Missouri's 7th Congressional District
Missouri · MO-07
Missouri's 7th Congressional District is one of 8 U.S. House districts in Missouri, represented in Congress by Eric Burlison (Republican). It is home to roughly 778,750 people, with a median age of 38.4. The population is about 85% White. The median household income is $60,347, and 27% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election it voted safely Republican (R+43).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
MO-07 is shown in red. Click a neighboring district to open it, or zoom out to explore the country.
Covering 5,863 square miles, MO-07 is the 127th-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 133 residents per square mile, it is a predominantly rural district. Its shape is very compact: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.53 ranks 19th of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 28% of MO-07 voters backed Kamala Harris and 71% Donald Trump — a R+43 margin. That is a 2.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted R+41.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 38.4 years old; 22.8% of residents are under 18 and 17.9% are 65 or older. About 3.8% of residents were born outside the United States, and 6.5% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $60,347, the district's median household income ranks 386th of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $197,915, and the median rent is $914 a month. 14.6% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 23.5-minute commute (9.3% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).