Missouri's 8th congressional district

Missouri's 8th congressional district is one of 435 congressional districts in the United States and one of eight congressional districts in the state of Missouri. The district encompasses rural Southeast Missouri and South Central Missouri as well as some counties in Southwest Missouri. The district stretches from the Bootheel in the south to the St. Louis southern exurbs of Festus, Hillsboro, and surrounding areas in the Lead Belt; it ranges in the east to counties along the Mississippi River and in the west to counties along the Ozark Plateau near Branson.

Missouri's 8th congressional district
Missouri's 8th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Representative
  Jason Smith
R–Salem
Distribution
  • 61.71% rural
  • 38.29% urban
Population (2019)736,467
Median household
income		$45,656[1]
Ethnicity
Cook PVIR+24[2]

The district's largest city is Cape Girardeau. A predominantly rural district, the district votes strongly Republican for national offices. In 2004, President George W. Bush received 63% of the vote in the district over U.S. Senator John Kerry (D-Massachusetts) who clinched 36%. In 2008, U.S. Senator John McCain (R-Arizona) carried the district with 61.92% over U.S. Senator Barack Obama (D-Illinois), who received 36.42%. The district increased the margin for Republicans in 2012 when former Governor Mitt Romney (R-Massachusetts) gained 65.88% of the vote over President Barack Obama's 31.99%. The district swung towards Republican Donald Trump in the 2016 Election. President Trump garnered 75.4% of the vote, Democratic Nominee Hillary Clinton received just 21.0% of the vote, making it one of the most strongly Republican congressional districts in the United States.

Jason T. Smith, a Republican, has represented the district in the U.S. Congress since winning a special election on June 4, 2013. The incumbent Republican U.S. Representative Jo Ann Emerson resigned on January 22, 2013 to take a position as CEO for the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association.

History

Redistricting (2012)

Missouri lost one of its nine congressional district seats following redistricting based on population numbers from the 2010 U.S. Census. The Republican-controlled state legislature decided to redefine Missouri's 3rd congressional district, which was represented by U.S. Representative Russ Carnahan (D-St. Louis). The district included all of Ste. Genevieve and Jefferson counties and southern St. Louis County and the neighborhoods making up what is known as South City of St. Louis. Missouri's 8th congressional district lost its Taney County parts (which were redistricted to the Southwestern-based 7th congressional district, and picked up all of Crawford and Ste. Genevieve counties, and most of the southern and western rural parts of Jefferson County. Parts of Jefferson County that are now included in Missouri's 8th include all of the cities of Hillsboro and De Soto, and the extreme southern portions of the Twin Cities of Festus and Crystal City (most of these two cities are now part of the 2nd congressional district).

Character

Missouri's 8th is a relatively diverse congressional district. Although it is quite conservative and Republican-leaning at the federal level, Democrats often perform well here in local and state elections. Bill Clinton, a Democrat from neighboring Arkansas, carried the previous 8th district both times in 1992 and 1996; since then, however, voters in the district have solidly supported the past three Republican presidential nominees.

At the local level, Democrats control a slight majority of elected county offices in Southeast Missouri. In presidential elections, Democratic candidates often perform best in the Bootheel, an agricultural area that is the most impoverished region in the district (and the state, for that matter). It has a wide majority of whites and a significant minority of African Americans. Democrats also do well in the Lead Belt region, which contains a core constituency of voters who belong to labor unions, particularly in the mining industry.

The district takes in a large swath of the Bible Belt with evangelical Protestantism being the dominant religion in most counties in the district. This influence is demonstrated in conservative voters' positions on social issues such as abortion, gay rights and gun control. Racially, this district is predominately white. Many voters here maintain a rural lifestyle where agriculture and farming are the backbone of the economy and are important issues of concern. Socioeconomically, it is the poorest district in Missouri (when measured by the median household income adjusted by inflation).

List of members representing the district
Member Party Years Cong
ress		 Electoral history
District created March 4, 1863

William A. Hall		 Unionist March 4, 1863 –
March 3, 1865		 38th Redistricted from the 3rd district and re-elected in 1862.
Retired.

John F. Benjamin		 Republican March 4, 1865 –
March 3, 1871		 39th
40th
41st		 Elected in 1864.
Re-elected in 1866.
Re-elected in 1868.
Retired.
James G. Blair Liberal Republican March 4, 1871 –
March 3, 1873		 42nd Elected in 1870.
Retired.

Abram Comingo		 Democratic March 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1875		 43rd Redistricted from the 6th district and re-elected in 1872.
Retired.

Benjamin J. Franklin		 Democratic March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1879		 44th
45th		 Elected in 1874.
Re-elected in 1876.
Withdrew during renomination.

Samuel L. Sawyer		 Independent Democratic March 4, 1879 –
March 3, 1881		 46th Elected in 1878.
Retired.

Robert T. Van Horn		 Republican March 4, 1881 –
March 3, 1883		 47th Elected in 1880.
Lost re-election.

