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1876–2024
Kirksville, MO·Missouri

Kirksville, MO has voted Republican in eight straight presidential elections — R+38 in 2024.

A small college town anchoring Missouri's rural northeast

1876 — 2024·38 elections
MO
LatestR+38in 2024
TypologyHeartland Swingcluster typology
Population29,3392024 ACS

Kirksville, MO, Missouri: Heartland Swing metro. In 2024, voted R+38%. Republican peak: R+40 in 1972.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+38MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Heartland SwingAkashic typology
Population
29,3392024 5-year
Median household income
$61,4902024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
89.3%2024 5-year
Black
3.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
2.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+25 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+40 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Kirksville, MO
TrumpR+38
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2024 presidential margin by county for Kirksville, MO, MOA map of the constituent counties of Kirksville, MO, MO, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Schuyler County, MO · R+64Adair County, MO · R+33
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican68.3%8,359
Kamala HarrisDemocratic30.0%3,668
OtherAll other candidates1.7%209
D+60
R+60
2 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: −38.3% in 2024.flipped R · 1996−38.3%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892−10.2%
1896+4.9%
1900−2.9%
1904−14.3%
1908−4.3%
1912+11.3%
1916−0.8%
1920−20.3%
1924−9.5%
1928−22.6%
1932+24.8%
1936+9.9%
1940−4.3%
1944−9.3%
1948+5.5%
1952−19.0%
1956−14.8%
1960−22.4%
1964+10.1%
1968−22.4%
1972−40.0%
1976−11.4%
1980−18.9%
1984−28.6%
1988−19.3%
1992+2.2%
1996−1.1%
2000−18.3%
2004−12.3%
2008−3.8%
2012−15.8%
2016−30.3%
2020−31.9%
2024−38.3%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−38.3%
3,6688,35912,236
R
−31.9%
4,0838,01912,339
R
−30.3%
3,8547,53512,162
R
−15.8%
4,9166,82512,065
R
−3.8%
6,5107,03013,854
R
−12.3%
5,8327,49113,435
R
−18.3%
4,9097,20912,558
R
−1.1%
5,2985,43312,330
D
+2.2%
5,1684,88312,810
R
−19.3%
4,5846,78411,414
R
−28.6%
4,2607,68011,940
R
−18.9%
4,6216,89912,081
R
−11.4%
5,1016,44211,753
R
−40.0%
3,2777,65210,929
R
−22.4%
3,6145,91510,289
D
+10.1%
5,6844,64510,329
R
−22.4%
4,5217,13511,656
R
−14.8%
5,0666,82211,888
R
−19.0%
5,0197,38412,443
D
+5.5%
6,0285,40111,478
R
−9.3%
5,3356,43511,805
R
−4.3%
6,8117,42014,314
D
+9.9%
7,4886,13213,756
D
+24.8%
6,8624,10011,132
R
−22.6%
4,6387,36012,057
R
−9.5%
4,7825,90511,775
R
−20.3%
4,3276,66711,515
R
−0.8%
3,6163,6767,624
D
+11.3%
3,0022,1937,134
R
−4.3%
3,2143,5217,194
R
−14.3%
2,8263,8457,142
R
−2.9%
3,5153,7347,555
D
+4.9%
3,9033,5337,495
R
−10.2%
2,3022,9496,365
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
19.6%
English
13.0%
Irish
10.8%
American
7.1%
Scottish
2.1%
French
1.6%
Italian
1.6%
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: 31.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.2%
2.3%
75–84
2.9%
4.3%
65–74
4.6%
5.3%
55–64
5.5%
5.1%
45–54
4.9%
4.7%
35–44
4.5%
5.3%
25–34
5.9%
10.4%
18–24
12.5%
7.0%
5–17
6.8%
3.3%
<5
2.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$61,490
Kirksville, MO ranks near the middle of US counties.
Kirksville, MO$61,490
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
20.2%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.6%
Working age (18–64)22.9%
Seniors (65+)16.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.9%
speak English only
Other Indo-European4.8%
Spanish1.5%
Other languages1.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
18.9%
Baptist
7.7%
Methodist
5.5%
Mainline Protestant
4.6%
Catholic & Orthodox
4.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.7%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Home to Truman State University, Kirksville punches above its population weight in educational attainment, yet the surrounding Adair County has shifted toward wide Republican margins over the past two decades as rural realignment reshaped the region.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of twenty-five points in 1932 and a Republican high of forty points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved six points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-eight points.

A population of 29,339, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,490 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Kirksville, MO, Missouri vote in 2024?
In 2024, Kirksville, MO, Missouri voted Republican by 38.3 points (R+38), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 12,236 votes cast, 3,668 went Democratic and 8,359 went Republican.
What is Kirksville, MO, Missouri's political typology?
Akashic places Kirksville, MO, Missouri in the "Heartland Swing" 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 7 times, Republican 27 times, and other 0 times.
When did Kirksville, MO, Missouri last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Kirksville, MO, Missouri voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in Kirksville, MO, Missouri?
Kirksville, MO, Missouri has a population of 29,339 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Kirksville, MO, Missouri?
Median household income in Kirksville, MO, Missouri is $61,490 — below the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.
What is the political history of Kirksville, MO, Missouri?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Kirksville, MO, Missouri from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Heartland Swing" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.