Missouri's 7th congressional district
| Missouri's 7th congressional district | |
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Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023 | |
| Representative | |
| Distribution |
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| Population (2023) | 790,923 |
| Median household income | $60,685[1] |
| Ethnicity |
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| Cook PVI | R+24[2] |
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Missouri's 7th congressional district consists of Southwest Missouri. The district includes Springfield, the home of Missouri State University, the Joplin, Missouri, metropolitan area, Missouri's 5th largest, and the popular tourist destination city of Branson. Located along the borders of Kansas, Oklahoma, and Northwest Arkansas, the district occupies part of the Bible Belt with a strong socially conservative trend. George W. Bush defeated John Kerry here 67% to 32% in the 2004 election. Republican John McCain defeated Democrat Barack Obama 63.1% to 35.3% in the 2008 election. Republican and Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney defeated Barack Obama 67.6% to 30.3% in the 2012 election. In the 2020 election, Republican Donald Trump defeated Democrat Joe Biden 69.91% to 28.93%. As of 2020, this district is the second most strongly Republican district in Missouri and is one of the most strongly Republican districts in the United States.
The district is currently represented by Republican Eric Burlison of Ozark.[3]
Recent election results from statewide races
[edit]| Year | Office | Results[4] |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | President | McCain 63% - 35% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 69% - 31% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 70% - 25% |
| Senate | Blunt 64% - 32% | |
| Governor | Greitens 65% - 32% | |
| Lt. Governor | Parson 68% - 26% | |
| Attorney General | Hawley 72% - 28% | |
| 2018 | Senate | Hawley 65% - 31% |
| 2020 | President | Trump 70% - 28% |
| Governor | Parson 70% - 28% | |
| Lt. Governor | Kehoe 71% - 26% | |
| Secretary of State | Ashcroft 73% - 24% | |
| State Treasurer | Fitzpatrick 72% - 25% | |
| Attorney General | Schmitt 72% - 25% |
Composition
[edit]For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties, townships, and municipalities:[5]
Barry County (15)
- All 15 communities
Christian County (11)
- All 11 communities
Greene County (9)
- All 9 communities
Jasper County (22)
- All 22 communities
Lawrence County (12)
- All 12 communities
McDonald County (8)
- All 8 communities
Newton County (21)
- All 21 communities
Stone County (11)
- All 11 communities
Taney County (10)
- All 10 communities
Webster County (4)
- Diggins, Fordland, Rogersville (shared with Greene County), Seymour
List of members representing the district
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Geography
[edit]Counties
[edit]There are a total of 10 counties included in MO-07.
Largest cities
[edit]The 10 largest cities in MO-07 are as follows.
| Rank | City | County | Population (2010) | Population (2015 Estimates) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Springfield | Greene/Christian | 159,498 | 166,810 |
| 2 | Joplin | Jasper/Newton | 50,150 | 51,818 |
| 3 | Nixa | Christian | 19,022 | 20,984 |
| 4 | Ozark | Christian | 17,820 | 19,120 |
| 5 | Republic | Christian/Greene | 14,751 | 16,005 |
| 6 | Carthage | Jasper | 14,378 | 14,319 |
| 7 | Neosho | Newton | 11,835 | 12,156 |
| 8 | Branson | Taney/Stone | 10,520 | 11,431 |
| 9 | Webb City | Jasper | 10,996 | 11,165 |
| 10 | Bolivar | Polk | 10,325 | 10,714 |
Median household incomes
[edit]| Rank | County | Income (2008) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christian | $50,200 |
| 2 | Greene | $44,185 |
| 3 | Newton | $43,872 |
| 4 | Stone | $40,487 |
| 5 | Jasper | $40,243 |
| 6 | Taney | $39,771 |
| 7 | Lawrence | $39,210 |
| 8 | Barry | $35,889 |
| 9 | McDonald | $33,448 |
Median family incomes