John J. O'Neill		 Democratic March 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1889		 48th
49th
50th		 Elected in 1882.
Re-elected in 1884.
Re-elected in 1886.
Lost re-election.

Frederick G. Niedringhaus		 Republican March 4, 1889 –
March 3, 1891		 51st Elected in 1888.
Retired.

John J. O'Neill		 Democratic March 4, 1891 –
March 3, 1893		 52nd Elected in 1890.
Redistricted to 11th district.

Richard P. Bland		 Democratic March 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1895		 53rd Redistricted from the 11th district and re-elected in 1892.
Lost re-election.

Joel D. Hubbard		 Republican March 4, 1895 –
March 3, 1897		 54th Elected in 1894.
Lost re-election.

Richard P. Bland		 Democratic March 4, 1897 –
June 15, 1899		 55th
56th		 Elected in 1896.
Re-elected in 1898.
Died.
Vacant June 15, 1899 –
August 29, 1899		 56th

Dorsey W. Shackleford		 Democratic August 29, 1899 –
March 3, 1919		 56th
57th
58th
59th
60th
61st
62nd
63rd
64th
65th		 Elected to finish Bland's term.
Re-elected in 1900.
Re-elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
Re-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.

William L. Nelson		 Democratic March 4, 1919 –
March 3, 1921		 66th Elected in 1918.
Lost re-election.

Sidney C. Roach		 Republican March 4, 1921 –
March 3, 1925		 67th
68th		 Elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Lost re-election.

William L. Nelson		 Democratic March 4, 1925 –
March 3, 1933		 69th
70th
71st
72nd		 Elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Redistricted to the at-large district and lost renomination.
District inactive March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1935		 73rd All representatives elected At-large on a general ticket

Clyde Williams		 Democratic January 3, 1935 –
January 3, 1943		 74th
75th
76th
77th		 Redistricted from the At-large district and re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Lost re-election.
William P. Elmer Republican January 3, 1943 –
January 3, 1945		 78th Elected in 1942.
Lost re-election.

A. S. J. Carnahan		 Democratic January 3, 1945 –
January 3, 1947		 79th Elected in 1944.
Lost re-election.

Parke M. Banta		 Republican January 3, 1947 –
January 3, 1949		 80th Elected in 1946.
Lost re-election.

A. S. J. Carnahan		 Democratic January 3, 1949 –
January 3, 1961		 81st
82nd
83rd
84th
85th
86th		 Elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Lost renomination.

Richard H. Ichord II		 Democratic January 3, 1961 –
January 3, 1981		 87th
88th
89th
90th
91st
92nd
93rd
94th
95th
96th		 Elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Retired.

Wendell Bailey		 Republican January 3, 1981 –
January 3, 1983		 97th Elected in 1980.
Redistricted to the 4th district and lost re-election.

Bill Emerson		 Republican January 3, 1983 –
June 22, 1996		 98th
99th
100th
101st
102nd
103rd
104th		 Redistricted from the 10th district and re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Died.
Vacant June 22, 1996 –
November 5, 1996		 104th

Jo Ann Emerson		 Republican November 5, 1996 –
January 3, 1997		 104th
105th
106th
107th
108th
109th
110th
111th
112th
113th		 Elected to finish her husband's term.
Also elected in 1996 as an Independent caucusing with Republicans due to Missouri state law.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Resigned to become CEO of NRECA.
Independent January 3, 1997 –
January 8, 1997
Republican January 8, 1997 –
January 22, 2013
Vacant January 22, 2013 –
June 4, 2013		 113th

Jason T. Smith		 Republican June 4, 2013 –
Present		 113th
114th
115th
116th
117th		 Elected to finish Emerson's term.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.

Election results from presidential races
Year Office Results Political parties that won the district
2000 President George W. Bush 59 - Al Gore 39% Republican Party (United States)
2004 President George W. Bush 64 - John Kerry 36% Republican Party (United States)
2008 President John McCain 62 - Barack Obama 36% Republican Party (United States)
2012 President Mitt Romney 66 - Barack Obama 32% Republican Party (United States)
2016 President Donald Trump 75 - Hillary Clinton 21% Republican Party (United States)
2020 President Donald Trump 77 - Joe Biden 21% Republican Party (United States)

Recent election results

2012
Missouri's 8th congressional district, 2012 [3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jo Ann Emerson (incumbent) 216,083 71.9
Democratic Jack Rushin 73,755 24.6
Libertarian Rob Vandeven 10,553 3.5
Total votes 300,391 100.0
Republican hold

2013 special
2013 Missouri 8th congressional district special election[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jason Smith 42,141 67.1
Democratic Steve Hodges 17,207 27.4
Constitution Doug Enyart 2,265 3.6
Libertarian Bill Slantz 968 1.5
Write-in 185 0.3
Total votes 62,766 100
Republican hold

2014
Missouri's 8th congressional district, 2014[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jason Smith (incumbent) 106,124 66.6
Democratic Barbara Stocker 38,721 24.3
Independent Terry Hampton 6,821 4.3
Constitution Doug Enyart 3,799 2.4
Libertarian Rick Vandeven 3,759 2.4
Total votes 159,224 100.0
Republican hold

