Missouri State House District 142

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mo-hd-142
State
Missouri
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
142
Land Area
793.9 sq mi
Water Area
4.33 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Missouri State House District 142

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Dallas County540.95 sq mi68.1%100.0%
Camden County169.62 sq mi21.4%25.9%
Laclede County83.29 sq mi10.5%10.9%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Lebanon city14.64 sq mi1.8%100.0%
Bennett Springs CDP4.17 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Buffalo city2.88 sq mi0.4%95.8%
Macks Creek CDP1.93 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Urbana city0.96 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Louisburg village0.46 sq mi0.1%100.0%

Showing all 6 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 438,875100.0%5.1%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
26,453
Active Voters
25,123 (95.0%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20263,127 (11.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202418,345 (69.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202212,001 (45.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202016,292 (61.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201812,421 (47.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201613,862 (52.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20147,253 (27.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201211,658 (44.1%)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
39,906 (± 789)
Median Age
40.3
Median Household Income
$51,155 (± $4,301)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
87.1%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
16.1%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 189,69024.3%
18 to 6422,48456.3%
65 and over7,73219.4%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,1332.8%
White, not Hispanic36,73092.0%
Black, not Hispanic1560.4%
Asian, not Hispanic2650.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1180.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic90.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic90.0%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,4863.7%

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
39,679
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
29,987

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic38,63097.4%
Hispanic1,0452.6%
White37,11493.5%
Black1380.3%
Asian1720.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native1270.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander110.0%
Two or More Races110.0%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic29,29497.7%
Hispanic6952.3%
White28,12293.8%
Black1560.5%
Asian2290.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native7702.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander70.0%
Two or More Races160.1%

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