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On August 22, 1876, voters of a then-unified St. Louis City and St. Louis County went to the polls to vote on a proposed separation scheme that would detach St. Louis City from the County. 🧵Thread on the "Great Divorce" between St. Louis City and St. Louis County:

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1 year

In 2020 presidential race, Trump won 98.7% of the surface area of Missouri, but 56.7% of votes Vote density maps can give a better sense of where voters live than regular choropleth maps that just shade an area by a candidate's percent of the vote. Here's one example for 2020:

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In November 2023, Ohio voted by a 13.56% margin to codify access to Abortion into their state constitution. Missouri will likely have a similar measure on the ballot this November. In this thread, I will speculate if the Ohio measure may predict how the Missouri vote will go.🧵:

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1 year

Many are aware that Missouri was first colonized by the French, but it may surprise some to know that there is an endangered dialect of French still spoken in Missouri by a few descendants of those French settlers. 🧵Thread on Missouri French and Old Mines, MO:

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Top 10 cities in Missouri by population (2023): 1. Kansas City: 510,704 2. St. Louis: 281,754 3. Springfield: 170,188 4. Columbia: 129,330 5. Independence: 120,922 6. Lee's Summit: 104,184 7. O'Fallon: 94,074 8. St. Charles: 71,800 9. St. Joseph: 70,634 10. Blue Springs: 60,539

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10 months

In November of 2022, Missouri voters approved a Constitutional Amendment that legalized recreational Marijuana by a 6.2% margin. Here are the results by precinct:

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2 years

Amendment 5, which would establish the Missouri National Guard as its own separate department (instead of being subordinate to the Missouri Department of Public Safety), passed by a 20.4% margin, having strong support statewide, except in the cities.

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3 years

2020 Presidential Election in Illinois, by newly adopted state legislative district boundaries:

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On August 6, 2024, Wesley Bell defeated incumbent congresswoman Cori Bush in the Democratic primary for Missouri's 1st Congressional District. He won by 5.5% in one of the most expensive and contentious races in Missouri history. Here's the results by precinct and subdivisions:

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1 year

In 2022, Republican Eric Schmitt defeated Democrat Trudy Busch Valentine by a 13.2% margin in the race for U.S. Senate in Missouri. Here is a map of that election by precinct:

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In the 2024 Missouri August Primaries, 697,347 voters (64.7%) voted for a Republican candidate for Governor, while 377,769 voters (35.1%) voted for a Democratic candidate for Governor. Here is the breakdown by County, and a small thread on what these results mean:

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1 year

2022 US Senate race in Missouri, by congressional district: MO1: Busch Valentine +58.76% MO2: Schmitt +3.18% MO3: Schmitt +21.16% MO4: Schmitt +35.76% MO5: Busch Valentine +27.11% MO6: Schmitt +32.55% MO7: Schmitt +39.70% MO8: Schmitt +48.69% Schmitt carried 6/8 districts

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3 years

2020 Presidential Election in Missouri, by Precinct:

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@Missouri_Mapper

3 years

The last time that Democrats won the Missouri House of Representatives was in 2000. Since then, political polarization, coalition shifts, and the decline of split-ticket voting have seen MO Democrats completely wiped out in rural areas, and the GOP in solid control of the chamber

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1 year

2022 Missouri Amendment 3 (Marijuana Legalization Initiative) by congressional district: MO1: Yes +37.17 MO2: Yes +5.96 MO3: Yes +2.78 MO4: No +2.61 MO5: Yes +37.32 MO6: No +3.21 MO7: No +9.94 MO8: No +10.73 Statewide: Yes +6.19 Amendment 3 won 4/8 congressional districts

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@Missouri_Mapper

2 years

While Eric Schmitt (R) won the race for U.S. Senator by a comfortable 13.3% margin statewide, Missouri's 2nd Congressional district was much closer. Schmitt only prevailed by a 10,081 vote margin (3.18%) over Democratic nominee Trudy Busch Valentine.