2016
Missouri’s 8th congressional district, 2016 [5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jason Smith (incumbent) 229,792 74.4
Democratic Dave Cowell 70,009 22.7
Libertarian Jonathan Shell 9,070 2.9
Total votes 308,871 100.0
Republican hold

2018
Missouri's 8th congressional district, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jason Smith (incumbent) 194,042 73.4
Democratic Kathy Ellis 66,151 25.0
Libertarian Jonathan Shell 4,206 1.6
Total votes 264,399 100.0
Republican hold

2020
Missouri's 8th congressional district, 2020[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jason Smith (incumbent) 253,811 76.9
Democratic Kathy Ellis 70,561 21.4
Libertarian Tom Schmitz 5,854 1.8
Total votes 330,226 100.0
Republican hold

Counties

There are 30 counties included in the district.

Election results from presidential races, by county

2000
CountyGeorge W. Bush%Al Gore%Ralph Nader%Others%Margin%Total
Bollinger3,48765.87%1,69231.96%410.77%741.40%−1,795R+ 33.91%5,294
Butler9,11163.28%4,99634.70%1491.03%1410.99%−4,115R+ 28.58%14,397
Cape Girardeau19,83266.42%9,33431.26%3761.26%3171.06%−10,498R+ 35.16%29,859
Carter1,73061.61%99735.51%401.42%411.46%−733R+ 26.10%2,808
Crawford4,75457.26%3,35040.35%1001.20%981.19%−1,404R+ 16.91%8,302
Dent3,99666.73%1,83930.71%661.10%871.46%−2,157R+ 36.02%5,988
Dunklin5,42651.55%4,94747.00%780.74%740.70%−479R+ 4.55%10,525
Howell9,01864.07%4,64132.97%1971.40%2191.56%−4,377R+ 31.10%14,075
Iron2,23750.68%2,04446.31%641.45%691.56%−193R+ 4.37%4,414
Madison2,46056.25%1,82841.80%420.96%430.99%−632R+ 14.45%4,373
Mississippi2,39545.93%2,75652.85%290.56%350.67%−361D+ 6.92%5,215
New Madrid3,41647.01%3,73851.45%450.62%670.92%−322D+ 4.44%7,266
Oregon2,52159.56%1,56837.04%601.42%841.98%−953R+ 22.52%4,233
Pemiscot2,75045.38%3,24553.55%370.61%280.46%−495D+ 8.17%6,060
Perry4,66767.61%2,08530.20%701.01%811.17%−2,582R+ 37.41%6,903
Phelps9,44458.49%6,26238.78%2531.57%1871.16%−3,182R+ 19.71%16,146
Reynolds1,76256.28%1,29841.46%421.34%290.92%−464R+ 14.82%3,131
Ripley3,12161.62%1,82035.93%581.15%661.30%−1,301R+ 25.69%5,065
Scott8,99957.30%6,45241.09%1130.72%1300.83%−2,547R+ 16.21%15,704
Shannon2,24559.38%1,43037.82%481.27%581.53%−815R+ 21.56%3,781
St. Francois9,32749.50%9,07548.17%2651.41%1740.93%−252R+ 1.33%18,841
Stoddard7,72762.04%4,47635.94%1140.92%1371.10%−3,251R+ 26.10%12,454
Texas6,13661.78%3,48635.10%1371.38%1731.74%−2,650R+ 26.68%9,932
Washington4,02048.64%4,04748.97%951.15%1031.25%−27D+ 0.33%8,265
Wayne3,34657.22%2,38740.82%550.94%601.03%−959R+ 16.40%5,848
Wright5,39168.75%2,25028.70%861.10%1141.45%−3,141R+ 40.05%7,841
District Total139,31858.85%92,04338.88%2,6601.12%2,6891.14%47,275R+ 19.97%236,720

