Rolla, MO Metro Area — Elections 1876–2024

Rolla, MO, Missouri: Stable Rural Right metro. In 2024, voted R+43%. Democratic peak: D+46 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+43MIT Election Lab
Political typology: Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
Population: 45,1942024 5-year
Median household income: $58,3962024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 86.4%2024 5-year
Black: 2.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 3.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+46 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+43 in 2024MIT Election Lab

2024 presidential election

Rolla, MO

TrumpR+43

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How it voted

Share of the 2024 vote

Donald Trump ✓Republican	70.5%	13,658
Kamala HarrisDemocratic	27.7%	5,379
OtherAll other candidates	1.8%	348

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 time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1876	No data
1880	No data
1884	No data
1888	No data
1892	+16.9%
1896	+27.1%
1900	+15.9%
1904	+0.4%
1908	+8.4%
1912	+27.8%
1916	+11.7%
1920	−5.2%
1924	+15.1%
1928	−1.2%
1932	+45.6%
1936	+26.7%
1940	+18.0%
1944	+14.4%
1948	+26.0%
1952	+1.6%
1956	−0.1%
1960	−10.6%
1964	+21.2%
1968	−11.6%
1972	−36.1%
1976	+0.9%
1980	−14.0%
1984	−28.0%
1988	−17.3%
1992	+4.9%
1996	−3.8%
2000	−19.7%
2004	−27.9%
2008	−22.2%
2012	−33.3%
2016	−42.4%
2020	−40.0%
2024	−42.7%

DemocraticRepublican

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−42.7%	5,379	13,658	19,385
2020	R	−40.0%	5,637	13,480	19,601
2016	R	−42.4%	4,766	12,709	18,713
2012	R	−33.3%	5,798	11,895	18,286
2008	R	−22.2%	7,394	11,706	19,438
2004	R	−27.9%	6,666	11,874	18,700
2000	R	−19.7%	6,262	9,444	16,146
1996	R	−3.8%	6,405	6,990	15,297
1992	D	+4.9%	6,852	6,040	16,739
1988	R	−17.3%	5,867	8,329	14,253
1984	R	−28.0%	5,074	9,012	14,086
1980	R	−14.0%	5,470	7,366	13,566
1976	D	+0.9%	6,261	6,153	12,512
1972	R	−36.1%	3,567	7,598	11,165
1968	R	−11.6%	4,211	5,577	11,783
1964	D	+21.2%	5,776	3,755	9,531
1960	R	−10.6%	4,576	5,663	10,239
1956	R	−0.1%	4,761	4,773	9,534
1952	D	+1.6%	4,846	4,694	9,554
1948	D	+26.0%	5,202	3,053	8,277
1944	D	+14.4%	4,256	3,180	7,449
1940	D	+18.0%	4,780	3,319	8,114
1936	D	+26.7%	4,658	2,690	7,381
1932	D	+45.6%	4,858	1,794	6,720
1928	R	−1.2%	2,896	2,967	5,874
1924	D	+15.1%	2,918	2,085	5,500
1920	R	−5.2%	2,422	2,692	5,152
1916	D	+11.7%	1,887	1,487	3,423
1912	D	+27.8%	1,565	782	2,816
1908	D	+8.4%	1,804	1,520	3,378
1904	D	+0.4%	1,384	1,371	2,889
1900	D	+15.9%	1,603	1,153	2,837
1896	D	+27.1%	1,816	1,038	2,868
1892	D	+16.9%	1,287	883	2,386
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

2024 ACS

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

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

German

17.8%

English

12.3%

Irish

11.2%

American

8.6%

Italian

3.5%

French

3.1%

Scottish

1.5%

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: 35.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

1.0%

85+

1.1%

2.3%

75–84

2.9%

4.8%

65–74

5.0%

6.1%

55–64

6.3%

5.1%

45–54

5.1%

6.1%

35–44

5.6%

6.5%

25–34

5.4%

10.1%

18–24

5.7%

7.8%

5–17

8.1%

2.9%

2.3%

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

2024 ACS

Median household income

Inflation-adjusted dollars

$58,396

Rolla, MO ranks near the middle of US counties.

Rolla, MO$58,396

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

16.8%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1814.3%

Working age (18–64)18.3%

Seniors (65+)9.3%

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

2024 ACS

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

95.2%

speak English only

Asian & Pacific Islander2.7%

Other Indo-European1.0%

Spanish0.6%

Other languages0.5%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

2020 religion census

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Baptist

14.3%

Other Christian

11.4%

Catholic & Orthodox

4.2%

Pentecostal & Holiness

4.1%

Mainline Protestant

2.6%

Methodist

1.9%

Non-Christian

0.7%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 60.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Rolla's identity is anchored by Missouri University of Science and Technology, giving this south-central Missouri city an unusually high concentration of STEM workers and graduate students relative to its size, which tilts its demographic mix away from surrounding Ozark communities.

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

A population of 45,194, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $58,396 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Rolla, MO, Missouri vote in 2024?

In 2024, Rolla, MO, Missouri voted Republican by 42.7 points (R+43), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 19,385 votes cast, 5,379 went Democratic and 13,658 went Republican.

What is Rolla, MO, Missouri's political typology?

Akashic places Rolla, MO, 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 17 times, Republican 17 times, and other 0 times.

When did Rolla, MO, Missouri last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Rolla, MO, Missouri voted Democratic was 1992.

How many people live in Rolla, MO, Missouri?

Rolla, MO, Missouri has a population of 45,194 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Rolla, MO, Missouri?

Median household income in Rolla, MO, Missouri is $58,396 — below the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.

What is the political history of Rolla, MO, Missouri?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Rolla, MO, Missouri from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 17 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.

Rolla, MO has voted Republican in eight straight presidential elections — R+43 in 2024.

Key facts

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