Missouri State House District 97

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mo-hd-097
State
Missouri
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
097
Land Area
32.5 sq mi
Water Area
0.39 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Missouri State House District 97

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Jefferson County32.64 sq mi100.0%5.0%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Murphy CDP3.94 sq mi12.1%100.0%
High Ridge CDP3.77 sq mi11.6%100.0%
Peaceful Village village0.20 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Parkdale village0.13 sq mi0.4%99.8%

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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 825,88568.7%3.4%46.3%
MO District 311,78031.3%1.5%53.7%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
25,798
Active Voters
24,020 (93.1%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic3291.3%
Republican7793.0%
Unaffiliated12,56348.7%
Other parties390.2%
No party recorded12,08846.9%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20261,197 (4.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202418,282 (70.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202212,133 (47.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202016,740 (64.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201812,729 (49.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201614,205 (55.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20146,661 (25.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201211,762 (45.6%)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
38,005 (± 1,624)
Median Age
41.6
Median Household Income
$79,865 (± $4,427)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
90.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
28.3%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 188,08521.3%
18 to 6423,27661.2%
65 and over6,64417.5%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,3503.6%
White, not Hispanic32,91786.6%
Black, not Hispanic5831.5%
Asian, not Hispanic5191.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic350.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic330.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic840.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,4846.5%

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
37,721
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
29,640

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic36,45496.6%
Hispanic1,2733.4%
White34,27690.9%
Black5821.5%
Asian4521.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native340.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander310.1%
Two or More Races1380.4%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic28,71296.9%
Hispanic9243.1%
White27,35192.3%
Black6202.1%
Asian4111.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native2530.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander350.1%
Two or More Races530.2%

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