Missouri's Congressional Districts
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Missouri Missouri is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee): Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas t ...
is currently divided into 8
congressional district Congressional districts, also known as electoral districts and legislative districts, electorates, or wards in other nations, are divisions of a larger administrative region that represent the population of a region in the larger congressional bod ...
s, each represented by a member of the
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. 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 which had 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 also dissolved, became part of the 6th district north of the Missouri River and part of a redrawn more rural 3rd district south of the river. After the 2020 census, the number of congressional districts stayed the same.


Current districts and representatives

List of members of the United States House delegation from Missouri, their terms, their district boundaries, and the district political ratings according to the
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. The delegation in the
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has a total of 8 members, including 6 Republicans and 2 Democrats.


Historical and present district boundaries

Table of United States congressional district boundary maps in the State of Missouri, presented chronologically. All redistricting events that took place in Missouri between 1973 and 2013 are shown.


Obsolete districts

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. * , obsolete since the 2010 census * , obsolete since the
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* , obsolete since the 1960 census * , obsolete since the 1950 census * , obsolete since the 1950 census * , obsolete since the 1930 census * , obsolete since the 1930 census * , obsolete since the 1930 census * , obsolete since 3 January 1935 * , obsolete since statehood in 1821


See also

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List of United States congressional districts Congressional districts in the United States are electoral divisions for the purpose of electing members of the United States House of Representatives. The number of voting seats in the House of Representatives is currently set at 435, wit ...

Historical maps from The Columbia Missourian


References

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