The table below shows how individual counties in MO-07 voted in the 2008 presidential election. U.S. SenatorJohn McCain (R-Arizona) swept the district with 63.07 percent of the vote while U.S. SenatorBarack Obama (D-Illinois) received 35.39 percent, a 27.68-percent margin of victory for the GOP. McCain received less than 60 percent in only Greene County, where Obama may have been helped by the college subplot presence of Missouri State University.
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MO 7 redirects here The term may also refer to Missouri Route 7 Missouri s 7th congressional district consists of Southwest Missouri The district includes Springfield the home of Missouri State University and the popular tourist destination city of Branson Located along the borders of Kansas Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas the district occupies part of the Bible Belt with a strong socially conservative trend George W Bush defeated John Kerry here 67 to 32 in the 2004 election Republican John McCain defeated Democrat Barack Obama 63 1 to 35 3 in the 2008 election Republican and Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney defeated Barack Obama 67 6 to 30 3 in the 2012 election In the 2020 election Republican Donald Trump defeated Democrat Joe Biden 69 91 to 28 93 As of 2020 this district is the second most strongly Republican district in Missouri and is one of the most strongly Republican districts in the United States Missouri s 7th congressional districtInteractive map of district boundaries since January 3 2023Representative Eric BurlisonR OzarkDistribution59 28 urban40 72 ruralPopulation 2021 775 102Median householdincome 54 711 1 Ethnicity88 8 White4 7 Hispanic2 3 Two or more races1 9 Black1 2 Asian1 1 otherCook PVIR 24 2 The district is currently represented by Republican Eric Burlison of Springfield 3 Contents 1 Election results from statewide races 2 List of members representing the district 3 Geography 3 1 Counties 3 2 Largest cities 3 3 Median household incomes 3 4 Median family incomes 4 Election results 5 Prior elections 6 See also 7 ReferencesElection results from statewide races EditYear Office Results2000 President George W Bush 62 Al Gore 36 2004 President George W Bush 67 John Kerry 32 2008 President John McCain 62 Barack Obama 35 2012 President Mitt Romney 68 Barack Obama 30 2016 President Donald Trump 70 Hillary Clinton 25 2020 President Donald Trump 70 Joe Biden 28 List of members representing the district EditMember Party Years Congress Electoral history District locationDistrict created March 4 1853Samuel Caruthers Cape Girardeau Whig March 4 1853 March 3 1855 33rd34th35th Elected in 1852 Re elected in 1854 Re elected in 1856 Retired Opposition March 4 1855 March 3 1857Democratic March 4 1857 March 3 1859John W Noell Perryville Democratic March 4 1859 March 3 1863 36th37th Elected in 1858 Re elected in 1860 Redistricted to the 3rd district Benjamin F Loan St Joseph Unconditional Unionist March 4 1863 March 3 1865 38th39th40th Elected in 1862 Re elected in 1864 Re elected in 1866 Lost re election Republican March 4 1865 March 3 1869 Joel F Asper Chillicothe Republican March 4 1869 March 3 1871 41st Elected in 1868 Retired Isaac Parker St Joseph Republican March 4 1871 March 3 1873 42nd Elected in 1870 Redistricted to the 9th district Thomas T Crittenden Warrensburg Democratic March 4 1873 March 3 1875 43rd Elected in 1872 Retired John F Philips Sedalia Democratic March 4 1875 March 3 1877 44th Elected in 1874 Lost re election Thomas T Crittenden Warrensburg Democratic March 4 1877 March 3 1879 45th Elected in 1876 Retired Alfred M Lay Jefferson City Democratic March 4 1879 December 8 1879 46th Elected in 1878 Died Vacant December 8 1879 January 26 1880 John F Philips Sedalia Democratic January 26 1880 March 3 1881 Elected to finish Lay s term Lost re election Theron M Rice Booneville Greenback March 4 1881 March 3 1883 47th Elected in 1880 Retired Aylett H Buckner