Missouri State House District 20

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mo-hd-020
State
Missouri
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
020
Land Area
60.8 sq mi
Water Area
1.09 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Missouri State House District 20

Boundary as GeoJSON

Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Jackson County60.77 sq mi100.0%10.1%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Independence city46.13 sq mi75.9%59.2%
Sugar Creek city10.84 sq mi17.8%98.2%
River Bend village1.52 sq mi2.5%100.0%

Showing all 3 places

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
MO District 532,95084.8%4.3%46.2%
MO District 64,21410.8%0.5%45.0%
MO District 41,7134.4%0.2%8.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Voters

Registered Voters
24,904
Active Voters
23,319 (93.6%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic1,5376.2%
Republican2,1938.8%
Unaffiliated9,59138.5%
Other parties670.3%
No party recorded11,51646.2%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20263,314 (13.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202416,837 (67.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202210,920 (43.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202015,358 (61.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201811,530 (46.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201612,597 (50.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20146,123 (24.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201211,390 (45.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)

Turnout counts today's registered voters with a counted ballot in the cycle's elections (the odd and even year), as a share of today's registered voters. Voters who have since left the rolls are not counted.

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Source: Civitech voter file snapshot as of 01/02/2026. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
38,833 (± 1,691)
Median Age
37.4
Median Household Income
$72,986 (± $4,683)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
91.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
25.0%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1810,48027.0%
18 to 6422,33257.5%
65 and over6,02115.5%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)3,0497.9%
White, not Hispanic28,59173.6%
Black, not Hispanic3,86610.0%
Asian, not Hispanic3931.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic480.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic5191.3%
Some other race, not Hispanic1260.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,2415.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates (tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B03002, B15003, B19013) for this state legislative district. Estimates are survey-based; ± figures are 90% margins of error.

Citizen Voting Age Population

Total Citizen Population
38,574
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
28,096

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic35,63692.4%
Hispanic2,9337.6%
White29,08475.4%
Black3,88410.1%
Asian3731.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native470.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander4561.2%
Two or More Races3861.0%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic26,40894.0%
Hispanic1,6856.0%
White22,64580.6%
Black2,2968.2%
Asian4821.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native4401.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander2951.0%
Two or More Races2560.9%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).