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3 years

Over the past two decades, the Missouri Bootheel has witnessed a sharp decline in Democratic support. In 2000, Al Gore narrowly won a majority of the vote in the three counties that make up the Bootheel. In 2020, Joe Biden failed to win even a quarter of the vote in the Bootheel

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4 months

Largest population gains in Missouri by city since 2020: 1. Columbia: +3,286 2. Lee's Summit: +3,061 3. Wentzville: +2,883 4. O'Fallon: +2,742 5. Kansas City: +2,726 6. Raymore: +2,382 7. Nixa: +2,143 8. Lake St. Louis: +1,955 9. Troy: +1,910 10. Blue Springs: +1,796

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@Missouri_Mapper

2 years

Part of the reason why Trump won Missouri by 15 points in 2020 was his strength among White voters without a bachelor's degree. In areas that are more than 90% white and have less than 20% bachelor's degree attainment, Trump improved on Romney's 35% margin to win by 59%.

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@Missouri_Mapper

3 years

With a number of Republicans in the Missouri Senate now on record opposing efforts to draw out Rep. Cleaver (MO-5), it appears probable that Missouri will adopt a 6-2 map configuration, instead of a 7-1 map. Here is my prediction for what a 6-2 map would look like:

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2 years

The race for St. Louis County Executive in 2022 was one of the closest contests in the Democratic-leaning suburban county of the past decade. The incumbent, Democrat Dr. Sam Page, won with 189,405 (51.56%), defeating GOP challenger Mark Mantovani who got 168,721 votes (45.93%):

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@Missouri_Mapper

3 years

One of the reasons why Democrats now struggle to win Missouri is that Republicans have gained a lot of support in Missouri's outer suburbs and exurbs. Jefferson County (the 7th largest county in the state) is no exception - seeing a massive swing to the right in the past 20 years

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@Missouri_Mapper

2 years

Missouri has finished congressional redistricting. Here is the final map: 2020 President numbers: MO-1: Biden +58.4% MO-2: Trump +7.8% MO-3: Trump +26.1% MO-4: Trump +39.5% MO-5: Biden +26.4% MO-6: Trump +37.1% MO-7: Trump +41.4% MO-8: Trump +51.3%

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@Missouri_Mapper

3 years

Will need the shapefile to get exact figures, but it looks like the 2020 figures on this map are: MO-1: Biden +59.5 MO-2: Trump +5 MO-3: Trump +35 MO-4: Trump +33.5 MO-5: Biden +25.5 MO-6: Trump +33.5 MO-7: Trump +41 MO-8: Trump +57.5

Jason Rosenbaum

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3 years

Here is the @danshaul113 map. He told me that #MO1 will extend into the Webster Groves/Kirkwood/Shrewbury area, BTW:

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@Missouri_Mapper

3 years

2020 United States presidential election in Missouri, Vote Margin per Square Mile by Precinct:

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@Missouri_Mapper

1 month

On August 6, 2024, Lt. Governor Mike Kehoe won the Republican nomination for Missouri Governor obtaining 39.4% of the vote. He defeated State Senator Eigel (32.6%) and Secretary of State Ashcroft (23.2%) in the primary and will face Democrat Crystal Quade in November:

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@Missouri_Mapper

3 years

In 2020, the U.S. census recorded that Missouri had a population of 6,154,913. While this figure was the highest for the state and many counties within the state, most counties in the state reached their peak population in a previous decade:

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@Missouri_Mapper

6 months

New US Census estimates found that Missouri's population grew 41,267 between April 1, 2020 and July 1, 2023 (a 0.67% increase). That growth was not evenly distributed throughout the state, with some counties growing by as much as 9% and others shrinking by 10% in that timeframe:

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4 years

Swing Map between 2016 and 2020 for President in Kansas, by Precinct:

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3 years

2020 Presidential Election in Missouri, by ZIP Code:

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@Missouri_Mapper

2 years

Assuming recounts do not change the current results, six MO House Republicans will represent districts that Biden carried in 2020, while two MO House Democrats will represent districts that Trump carried in 2020. On average, GOP MO House candidates outran Trump by 2.3%.

