Missouri State House District 61

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mo-hd-061
State
Missouri
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
061
Land Area
1,570.2 sq mi
Water Area
19.1 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Missouri State House District 61

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Osage County606.58 sq mi38.6%100.0%
Gasconade County519.00 sq mi33.1%100.0%
Montgomery County355.94 sq mi22.7%66.5%
Miller County88.63 sq mi5.6%15.0%

Showing all 4 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Montgomery City city3.38 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Big Spring CDP3.36 sq mi0.2%100.0%
New Florence city3.01 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Owensville city2.64 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Hermann city2.53 sq mi0.2%99.0%
Wellsville city1.54 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Linn city1.17 sq mi0.1%100.0%
St. Elizabeth village1.04 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Rosebud city0.87 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Freeburg village0.83 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Bland city0.65 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Westphalia city0.53 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
McKittrick town0.49 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Morrison city0.45 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Danville CDP0.38 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Argyle town0.37 sq mi<0.1%92.7%
Chamois city0.37 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Meta city0.35 sq mi<0.1%98.4%
Rhineland town0.34 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Belle city0.28 sq mi<0.1%20.9%
Gasconade city0.20 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Buell CDP0.09 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing all 22 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 337,563100.0%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
27,624
Active Voters
26,721 (96.7%)

Party Registration

This state's voter file does not record party registration.

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20263,182 (11.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202420,763 (75.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202214,760 (53.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202018,925 (68.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201815,059 (54.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201616,784 (60.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201410,127 (36.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201214,698 (53.2%)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
38,311 (± 381)
Median Age
43.0
Median Household Income
$69,775 (± $2,595)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
90.9%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
21.5%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 188,46222.1%
18 to 6422,03457.5%
65 and over7,81520.4%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)6151.6%
White, not Hispanic36,31394.8%
Black, not Hispanic2550.7%
Asian, not Hispanic340.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1010.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic370.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic20.0%
Two or more races, not Hispanic9542.5%

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
38,234
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
29,774

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic37,68198.6%
Hispanic5531.4%
White36,62095.8%
Black2610.7%
Asian240.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native980.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander360.1%
Two or More Races590.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic29,37598.7%
Hispanic3991.3%
White28,57496.0%
Black2851.0%
Asian940.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native3481.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander200.1%
Two or More Races520.2%

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