Missouri State House District 48

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mo-hd-048
State
Missouri
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
048
Land Area
1,928.1 sq mi
Water Area
29.1 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Missouri State House District 48

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Chariton County751.18 sq mi39.0%100.0%
Cooper County544.85 sq mi28.3%96.5%
Howard County463.80 sq mi24.1%100.0%
Randolph County168.30 sq mi8.7%34.9%

Showing all 4 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Boonville city7.69 sq mi0.4%92.9%
Fayette city2.22 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Glasgow city1.36 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Salisbury city1.34 sq mi0.1%100.0%
New Franklin city1.32 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Brunswick city1.20 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Bunceton city0.94 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Windsor Place village0.90 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Armstrong city0.82 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Keytesville city0.77 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Otterville city0.49 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Prairie Hill CDP0.46 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Pilot Grove city0.42 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Higbee city0.40 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Prairie Home city0.39 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Blackwater city0.33 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Franklin city0.23 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Triplett city0.23 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Sumner town0.23 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Rothville village0.20 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Dalton town0.18 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Mendon city0.18 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Clifton Hill city0.17 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Marceline city0.09 sq mi<0.1%2.8%
Wooldridge village0.06 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing all 25 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 316,90846.0%2.2%28.3%
MO District 410,15127.6%1.3%24.1%
MO District 69,68926.4%1.3%47.7%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
25,298
Active Voters
23,637 (93.4%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20261,917 (7.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202419,041 (75.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202213,799 (54.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202017,640 (69.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201813,961 (55.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201615,246 (60.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20149,252 (36.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201212,998 (51.4%)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
36,395 (± 374)
Median Age
40.5
Median Household Income
$68,696 (± $2,776)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
90.9%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
24.6%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 188,13522.4%
18 to 6420,64656.7%
65 and over7,61420.9%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)7482.1%
White, not Hispanic32,30788.8%
Black, not Hispanic1,6424.5%
Asian, not Hispanic590.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic920.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic50.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1040.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,4384.0%

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
36,266
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
28,133

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic35,55398.0%
Hispanic7122.0%
White32,83890.5%
Black1,6384.5%
Asian370.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native1080.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander50.0%
Two or More Races960.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic27,74098.6%
Hispanic3941.4%
White25,66991.2%
Black1,5505.5%
Asian460.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native3981.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander30.0%
Two or More Races810.3%

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