Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area — Elections 1876–2024

Kansas City, MO-KS, Missouri: Bellwether metro. In 2024, voted D+3%. Democratic peak: D+34 in 1912.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+3MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 2,218,1422024 5-year
Median household income: $85,4522024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 71.5%2024 5-year
Black: 11.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 10.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+34 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+28 in 1972MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

14 counties · 3 D · 11 R

R+60

D+60

One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+2.6%	541,652	513,512	1,079,507
2020	D	+4.7%	559,895	508,524	1,092,045
2016	R	−1.6%	436,284	451,531	960,210
2012	R	−2.3%	447,036	468,710	935,325
2008	D	+5.6%	515,075	459,981	987,703
2004	R	−3.3%	434,368	464,493	906,060
2000	D	+0.9%	377,333	370,249	771,543
1996	D	+4.5%	330,662	299,307	695,202
1992	D	+9.9%	322,484	246,506	764,287
1988	D	+2.0%	326,727	313,829	644,270
1984	R	−14.9%	273,607	370,010	645,410
1980	R	−3.9%	270,299	293,784	604,702
1976	D	+1.8%	282,944	272,793	566,388
1972	R	−27.8%	188,657	335,716	529,746
1968	R	−1.3%	224,020	230,736	520,676
1964	D	+25.8%	310,387	182,768	494,929
1960	R	−0.9%	265,648	270,667	537,106
1956	R	−3.0%	240,007	254,649	494,944
1952	R	−4.4%	240,812	263,069	504,849
1948	D	+18.5%	243,882	167,288	413,618
1944	D	+3.4%	198,314	185,185	384,380
1940	D	+9.4%	237,305	196,434	434,686
1936	D	+32.6%	321,194	162,851	485,878
1932	D	+29.3%	276,586	150,520	429,903
1928	R	−17.3%	158,292	224,546	383,913
1924	R	−11.8%	129,700	167,324	319,017
1920	R	−4.1%	137,397	149,243	290,122
1916	D	+13.8%	104,070	78,210	187,301
1912	D	+34.0%	70,116	22,054	141,519
1908	D	+6.9%	73,428	63,785	140,708
1904	R	−11.0%	51,704	65,227	122,757
1900	D	+7.0%	66,123	57,317	126,386
1896	D	+13.6%	69,331	52,578	123,215
1892	R	−1.6%	38,299	39,905	100,267
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

19.2%

English

13.0%

Irish

11.9%

American

4.9%

Italian

3.0%

Scottish

1.9%

French

1.6%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 38.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.6%

85+

1.1%

2.0%

75–84

2.6%

4.5%

65–74

5.1%

6.0%

55–64

6.3%

6.1%

45–54

6.0%

6.9%

35–44

6.9%

7.0%

25–34

7.0%

4.1%

18–24

4.0%

9.0%

5–17

8.6%

3.1%

2.9%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$85,452

Kansas City, MO-KS ranks near the middle of US counties.

Kansas City, MO-KS$85,452

Missouri$70,702

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

10.0%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1812.6%

Working age (18–64)9.1%

Seniors (65+)10.3%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

88.9%

speak English only

Spanish6.6%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.8%

Other Indo-European1.6%

Other languages1.0%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

11.4%

Other Christian

10.9%

Baptist

9.0%

Methodist

4.9%

Mainline Protestant

3.7%

Pentecostal & Holiness

3.4%

Non-Christian

1.9%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 54.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Kansas City straddles Missouri and Kansas, meaning its suburbs fall under divergent state electoral maps — Johnson County, KS has trended toward competitive margins while Jackson County, MO anchors the metro's Democratic base.

The Democratic margin in Kansas City, MO-KS has rarely exceeded thirty-four points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded twenty-eight points. 2024 delivered the metro to the Democratic candidate by three points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most metros. A 72% non-Hispanic-white share, a 10% poverty rate, and a median household income of $85,452 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Kansas City, MO-KS, Missouri vote in 2024?

In 2024, Kansas City, MO-KS, Missouri voted Democratic by 2.6 points (D+3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 1,079,507 votes cast, 541,652 went Democratic and 513,512 went Republican.

What is Kansas City, MO-KS, Missouri's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Kansas City, MO-KS, Missouri as a "Bellwether" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 19 times, Republican 15 times, and other 0 times.

When did Kansas City, MO-KS, Missouri last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Kansas City, MO-KS, Missouri voted Republican was 2016.

How many people live in Kansas City, MO-KS, Missouri?

Kansas City, MO-KS, Missouri has a population of 2,218,142 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Kansas City, MO-KS, Missouri?

Median household income in Kansas City, MO-KS, Missouri is $85,452 — above the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.

What is the political history of Kansas City, MO-KS, Missouri?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Kansas City, MO-KS, Missouri from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Kansas City, MO-KS votes the way the country votes.

Key facts

Demographics

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