0% | 57.4% |
| Black | 45.5% | 11.9% |
| Hispanic | 4.8% | 19.3% |
| Asian | 3.6% | 5.9% |
| Other or more than one | 5.2% | 5.5% |
| Education and income | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher, % of 25+ | 38.0% | 35.7% |
| Median household income | $61,097 | $80,734 |
American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for this district. The tick marks the US figure.
Winning margin
Results since 1976
| Year | Winner | Share | Runner-up | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current lines (2022 on) post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2024 | Wesley Bell Democrat | 75.9% | Andrew Jones Republican others 5.7% | 18.4% | D+57.6 |
| 2022 | Cori Bush Democrat | 72.9% | Andrew Jones Republican others 2.8% | 24.3% | D+48.5 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2012-2020 seat count changed from 9 to 8 after the census | |||||
| 2020 | Cori Bush Democrat | 78.8% | Anthony Rogers Republican others 2.3% | 19.0% | D+59.8 |
| 2018 | Wm. Lacy Clay Democrat | 80.1% | Robert Vroman Republican others 3.2% | 16.7% | D+63.4 |
| 2016 | Wm. Lacy Clay Democrat | 75.5% | Steven G. Bailey Republican others 4.6% | 20.0% | D+55.5 |
| 2014 | Wm. Lacy Clay Democrat | 73.0% | Daniel J. Elder Republican others 5.5% | 21.6% | D+51.4 |
| 2012 | Wm. Lacy Clay Democrat | 78.7% | Robyn Hamlin Republican others 3.5% | 17.9% | D+60.8 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2002-2010 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2010 | Wm. Lacy Clay Democrat | 73.5% | Robyn Hamlin Republican others 2.8% | 23.6% | D+49.9 |
| 2008 | Wm. Lacy Clay Democrat | 86.9% | Robb E. Cunningham Libertarian | 13.1% | D+73.7 |
| 2006 | Wm. Lacy Clay Democrat | 72.9% | Mark J. Byrne Republican others 2.5% | 24.7% | D+48.2 |
| 2004 | Wm. Lacy Clay Democrat | 75.3% | Leslie L. Far II Republican others 1.9% | 22.8% | D+52.5 |
| 2002 | Wm. Lacy Clay Democrat | 70.1% | Richard Schwadron Republican others 2.8% | 27.1% | D+43.0 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1992-2000 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2000 | William Lacy Clay Democrat | 75.2% | Z. Dwight Billingsly Republican others 3.2% | 21.5% | D+53.7 |
| 1998 | William (Bill) Clay Democrat | 72.6% | Richmond A. Soluade, Sr. Republican others 2.9% | 24.5% | D+48.1 |
| 1996 | William (Bill) Clay Democrat | 70.2% | Daniel F. O'Sullivan Jr. Republican others 2.2% | 27.6% | D+42.5 |
| 1994 | William (Bill) Clay Democrat | 63.4% | Donald R. Counts Republican others 3.7% | 32.9% | D+30.6 |
| 1992 | William (Bill) Clay Democrat | 68.1% | Arthur S. Montgomery Republican | 31.9% | D+36.1 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1982-1990 seat count changed from 10 to 9 after the census | |||||
| 1990 | William (Bill) Clay Democrat | 60.9% | Wayne G. Piotrowski Republican | 39.1% | D+21.8 |
| 1988 | William (Bill) Clay Democrat | 71.6% | Joseph A. Schwan Republican others 1.4% | 27.0% | D+44.6 |
| 1986 | William (Bill) Clay Democrat | 66.2% | Robert J. Wittmann Republican | 33.9% | D+32.3 |
| 1984 | William (Bill) Clay Sr. Democrat | 68.3% | Eric Rathbone Republican | 31.7% | D+36.5 |
| 1982 | William (Bill) Clay Democrat | 66.1% | William E. (Bill) White Republican | 33.9% | D+32.2 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1976-1980 | |||||
| 1980 | William (Bill) Clay Democrat | 70.2% | Bill White Republican | 29.8% | D+40.5 |
| 1978 | William (Bill) Clay Democrat | 66.6% | Bill White Republican others 2.1% | 31.3% | D+35.3 |
| 1976 | William (Bill) Clay Democrat | 65.6% | Robert L. Witherspoon Republican | 34.4% | D+31.1 |
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About these results
Shares count all candidate votes, including write-ins, with a candidate's votes on several party lines added together. Each result is on the lines in force at the time. Mid-decade redraws before 2016 may be unmarked.
President in this district: 2016 and 2020 are estimates: precinct votes are split between districts by census block.
Counties only partly inside the district show the 2024 result for that part; estimates are labelled.
Margin chart: winner minus runner-up. Gaps are unopposed races; dashed lines are new district lines.
Sources
Results: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House 1976-2016 (doi:10.7910/DVN/IG0UN2, CC0; via MEDSL/constituency-returns), and Clerk of the US House, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election 2018-2024 (public domain).
Presidential results: PollCheck calculation from MIT Election Data and Science Lab 2024 precinct returns (doi:10.7910/DVN/XDJYKC, doi:10.7910/DVN/USBYR4, CC0; state totals doi:10.7910/DVN/42MVDX, CC0) and Voting and Election Science Team 2016 and 2020 precinct results and shapes (doi:10.7910/DVN/NH5S2I, doi:10.7910/DVN/K7760H, CC BY 4.0), with US Census Bureau 2020 block populations and block equivalency files (public domain). Official figures: Texas Legislative Council (2024 on the 2026 lines); Louisiana, New Jersey, California and Washington election offices (county totals). Certified results transcribed by Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): Maine 2024 by district: 2024 United States presidential election in Maine (revision 1382530995); Indiana county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Indiana (revision 1382505975); Oregon county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Oregon (revision 1382605746).
District lines: US Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2026 (120th Congress) and 2025 cartographic boundary files (119th Congress), public domain.
Members: unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0).
Counties: US Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file (public domain); 2024 county results summed from the same MEDSL precinct returns, with the official county totals above.
Demographics: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024 (public domain).
2028 candidates: Federal Election Commission (public domain).
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