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8 months

Last week, Congressman Luetkemeyer announced he would not seek re-election to Missouri's 3rd congressional district in 2024. Many expect a contentious primary to replace him, so I've looked at which areas of the 3rd district hold the most sway in the GOP primary. Thread🧵:

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10 months

2022 Missouri Amendment 3 (which legalized recreational Marijuana) saw "Yes" carry 99/163 of Missouri's State House Districts and 20/34 of Missouri's State Senate Districts. The median HD was Yes +5.65% and the middle SDs were Yes +5.81% and Yes +4.79%:

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@Missouri_Mapper

2 years

In 2018, Democrat Nicole Galloway defeated Republican Saundra McDowell for Missouri State Auditor by almost 6%. However, under the new state legislative maps, Galloway still would not have won a majority of districts in either chamber of the Missouri legislature.

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@Missouri_Mapper

3 years

2016 Presidential Election in Missouri, by Municipality and Township:

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@Missouri_Mapper

3 years

2020 attorney election in Missouri, by precinct Eric Schmitt won with 1,752,792 votes (59.384%), defeating Rich Finneran who received 1,117,713 votes (37.868%). Data courtesy of @vest_team

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2 years

2022 Missouri Election Predictions: U.S. Senate: Schmitt (R) +19.5 Missouri Auditor: Fitzpatrick (R) +25.8 U.S. House of Representatives: R - 6, D - 2 Missouri Senate: R - 25, D - 9 Missouri House of Representatives: R - 119, D - 44 🧵Thread:

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@Missouri_Mapper

3 years

Swing Map between 2016 and 2020 for President in Missouri, by Precinct:

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@Missouri_Mapper

3 years

1924 was the last time that a Republican candidate for President carried St. Louis City. Republican Calvin Coolidge received 139,433 votes (52.70%) to Democrat John W. Davis's 95,888 (36.24%). Socialist/Liberal candidate Robert M. LaFollette received 28,856 (10.91%).

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4 months

Largest population losses in Missouri by city since 2020: 1. St. Louis: -19,811 2. Independence: -2,001 3. St. Joseph: -1,843 4. Florissant: -1,408 5. Cameron: -1,198 6. University City: -970 7. Raytown: -910 8. Chesterfield: -831 9: Grandview: -764 10: Ballwin: -759

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3 years

While most areas in Missouri have swung right over the last two decades, a few counties have moved left. One example is Boone County, which has seen a shift to the left fueled by the growth of the city of Columbia - home of Missouri's flagship public university.

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3 years

In 1870, the census recorded that for the first time since statehood, a majority of Missourians were born inside the state (874,006 out of 1,721,295, or 50.77%). Here is a map of the second most common place of birth by county according to the 1870 census:

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@Missouri_Mapper

2 years

Redistricting saw some notable changes to Missouri's 1st congressional district. Many speculate that these shifts were designed to hurt Rep. Cori Bush, who is facing a primary challenge. My analysis? The new map is only slightly worse for Cori Bush than the old map. Thread 🧵:

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1 year

Top 10 cities in Missouri by population (2022): 1. Kansas City: 509,297 2. St. Louis: 286,578 3. Springfield: 170,067 4. Columbia: 128,555 5. Independence: 121,202 6. Lee's Summit: 103,465 7. O'Fallon: 93,663 8. St. Charles: 71,184 9. St. Joseph: 70,656 10. Blue Springs: 59,518

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@Missouri_Mapper

3 years

Swing Map between 2016 and 2020 for President in Missouri, by State Senate District:

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2 years

Missouri is now less than 100 days from the August 2nd primaries, and Missouri still has not enacted a congressional map. While the Senate and House proposals agree on how 82.7% of the state (by population) should be allocated, the remaining 17.3% has created an impasse.

