Mexico, MO, Missouri: Realigner metro. In 2024, voted R+48%. Democratic peak: D+56 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+48MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 24,5482024 5-year
- Median household income
- $59,4482024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 88.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 4.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+56 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+48 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Mexico, 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 | 2,688 | 7,699 | 10,523 | ||
| R | 2,704 | 7,732 | 10,666 | ||
| R | 2,570 | 6,981 | 10,133 | ||
| R | 3,539 | 6,186 | 9,982 | ||
| R | 4,434 | 6,167 | 10,781 | ||
| R | 4,318 | 6,294 | 10,683 | ||
| R | 4,551 | 5,256 | 9,985 | ||
| D | 4,690 | 3,955 | 9,778 | ||
| D | 4,731 | 3,798 | 10,654 | ||
| D | 5,226 | 5,072 | 10,327 | ||
| R | 4,662 | 7,261 | 11,923 | ||
| R | 5,168 | 6,347 | 11,834 | ||
| D | 5,600 | 5,378 | 11,032 | ||
| R | 3,706 | 7,197 | 10,903 | ||
| R | 4,806 | 5,005 | 10,823 | ||
| D | 7,387 | 3,316 | 10,703 | ||
| D | 6,410 | 4,955 | 11,365 | ||
| D | 5,951 | 4,664 | 10,615 | ||
| D | 6,775 | 4,767 | 11,554 | ||
| D | 7,495 | 2,739 | 10,250 | ||
| D | 6,471 | 3,455 | 9,939 | ||
| D | 7,768 | 3,447 | 11,224 | ||
| D | 7,455 | 2,508 | 9,994 | ||
| D | 7,301 | 2,037 | 9,392 | ||
| D | 5,067 | 4,141 | 9,222 | ||
| D | 5,866 | 3,125 | 9,142 | ||
| D | 5,514 | 3,827 | 9,409 | ||
| D | 3,572 | 1,741 | 5,361 | ||
| D | 3,332 | 1,360 | 5,143 | ||
| D | 3,350 | 1,733 | 5,156 | ||
| D | 3,006 | 1,454 | 4,571 | ||
| D | 3,477 | 1,436 | 5,024 | ||
| D | 3,984 | 1,609 | 5,628 | ||
| D | 3,240 | 1,408 | 4,908 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
18.3%
English
13.1%
Irish
10.6%
American
6.8%
French
1.5%
Italian
1.3%
Scottish
1.3%
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: 40.2 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
$59,448
Mexico, MO ranks near the middle of US counties.
Mexico, MO$59,448
Missouri$70,702
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
17.8%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1825.9%
Working age (18–64)16.0%
Seniors (65+)9.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.1%
speak English only
Other Indo-European2.1%
Spanish1.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%
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.
Mexico, MO anchors Audrain County, where a modest urban core and a historically rooted Black community have kept presidential margins closer to competitive than the surrounding rural Missouri baseline.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Mexico, MO peaked at fifty-six points in 1932; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 2000 election delivered the metro to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of seven points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $59,448 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Mexico, MO, Missouri vote in 2024?
In 2024, Mexico, MO, Missouri voted Republican by 47.6 points (R+48), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 10,523 votes cast, 2,688 went Democratic and 7,699 went Republican.
What is Mexico, MO, Missouri's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Mexico, MO, Missouri as a "Realigner" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 23 times, Republican 11 times, and other 0 times.
When did Mexico, MO, Missouri last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Mexico, MO, Missouri voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Mexico, MO, Missouri?
Mexico, MO, Missouri has a population of 24,548 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Mexico, MO, Missouri?
Median household income in Mexico, MO, Missouri is $59,448 — below the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.
What is the political history of Mexico, MO, Missouri?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Mexico, MO, Missouri from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 23 went Democratic and 11 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.