2004
CountyGeorge W. Bush%John Kerry%Others%Margin%Total
Bollinger4,10269.58%1,75429.75%390.63%−2,348R+ 39.83%5,895
Butler11,69671.14%4,66628.38%790.48%−7,030R+ 42.76%16,441
Cape Girardeau23,81468.90%10,56830.57%1830.53%−13,246R+ 38.33%34,565
Carter1,79764.66%96434.69%180.64%−833R+ 29.97%2,779
Dent4,36969.31%1,86529.58%701.12%−2,504R+ 39.73%6,304
Douglas4,49871.09%1,74127.52%881.39%−2,757R+ 43.57%6,327
Dunklin6,72057.55%4,90141.97%560.48%−1,819R+ 15.58%11,677
Howell11,09767.75%5,11831.25%1641.00%−5,979R+ 36.50%16,379
Iron2,47752.94%2,15746.10%450.96%−320R+ 6.84%4,679
Madison2,90559.07%1,97240.10%410.84%−933R+ 18.97%4,918
Mississippi2,90354.79%2,37444.81%210.40%−529R+ 9.98%5,298
New Madrid4,15452.54%3,71647.00%370.47%−438R+ 5.54%7,907
Oregon2,76959.26%1,82339.01%811.74%−946R+ 20.25%4,673
Ozark3,08365.50%1,56133.16%631.34%−1,522R+ 32.34%4,707
Pemiscot3,39849.93%3,38149.68%270.40%−17R+ 0.25%6,806
Perry5,58367.70%2,62131.78%430.52%−2,962R+ 35.92%8,247
Phelps11,87463.50%6,66635.65%1600.75%−5,208R+ 27.85%18,700
Reynolds1,89656.36%1,44943.07%190.57%−447R+ 13.29%3,364
Ripley3,69365.33%1,90733.73%530.94%−1,786R+ 31.60%5,653
Scott11,33064.94%6,05734.71%610.35%−5,273R+ 30.23%17,448
Shannon2,51160.26%1,61838.83%380.92%−893R+ 21.43%4,167
St. Francois12,08752.71%10,74846.87%980.43%−1,339R+ 5.84%22,933
Stoddard9,24269.74%3,94629.78%640.48%−5,296R+ 39.96%13,252
Taney*3,49667.53%1,64431.76%370.71%−1,852R+ 35.77%5,177
Texas7,23465.66%3,66433.25%1201.09%−3,570R+ 32.41%11,018
Washington4,64150.57%4,45948.58%780.84%−182R+ 1.99%9,178
Wayne3,91963.17%2,25036.27%350.57%−1,669R+ 26.90%6,204
Wright6,09072.97%2,18826.22%680.82%−3,902R+ 46.75%8,346
District Total173,37863.50%97,77835.81%1,8860.69%75,600R+ 27.69%273,042
  • These numbers reflect only the eastern sections of Taney County that were included in the 8th Congressional District.

2008
CountyJohn McCain%Barack Obama%Others%Margin%Total
Bollinger3,97268.67%1,69029.22%1222.11%−2,282R+ 39.45%5,784
Butler11,80568.09%5,31630.66%2171.25%−6,489R+ 37.43%17,338
Cape Girardeau24,76866.30%12,20832.68%3791.01%−12,560R+ 33.62%37,446
Carter1,84063.49%98433.95%742.55%−856R+ 29.54%2,898
Dent4,65567.78%2,05629.94%1572.29%−2,599R+ 37.84%6,868
Douglas4,40565.63%2,14031.88%1672.49%−2,265R+ 33.75%6,712
Dunklin7,04459.88%4,54038.59%1801.53%−2,504R+ 21.29%11,764
Howell10,98264.49%5,73633.68%3111.83%−5,246R+ 30.81%17,029
Iron2,09047.35%2,21350.14%1112.51%−123D+ 2.79%4,414
Madison2,89757.62%2,04240.61%891.77%−855R+ 17.01%5,028
Mississippi3,03456.65%2,24741.95%751.40%−787R+ 14.70%5,356
New Madrid4,59356.76%3,37041.65%1291.59%−1,223R+ 15.11%8,092
Oregon2,65257.77%1,81139.45%1282.78%−841R+ 18.32%4,591
Ozark2,91862.27%1,66135.45%1072.28%−1,257R+ 26.82%4,686
Pemiscot3,95456.11%3,02942.98%640.91%−925R+ 13.13%7,047
Perry5,52763.92%3,00534.75%1151.33%−2,522R+ 29.17%8,647
Phelps11,70660.22%7,39438.04%3381.74%−4,312R+ 22.18%19,524
Reynolds1,78254.21%1,41843.14%872.65%−364R+ 11.07%3,287
Ripley3,40763.53%1,79533.47%1613.00%−1,612R+ 30.06%5,363
Scott11,56364.15%6,25834.72%2051.13%−5,305R+ 29.43%18,082
Shannon2,07554.06%1,63742.65%1263.29%−438R+ 11.41%3,838
St. Francois12,66051.57%11,54047.01%3501.42%−1,120R+ 4.56%24,550
Stoddard9,17269.16%3,89929.40%1911.44%−5,273R+ 39.76%13,262
Taney*2,13867.62%97930.96%451.42%−1,159R+ 36.66%3,162
Texas7,21566.49%3,41031.43%2262.08%−3,805R+ 35.06%10,851
Washington4,70648.95%4,71149.00%1972.05%−5D+ 0.05%9,614
Wayne3,78461.49%2,24336.45%1272.06%−1,541R+ 25.04%6,154
Wright5,78467.94%2,55730.03%1732.03%−3,227R+ 37.91%8,514
District Total174,56461.92%102,68236.42%4,6881.66%71,882R+ 25.50%281,934
  • These numbers reflect only the eastern sections of Taney County that were included in the 8th Congressional District.

