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1876–2024
Kennett, MO·Missouri

Kennett, MO has voted Republican in seven straight presidential elections — R+62 in 2024.

1876 — 2024·38 elections
MO
LatestR+62in 2024
TypologyAppalachian Realignerscluster typology
Population27,4932024 ACS

Kennett, MO, Missouri: Appalachian Realigners metro. In 2024, voted R+62%. Democratic peak: D+64 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+62MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Appalachian RealignersAkashic typology
Population
27,4932024 5-year
Median household income
$47,8492024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
76.4%2024 5-year
Black
7.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
7.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+64 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+62 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Kennett, MO
TrumpR+62
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How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican80.5%8,096
Kamala HarrisDemocratic18.8%1,885
OtherAll other candidates0.7%70
D+60
R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
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: −61.8% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−61.8%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892+50.3%
1896+51.1%
1900+35.3%
1904+20.2%
1908+23.5%
1912+33.1%
1916+29.8%
1920+7.5%
1924+11.4%
1928+15.0%
1932+63.9%
1936+45.9%
1940+33.7%
1944+32.7%
1948+63.2%
1952+27.6%
1956+27.5%
1960−1.1%
1964+41.9%
1968+5.7%
1972−36.2%
1976+36.3%
1980+7.5%
1984−10.2%
1988+2.5%
1992+19.6%
1996+16.3%
2000−4.6%
2004−15.6%
2008−21.3%
2012−30.2%
2016−53.6%
2020−57.0%
2024−61.8%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−61.8%
1,8858,09610,051
R
−57.0%
2,2008,13510,419
R
−53.6%
2,3608,02610,578
R
−30.2%
3,6366,85010,651
R
−21.3%
4,5407,04411,764
R
−15.6%
4,9016,72011,677
R
−4.6%
4,9475,42610,525
D
+16.3%
5,4283,76610,173
D
+19.6%
6,2774,02411,479
D
+2.5%
5,2815,02610,320
R
−10.2%
4,9676,09211,059
D
+7.5%
6,1205,25311,530
D
+36.3%
7,1073,31410,443
R
−36.2%
2,7765,9268,702
D
+5.7%
5,0634,36612,332
D
+41.9%
8,4673,46511,932
R
−1.1%
6,5686,70813,276
D
+27.5%
8,6984,94313,641
D
+27.6%
9,5155,40014,924
D
+63.2%
10,9792,46613,461
D
+32.7%
8,4314,27412,732
D
+33.7%
11,1325,51616,680
D
+45.9%
10,2333,77514,066
D
+63.9%
9,1411,97711,211
D
+15.0%
4,8793,6028,501
D
+11.4%
4,3573,4368,052
D
+7.5%
5,1994,4559,963
D
+29.8%
3,7231,9246,033
D
+33.1%
2,7239875,248
D
+23.5%
2,7341,6384,658
D
+20.2%
2,2291,4613,798
D
+35.3%
2,7111,2764,060
D
+51.1%
2,9759613,942
D
+50.3%
2,1676592,996
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
11.5%
German
10.0%
English
8.8%
American
8.0%
Italian
2.2%
Scottish
2.1%
French
0.7%
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: 39.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.5%
2.2%
75–84
3.5%
5.1%
65–74
5.8%
6.3%
55–64
6.7%
5.5%
45–54
5.9%
5.8%
35–44
5.9%
5.0%
25–34
6.2%
4.0%
18–24
3.9%
10.0%
5–17
9.3%
3.5%
<5
3.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$47,849
Kennett, MO ranks near the middle of US counties.
Kennett, MO$47,849
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
22.0%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1829.7%
Working age (18–64)19.7%
Seniors (65+)15.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.4%
speak English only
Spanish6.1%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
26.6%
Other Christian
7.2%
Methodist
3.6%
Catholic & Orthodox
2.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.1%
Mainline Protestant
1.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 56.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Kennett, MO sits in the Border South. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of sixty-four points in 1932 and a Republican high of sixty-two points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty-two points.

A population of 27,493, a 76% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $47,849 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Kennett, MO, Missouri vote in 2024?
In 2024, Kennett, MO, Missouri voted Republican by 61.8 points (R+62), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 10,051 votes cast, 1,885 went Democratic and 8,096 went Republican.
What is Kennett, MO, Missouri's political typology?
Akashic places Kennett, MO, Missouri in the "Appalachian Realigners" 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 24 times, Republican 10 times, and other 0 times.
When did Kennett, MO, Missouri last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Kennett, MO, Missouri voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Kennett, MO, Missouri?
Kennett, MO, Missouri has a population of 27,493 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Kennett, MO, Missouri?
Median household income in Kennett, MO, Missouri is $47,849 — below the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.
What is the political history of Kennett, MO, Missouri?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Kennett, MO, Missouri from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 24 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Appalachian Realigners" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.