Maryville, MO, Missouri: Bellwether metro. In 2024, voted R+44%. Republican peak: R+44 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+44MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- BellwetherAkashic typology
- Population
- 20,7742024 5-year
- Median household income
- $59,3152024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 92.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+32 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+44 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Maryville, 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 | 2,674 | 6,909 | 9,720 | ||
| R | 2,853 | 6,865 | 9,910 | ||
| R | 2,529 | 6,380 | 9,458 | ||
| R | 3,172 | 5,593 | 8,976 | ||
| R | 4,493 | 5,568 | 10,219 | ||
| R | 3,830 | 6,226 | 10,119 | ||
| R | 3,553 | 5,161 | 9,049 | ||
| D | 3,966 | 3,362 | 8,461 | ||
| D | 3,723 | 3,147 | 9,388 | ||
| D | 4,240 | 4,103 | 8,387 | ||
| R | 3,615 | 5,471 | 9,086 | ||
| R | 4,257 | 4,544 | 9,290 | ||
| D | 4,875 | 4,558 | 9,534 | ||
| R | 3,322 | 5,942 | 9,264 | ||
| R | 4,494 | 4,736 | 9,845 | ||
| D | 6,690 | 3,789 | 10,479 | ||
| R | 5,318 | 5,993 | 11,311 | ||
| R | 5,371 | 6,381 | 11,752 | ||
| R | 4,805 | 7,614 | 12,441 | ||
| D | 6,253 | 4,886 | 11,161 | ||
| R | 5,407 | 5,766 | 11,180 | ||
| R | 6,696 | 6,759 | 13,461 | ||
| D | 7,499 | 5,817 | 13,399 | ||
| D | 6,959 | 3,584 | 10,602 | ||
| R | 5,297 | 7,160 | 12,474 | ||
| R | 5,803 | 6,242 | 12,521 | ||
| R | 5,404 | 6,971 | 12,493 | ||
| D | 3,874 | 3,540 | 7,508 | ||
| D | 3,490 | 2,139 | 7,052 | ||
| D | 3,595 | 3,592 | 7,313 | ||
| R | 3,356 | 3,875 | 7,404 | ||
| D | 4,055 | 3,858 | 8,102 | ||
| D | 4,577 | 3,437 | 8,075 | ||
| D | 2,913 | 2,878 | 6,856 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
27.0%
Irish
12.1%
English
10.8%
American
6.3%
Scottish
3.0%
Italian
1.7%
French
1.7%
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: 33.7 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
$59,315
Maryville, MO ranks near the middle of US counties.
Maryville, MO$59,315
Missouri$70,702
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
17.1%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.6%
Working age (18–64)17.6%
Seniors (65+)13.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.3%
speak English only
Other Indo-European1.6%
Spanish1.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 48.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Maryville anchors Nodaway County in northwest Missouri, where Northwest Missouri State University shapes both the population profile and local economic rhythms in a region that votes reliably Republican by wide double-digit margins.
The Democratic margin in Maryville, MO has rarely exceeded thirty-two points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded forty-four points. 2024 delivered the metro to the Republican candidate by forty-four points.
Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most metros. A 92% non-Hispanic-white share, a 17% poverty rate, and a median household income of $59,315 — all within the broad national range.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Maryville, MO, Missouri vote in 2024?
In 2024, Maryville, MO, Missouri voted Republican by 43.6 points (R+44), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 9,720 votes cast, 2,674 went Democratic and 6,909 went Republican.
What is Maryville, MO, Missouri's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Maryville, 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 14 times, Republican 20 times, and other 0 times.
When did Maryville, MO, Missouri last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Maryville, MO, Missouri voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Maryville, MO, Missouri?
Maryville, MO, Missouri has a population of 20,774 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Maryville, MO, Missouri?
Median household income in Maryville, MO, Missouri is $59,315 — below the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.
What is the political history of Maryville, MO, Missouri?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Maryville, MO, Missouri from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 20 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.