Mexico Democratic March 4 1883 March 3 1885 48th Redistricted from the 13th district and re elected in 1882 Retired John E Hutton Mexico Democratic March 4 1885 March 3 1889 49th50th Elected in 1884 Re elected in 1886 Retired Richard H Norton Troy Democratic March 4 1889 March 3 1893 51st52nd Elected in 1888 Re elected in 1890 Lost re election John T Heard Sedalia Democratic March 4 1893 March 3 1895 53rd Redistricted from the 6th district and re elected in 1892 Lost re election John P Tracey Springfield Republican March 4 1895 March 3 1897 54th Elected in 1894 Lost re election James Cooney Marshall Democratic March 4 1897 March 3 1903 55th56th57th Elected in 1896 Re elected in 1898 Re elected in 1900 Lost renomination Courtney W Hamlin Springfield Democratic March 4 1903 March 3 1905 58th Elected in 1902 Lost re election John Welborn Lexington Republican March 4 1905 March 3 1907 59th Elected in 1904 Lost re election Courtney W Hamlin Springfield Democratic March 4 1907 March 3 1919 60th61st62nd63rd64th65th Elected in 1906 Re elected in 1908 Re elected in 1910 Re elected in 1912 Re elected in 1914 Re elected in 1916 Lost renomination Samuel C Major Fayette Democratic March 4 1919 March 3 1921 66th Elected in 1918 Lost re election Roscoe C Patterson Springfield Republican March 4 1921 March 3 1923 67th Elected in 1920 Lost re election Samuel C Major Fayette Democratic March 4 1923 March 3 1929 68th69th70th Elected in 1922 Re elected in 1924 Re elected in 1926 Lost re election John W Palmer Sedalia Republican March 4 1929 March 3 1931 71st Elected in 1928 Lost re election Samuel C Major Fayette Democratic March 4 1931 July 28 1931 72nd Elected in 1930 Died Vacant July 28 1931 September 29 1931 Robert D Johnson Marshall Democratic September 29 1931 March 3 1933 Elected to finish Major s term Redistricted to at large and lost renomination District inactive March 4 1933 January 3 1935 73rd All representatives elected at large on a general ticket Dewey Short Galena Republican January 3 1935 January 3 1957 74th75th76th77th78th79th80th81st82nd83rd84th Elected in 1934 Re elected in 1936 Re elected in 1938 Re elected in 1940 Re elected in 1942 Re elected in 1944 Re elected in 1946 Re elected in 1948 Re elected in 1950 Re elected in 1952 Re elected in 1954 Lost re election Charles H Brown Springfield Democratic January 3 1957 January 3 1961 85th86th Elected in 1956 Re elected in 1958 Lost re election Durward G Hall Springfield Republican January 3 1961 January 3 1973 87th88th89th90th91st92nd Elected in 1960 Re elected in 1962 Re elected in 1964 Re elected in 1966 Re elected in 1968 Re elected in 1970 Retired Gene Taylor Sarcoxie Republican January 3 1973 January 3 1989 93rd94th95th96th97th98th99th100th Elected in 1972 Re elected in 1974 Re elected in 1976 Re elected in 1978 Re elected in 1980 Re elected in 1982 Re elected in 1984 Re elected in 1986 Retired 1973 1983 data unknown missing 1983 1993 data unknown missing Mel Hancock Springfield Republican January 3 1989 January 3 1997 101st102nd103rd104th Elected in 1988 Re elected in 1990 Re elected in 1992 Re elected in 1994 Retired 1993 2003 data unknown missing Roy Blunt Strafford Republican January 3 1997 January 3 2011 105th106th107th108th109th110th111th Elected in 1996 Re elected in 1998 Re elected in 2000 Re elected in 2002 Re elected in 2004 Re elected in 2006 Re elected in 2008 Retired to run for U S Senator 2003 2013 Billy Long Springfield Republican January 3 2011 January 3 2023 112th113th114th115th116th117th Elected in 2010 Re elected in 2012 Re elected in 2014 Re elected in 2016 Re elected in 2018 Re elected in 2020 Retired to run for U S senator 2013 2023 Eric Burlison Ozark Republican January 3 2023 present 118th Elected in 2022 2023 present Geography EditCounties Edit There are a total of 10 counties included in MO 07 Barry Christian Greene Jasper Lawrence McDonald Newton Stone Taney Webster parts Largest cities Edit The 10 largest cities in MO 07 are