Missouri State House District 56

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mo-hd-056
State
Missouri
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
056
Land Area
23.4 sq mi
Water Area
0.35 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Missouri State House District 56

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Cass County23.42 sq mi100.0%3.4%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Belton city14.25 sq mi60.8%98.8%
Raymore city7.86 sq mi33.6%45.4%
Kansas City city1.04 sq mi4.4%0.3%

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 437,989100.0%4.9%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
28,173
Active Voters
25,121 (89.2%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic7302.6%
Republican1,0403.7%
Unaffiliated7,56826.9%
Other parties380.1%
No party recorded18,79766.7%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20262,375 (8.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202418,990 (67.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202212,342 (43.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202017,037 (60.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201812,657 (44.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201613,571 (48.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20146,358 (22.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201211,836 (42.0%)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
39,633 (± 719)
Median Age
38.6
Median Household Income
$77,990 (± $5,044)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
94.0%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
30.3%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 189,56324.1%
18 to 6423,76660.0%
65 and over6,30415.9%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)3,0497.7%
White, not Hispanic29,88575.4%
Black, not Hispanic3,5859.0%
Asian, not Hispanic5041.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic570.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic520.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic2700.7%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,2315.6%

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
39,346
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
29,782

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic36,42292.6%
Hispanic2,9277.4%
White30,35277.1%
Black3,5999.1%
Asian4151.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native690.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander510.1%
Two or More Races2220.6%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic28,19694.7%
Hispanic1,5875.3%
White24,15081.1%
Black3,07310.3%
Asian5461.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native3671.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander290.1%
Two or More Races490.2%

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