Missouri State House District 51

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mo-hd-051
State
Missouri
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
051
Land Area
1,145.2 sq mi
Water Area
16 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Missouri State House District 51

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Saline County755.51 sq mi66.0%100.0%
Lafayette County389.69 sq mi34.0%62.0%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Marshall city10.12 sq mi0.9%100.0%
Higginsville city3.77 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Concordia city1.83 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Sweet Springs city1.66 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Slater city1.45 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Waverly city1.26 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Lake Lafayette city0.64 sq mi0.1%99.6%
Emma city0.59 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Miami city0.56 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Corder city0.36 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Nelson city0.33 sq mi<0.1%99.2%
Blackburn city0.31 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Alma city0.28 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Aullville village0.27 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Malta Bend town0.25 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Odessa city0.25 sq mi<0.1%6.1%
Gilliam city0.25 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Mayview city0.16 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Arrow Rock town0.13 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Grand Pass village0.11 sq mi<0.1%99.7%
Mount Leonard town0.10 sq mi<0.1%99.8%

Showing all 21 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 438,562100.0%5.0%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
24,128
Active Voters
22,871 (94.8%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic2030.8%
Republican6412.7%
Unaffiliated4291.8%
Other parties170.1%
No party recorded22,83894.7%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20262,581 (10.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202417,224 (71.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202211,908 (49.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202015,828 (65.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201812,460 (51.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201613,654 (56.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20148,648 (35.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201211,794 (48.9%)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
38,745 (± 944)
Median Age
37.3
Median Household Income
$68,014 (± $6,533)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
89.0%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
24.8%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 188,53922.0%
18 to 6423,15359.8%
65 and over7,05318.2%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)3,3418.6%
White, not Hispanic30,94379.9%
Black, not Hispanic1,5444.0%
Asian, not Hispanic2650.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic320.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic3210.8%
Some other race, not Hispanic2820.7%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,0175.2%

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
37,718
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
29,358

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic35,04692.9%
Hispanic2,6787.1%
White31,25082.9%
Black1,6064.3%
Asian2040.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native300.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1970.5%
Two or More Races1910.5%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic27,64894.2%
Hispanic1,7055.8%
White25,03385.3%
Black1,9506.6%
Asian2110.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native2340.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1270.4%
Two or More Races1020.3%

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