Missouri — Elections 1876–2024

Missouri, Missouri: Republican loyalist state. In 2024, voted R+18%. Democratic peak: D+29 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+18MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 6,191,8142024 5-year
Median household income: $70,7022024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 77.5%2024 5-year
Black: 11.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 5.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+29 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+25 in 1972MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

115 counties · 4 D · 111 R

R+60

D+60

One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−18.4%	1,200,599	1,751,986	3,003,671
2020	R	−15.3%	1,253,647	1,718,736	3,031,641
2016	R	−18.5%	1,071,068	1,594,511	2,828,355
2012	R	−9.4%	1,223,796	1,482,440	2,763,689
2008	R	−0.1%	1,441,947	1,445,814	2,925,241
2004	R	−7.2%	1,259,171	1,455,713	2,731,364
2000	R	−3.3%	1,111,138	1,189,924	2,359,892
1996	D	+6.3%	1,025,935	890,016	2,158,065
1992	D	+10.1%	1,053,873	811,159	2,391,312
1988	R	−4.0%	1,001,619	1,084,953	2,093,234
1984	R	−20.0%	848,583	1,274,188	2,122,771
1980	R	−6.8%	931,182	1,074,181	2,099,220
1976	D	+3.6%	998,387	927,443	1,949,859
1972	R	−24.7%	697,147	1,153,852	1,850,999
1968	R	−1.1%	791,444	811,932	1,809,502
1964	D	+28.1%	1,164,344	653,535	1,817,879
1960	D	+0.5%	972,201	962,221	1,934,422
1956	D	+0.2%	918,273	914,289	1,832,562
1952	R	−1.6%	929,830	959,429	1,892,062
1948	D	+16.6%	917,315	655,039	1,578,574
1944	D	+2.9%	807,812	761,524	1,572,502
1940	D	+4.8%	958,476	871,009	1,833,729
1936	D	+22.6%	1,111,043	697,891	1,828,635
1932	D	+28.6%	1,025,406	564,713	1,609,894
1928	R	−11.4%	662,684	834,080	1,500,845
1924	R	−5.6%	574,962	648,488	1,310,095
1920	R	−11.5%	574,699	727,252	1,332,140
1916	D	+3.6%	398,032	369,339	786,793
1912	D	+17.6%	330,746	207,821	698,566
1908	R	−0.1%	346,574	347,203	715,841
1904	R	−3.9%	296,312	321,449	643,861
1900	D	+5.5%	351,922	314,038	683,604
1896	D	+8.7%	363,667	304,940	674,032
1892	D	+7.5%	268,400	227,646	541,583
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

21.3%

English

11.9%

Irish

11.8%

American

6.8%

Italian

3.2%

French

2.1%

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: 39.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.3%

2.3%

75–84

3.0%

5.0%

65–74

5.6%

6.4%

55–64

6.7%

5.8%

45–54

5.9%

6.4%

35–44

6.4%

6.6%

25–34

6.6%

4.7%

18–24

4.5%

8.5%

5–17

8.1%

3.0%

2.8%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$70,702

Missouri ranks near the middle of US counties.

Missouri$70,702

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

12.6%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1815.9%

Working age (18–64)11.7%

Seniors (65+)11.3%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

93.3%

speak English only

Spanish2.9%

Other Indo-European1.8%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.4%

Other languages0.6%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Baptist

12.9%

Catholic & Orthodox

12.6%

Other Christian

10.0%

Mainline Protestant

4.3%

Methodist

3.7%

Pentecostal & Holiness

3.3%

Non-Christian

1.5%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 51.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Missouri sits in the Border South. Its political identity has been Republican for as long as anyone now living can remember. 2 consecutive presidential elections in modern records have gone for the Republican candidate, often by margins that would be considered landslide territory anywhere else.

The Republican margin in Missouri reached its widest at twenty-five points in 1972. The margin in 2024 was eighteen points, in line with the state's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $70,702, a 78% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 6,191,814 together describe a state whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Missouri, Missouri vote in 2024?

In 2024, Missouri, Missouri voted Republican by 18.4 points (R+18), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 3,003,671 votes cast, 1,200,599 went Democratic and 1,751,986 went Republican.

What is Missouri, Missouri's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Missouri, Missouri as a "Republican loyalist" state based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the state has voted Democratic 16 times, Republican 18 times, and other 0 times.

When did Missouri, Missouri last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Missouri, Missouri voted Democratic was 1996.

How many people live in Missouri, Missouri?

Missouri, Missouri has a population of 6,191,814 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Missouri, Missouri?

Median household income in Missouri, Missouri is $70,702 — below the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.

What is the political history of Missouri, Missouri?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Missouri, Missouri from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The state's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Missouri has voted Republican in seven straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

Demographics

Frequently asked questions