[edit]| Rank | County | Income (2008) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christian | $58,806 |
| 2 | Greene | $56,047 |
| 3 | Newton | $51,178 |
| 4 | Jasper | $49,007 |
| 5 | Taney | $47,664 |
| 6 | Stone | $46,675 |
| 7 | Lawrence | $45,843 |
| 8 | Barry | $41,861 |
| 9 | McDonald | $38,848 |
Election results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Roy Blunt (incumbent) | 129,746 | 72.6% | ||
| Democratic | Marc Perkel | 43,146 | 24.3% | ||
| Libertarian | Mike Harman | 5,639 | 3.2% | ||
| Total votes | 178,801 | 100% | |||
| Majority | 80,691 | 45.1% | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Roy Blunt (incumbent) | 149,519 | 74.81% | ||
| Democratic | Roland Roy Lapham | 45,964 | 23.00% | ||
| Libertarian | Douglas Andrew Burlison | 4,378 | 2.19% | ||
| Other | Steven L. Reed | 2 | 0.00% | ||
| Total votes | 199,863 | 100% | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Roy Blunt (incumbent) | 210,080 | 70.45% | ||
| Democratic | Jim Newberry | 84,356 | 28.29% | ||
| Libertarian | James K. Craig | 2,767 | 0.93% | ||
| Constitution | Steve Alger | 1,002 | 0.34% | ||
| Total votes | 298,205 | 100% | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Roy Blunt (incumbent) | 160,942 | 66.75% | ||
| Democratic | Jack Truman | 75,592 | 30.11% | ||
| Libertarian | Kevin Craig | 7,566 | 3.14% | ||
| Other | Glenn Miller | 23 | 0.01% | ||
| Total votes | 241,123 | 100% | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Roy Blunt (incumbent) | 219,016 | 67.76% | ||
| Democratic | Richard Monroe | 91,010 | 28.16% | ||
| Libertarian | Kevin Craig | 6,971 | 2.16% | ||
| Constitution | Travis Maddox | 6,166 | 1.91% | ||
| Other | Midge Potts | 49 | 0.02% | ||
| Total votes | 323,212 | 100% | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Billy Long | 141,010 | 63.39 | ||
| Democratic | Scott Eckersley | 67,545 | 30.37 | ||
| Libertarian | Kevin Craig | 13,866 | 6.23 | ||
| Write-In | Nicholas Ladendorf | 10 | 0.00 | ||
| Total votes | 222,431 | 100.00 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Billy Long (incumbent) | 203,565 | 63.9 | ||
| Democratic | Jim Evans | 98,498 | 30.9 | ||
| Libertarian | Kevin Craig | 16,668 | 5.2 | ||
| Write-in | Kenneth Joe Brown | 9 | 0.0 | ||
| Total votes | 318,740 | 100.0 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Billy Long (incumbent) | 104,054 | 63.46 | ||
| Democratic | Jim Evans | 47,282 | 28.84 | ||
| Libertarian | Kevin Craig | 12,584 | 7.68 | ||
| Write-Ins | 37 | 0.02 | |||
| Total votes | 163,957 | 100 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Billy Long (incumbent) | 228,001 | 67.56 | ||
| Democratic | Genevieve Williams | 92,390 | 27.38 | ||
| Libertarian | Benjamin T. Brixey | 17,076 | 5.06 | ||
| Write-in | Amber Thomsen | 23 | 0.00 | ||
| Total votes | 337,490 | 100 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Republican hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Billy Long (incumbent) | 196,343 | 66.2 | |
| Democratic | Jamie Schoolcraft | 89,190 | 30.1 | |
| Libertarian | Ben Brixey | 10,920 | 3.7 | |
| Independent | Shawn Deines (write-in) | 2 | 0.0 | |
| Total votes | 296,455 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Billy Long (incumbent) | 254,318 | 68.9 | |
| Democratic | Teresa Montseny | 98,111 | 26.6 | |
| Libertarian | Kevin Craig | 15,573 | 4.2 | |
| Independent | Audrey Richards (write-in) | 1,279 | 0.3 | |
| Write-in | 2 | 0.0 | ||
| Total votes | 454,339 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
Prior elections
[edit]The table below shows how individual counties in MO-07 voted in the 2008 presidential election. U.S. Senator John McCain (R-Arizona) swept the district with 63.07 percent of the vote while U.S. Senator Barack Obama (D-Illinois) received 35.39 percent, a 27.68-percent margin of victory for the GOP. McCain received less than 60 percent in only Greene County, where Obama may have been helped by the college subplot presence of Missouri State University.
