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U.S. House seat · current lines

Missouri's 2nd District

A district of about 774,000 people, 50% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+8.1 relative to the nation for president.

Fred Wellman (D) · from Jan 3, 2027Flipped in 2026Next election Nov 7, 2028The 2026 race →
MO-2

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.

R+8.1233rd most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican218th seat · the majority line15MO-236478

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. HouseR+11.8R+12.0D+4.9

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-2.

Adults with a bachelor's degree50% 89th pct · 1st of 8 in MO

Higher than 89% of seats.

White adults without a degree43% 61st pct · 6th of 8 in MO

Higher than 61% of seats.

Hispanic residents3% 6th pct · 7th of 8 in MO

Lower than 94% of seats.

Black residents3% 21st pct · 7th of 8 in MO

Lower than 79% of seats.

Asian residents5% 62nd pct · 1st of 8 in MO

Higher than 62% of seats.

People per square mile425 55th pct · 3rd of 8 in MO

Denser than 55% 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. 2 of the 4 flipped this year.

NY-1
47% college gradsR+8.1Held RPA-1
45% college gradsD+1.3Flipped DVA-1
47% college gradsR+5.3Flipped DKS-3
52% college gradsD+4.7Held 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. Fred Wellman (D)
    2027– · Won 2026 by 4.9
  2. Ann Wagner (R)
    2023–2027 · Won 2022 by 11.8, 2024 by 12.0

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