Missouri State House District 147

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mo-hd-147
State
Missouri
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
147
Land Area
26.4 sq mi
Water Area
1.07 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Missouri State House District 147

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Cape Girardeau County26.40 sq mi100.0%4.6%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Cape Girardeau city23.71 sq mi89.8%81.0%

Showing all 1 place

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 838,871100.0%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
23,194
Active Voters
21,449 (92.5%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic5452.3%
Republican7533.2%
Unaffiliated9,00838.8%
Other parties420.2%
No party recorded12,84655.4%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20263,246 (14.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202415,749 (67.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202210,780 (46.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202014,222 (61.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201811,050 (47.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201611,718 (50.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20146,076 (26.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201210,415 (44.9%)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
39,290 (± 440)
Median Age
33.8
Median Household Income
$54,283 (± $3,440)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
91.5%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
34.8%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 186,83517.4%
18 to 6424,91363.4%
65 and over7,54219.2%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,5023.8%
White, not Hispanic29,40574.8%
Black, not Hispanic5,29713.5%
Asian, not Hispanic1,0402.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic900.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic880.2%
Some other race, not Hispanic1640.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,7044.3%

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
38,218
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
31,408

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic36,80696.3%
Hispanic1,4133.7%
White29,58477.4%
Black5,25413.7%
Asian4501.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native900.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander660.2%
Two or More Races1100.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic30,54897.3%
Hispanic8592.7%
White25,92382.5%
Black3,62311.5%
Asian4811.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native4341.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander530.2%
Two or More Races380.1%

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