Missouri State House District 72

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mo-hd-072
State
Missouri
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
072
Land Area
9.74 sq mi
Water Area
0.02 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Missouri State House District 72

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
St. Louis County9.74 sq mi100.0%1.9%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Overland city4.39 sq mi45.1%100.0%
St. Ann city3.16 sq mi32.4%100.0%

Showing all 2 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 138,351100.0%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
23,251
Active Voters
20,324 (87.4%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic8393.6%
Republican4031.7%
Unaffiliated6893.0%
Other parties200.1%
No party recorded21,30091.6%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20262,190 (9.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202414,680 (63.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–20229,974 (42.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202014,266 (61.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201811,419 (49.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201612,186 (52.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20146,422 (27.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201210,842 (46.6%)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
36,476 (± 829)
Median Age
36.0
Median Household Income
$57,325 (± $5,383)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
88.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
28.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 187,87121.6%
18 to 6422,78562.5%
65 and over5,82016.0%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)4,44312.2%
White, not Hispanic19,70554.0%
Black, not Hispanic9,15225.1%
Asian, not Hispanic1,2643.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic350.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic3090.8%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,5684.3%

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
33,966
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
26,525

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic30,83990.8%
Hispanic3,1299.2%
White20,00658.9%
Black8,91426.2%
Asian7562.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native370.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races210.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic24,39992.0%
Hispanic2,1288.0%
White16,89963.7%
Black6,47724.4%
Asian7472.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native2771.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races40.0%

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