Missouri State House District 143

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mo-hd-143
State
Missouri
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
143
Land Area
2,036.3 sq mi
Water Area
6.05 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Missouri State House District 143

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Texas County1177.24 sq mi57.8%100.0%
Maries County526.98 sq mi25.9%100.0%
Phelps County332.05 sq mi16.3%49.4%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Cabool city3.90 sq mi0.2%98.2%
Houston city3.64 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Raymondville town2.95 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Doolittle city2.75 sq mi0.1%98.7%
Licking city2.13 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Vienna city1.07 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Belle city1.06 sq mi0.1%79.1%
Summersville city0.80 sq mi<0.1%72.2%
Newburg city0.64 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Edgar Springs city0.47 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Plato village0.37 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Mountain Grove city0.10 sq mi<0.1%2.5%
Argyle town0.03 sq mi<0.1%7.2%

Showing all 13 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 830,39378.3%4.0%74.1%
MO District 38,43221.7%1.1%25.9%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
28,256
Active Voters
26,676 (94.4%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20264,899 (17.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202419,659 (69.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202214,237 (50.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202017,568 (62.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201814,121 (50.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201615,249 (54.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20148,711 (30.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201213,193 (46.7%)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
40,049 (± 727)
Median Age
43.5
Median Household Income
$53,504 (± $3,530)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
86.9%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
17.6%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 188,61221.5%
18 to 6422,76756.8%
65 and over8,67021.6%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,0022.5%
White, not Hispanic35,54288.7%
Black, not Hispanic9822.5%
Asian, not Hispanic980.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2410.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1210.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,0635.2%

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
39,995
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
31,380

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic39,00297.5%
Hispanic9892.5%
White36,56091.4%
Black9802.5%
Asian900.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native2380.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races1170.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic30,72497.9%
Hispanic6552.1%
White28,82991.9%
Black9703.1%
Asian1000.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native7552.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races900.3%

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