2012
CountyMitt Romney%Barack Obama%Others%Margin%Total
Bollinger4,09575.05%1,21322.23%1482.72%−2,882R+ 52.82%5,456
Butler12,24872.52%4,36325.83%2781.65%−7,885R+ 46.69%16,889
Cape Girardeau25,37070.81%9,72827.15%7312.04%−15,642R+ 43.66%35,829
Carter1,97870.67%75426.94%672.39%−1,224R+ 43.73%2,799
Crawford6,43467.17%2,95130.81%1942.03%−3,483R+ 36.36%9,579
Dent4,88373.51%1,58523.86%1752.63%−3,298R+ 49.65%6,671
Douglas4,64970.90%1,71026.08%1983.02%−2,939R+ 44.82%6,557
Dunklin6,85064.31%3,63634.14%1651.55%−3,214R+ 30.17%10,651
Howell11,54470.62%4,39526.89%4072.49%−7,149R+ 43.73%16,346
Iron2,25255.87%1,66941.40%1102.73%−583R+ 14.47%4,031
Jefferson*14,60855.18%11,27742.59%5912.23%−3,331R+ 12.59%26,476
Madison3,22765.46%1,58832.21%1152.33%−1,639R+ 33.25%4,930
Mississippi2,99760.91%1,85837.76%651.33%−1,139R+ 23.15%4,920
New Madrid4,28459.09%2,81438.81%1522.10%−1,470R+ 20.28%7,250
Oregon2,88665.28%1,41932.10%1162.62%−1,467R+ 33.18%4,421
Ozark3,08069.17%1,26128.32%1122.51%−1,819R+ 40.85%4,453
Pemiscot3,59856.80%2,67142.16%661.04%−927R+ 14.64%6,335
Perry5,66970.98%2,18427.34%1341.68%−3,485R+ 43.64%7,987
Phelps11,89565.05%5,79831.71%5933.24%−6,097R+ 33.34%18,286
Reynolds1,93160.31%1,15736.13%1143.56%−774R+ 24.18%3,202
Ripley3,74371.12%1,39626.52%1242.36%−2,347R+ 44.60%5,263
Scott11,62368.37%5,12230.13%2541.50%−6,501R+ 38.24%16,999
Shannon2,26261.27%1,30235.27%1283.46%−960R+ 26.00%3,692
St. Francois13,24858.67%8,82939.10%5052.23%−4,419R+ 19.57%22,705
Ste. Genevieve4,05550.25%3,81347.25%2022.50%−242R+ 3.00%8,070
Stoddard9,49673.81%3,15324.51%2171.68%−6,343R+ 49.30%12,866
Texas7,61870.77%2,87126.67%2752.56%−4,747R+ 44.10%10,764
Washington5,07158.32%3,41739.30%2072.38%−1,654R+ 19.02%8,695
Wayne3,79066.26%1,81331.70%1172.04%−1,977R+ 34.56%5,720
Wright5,83073.29%1,95324.55%1722.16%−3,877R+ 48.74%7,955
District Total201,21465.88%97,70031.99%6,5232.13%103,514R+ 33.89%305,437
  • These numbers reflect only the western and southern sections of Jefferson County that are included in the 8th Congressional District.

Presidential Primary Election Results

2008 Democratic Presidential Primary
CountyHillary Clinton%Barack Obama%John Edwards%Others%Margin%Total
Bollinger97174.12%29322.37%382.90%80.61%−678C+ 51.75%1,310
Butler2,49069.87%96026.94%822.30%320.90%−1,530C+ 42.93%3,564
Cape Girardeau4,51056.55%3,14539.44%2473.10%730.92%−1,365C+ 17.11%7,975
Carter54175.24%13719.05%324.45%50.70%−404C+ 56.19%719
Dent96262.23%49331.89%744.79%171.10%−469C+ 30.34%1,546
Douglas82762.32%45434.21%392.94%70.53%−373C+ 28.11%1,327
Dunklin2,58778.44%60418.31%692.09%381.15%−1,983C+ 60.13%3,298
Howell2,30764.07%1,16832.44%992.75%270.75%−1,139C+ 31.63%3,601
Iron1,18070.53%40624.27%724.30%150.90%−774C+ 46.26%1,673
Madison97168.72%34424.35%644.53%342.40%−627C+ 44.37%1,413
Mississippi1,09465.43%50230.02%573.41%191.14%−592C+ 35.41%1,672
New Madrid1,80171.19%61024.11%1013.99%180.71%−1,191C+ 47.08%2,530
Oregon98971.77%33224.09%423.05%151.09%−657C+ 47.68%1,378
Ozark68965.62%33231.62%181.71%111.05%−357C+ 34.00%1,050
Pemiscot1,27070.83%46625.99%341.90%231.28%−804C+ 44.84%1,793
Perry1,18061.24%65033.73%814.20%160.83%−530C+ 27.51%1,927
Phelps2,39253.93%1,87842.34%1222.75%430.97%−514C+ 11.59%4,435
Reynolds74166.22%27724.75%706.26%312.77%−464C+ 41.47%1,119
Ripley1,07374.20%28219.50%724.98%191.31%−791C+ 54.70%1,446
Scott2,93163.43%1,44331.23%1914.13%561.22%−1,488C+ 32.20%4,621
Shannon91469.72%32324.64%503.81%241.83%−591C+ 45.08%1,311
St. Francois5,41870.25%1,99325.84%2242.90%781.01%−3,425C+ 44.41%7,713
Stoddard2,22572.95%68422.43%1123.67%290.95%−1,541C+ 50.52%3,050
Taney*1,21962.51%67434.56%392.00%180.92%−545C+ 27.95%1,950
Texas1,85868.03%74327.21%1013.70%291.06%−1,115C+ 40.82%2,731
Washington2,34574.63%67021.32%1003.18%270.86%−1,675C+ 53.31%3,142
Wayne1,45875.94%35918.70%713.70%321.66%−1,099C+ 57.24%1,920
Wright1,14369.48%45227.48%362.19%140.85%−691C+ 42.00%1,645
District Total48,08666.92%20,67428.77%2,3373.25%7621.06%27,412C+ 38.15%71,859
  • These numbers reflect only the eastern sections of Taney County that were included in the 8th Congressional District at the time of the Missouri Democratic Presidential Primary on Super Tuesday, February 5, 2008.

