Kirksville, MO, Missouri: Bellwether metro. In 2024, voted R+38%. Republican peak: R+40 in 1972.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+38MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- BellwetherAkashic typology
- Population
- 29,3392024 5-year
- Median household income
- $61,4902024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 89.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+25 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+40 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Kirksville, MO, MOOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 3,668 | 8,359 | 12,236 | ||
| R | 4,083 | 8,019 | 12,339 | ||
| R | 3,854 | 7,535 | 12,162 | ||
| R | 4,916 | 6,825 | 12,065 | ||
| R | 6,510 | 7,030 | 13,854 | ||
| R | 5,832 | 7,491 | 13,435 | ||
| R | 4,909 | 7,209 | 12,558 | ||
| R | 5,298 | 5,433 | 12,330 | ||
| D | 5,168 | 4,883 | 12,810 | ||
| R | 4,584 | 6,784 | 11,414 | ||
| R | 4,260 | 7,680 | 11,940 | ||
| R | 4,621 | 6,899 | 12,081 | ||
| R | 5,101 | 6,442 | 11,753 | ||
| R | 3,277 | 7,652 | 10,929 | ||
| R | 3,614 | 5,915 | 10,289 | ||
| D | 5,684 | 4,645 | 10,329 | ||
| R | 4,521 | 7,135 | 11,656 | ||
| R | 5,066 | 6,822 | 11,888 | ||
| R | 5,019 | 7,384 | 12,443 | ||
| D | 6,028 | 5,401 | 11,478 | ||
| R | 5,335 | 6,435 | 11,805 | ||
| R | 6,811 | 7,420 | 14,314 | ||
| D | 7,488 | 6,132 | 13,756 | ||
| D | 6,862 | 4,100 | 11,132 | ||
| R | 4,638 | 7,360 | 12,057 | ||
| R | 4,782 | 5,905 | 11,775 | ||
| R | 4,327 | 6,667 | 11,515 | ||
| R | 3,616 | 3,676 | 7,624 | ||
| D | 3,002 | 2,193 | 7,134 | ||
| R | 3,214 | 3,521 | 7,194 | ||
| R | 2,826 | 3,845 | 7,142 | ||
| R | 3,515 | 3,734 | 7,555 | ||
| D | 3,903 | 3,533 | 7,495 | ||
| R | 2,302 | 2,949 | 6,365 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
19.6%
English
13.0%
Irish
10.8%
American
7.1%
Scottish
2.1%
French
1.6%
Italian
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: 31.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$61,490
Kirksville, MO ranks near the middle of US counties.
Kirksville, MO$61,490
Missouri$70,702
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
20.2%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.6%
Working age (18–64)22.9%
Seniors (65+)16.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.9%
speak English only
Other Indo-European4.8%
Spanish1.5%
Other languages1.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Home to Truman State University, Kirksville punches above its population weight in educational attainment, yet the surrounding Adair County has shifted toward wide Republican margins over the past two decades as rural realignment reshaped the region.
The Democratic margin in Kirksville, MO has rarely exceeded twenty-five points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded forty points. 2024 delivered the metro to the Republican candidate by thirty-eight points.
Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most metros. A 89% non-Hispanic-white share, a 20% poverty rate, and a median household income of $61,490 — all within the broad national range.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Kirksville, MO, Missouri vote in 2024?
In 2024, Kirksville, MO, Missouri voted Republican by 38.3 points (R+38), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 12,236 votes cast, 3,668 went Democratic and 8,359 went Republican.
What is Kirksville, MO, Missouri's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Kirksville, MO, Missouri as a "Bellwether" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 7 times, Republican 27 times, and other 0 times.
When did Kirksville, MO, Missouri last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Kirksville, MO, Missouri voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in Kirksville, MO, Missouri?
Kirksville, MO, Missouri has a population of 29,339 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Kirksville, MO, Missouri?
Median household income in Kirksville, MO, Missouri is $61,490 — below the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.
What is the political history of Kirksville, MO, Missouri?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Kirksville, MO, Missouri from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.