Missouri elections in 2026
10 electoral votes · 8 House seats · Midwest · no statewide race on the 2026 ballot
The political landscape
Missouri, once the nation's bellwether, has moved firmly Republican statewide while Kansas City and St. Louis anchor Democratic strength. Ballot measures have repeatedly shown an electorate more mixed on policy than its partisan lean suggests.
Its largest population centers include St. Louis, Kansas City, Springfield, Columbia. Where a state's people live, and what those places do for a living, is the starting point for how Electorate HQ simulations reason about it.
On the ballot in Missouri
Missouri has no Senate or governor race in 2026, but all 8 of its House seats are up for election.
Issues that weigh heavily in Missouri
Based on the state's industry mix, geography and cost of living, these issues tend to carry structural weight in Missouri elections:
Latest Missouri political headlines
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In the Electorate HQ simulator, Missouri is one of 51 delegations that reads current reporting and decides a presidential race issue by issue. Results are AI simulations, clearly labeled, with the reasoning shown for every call. See the methodology for what that does and does not mean.