Missouri State House District 55

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mo-hd-055
State
Missouri
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
055
Land Area
237.1 sq mi
Water Area
3.03 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Missouri State House District 55

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Cass County237.12 sq mi100.0%34.0%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Harrisonville city9.88 sq mi4.2%88.4%
Pleasant Hill city7.24 sq mi3.1%90.2%
Raymore city5.62 sq mi2.4%32.5%
Lake Winnebago city2.32 sq mi1.0%100.0%
Lee's Summit city1.41 sq mi0.6%2.2%
East Lynne city0.33 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Strasburg city0.19 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Greenwood city0.17 sq mi0.1%3.2%
Gunn City village0.08 sq mi<0.1%99.6%
Baldwin Park village0.08 sq mi<0.1%99.9%

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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 438,844100.0%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
29,414
Active Voters
27,366 (93.0%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic3501.2%
Republican1,2464.2%
Unaffiliated7,14224.3%
Other parties400.1%
No party recorded20,63670.2%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20262,164 (7.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202421,951 (74.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202215,235 (51.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202019,939 (67.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201815,144 (51.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201616,756 (57.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20148,754 (29.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201214,753 (50.2%)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
39,284 (± 1,097)
Median Age
41.1
Median Household Income
$96,497 (± $5,777)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
94.1%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
30.7%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 188,87022.6%
18 to 6423,13758.9%
65 and over7,27718.5%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,3533.4%
White, not Hispanic35,45590.3%
Black, not Hispanic5741.5%
Asian, not Hispanic1180.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic770.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic520.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic2140.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,4413.7%

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
39,047
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
30,179

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic37,80196.8%
Hispanic1,2443.2%
White35,95092.1%
Black5671.5%
Asian1050.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native740.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander490.1%
Two or More Races910.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic29,28297.0%
Hispanic8963.0%
White27,97992.7%
Black6682.2%
Asian1900.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native4051.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander100.0%
Two or More Races580.2%

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