2008 Republican Presidential Primary
CountyMike Huckabee%John McCain%Mitt Romney%Ron Paul%Others%Margin%Total
Bollinger65739.72%51831.32%38423.22%653.93%301.81%−139H+ 8.04%1,654
Butler2,21548.85%1,11724.64%1,00722.21%1342.96%611.35%−1,098H+ 24.21%4,534
Cape Girardeau3,06827.63%3,52831.77%3,92235.32%3613.25%2262.04%−394R+ 3.55%11,105
Carter37352.39%20228.37%10715.03%243.37%60.84%−171H+ 24.02%712
Dent95948.78%44222.48%41120.91%1276.46%271.37%−517H+ 26.30%1,966
Douglas1,34355.04%51621.15%27011.07%29512.09%160.66%−827H+ 33.89%2,440
Dunklin1,30958.52%48021.46%38117.03%361.61%311.39%−829H+ 37.06%2,237
Howell2,88252.97%1,34724.76%79314.57%3566.54%631.16%−1,535H+ 28.21%5,441
Iron35443.17%26932.80%13816.83%435.24%161.95%−85H+ 10.37%820
Madison56043.96%45235.48%18514.52%514.00%262.04%−108H+ 8.48%1,274
Mississippi47142.59%37333.73%22620.43%151.36%211.90%−98H+ 8.86%1,106
New Madrid65648.74%38628.68%25018.57%433.19%110.82%−270H+ 20.06%1,346
Oregon69658.88%24220.47%13411.34%1018.54%90.76%−454H+ 38.41%1,182
Ozark76648.09%42826.87%23514.75%1499.35%150.94%−338H+ 21.22%1,593
Pemiscot56557.59%23323.75%14915.19%202.04%141.43%−332H+ 33.84%981
Perry57525.76%97343.59%54224.28%964.30%462.06%−398M+ 17.83%2,232
Phelps1,72835.15%1,45929.68%1,34027.26%3216.53%681.38%−269H+ 5.47%4,916
Reynolds28346.09%20232.90%9315.15%254.07%111.79%−81H+ 13.19%614
Ripley75053.84%32923.62%23817.09%523.73%241.72%−421H+ 30.22%1,393
Scott1,54936.79%1,38932.99%1,07625.56%1132.68%831.97%−160H+ 3.80%4,210
Shannon51554.44%22323.57%838.77%10911.52%161.69%−292H+ 30.87%946
St. Francois1,63135.90%1,72738.01%94920.89%1342.95%1022.25%−96M+ 2.11%4,543
Stoddard1,57150.56%77224.85%64320.70%912.93%300.97%−799H+ 25.71%3,107
Taney*1,82155.89%84425.91%46214.18%922.82%401.23%−977H+ 29.98%3,258
Texas1,72750.13%95427.69%48013.93%2346.79%501.45%−773H+ 22.44%3,445
Washington62238.73%61638.36%29718.49%503.11%211.31%−6H+ 0.37%1,606
Wayne74045.20%49930.48%32319.73%462.81%291.77%−241H+ 14.72%1,637
Wright1,87859.64%74623.69%2989.46%1785.65%491.56%−1,132H+ 35.95%3,149
District Total32,26443.93%21,26628.95%15,41620.99%3,3614.58%1,1411.55%10,998H+ 14.98%73,447
  • These numbers reflect only the eastern sections of Taney County that were included in the 8th Congressional District at the time of the Missouri Republican Presidential Primary on Super Tuesday, February 5, 2008.

Largest cities

The 10 largest cities in the district are as follows.