| County | John McCain | Barack Obama | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newton | 69.42 | 29.32 | R + 40.10 |
| McDonald | 67.60 | 30.17 | R + 37.43 |
| Stone | 68.02 | 30.69 | R + 37.33 |
| Taney | 68.02 | 30.85 | R + 37.17 |
| Lawrence | 67.70 | 30.64 | R + 37.06 |
| Christian | 67.33 | 31.52 | R + 35.81 |
| Barry | 66.63 | 31.62 | R + 35.01 |
| Jasper | 65.67 | 32.62 | R + 33.05 |
| Polk | 65.39 | 33.24 | R + 32.15 |
| Greene | 57.06 | 41.26 | R + 15.08 |
The table below shows how individual counties in MO-07 voted in the 2008 Missouri Republican Presidential Primary. Former Governor Mike Huckabee (R-Arkansas) carried every county in MO-07 over U.S. Senator John McCain (R-Arizona) and former Governor Mitt Romney (R-Massachusetts).
| County | Mike Huckabee | John McCain | Mitt Romney | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taney | 55.89 | 25.90 | 14.17 | H + 29.99 |
| Polk | 51.33 | 25.28 | 18.65 | H + 26.05 |
| Christian | 48.46 | 24.37 | 22.75 | H + 24.09 |
| McDonald | 48.71 | 25.55 | 14.75 | H + 23.16 |
| Lawrence | 48.75 | 26.19 | 18.96 | H + 22.56 |
| Barry | 49.69 | 28.31 | 15.33 | H + 21.38 |
| Newton | 45.49 | 25.95 | 22.82 | H + 19.54 |
| Jasper | 42.23 | 25.82 | 26.03 | H + 16.20 |
| Greene | 42.48 | 27.09 | 25.17 | H + 15.39 |
| Stone | 45.01 | 31.82 | 18.80 | H + 13.19 |
The table below shows how individual counties in MO-07 voted in the 2008 Missouri Democratic Presidential Primary. Former U.S. Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-New York) carried every county in the district by convincing margins over U.S. Senator Barack Obama (D-Illinois).
| County | Hillary Clinton | Barack Obama | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| McDonald | 68.39 | 26.00 | C + 42.39 |
| Barry | 65.52 | 30.47 | C + 35.05 |
| Newton | 65.55 | 31.46 | C + 34.09 |
| Polk | 63.81 | 33.28 | C + 30.53 |
| Taney | 63.69 | 33.74 | C + 29.95 |
| Lawrence | 61.58 | 34.86 | C + 26.72 |
| Stone | 61.76 | 35.17 | C + 26.59 |
| Jasper | 60.42 | 36.39 | C + 24.03 |
| Christian | 57.68 | 39.93 | C + 17.75 |
| Greene | 54.94 | 42.77 | C + 12.17 |
The table below shows how individual counties in MO-07 voted in the 2008 Missouri gubernatorial election. Former Attorney General and now Governor Jay Nixon (D) lost the district to his challenger, former U.S. Representative Kenny Hulshof (R).
| County | Kenny Hulshof | Jay Nixon | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newton | 61.85 | 36.29 | R + 25.56 |
| McDonald | 59.74 | 36.63 | R + 23.11 |
| Jasper | 58.61 | 39.42 | R + 19.19 |
| Jasper | 58.61 | 39.42 | R + 19.19 |
| Taney | 51.16 | 46.31 | R + 4.85 |
| Stone | 49.53 | 47.46 | R + 2.07 |
| Christian | 49.65 | 47.73 | R + 1.92 |
| Barry | 49.48 | 47.90 | R + 1.58 |
| Lawrence | 49.15 | 47.94 | R + 1.21 |
| Polk | 45.76 | 49.52 | D + 3.76 |
| Greene | 42.84 | 54.45 | D + 11.61 |
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "My Congressional District".
- ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
- ^ Washington, U. S. Capitol Room H154; p:225-7000, DC 20515-6601. "Eric Burlison (Missouri (MO)), 118th Congress Profile". Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ https://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::68b2b598-69cd-430e-bee2-1dc4b76705f6
- ^ https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST27/CD118_MO07.pdf
- ^ "1998 Election Results". Archived from the original on May 16, 2011. Retrieved February 7, 2008.
- ^ Official Manual of Missouri, 2003-2004, page 627.
- ^ Official Manual of Missouri, 2005-2006, page 637
- ^ Official Manual of Missouri, 2007-2008, page 649
- ^ "2008 Election Results". Archived from the original on October 30, 2014. Retrieved October 26, 2009.
- ^ [1] 2010 Election Results
- ^ [2] 2012 Election Results
- ^ [3] 2014 Election Results
- ^ [4] 2016 Election Results
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
- https://www.census.gov/
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