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3 years

2020 Presidential Election in Missouri, by Municipality and Township:

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4 years

Precinct Map of the 2020 Presidential Election for St. Louis County, MO:

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3 years

With 2020 Census Redistricting Data now released, I decided to test how difficult it would be for the GOP to draw a 7-1 map. The map I came up with is by no means 100% ironclad for the GOP, but I think it would be very likely to hold without failure for the entire decade:

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2 years

2020 Presidential Results for HB 2909: MO-1: Biden +58.4% MO-2: Trump +7.8% MO-3: Trump +26.1% MO-4: Trump +39.6% MO-5: Biden +26.4% MO-6: Trump +37.1% MO-7: Trump +41.4% MO-8: Trump +51.4% DRA Interactive Map Link:

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While today the City of St. Louis is an independent city that functions as its own county-equivalent within Missouri, originally the City of St. Louis was one of several municipalities (although by far the most populous and influential) within the County of St. Louis. (1/16)

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3 years

In 1860, Gasconade County was one of two counties in Missouri (the other was St. Louis) to vote for Abraham Lincoln for President. This inaugurated a still unbroken streak of always voting for the Republican candidate for President, the longest such streak in the nation.

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On August 6, 2024, former State Senator Bob Onder won the Republican nomination for Missouri's 3rd Congressional District with 47.4% of the vote, defeating former State Senator Kurt Schaefer who received 37.2%, in a geographically polarized contest.

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Since the separation vote, there have been a number of proposals to reunite the city and county (either as a consolidated entity, or having the city simply rejoin the county). So far none have succeeded, though there is still a movement for reunification. (16/16)

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1 year

In 2022, Eric Schmitt won the US Senate race in Missouri by 13.26%, an improvement on Hawley's 5.81% victory in 2018 and Blunt's 2.79% win in 2016. Breaking down the swings by congressional district, Schmitt made the largest improvements in rural Missouri, particularly in MO-8:

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In the aftermath of the Civil War, St. Louis City saw rapid population growth, becoming the fourth largest city in America in the 1870 census (behind New York City, Philadelphia, and Brooklyn). Many city residents felt that the city's future prospects were being... (2/16)

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Yesterday was the first day of candidate filing for Missouri's August Primary. For the Missouri Legislature, 182 Republicans and 124 Democrats were recorded to have filed that day. Here is a map of which state legislative seats currently have a Republican or Democrat running:

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3 years

2020 United States presidential election in Missouri, by municipality and township Republican Donald J. Trump carried the state with 1,718,736 votes (56.800%), defeating Democrat Joe Biden who received 1,253,014 votes (41.409%). Data courtesy of @vest_team

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2 years

2020 Presidential Results for 4875S05.09S (Missouri Congressional map): MO-1: Biden +58.4 MO-2: Trump +8.2 MO-3: Trump +27.3 MO-4: Trump +38.0 MO-5: Biden +26.3 MO-6: Trump +37.1 MO-7: Trump +41.5 MO-8: Trump +50.3 DRA Link: Map and Election Results:

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3 years

2018 United States Senate Election in Missouri, Vote Margin per Square Mile by Precinct:

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2 years

Amendment 3, which proposed to legalize recreational Marijuana in Missouri, passed by a 6.2% margin statewide. The margin of support in Missouri's 2nd District was almost identical - with the measure passing by 5.96% within the district.

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3 years

One of the challenges a 7-1 map faces is that many Missouri legislators want to keep their county whole so their home turf has greater sway in primaries. It's thus worth asking: Could a 7-1 be drawn that doesn't split any of the major GOP controlled counties? Here's my attempt:

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3 years

Before Reynolds v. Sims (1964) held that the principle of "one man, one vote" applied to state legislative districts, Missouri had an apportionment system which gave each County at least one seat in the State House. Here's what that system would look like if still in effect:

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harmed by the county government, which was accused of serving rural interests at the expense of the city. Taxation in particular was a thorny issue, as the city generated the vast majority of county revenues, but the county government made substantial investments in… (3/16)

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2 years

On July 3, 1919, Missouri became the 11th state to ratify the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution. This was a notable development, as less than 5 years earlier, Missouri voters had rejected a state constitutional amendment to enshrine women's suffrage by nearly 28 points.

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3 years

It appears that at least one Missouri lawmaker is pushing for a very aggressive 7-1 map Using that map as a template, I've smoothed out some of its jagged edges, and made a few swaps to make it even stronger - even Saundra McDowell would have carried 7 districts. 🧵Thread:

Scott Faughn

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3 years

Here is a look at one of the 7-1 maps that has been submitted.