Rank City County Population (2010) Population (2015)
1 Cape Girardeau Cape Girardeau and Scott 37,941 39,462
2 Rolla Phelps 19,559 20,019
3 Poplar Bluff Butler 17,023 17,266
4 Sikeston Scott and New Madrid 16,318 16,436
5 Farmington St. Francois 16,240 18,181
6 Jackson Cape Girardeau 13,758 14,869
7 West Plains Howell 11,986 12,285
8 Kennett Dunklin 10,932 10,662
9 Park Hills St. Francois 8,759 8,692
10 Perryville Perry 8,225 8,398

County incomes

Median household incomes
Rank County Income (2008)
1 Cape Girardeau $45,862
2 Perry $44,264
3 Taney $39,771
4 Scott $39,735
5 St. Francois $39,551
6 Phelps $37,243
7 Bollinger $36,744
8 Butler $34,422
9 Stoddard $33,120
10 Dent $32,991
11 New Madrid $32,758
12 Washington $32,001
13 Howell $31,761
14 Reynolds $31,546
15 Ozark $31,508
16 Douglas $31,335
17 Iron $31,276
18 Madison $31,137
19 Dunklin $30,927
20 Wright $30,685
21 Texas $29,260
22 Wayne $29,166
23 Mississippi $28,837
24 Carter $27,608
25 Ripley $27,285
26 Pemiscot $26,992
27 Oregon $26,119
28 Shannon $24,835

Median Family Incomes
Rank County Income (2008)
1 Cape Girardeau $58,037
2 Perry $53,034
3 Phelps $49,343
4 Scott $48,847
5 St. Francois $47,923
6 Taney $47,664
7 Bollinger $42,948
8 Butler $42,713
9 Stoddard $41,072
10 Dent $40,258
11 New Madrid $39,411
12 Dunklin $38,439
13 Washington $38,193
14 Madison $38,067
15 Howell $38,047
16 Iron $38,037
17 Reynolds $37,891
18 Wright $37,139
19 Douglas $36,648
20 Ozark $36,622
21 Mississippi $35,554
22 Wayne $34,727
23 Texas $34,503
24 Pemiscot $33,945
25 Carter $33,349
26 Ripley $33,101
27 Oregon $31,637
28 Shannon $30,102

