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U.S. House seat · current lines

Missouri's 1st District

A district of about 743,000 people, 46% Black, 38% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+58.5 relative to the nation for president.

Wesley Bell (D) · since Jan 3, 2025Next election Nov 7, 2028The 2026 race →
MO-1

Source: 2026 results: civicAPI; boundaries: Census Bureau TIGER/LineUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET

Where it sits among all 435 seats

Every U.S. House seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.

D+58.519th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican218th seat · the majority lineMO-15236478

Labels below the bar mark 7 other seats in Missouri.

Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET

Every race on these lines

Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.

202220242026
U.S. HouseD+48.5D+57.6D+67.5

Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year

Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: civicAPIUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET

Who lives here, compared

Grey bars show the spread of all 435 seats. Small marks are other seats in Missouri. The black marker is MO-1.

Adults with a bachelor's degree38% 65th pct · 2nd of 8 in MO

Higher than 65% of seats.

White adults without a degree22% 22nd pct · 8th of 8 in MO

Lower than 78% of seats.

Hispanic residents5% 13th pct · 4th of 8 in MO

Lower than 87% of seats.

Black residents46% 97th pct · 1st of 8 in MO

Higher than 97% of seats.

Asian residents4% 50th pct · 2nd of 8 in MO

Higher than 50% of seats.

People per square mile2,874 84th pct · 1st of 8 in MO

Denser than 84% of seats.

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET

Seats most like this one

Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean.

OH-11
43% Black · 34% college gradsD+56.1Held DMD-7
54% Black · 32% college gradsD+61.7Held DGA-6
51% Black · 48% college gradsD+50.3Held DGA-4
47% Black · 39% college gradsD+54.4Held D

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET

Who has held it

  1. Wesley Bell (D)
    2025– · Won 2024 by 57.6, 2026 by 67.5
  2. Cori Bush (D)
    2023–2025 · Won 2022 by 48.5

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)