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1876–2024
Joplin, MO-KS·Missouri

Joplin, MO-KS has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential elections — R+51 in 2024.

Ozark-edge metro where rural Republican margins anchor statewide math

1876 — 2024·38 elections
MO
LatestR+51in 2024
TypologyStable Rural Rightcluster typology
Population203,6262024 ACS

Joplin, MO-KS, Missouri: Stable Rural Right metro. In 2024, voted R+51%. Republican peak: R+53 in 2016.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+51MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
Population
203,6262024 5-year
Median household income
$62,0652024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
83.0%2024 5-year
Black
1.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
8.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+21 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+53 in 2016MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Joplin, MO-KS
TrumpR+51
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2024 presidential margin by county for Joplin, MO-KS, MOA map of the constituent counties of Joplin, MO-KS, MO, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Jasper County, MO · R+47Newton County, MO · R+59Cherokee County, KS · R+53
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican74.7%68,591
Kamala HarrisDemocratic23.7%21,780
OtherAll other candidates1.6%1,507
D+60
R+60
3 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: −50.9% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−50.9%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892−18.1%
1896+17.9%
1900+5.6%
1904−15.5%
1908−3.0%
1912+12.9%
1916+8.3%
1920−18.7%
1924−17.0%
1928−39.6%
1932+21.2%
1936+13.5%
1940−3.5%
1944−13.3%
1948+1.6%
1952−21.7%
1956−19.2%
1960−18.8%
1964+10.4%
1968−16.2%
1972−45.2%
1976−1.9%
1980−26.1%
1984−39.6%
1988−24.6%
1992−12.8%
1996−18.9%
2000−32.7%
2004−40.3%
2008−34.2%
2012−41.6%
2016−52.8%
2020−50.0%
2024−50.9%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−50.9%
21,78068,59191,878
R
−50.0%
21,56166,61490,121
R
−52.8%
17,56761,80583,851
R
−41.6%
22,16454,98678,982
R
−34.2%
26,77455,19083,096
R
−40.3%
23,29255,11678,887
R
−32.7%
21,96744,14567,773
R
−18.9%
21,07332,56660,889
R
−12.8%
21,79729,98564,108
R
−24.6%
21,02634,83256,086
R
−39.6%
17,54540,57658,210
R
−26.1%
21,54337,47560,990
R
−1.9%
27,10928,18555,668
R
−45.2%
14,74939,20254,106
R
−16.2%
19,64828,34853,722
D
+10.4%
31,90425,87157,822
R
−18.8%
25,00636,56761,646
R
−19.2%
23,04534,03057,114
R
−21.7%
24,33237,90362,403
D
+1.6%
25,85625,02951,184
R
−13.3%
22,72529,74452,617
R
−3.5%
31,17533,41964,871
D
+13.5%
34,64526,32261,441
D
+21.2%
32,01520,63953,693
R
−39.6%
15,00335,11950,763
R
−17.0%
16,21723,73044,149
R
−18.7%
18,91628,08148,927
D
+8.3%
19,85916,63739,031
D
+12.9%
11,8518,03529,616
R
−3.0%
14,67415,65633,270
R
−15.5%
10,55515,08429,201
D
+5.6%
17,83715,89834,732
D
+17.9%
15,16310,51425,959
R
−18.1%
6,78311,00323,338
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
16.7%
English
13.3%
Irish
11.9%
American
7.5%
Scottish
2.2%
Italian
1.8%
French
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.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 38.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.1%
2.2%
75–84
3.1%
4.7%
65–74
5.4%
6.1%
55–64
6.4%
5.8%
45–54
5.9%
6.3%
35–44
6.2%
6.3%
25–34
6.4%
4.6%
18–24
4.4%
9.1%
5–17
8.8%
3.1%
<5
3.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$62,065
Joplin, MO-KS ranks near the middle of US counties.
Joplin, MO-KS$62,065
Missouri$70,702
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
15.7%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1820.3%
Working age (18–64)14.5%
Seniors (65+)10.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.6%
speak English only
Spanish4.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.1%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
17.6%
Other Christian
17.1%
Methodist
4.2%
Catholic & Orthodox
3.8%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.2%
Mainline Protestant
2.0%
Non-Christian
0.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 51.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Straddling the Missouri-Kansas line, the Joplin metro delivers some of the most consistent Republican vote shares in either state, anchored by a white working-class majority and an economy built around manufacturing, health care, and regional retail.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of twenty-one points in 1932 and a Republican high of fifty-three points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-one points.

A population of 203,626, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $62,065 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Joplin, MO-KS, Missouri vote in 2024?
In 2024, Joplin, MO-KS, Missouri voted Republican by 50.9 points (R+51), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 91,878 votes cast, 21,780 went Democratic and 68,591 went Republican.
What is Joplin, MO-KS, Missouri's political typology?
Akashic places Joplin, MO-KS, Missouri in the "Stable Rural Right" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 8 times, Republican 26 times, and other 0 times.
When did Joplin, MO-KS, Missouri last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Joplin, MO-KS, Missouri voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Joplin, MO-KS, Missouri?
Joplin, MO-KS, Missouri has a population of 203,626 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Joplin, MO-KS, Missouri?
Median household income in Joplin, MO-KS, Missouri is $62,065 — below the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.
What is the political history of Joplin, MO-KS, Missouri?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Joplin, MO-KS, Missouri from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 26 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.