Oh, won't you... show me the way... to redistrict the Show Me State?
Previous states, in publishing order: North Dakota, South Dakota, Alaska, Delaware, Maine, New Hampshire, Hawaii, Idaho, Nebraska, West Virginia, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, Kansas, West Virginia, Mississippi, Iowa, Connecticut, Oklahoma, Oregon, Kentucky, South Carolina, Louisiana, Alabama, Colorado, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Maryland
Despite Missouri being virtually a split state in the 2008 presidential election, there is really no way to rig this map in order to get a Democratic majority in the delegation.
1st District (blue): Open. Kansas City Metro is big enough for two exclusive cube-root districts. Here's the first of them. Southern and eastern Kansas City suburbs. 55% Obama. Lean D.
2d District (green): Emmanuel Cleaver (D-Kansas City). Kansas City, Independence, and the northern suburbs. 62.8% Obama. If you wanted to, you could swap some of the precincts of the 1st and 2d Districts to make both districts ~59% Obama and turn the 1st safely blue. I just did this to maintain the partisan value (D+9) of Cleaver's current district. Safe D.
3d District (purple): Sam Graves (R-Tarkio). Kansas City exurbs, St. Joseph, and Belton. 55.5% McCain. Safe R.
4th District (red): Vicky Hartzler (R-Harrisonville). South central and southwest. Harrisonville to Joplin. 64.7% McCain, the reddest in this state. Safe R.
5th District (gold): Billy Long (R-Springfield). Springfield and Branson. A surprisingly compact rural district. I had no idea that many people lived in the vicinity of Branson. 61.1% McCain. Safe R.
6th District (teal): Jason Smith (R-Salem). Rolla, Poplar Bluff, and Lebanon. 63.5% McCain. Safe R.
7th District (dark gray): Open. Mississippi River district. Southern St. Louis suburbs to the tri-point with Arkansas and Tennessee. Cape Girardeau is the locus. 56.9% McCain. Safe R.
St. Louis closeup:
8th District (slate blue): Open or Ann Wagner (R-Ballwin). St. Louis suburbs in this district include University City, Clayton, Kirkwood, and Oakville. 53.3% Obama. Wagner lives just outside this district, so she could run here, even though she may be too conservative for this district. I'll call it a Tossup either way.
9th District (cyan): Open. St. Louis suburbs in this district include Ballwin, Chesterfield, Maryland Heights, Hazelwood, and the notorious city of Ferguson. 59.1% Obama. Wagner lives here, but she would never run here. Safe D.
10th District (deep pink): William Lacy Clay, Jr. (D-St. Louis). The entire city of St. Louis plus the northeast corner of St. Louis County. 52.3% Black. 82% Obama. Safe D.
11th District (chartreuse): Open or Wagner. Western exurbs of St. Louis, such as St. Clair, Wentzville, and Warrenton. The district extends to just short of Jefferson City. 56.6% McCain. Some of Wagner's current district is here, so would have a better chance of winning this district than the 8th. Safe R no matter who the nominees are.
12th District (cornflower blue): Open. St. Charles, Hannibal, and Kirksville. 55% McCain. Safe R.
13th District (dark salmon): Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-St. Elizabeth). Central Missouri, including Jefferson City and Columbia. 54.1% McCain. Safe R.
15 Electoral Votes: Bill Clinton won this state twice. Hillary could win this state next November, depending on which Republican in the clown car she will run against. No polls have been reported from Missouri yet, so we don't know where anybody stands right now. For now, I'll keep this as a Tossup in both calculations.
CUBE ROOT HOUSE (338 required for majority)
States counted: AK, AL, AR, CO, CT, DE, HI, IA, ID, KS, KY, LA, MD, ME, MN, MO, MS, MT, ND, NE, NH, NM, NV, OK, OR, RI, SC, SD, UT, VT, WI, WV, WY
Best case scenario
Safe D: 66 (added MO-2, MO-9, MO-10)
Lean D: 38 (added MO-1)
Tossup: 11 (added MO-8)
Lean R: 7
Safe R: 80 (added MO-3, MO-4, MO-5, MO-6, MO-7, MO-11, MO-12, MO-13)
Total: 104 D, 11 Toss, 87 R
Worst case scenario
Safe D: 61 (added MO-2, MO-9, MO-10)
Lean D: 24 (added MO-1)
Tossup: 21 (added MO-8)
Lean R: 10
Safe R: 86 (added MO-3, MO-4, MO-5, MO-6, MO-7, MO-11, MO-12, MO-13)
Total: 85 D, 21 Toss, 96 R
CUBE ROOT ELECTORAL COLLEGE (390 required for presidency)
States counted: AK, AL, AR, CO, CT, DE, HI, IA, ID, KS, KY, LA, MD, ME, MN, MO, MS, MT, ND, NE, NH, NM, NV, OK, OR, RI, SC, SD, UT, VT, WI, WV, WY
Best case scenario
Safe D: CT (10), DE (4), HI (5), MD (15), ME (4), OR (10), RI (4), VT (3) = 55
Lean D: IA (9), ME (1), MN (14), NE (1), NH (5), NM (7), NV (8), WI (14) = 59
Tossup: CO (13), MO (15), NE (1) = 29
Lean R: MT (4), SC (12) = 16
Safe R: AK (4), AL (12), AR (8), ID (5), KS (8), KY (12), LA (12), MS (9), ND (4), NE (4), OK (10), SD (4), UT (8), WV (6), WY (3) = 109
Total: 114 D, 29 Toss, 125 R
Worst case scenario
Safe D: CT (10), DE (4), HI (5), MD (15), ME (4), OR (10), RI (4), VT (3) = 55
Lean D: ME (1), MN (14), NE (1), NH (5), NM (7), WI (14) = 42
Tossup: CO (13), IA (9), MO (15), NV (8) = 45
Lean R: MT (4), NE (1), SC (12) = 17
Safe R: AK (4), AL (12), AR (8), ID (5), KS (8), KY (12), LA (12), MS (9), ND (4), NE (4), OK (10), SD (4), UT (8), WV (6), WY (3) = 109
Total: 97 D, 45 Toss, 126 R