QUESTION OF THE DAY: Do you know which congressional district you’ll vote in this August?
Matthew Sanders
There’s been lots of talk since last year about Missouri’s congressional map and which version is in effect.
Republicans insist the current map is the “Missouri First” map approved last year during a special session by the Missouri General Assembly. That map splits up the Fifth District, which currently covers Kansas City, effectively taking out a safe Democratic seat amid a national bipartisan scramble to carve out an advantage in the House.
One major change comes in Boone County, which was split between the Third and Fourth districts after the 2020 census. The new map splits it between the Third and the Fifth along a different line. Residents of several other Mid-Missouri counties will also switch districts.
The new map is being challenged by an initiative petition drive. Thus far, opponents have not won the battle over the map in courts.
Do you know which district you’re voting in for the August primary? Let us know by voting in the poll.