Sedalia, MO, Missouri: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+49%. Republican peak: R+49 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+49MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 43,3972024 5-year
- Median household income
- $60,4302024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 84.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 9.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+25 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+49 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Sedalia, 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 | 4,703 | 13,907 | 18,935 | ||
| R | 4,783 | 13,854 | 19,097 | ||
| R | 4,324 | 12,810 | 18,204 | ||
| R | 5,904 | 10,842 | 17,175 | ||
| R | 6,932 | 11,018 | 18,208 | ||
| R | 5,801 | 11,603 | 17,496 | ||
| R | 5,855 | 9,533 | 15,755 | ||
| R | 6,057 | 7,336 | 15,265 | ||
| R | 5,314 | 6,823 | 16,470 | ||
| R | 5,486 | 9,648 | 15,200 | ||
| R | 5,413 | 10,991 | 16,404 | ||
| R | 6,475 | 8,833 | 15,841 | ||
| D | 7,887 | 7,344 | 15,296 | ||
| R | 5,016 | 10,065 | 15,081 | ||
| R | 6,334 | 6,738 | 14,621 | ||
| D | 8,987 | 5,409 | 14,396 | ||
| R | 6,997 | 9,066 | 16,063 | ||
| R | 7,086 | 8,766 | 15,852 | ||
| R | 7,363 | 9,261 | 16,636 | ||
| D | 8,388 | 6,657 | 15,069 | ||
| R | 7,176 | 7,696 | 14,894 | ||
| R | 8,570 | 8,905 | 17,492 | ||
| D | 9,265 | 7,435 | 16,821 | ||
| D | 9,474 | 5,982 | 15,545 | ||
| R | 5,554 | 10,346 | 15,939 | ||
| R | 1,826 | 2,656 | 4,771 | ||
| R | 6,561 | 8,595 | 15,355 | ||
| D | 4,665 | 4,319 | 9,305 | ||
| D | 3,771 | 2,423 | 8,003 | ||
| R | 3,791 | 3,983 | 8,064 | ||
| R | 3,346 | 3,820 | 7,435 | ||
| R | 3,820 | 3,824 | 7,824 | ||
| D | 4,267 | 4,119 | 8,467 | ||
| D | 3,680 | 3,610 | 7,518 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
21.1%
Irish
10.1%
English
8.8%
American
7.8%
Italian
1.4%
French
1.4%
Scottish
1.2%
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: 38.2 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
$60,430
Sedalia, MO ranks near the middle of US counties.
Sedalia, MO$60,430
Missouri$70,702
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
15.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1820.5%
Working age (18–64)13.7%
Seniors (65+)16.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
86.8%
speak English only
Spanish6.4%
Other Indo-European6.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 47.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Sedalia's economy blends railroad history with light manufacturing, and the surrounding Pettis County electorate has delivered double-digit Republican margins in recent presidential cycles, typical of Missouri's small-metro shift away from competitive territory.
The Democratic margin in Sedalia, MO peaked at twenty-five points in 1964. By 1980 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was forty-nine points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $60,430 sits well below state and national norms, and 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Sedalia, MO, Missouri vote in 2024?
In 2024, Sedalia, MO, Missouri voted Republican by 48.6 points (R+49), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 18,935 votes cast, 4,703 went Democratic and 13,907 went Republican.
What is Sedalia, MO, Missouri's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Sedalia, MO, Missouri as a "Populist" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 9 times, Republican 25 times, and other 0 times.
When did Sedalia, MO, Missouri last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Sedalia, MO, Missouri voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Sedalia, MO, Missouri?
Sedalia, MO, Missouri has a population of 43,397 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Sedalia, MO, Missouri?
Median household income in Sedalia, MO, Missouri is $60,430 — below the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.
What is the political history of Sedalia, MO, Missouri?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Sedalia, MO, Missouri from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 25 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.