Missouri State House District 149

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mo-hd-149
State
Missouri
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
149
Land Area
1,258.5 sq mi
Water Area
51.3 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Missouri State House District 149

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
New Madrid County674.88 sq mi53.6%100.0%
Mississippi County411.60 sq mi32.7%100.0%
Pemiscot County172.03 sq mi13.7%34.9%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Caruthersville city5.02 sq mi0.4%97.3%
Charleston city4.80 sq mi0.4%100.0%
New Madrid city4.50 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Sikeston city3.81 sq mi0.3%21.3%
Hayti city2.30 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Portageville city2.04 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Matthews city1.96 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Gideon city1.79 sq mi0.1%100.0%
East Prairie city1.25 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Wyatt city1.17 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Marston city1.10 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Hayti Heights city0.98 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Lilbourn city0.95 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Bertrand city0.82 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Morehouse city0.80 sq mi0.1%99.9%
Parma city0.64 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Risco city0.56 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Tallapoosa city0.45 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Anniston town0.39 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Catron town0.37 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Whiting CDP0.26 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Hayward CDP0.25 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Howardville city0.23 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Canalou city0.20 sq mi<0.1%99.8%
North Lilbourn village0.17 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 29 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 838,739100.0%5.0%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
24,134
Active Voters
23,405 (97.0%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20263,015 (12.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202414,400 (59.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–20229,825 (40.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202013,498 (55.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201810,832 (44.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201612,253 (50.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20147,022 (29.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201210,508 (43.5%)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
36,840 (± 419)
Median Age
40.0
Median Household Income
$44,498 (± $3,498)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
85.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
13.7%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 188,93024.2%
18 to 6421,06257.2%
65 and over6,84818.6%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)5821.6%
White, not Hispanic25,42969.0%
Black, not Hispanic7,46720.3%
Asian, not Hispanic1510.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic440.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic570.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic3,1108.4%

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
36,723
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
27,787

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic36,17398.5%
Hispanic5511.5%
White26,45772.0%
Black7,45420.3%
Asian1360.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native450.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander20.0%
Two or More Races940.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic27,43198.7%
Hispanic3611.3%
White20,76474.7%
Black5,66620.4%
Asian1300.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native8423.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races590.2%

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