Missouri State House District 85

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mo-hd-085
State
Missouri
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
085
Land Area
9.14 sq mi
Water Area
0 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Missouri State House District 85

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
St. Louis County9.13 sq mi99.9%1.8%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Jennings city3.73 sq mi40.9%100.0%
Dellwood city1.04 sq mi11.3%99.8%
Northwoods city0.70 sq mi7.6%100.0%
Pine Lawn city0.61 sq mi6.7%99.4%
Moline Acres city0.57 sq mi6.3%100.0%
Castle Point CDP0.30 sq mi3.3%49.0%
Country Club Hills city0.19 sq mi2.0%100.0%
Flordell Hills city0.12 sq mi1.3%99.6%

Showing all 8 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 136,686100.0%4.8%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
23,945
Active Voters
20,155 (84.2%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic1,3505.6%
Republican1460.6%
Unaffiliated4361.8%
Other parties270.1%
No party recorded21,98691.8%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20262,286 (9.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202412,135 (50.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–20227,825 (32.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202012,937 (54.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201810,784 (45.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201612,058 (50.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20146,657 (27.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201212,431 (51.9%)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
34,995 (± 1,331)
Median Age
39.6
Median Household Income
$40,837 (± $3,018)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
86.9%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
13.5%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 188,72024.9%
18 to 6419,62156.1%
65 and over6,65419.0%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)3741.1%
White, not Hispanic1,8435.3%
Black, not Hispanic31,40989.8%
Asian, not Hispanic1240.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic430.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1730.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,0292.9%

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
34,755
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
26,072

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic34,48199.2%
Hispanic2690.8%
White1,9495.6%
Black31,40590.4%
Asian910.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native440.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races3120.9%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic25,96699.6%
Hispanic1100.4%
White1,9377.4%
Black23,54790.3%
Asian710.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native2971.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races3111.2%

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