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4 years

Here are the results by municipality:

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3 years

1892 Presidential Election in Michigan, by district. Republican candidate Benjamin Harrison carried 9 districts and received 9 electoral votes, and Democratic candidate Grover Cleveland carried 5 districts and received 5 electoral votes.

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the rural areas of the county - particularly the construction of roads - which many in the city felt were wasteful. Eventually, in 1876, advocates of urban secession from the county were able to get a separation proposal on the ballot (as well as a measure to expand... (4/16)

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2 years

Last November, Congresswoman Ann Wagner was re-elected to a sixth term. Winning by an 11.84% margin, she ran 8.66% better than Schmitt's margin in the U.S Senate race. In this thread I will compare Rep. Wagner's performance to that of other notable down ballot Missouri races.🧵:

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@Missouri_Mapper

3 years

Missouri Congressional Districts, by population: 1st: 714,746 (needs 54,618) 2nd: 777,693 (over 8,329) 3rd: 804,485 (over 35,121) 4th: 777,217 (over 7,853) 5th: 788,305 (over 18,941) 6th: 781,005 (over 11,641) 7th: 792,419 (over 23,055) 8th: 719,043 (need 50,321)

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2 years

In the election for Missouri's 2nd Congressional District, Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R) defeated State Rep. Trish Gunby by 11.84%, winning a 6th term. Wagner benefitted from redistricting, which extended MO2 into Franklin and Warren counties, making the district more Republican.

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The final result determined by Gottschalk's commission was that the scheme of separation had passed 12,181 to 10,928 - a margin of 1,253 votes (5.42%). These results were upheld on appeal and the "Great Divorce" between St. Louis City and County was finalized. (15/16)

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3 years

I attempted to draw the safest 7-1 Missouri map that: -Keeps existing districts as intact as possible -Allows every GOP incumbent to run for re-election -Reduces the # of county splits in St. Charles and Jefferson County (a concern acknowledged by @danshaul113 in an interview)

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5 months

Missouri Democrats held their Presidential Primary last Saturday. President Biden received 85.3% of the vote, winning 61/64 of Missouri's delegates. "Uncommitted" came in second at 11.7% of the vote, winning the remaining 3 delegates. Total statewide turnout was 19,100 votes.

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3 years

Swing Map between 2016 and 2020 for President in Missouri, by State House District:

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On August 6, 2024, Denny Hoskins won an eight-way contest for the Republican nomination for Missouri Secretary of State. Hoskins' plurality of 24.4% was enough to prevail over a divided field and he will face Democrat Barbara Phifer this November.

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3 years

Using ACS data, I was able to rank Missouri precincts by median income. Here's how they voted in 2020 (and swing from 2016) Top 20%: Trump +4.7% (D+8.3%) 20-40%: Trump +15.7% (D+4.4%) 40-60%: Trump +23.3% (D+3.1%) 60-80%: Trump +30.3% (D+1.1%) Bottom 20%: Trump +3.1% (R+1.8%)

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3 years

2020 Presidential Election in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area, by precinct:

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As a brief aside, I should mention that elections in 1870s Missouri did not operate like elections currently do. There was no secret ballot in 1870s Missouri. Voters primarily voted by "ticket" which were slips of paper handed out by parties or printed by newspapers... (7/16)

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1 year

US Census estimates found that Missouri's population grew 23,037 between April 1, 2020 and July 1, 2022 (a 0.37% increase). That growth was not evenly distributed throughout the state, with some counties growing by as much as 6% and others shrinking by 7% in that timeframe:

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1 year

2022 U.S. Senate results in Missouri under the 2010s Congressional map: MO1: Busch Valentine +62.45 MO2: Busch Valentine +4.39 MO3: Schmitt +29.82 MO4: Schmitt +29.78 MO5: Busch Valentine +20.67 MO6: Schmitt +25.13 MO7: Schmitt +40.15 MO8: Schmitt +53.83

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3 years

There has been a lot of debate among Missouri Republicans about whether or not H.B.2117 is a "6-2" or a "5-3" map. Trump carried six seats in 2020. However, if electoral trends from the previous decade continue, the proposed 2nd district (which starts off at Trump+5) could flip.