Education

Public school districts
School District Address County
Poplar Bluff R-I School District 1110 N. Westwood Blvd, Poplar Bluff Butler
Jackson R-II School District 614 E. Adams St., Jackson Cape Girardeau
Rolla Public School District No. 31 500a Forum Dr., Rolla Phelps
Cape Girardeau Public School District No. 63 301 N. Clark St., Cape Girardeau Cape Girardeau
Farmington R-VII School District 1022 Ste. Genevieve, Farmington St. Francois
Sikeston R-VI School District 1002 Virginia, Sikeston Scott
North St. Francois County R-I School District 300 Berry Road, Bonne Terre St. Francois
West Plains R-VII School District 613 W. First St., West Plains Howell
Potosi R-III School District 400 N. Mine, Potosi Washington
Perry County School District No. 32 326 College St., Perryville Perry
Dexter R-XI School District 1031 Brown Pilot Lane, Dexter Stoddard
Kennett Public School District No. 39 510 College Ave., Kennett Dunklin
St. Francois County Central R-III School District 200 High St., Park Hills St. Francois
Fredericktown R-I School District 704 E. State Highway 72, Fredericktown Madison
St. James R-I School District 122 E. Scioto St., St. James Phelps
New Madrid County Central R-I School District 310 U.S. Highway 61, New Madrid New Madrid
Doniphan R-I School District 309 Pine St., Doniphan Ripley
Mountain Grove R-III School District 207 E. Fifth (P.O. Box 806), Mountain Grove Wright
Salem R-80 School District 1409 W. Rolla Road, Salem Dent
Ava R-I School District 507 NE 3rd St. (P.O. Box 338), Ava Douglas
Caruthersville Public School District No. 18 1711 Ward St., Caruthersville Pemiscot
Willow Springs R-IV School District 215 W. Fourth St., Willow Springs Howell
Mountain View-Birch Tree R-III School District 1 Highway 60 East (P.O. Box 464), Mountain View Howell
Forsyth R-III School District 178 Panther St., Forsyth Taney
East Prairie R-II School District 304 E. Walnut, East Prairie Mississippi
Malden R-I School District 505 Burkhart St., Malden Dunklin
Charleston R-I School District 1014 S. Main (P.O. Box 39), Charleston Mississippi
Clearwater R-I School District State Highway 34 (Rte. 4 Box 1004), Piedmont Wayne
Arcadia Valley R-II School District 750 Park Dr., Ironton Iron
West St. Francois County R-IV School District 1124 Main, Leadwood St. Francois
Houston R-I School District 423 W. Pine, Houston Texas
Twin Rivers R-X School District 9348 State Highway 51 (P.O. Box 146), Broseley Butler
Scott City R-I School District 3000 Main St., Scott City Scott
Scott County R-IV School District 4035 State Highway 77, Benton Scott
Woodland R-IV School District State Highway 34 (Rte. 5 Box 3210), Marble Hill Bollinger
Puxico R-VIII School District 481 N. Bedford St., Puxico Stoddard
Senath-Hornersville C-8 School District 803 S. State (P.O. Box 370), Senath Dunklin
Hayti R-II School District 500 N. Fourth (P.O. Box 469), Hayti Pemiscot
Licking R-VIII School District 125 College Ave. (P.O. Box 179), Licking Texas
Kingston K-14 School District 10047 Diamond Road, Cadet Washington
East Carter County R-II School District 24 S. Herren Ave., Ellsinore Carter
Portageville School District 904 King Ave., Portageville New Madrid
Cabool R-IV School District 1025 Rogers St. (P.O. Box 613), Cabool Texas
Hartville R-II School District 175 N. School Ave. (P.O. Box 460), Hartville Wright
Alton R-IV School District Rte. 2 Box 2180, Alton Oregon
Greenville R-II School District 127 Walnut (P.O. Box 320), Greenville Wayne
Bloomfield R-XIV School District 505 Court St., Bloomfield Stoddard
South Pemiscot County R-V School District 611 Beasley Road, Steele Pemiscot
Mansfield R-IV School District 316 W. Ohio Ave., Mansfield Wright
Thayer R-II School District 401 E. Walnut St., Thayer Oregon
Plato R-V School District 10645 Plato Dr., Plato Texas
Campbell R-II School District 801 S. State Route 53, Campbell Dunklin
Holcomb R-III School District 102 S. Cherry (P.O. Box 190), Holcomb Dunklin
Gainesville R-V School District HC03 Box 170, Gainesville Ozark
Neelyville R-IV School District 289 Broadway St. (P.O. Box 8), Neelyville Butler
Bismarck R-V School District 101 Dennis Dr., Bismarck St. Francois
Meadow Heights R-II School District State Highway 72 (Rte. 1 Box 2365), Patton Bollinger
Bernie R-XIII School District 516 W. Main, Bernie Stoddard
Southern Reynolds County R-II School District 1 School St., Ellington Reynolds
Chaffee R-II School District 517 W. Yoakum St., Chaffee Scott
Winona R-III School District Highway 19 (P.O. Box 248), Winona Shannon
Van Buren R-I School District 906 Broadway (P.O. Box 550), Van Buren Carter
Newburg R-II School District 701 Wolf Pride Dr., Newburg Phelps
Valley R-VI School District 1 Viking Dr., Caledonia Washington
Advance R-IV School District 19805 State Highway 91 (P.O. Box 370), Advance Stoddard
Iron County C-4 School District State Highway 49 #35 (P.O. Box 368), Viburnum Iron
Naylor R-II School District Rte. 2 Box 512, Naylor Ripley
Southland C-9 School District 500 S. Main, Cardwell Dunklin
Summersville R-II School District 400 Rogers St. (P.O. Box 198), Summersville Texas
Bakersfield R-IV School District 1201 O Highway (P.O. Box 38), Bakersfield Ozark
Norwood R-I School District 675 N. Hawk Ave., Norwood Wright
Oran R-III School District 310 Church St. (P.O. Box 250), Oran Scott
Scott County Central School District 20794 U.S. Highway 61, Sikeston Scott
Dora R-III School District Highway 181 South (P.O. Box 14), Dora Ozark
South Iron County R-I School District 210 School St., Annapolis Iron
Gideon Public School District No. 37 400 Main St. (P.O. Box 227), Gideon New Madrid
Oak Ridge R-VI School District 4198 State Highway E (P.O. Box 10), Oak Ridge Cape Girardeau
Clarkton C-4 School District State Highway 162 (P.O. Box 637), Clarkton Dunklin
Cooter R-IV School District 1867 State Highway E (P.O. Box 218), Cooter Pemiscot
Eminence R-I School District 1 Redwing Dr. (P.O. Box 730), Eminence Shannon
Delta R-V School District 324 Liberty St. (P.O. Box 787), Delta Cape Girardeau
Richland R-I School District 24456 State Highway 114, Essex Stoddard
North Pemiscot County R-I School District 102 School Dr. (P.O. Box 38), Wardell Pemiscot
Lesterville R-IV School District State Highway 21 (P.O. Box 120), Lesterville Reynolds
Oregon-Howell R-III School District School Street (P.O. Box 398), Koshkonong Oregon
Delta C-7 School District 20 Charger Lane (P.O. Box 297), Deering Pemiscot
Bunker R-III School District State Highway 72 (P.O. Box 365), Bunker Reynolds
Bradleyville R-I School District 16474 N. State Highway 125 (P.O. Box 20), Bradleyville Taney
Zalma R-V School District School Street (HC02 Box 184), Zalma Bollinger
Bell City R-II School District 25254 Walnut St., Bell City Stoddard
Couch R-II School District Rte. 1 Box 1187, Myrtle Oregon
Lutie R-VI School District HC04 Box 4775, Theodosia Ozark
Leopold R-III School District 100 Main St. (P.O. Box 39), Leopold Bollinger
Marquand-Zion R-VI School District 205 E. Morley St., Marquand Madison
Risco R-II School District State Highway 62 (P.O. Box 17), Risco New Madrid

Public Universities

Community Colleges

Historical district boundaries
2003 - 2013

See also

References
  1. https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=29&cd=08
  2. "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.

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