as follows Rank City County Population 2010 Population 2015 Estimates 1 Springfield Greene Christian 159 498 166 8102 Joplin Jasper Newton 50 150 51 8183 Nixa Christian 19 022 20 9844 Ozark Christian 17 820 19 1205 Republic Christian Greene 14 751 16 0056 Carthage Jasper 14 378 14 3197 Neosho Newton 11 835 12 1568 Branson Taney Stone 10 520 11 4319 Webb City Jasper 10 996 11 16510 Bolivar Polk 10 325 10 714Median household incomes Edit Rank County Income 2008 1 Christian 50 2002 Greene 44 1853 Newton 43 8724 Stone 40 4875 Jasper 40 2436 Taney 39 7717 Lawrence 39 2108 Barry 35 8899 McDonald 33 448Median family incomes Edit Rank County Income 2008 1 Christian 58 8062 Greene 56 0473 Newton 51 1784 Jasper 49 0075 Taney 47 6646 Stone 46 6757 Lawrence 45 8438 Barry 41 8619 McDonald 38 848Election results EditUnited States House of Representatives elections 1998 Missouri 7th 4 Party Candidate Votes Republican Roy Blunt incumbent 129 746 72 6 Democratic Marc Perkel 43 146 24 3 Libertarian Mike Harman 5 639 3 2 Total votes 178 801 100 Majority 80 691 45 1 TurnoutRepublican hold SwingUnited States House of Representatives elections 2002 Missouri 7th 5 Party Candidate Votes Republican Roy Blunt incumbent 149 519 74 81 Democratic Roland Roy Lapham 45 964 23 00 Libertarian Douglas Andrew Burlison 4 378 2 19 Other Steven L Reed 2 0 00 Total votes 199 863 100 MajorityTurnoutRepublican hold SwingUnited States House of Representatives elections 2004 Missouri 7th 6 Party Candidate Votes Republican Roy Blunt incumbent 210 080 70 45 Democratic Jim Newberry 84 356 28 29 Libertarian James K Craig 2 767 0 93 Constitution Steve Alger 1 002 0 34 Total votes 298 205 100 MajorityTurnoutRepublican hold SwingUnited States House of Representatives elections 2006 Missouri 7th 7 Party Candidate Votes Republican Roy Blunt incumbent 160 942 66 75 Democratic Jack Truman 75 592 30 11 Libertarian Kevin Craig 7 566 3 14 Other Glenn Miller 23 0 01 Total votes 241 123 100 MajorityTurnoutRepublican hold SwingUnited States House of Representatives elections 2008 Missouri 7th 8 Party Candidate Votes Republican Roy Blunt incumbent 219 016 67 76 Democratic Richard Monroe 91 010 28 16 Libertarian Kevin Craig 6 971 2 16 Constitution Travis Maddox 6 166 1 91 Other Midge Potts 49 0 02 Total votes 323 212 100 MajorityTurnoutRepublican hold SwingUnited States House of Representatives elections 2010 Missouri 7th 9 Party Candidate Votes Republican Billy Long 141 010 63 39Democratic Scott Eckersley 67 545 30 37Libertarian Kevin Craig 13 866 6 23Write In Nicholas Ladendorf 10 0 00Total votes 222 431 100 00MajorityTurnoutRepublican hold SwingUnited States House of Representatives elections 2012 Missouri 7th 10 Party Candidate Votes Republican Billy Long incumbent 203 565 63 9Democratic Jim Evans 98 498 30 9Libertarian Kevin Craig 16 668 5 2Write in Kenneth Joe Brown 9 0 0Total votes 318 740 100 0MajorityTurnoutRepublican hold SwingUnited States House of Representatives elections 2014 Missouri 7th 11 Party Candidate Votes Republican Billy Long incumbent 104 054 63 46Democratic Jim Evans 47 282 28 84Libertarian Kevin Craig 12 584 7 68Write Ins 37 0 02Total votes 163 957 100MajorityTurnoutRepublican hold SwingUnited States House of Representatives elections 2016 Missouri 7th 12 Party Candidate Votes Republican Billy Long incumbent 228 001 67 56Democratic Genevieve Williams 92 390 27 38Libertarian Benjamin T Brixey 17 076 5 06Write in Amber Thomsen 23 0 00Total votes 337 490 100MajorityTurnoutRepublican holdUnited States House of Representatives elections 2018 Missouri 7th Party Candidate Votes Republican Billy Long incumbent 196 343 66 2Democratic Jamie Schoolcraft 89 190 30 1Libertarian Ben Brixey 10 920 3 7Independent Shawn Deines write in 2 0 0Total votes 296 455 100 0Republican holdUnited States House of Representatives elections 2020 Missouri 7th Party Candidate Votes Republican Billy Long incumbent 254 318 68 9Democratic Teresa Montseny 98 111 26 6Libertarian Kevin