Jason Smith
MO · District 8
RepublicanChair, House Committee on Ways and Means
Raised $5,264,183 · 163K followers (office + personal) · missed 0.6% of votes
Joint Committee on Taxation · House Committee on Ways and Means
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Missouri's 8th district
U.S. House district profile: the sitting representative, 2024 Census demographics (119th-district boundaries), partisan lean, and 2026 race rating.
Representative
Cook PVI: R+27
District demographics
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 776,269 |
| Median household income | $59,897 |
| Median age | 40.2 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 21.6% |
| White alone | 87.2% |
| Black alone | 3.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2.8% |
| Asian alone | 0.8% |
| Unemployment rate | 3.3% |
| Population density (per sq mi) | 42 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 American Community Survey 1-year estimates (tables B01003, B01002, B19013 and related), 119th Congress district boundaries, released September 2025; land area from the 2025 Gazetteer.