Salem, MO politics & representatives
Salem is represented in Congress by Senators Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt and Representative Jason Smith. Mike Kehoe is governor.
Who represents Salem in Washington and in Missouri, with how to reach each office.
How Dent County voted in 2024
Official results for all of Dent County. Salem's own results aren't published in a form we can match to the town exactly, so these are the county's.
President 7,103 votes
Missouri: Trump 58.5%, Harris 40.1%
U.S. Senate 7,023 votes
Missouri: Hawley 55.6%, Kunce 41.8%
Governor 7,017 votes
Missouri: Kehoe 59.1%, Quade 38.7%
U.S. House · Missouri's 8th District 356,064 votes
Whole-district result
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab, official 2024 precinct returns (statewide totals from its official state files). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren't counted.
Who represents Salem in Congress
U.S. Senate Both senators represent all of Missouri
U.S. House · Missouri's 8th District
Who represents Salem in state government
State Senate · District 16
State House · District 120
Salem's own government: Town Hall →
Sources: congressional and state legislative districts from the U.S. Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); members of Congress from the congress-legislators project (portraits public domain); governors and state legislators from Open States. Districts are matched to Salem by land area, so if the town is split, your street decides which one is yours.