Craig 15 573 4 2Independent Audrey Richards write in 1 279 0 3Write in 2 0 0Total votes 454 339 100 0Republican holdPrior elections EditThe table below shows how individual counties in MO 07 voted in the 2008 presidential election U S Senator John McCain R Arizona swept the district with 63 07 percent of the vote while U S Senator Barack Obama D Illinois received 35 39 percent a 27 68 percent margin of victory for the GOP McCain received less than 60 percent in only Greene County where Obama may have been helped by the college subplot presence of Missouri State University County John McCain Barack Obama DifferenceNewton 69 42 29 32 R 40 10McDonald 67 60 30 17 R 37 43Stone 68 02 30 69 R 37 33Taney 68 02 30 85 R 37 17Lawrence 67 70 30 64 R 37 06Christian 67 33 31 52 R 35 81Barry 66 63 31 62 R 35 01Jasper 65 67 32 62 R 33 05Polk 65 39 33 24 R 32 15Greene 57 06 41 26 R 15 08The table below shows how individual counties in MO 07 voted in the 2008 Missouri Republican Presidential Primary Former Governor Mike Huckabee R Arkansas carried every county in MO 07 over U S Senator John McCain R Arizona and former Governor Mitt Romney R Massachusetts County Mike Huckabee John McCain Mitt Romney DifferenceTaney 55 89 25 90 14 17 H 29 99Polk 51 33 25 28 18 65 H 26 05Christian 48 46 24 37 22 75 H 24 09McDonald 48 71 25 55 14 75 H 23 16Lawrence 48 75 26 19 18 96 H 22 56Barry 49 69 28 31 15 33 H 21 38Newton 45 49 25 95 22 82 H 19 54Jasper 42 23 25 82 26 03 H 16 20Greene 42 48 27 09 25 17 H 15 39Stone 45 01 31 82 18 80 H 13 19The table below shows how individual counties in MO 07 voted in the 2008 Missouri Democratic Presidential Primary Former U S Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton D New York carried every county in the district by convincing margins over U S Senator Barack Obama D Illinois County Hillary Clinton Barack Obama DifferenceMcDonald 68 39 26 00 C 42 39Barry 65 52 30 47 C 35 05Newton 65 55 31 46 C 34 09Polk 63 81 33 28 C 30 53Taney 63 69 33 74 C 29 95Lawrence 61 58 34 86 C 26 72Stone 61 76 35 17 C 26 59Jasper 60 42 36 39 C 24 03Christian 57 68 39 93 C 17 75Greene 54 94 42 77 C 12 17The table below shows how individual counties in MO 07 voted in the 2008 Missouri gubernatorial election Former Attorney General and now Governor Jay Nixon D lost the district to his challenger former U S Representative Kenny Hulshof R County Kenny Hulshof Jay Nixon DifferenceNewton 61 85 36 29 R 25 56McDonald 59 74 36 63 R 23 11Jasper 58 61 39 42 R 19 19Jasper 58 61 39 42 R 19 19Taney 51 16 46 31 R 4 85Stone 49 53 47 46 R 2 07Christian 49 65 47 73 R 1 92Barry 49 48 47 90 R 1 58Lawrence 49 15 47 94 R 1 21Polk 45 76 49 52 D 3 76Greene 42 84 54 45 D 11 61See also Edit United States portalMissouri s congressional districts List of United States congressional districtsReferences Edit My Congressional District 2022 Cook PVI District Map and List Cook Political Report Retrieved January 10 2023 Staff KY3 Republican Eric Burlison wins election for Missouri s U S House District 7 open seat www ky3 com Retrieved November 9 2022 1998 Election Results Archived from the original on May 16 2011 Retrieved February 7 2008 Official Manual of Missouri 2003 2004 page 627 Official Manual of Missouri 2005 2006 page 637 Official Manual of Missouri 2007 2008 page 649 2008 Election Results Archived from the original on October 30 2014 Retrieved October 26 2009 1 2010 Election Results 2 2012 Election Results 3 2014 Election Results 4 2016 Election Results Martis Kenneth C 1989 The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress New York Macmillan Publishing Company Martis Kenneth C 1982 The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts New York Macmillan Publishing Company Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774 present https www census gov 5 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Missouri 27s 7th congressional district amp oldid 1169039424, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
