Missouri's 1st Congressional District
Missouri · MO-01
Missouri's 1st Congressional District is one of 8 U.S. House districts in Missouri, represented in Congress by Wesley Bell (Democrat). It is home to roughly 759,185 people, with a median age of 37. The population is about 45% Black. The median household income is $59,930, and 37% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election it voted safely Democratic (D+57).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 250 square miles, MO-01 is the 358th-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 3,037 residents per square mile, it is a heavily urban district. Its shape is very compact: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.48 ranks 35th of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 78% of MO-01 voters backed Kamala Harris and 21% Donald Trump — a D+57 margin. That is a 1.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted D+58.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 37 years old; 21.3% of residents are under 18 and 15.6% are 65 or older. About 6.3% of residents were born outside the United States, and 8.4% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $59,930, the district's median household income ranks 389th of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $169,299, and the median rent is $1,053 a month. 16.5% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 24.5-minute commute (14.5% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).