Springfield, MO, Missouri: Populist market. In 2024, voted R+50%. Republican peak: R+50 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+50MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 1,125,0672024 5-year
- Median household income
- $59,8202024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 88.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+18 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+50 in 2016MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Springfield, 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 | 132,846 | 404,149 | 544,650 | ||
| R | 132,693 | 387,129 | 530,282 | ||
| R | 110,798 | 352,489 | 487,208 | ||
| R | 140,191 | 316,378 | 468,054 | ||
| R | 173,106 | 307,410 | 488,973 | ||
| R | 151,788 | 297,627 | 453,122 | ||
| R | 139,260 | 232,898 | 383,089 | ||
| R | 139,199 | 167,590 | 351,664 | ||
| R | 146,618 | 150,249 | 367,646 | ||
| R | 122,066 | 186,802 | 310,413 | ||
| R | 100,969 | 207,393 | 308,938 | ||
| R | 114,332 | 175,849 | 300,289 | ||
| D | 132,721 | 131,040 | 265,310 | ||
| R | 69,572 | 174,401 | 244,296 | ||
| R | 70,480 | 125,238 | 223,907 | ||
| D | 115,137 | 99,098 | 214,314 | ||
| R | 78,415 | 146,863 | 225,547 | ||
| R | 84,721 | 123,596 | 208,401 | ||
| R | 79,173 | 135,567 | 215,226 | ||
| R | 88,134 | 92,434 | 181,539 | ||
| R | 72,785 | 111,186 | 184,296 | ||
| R | 92,868 | 123,910 | 217,416 | ||
| R | 101,255 | 107,466 | 209,545 | ||
| D | 105,619 | 73,589 | 181,475 | ||
| R | 57,900 | 111,628 | 170,153 | ||
| R | 67,015 | 77,731 | 155,142 | ||
| R | 60,195 | 97,213 | 161,043 | ||
| R | 48,705 | 52,064 | 104,174 | ||
| D | 39,772 | 31,711 | 96,039 | ||
| R | 44,179 | 51,184 | 99,408 | ||
| R | 38,090 | 50,550 | 93,155 | ||
| R | 48,705 | 49,199 | 100,784 | ||
| D | 59,261 | 46,962 | 106,834 | ||
| R | 35,349 | 38,018 | 86,884 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
18.1%
English
15.3%
Irish
11.8%
American
7.9%
French
2.1%
Scottish
2.1%
Italian
2.1%
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: 41.1 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
$59,820
Springfield, MO ranks near the middle of US counties.
Springfield, MO$59,820
Missouri$60,773
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
14.7%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.5%
Working age (18–64)13.8%
Seniors (65+)12.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.0%
speak English only
Spanish2.4%
Other Indo-European1.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 52.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Springfield's media market spans the deeply Republican Missouri Ozarks while absorbing Missouri State and Drury University enrollments, creating a rare college-town counterweight within an otherwise lopsided regional electorate.
The Democratic margin in Springfield, MO peaked at eighteen points in 1932. By 1980 the market had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was fifty points, the most Republican-leaning result in the market's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $59,820 sits well below state and national norms, and 15% 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 Springfield, MO, Missouri vote in 2024?
In 2024, Springfield, MO, Missouri voted Republican by 49.8 points (R+50), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 544,650 votes cast, 132,846 went Democratic and 404,149 went Republican.
What is Springfield, MO, Missouri's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Springfield, MO, Missouri as a "Populist" market based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the market has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 29 times, and other 0 times.
When did Springfield, MO, Missouri last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Springfield, MO, Missouri voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Springfield, MO, Missouri?
Springfield, MO, Missouri has a population of 1,125,067 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Springfield, MO, Missouri?
Median household income in Springfield, MO, Missouri is $59,820 — below the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $60,773.
What is the political history of Springfield, MO, Missouri?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Springfield, MO, Missouri from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 29 went Republican. The market's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.