Independence, Missouri
Independence is a city in Jackson County, Missouri, with 123,028 residents in 2020. It spans 3 congressional districts: MO-05 (98%), MO-04 (1.4%) and MO-06 (0.7%). It spans 4 state house districts. Its state senate district is State Senate District 11.
County
| County | Share of residents |
|---|---|
| Jackson County | 100% |
Congressional districts
| Congressional district | Share of residents |
|---|---|
| Missouri's 5th congressional district (MO-05) | 98% |
| Missouri's 4th congressional district (MO-04) | 1.4% |
| Missouri's 6th congressional district (MO-06) | 0.7% |
Elected officials
| Office | Member | Contact | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Rory Rowland | citywide | |
| U.S. Representative (MO-05) | Emanuel Cleaver (D) | 202-225-4535 | 98% |
| U.S. Representative (MO-04) | Mark Alford (R) | 202-225-2876 | 1.4% |
| U.S. Representative (MO-06) | Sam Graves (R) | 202-225-7041 | 0.7% |
| U.S. Senator | Eric Schmitt (R) | 202-224-5721 · contact form | statewide |
| U.S. Senator | Josh Hawley (R) | 202-224-6154 · contact form | statewide |
| State Senator (State Senate District 11) | Joe Nicola (R) | 100% | |
| State Representative (State House District 21) | Will Jobe (Democratic) | 32% | |
| State Representative (State House District 20) | Mike Steinmeyer (R) | 26% | |
| State Representative (State House District 22) | Yolanda Young (Democratic) | 11% |
From Wikidata (community-maintained); confirm on the city's website.
Officials serving now (members of Congress until January 3, 2027). Sources: State legislators: Open States (public domain); Members of Congress: the @unitedstates project, congress-legislators (CC0); Mayors: Wikidata (CC0).
Local government
- Independence website: https://www.independencemo.gov/
- Independence laws: search for the Independence, Missouri code of ordinances
- Jackson County website: http://www.jacksongov.org
- Jackson County laws: search for the Jackson County, Missouri code of ordinances
State legislative districts
| State senate district | Share of residents |
|---|---|
| State Senate District 11 | 100% |
| State house district | Share of residents |
|---|---|
| State House District 21 | 32% |
| State House District 29 | 32% |
| State House District 20 | 26% |
| State House District 22 | 11% |
ZIP codes
Percentages mark ZIPs only partly in Independence: the share of that ZIP's residents living in it.
- 64015 (12%)
- 64016 (8.0%)
- 64050 (98%)
- 64052
- 64053 (96%)
- 64054 (28%)
- 64055
- 64056
- 64057 (98%)
- 64058 (1.1%)
- 64064 (<0.1%)
- 64133 (<0.1%)
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Independence here is the Census Bureau's place boundary as of January 1, 2025. Shares are of 2020 Census population. Districts are the maps in force for the November 3, 2026 election.