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On August 22, 1876, St. Louis voters went to the polls. Initial returns showed the scheme of separation failing by 1,416 votes (5.27%). Advocates of the separation scheme immediately denounced the results as fraudulent and soon the fate of the count was in the courts. (6/16)

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1 year

In the 2022 race for U.S. Senate in Missouri, Republican Eric Schmitt carried 102/163 of Missouri's State House Districts and 23/34 of Missouri's State Senate Districts: The median HD was Schmitt +19.40% and the middle SDs were Schmitt +22.83% and Schmitt +19.21%.

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2 years

In 2016, Republican Caleb Rowden (who is now President Pro Tem of the Missouri Senate) defeated Democrat Stephen Webber in the the race for Missouri Senate District 19 by 2.44%. Webber carried Boone County, but Rowden's strong margin in Cooper was enough to overcome that:

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city boundaries to their present extent). For the scheme of separation to pass, it would require a majority of the entire St. Louis County to vote in the affirmative, not just the city of St. Louis. (5/16)

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3 years

2020 Presidential Election in Missouri, by State Senate District:

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On August 6, 2024, Lucas Kunce won the Democratic nomination for U.S Senator for Missouri with 67.6% of the vote, defeating State Senator Karla May (23.2%). This was Kunce's second statewide bid for U.S Senate and he will face incumbent GOP Senator Josh Hawley this November.

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In 1820, Missouri cast three electoral votes for James Monroe for President. Keen observers will notice that this occurred before Missouri's official date of statehood (August 10, 1821) - so what happened here? 🧵Thread on the time Missouri cast Schrödinger's electoral votes:

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ahead of the election. Tickets were often printed in a way to make it easy for outside observers to see how a voter voted - which facilitated the rise of political machines, like that of Edward Butler in the 5th Ward of St. Louis City (remember that name later). (8/16)

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On January 31, 1865, the U.S. House passed S.J. RES. 16., which referred the 13th Amendment (abolishing slavery) to the states for ratification. Seven of Missouri's nine congressmen voted in favor. One week later, Missouri would become the 8th state to ratify the 13th amendment:

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There were franchise restrictions that prevented large portions of the population from voting. Finally, while there were procedures in place to try to guarantee the accurate counting of ballots, those were not as developed as they are today, and were frequently ignored. (9/16)

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1 year

@gavinbena This map is partially incorrect as Osage County, MO was a JFK-Goldwater county

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In November 2022, Missouri voters approved a constitutional amendment requiring Kansas City, MO to increase police funding. The Supreme Court of Missouri ordered a revote due to a misleading fiscal note. In August 2024, Amendment 4 passed again, albeit with a much reduced margin.

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In Washington County, the settlement of Old Mines (La Vieille Mine), owing to its relative isolation, has been one of the last bastions of Missouri French. In Old Mines a large sign announces "300 ans on est toujours icitte" - "300 years, we are still here." (6/14)

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Bush tended to win majority African American areas, while Bell tended to do quite well in the White areas of MO-1, with a few exceptions. This is quite striking, considering that in 2018 and 2020 Bush did better in the White areas of MO-1 compared to the district as a whole.

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Missouri Amendment 2 (2020), Medicaid Expansion Initiative, by 2020s congressional district: MO1: Yes +70.49 MO2: Yes +19.28 MO3: No +7.55 MO4: No +19.15 MO5: Yes +49.55 MO6: No +18.10 MO7: No +20.88 MO8: No +29.75 Statewide: Yes +6.55 Amendment 2 won 3/8 of new CDs

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The initial count was said to be 83 for (6.0%), and 1305 against (94.0%) The exclusion of these three precincts was enough to swing the result from rejecting the separation scheme to approving the measure. (14/16)

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Some of this fraud was reported to have been done at the behest of political machine bosses who wanted the separation scheme defeated. One election judge said he falsified returns at the request of Edward Butler (though no charges were ever brought against Butler). (11/16)

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