Sedalia, MO Metro Area — Elections 1876–2024

Sedalia, MO, Missouri: Sunbelt Conservative metro. In 2024, voted R+49%. Republican peak: R+49 in 2024.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+49MIT Election Lab
Political typology: Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
Population: 43,3972024 5-year
Median household income: $60,4302024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 84.2%2024 5-year
Black: 2.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 9.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+25 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+49 in 2024MIT Election Lab

2024 presidential election

Sedalia, MO

TrumpR+49

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How it voted

Share of the 2024 vote

Donald Trump ✓Republican	73.4%	13,907
Kamala HarrisDemocratic	24.8%	4,703
OtherAll other candidates	1.7%	325

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	+0.9%
1896	+1.7%
1900	−0.1%
1904	−6.4%
1908	−2.4%
1912	+16.8%
1916	+3.7%
1920	−13.2%
1924	−17.4%
1928	−30.1%
1932	+22.5%
1936	+10.9%
1940	−1.9%
1944	−3.5%
1948	+11.5%
1952	−11.4%
1956	−10.6%
1960	−12.9%
1964	+24.9%
1968	−2.8%
1972	−33.5%
1976	+3.5%
1980	−14.9%
1984	−34.0%
1988	−27.4%
1992	−9.2%
1996	−8.4%
2000	−23.3%
2004	−33.2%
2008	−22.4%
2012	−28.8%
2016	−46.6%
2020	−47.5%
2024	−48.6%

DemocraticRepublican

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−48.6%	4,703	13,907	18,935
2020	R	−47.5%	4,783	13,854	19,097
2016	R	−46.6%	4,324	12,810	18,204
2012	R	−28.8%	5,904	10,842	17,175
2008	R	−22.4%	6,932	11,018	18,208
2004	R	−33.2%	5,801	11,603	17,496
2000	R	−23.3%	5,855	9,533	15,755
1996	R	−8.4%	6,057	7,336	15,265
1992	R	−9.2%	5,314	6,823	16,470
1988	R	−27.4%	5,486	9,648	15,200
1984	R	−34.0%	5,413	10,991	16,404
1980	R	−14.9%	6,475	8,833	15,841
1976	D	+3.5%	7,887	7,344	15,296
1972	R	−33.5%	5,016	10,065	15,081
1968	R	−2.8%	6,334	6,738	14,621
1964	D	+24.9%	8,987	5,409	14,396
1960	R	−12.9%	6,997	9,066	16,063
1956	R	−10.6%	7,086	8,766	15,852
1952	R	−11.4%	7,363	9,261	16,636
1948	D	+11.5%	8,388	6,657	15,069
1944	R	−3.5%	7,176	7,696	14,894
1940	R	−1.9%	8,570	8,905	17,492
1936	D	+10.9%	9,265	7,435	16,821
1932	D	+22.5%	9,474	5,982	15,545
1928	R	−30.1%	5,554	10,346	15,939
1924	R	−17.4%	1,826	2,656	4,771
1920	R	−13.2%	6,561	8,595	15,355
1916	D	+3.7%	4,665	4,319	9,305
1912	D	+16.8%	3,771	2,423	8,003
1908	R	−2.4%	3,791	3,983	8,064
1904	R	−6.4%	3,346	3,820	7,435
1900	R	−0.1%	3,820	3,824	7,824
1896	D	+1.7%	4,267	4,119	8,467
1892	D	+0.9%	3,680	3,610	7,518
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

21.1%

Irish

10.1%

English

8.8%

American

7.8%

Italian

1.4%

French

1.4%

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.

2024 ACS

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 38.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.3%

2.3%

75–84

2.9%

4.8%

65–74

5.3%

6.6%

55–64

6.4%

5.4%

45–54

5.3%

6.8%

35–44

6.6%

6.0%

25–34

6.1%

4.3%

18–24

4.1%

9.7%

5–17

8.6%

3.7%

3.1%

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

2024 ACS

Median household income

Inflation-adjusted dollars

$60,430

Sedalia, MO ranks near the middle of US counties.

Sedalia, MO$60,430

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

15.6%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1820.5%

Working age (18–64)13.7%

Seniors (65+)16.6%

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

2024 ACS

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

86.8%

speak English only

Spanish6.4%

Other Indo-European6.4%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

2020 religion census

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Baptist

20.2%

Other Christian

8.7%

Methodist

7.2%

Mainline Protestant

7.0%

Catholic & Orthodox

6.9%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.4%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 47.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Sedalia's economy blends railroad history with light manufacturing, and the surrounding Pettis County electorate has delivered double-digit Republican margins in recent presidential cycles, typical of Missouri's small-metro shift away from competitive territory.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of twenty-five points in 1964 and a Republican high of forty-nine points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-nine points.

A population of 43,397, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $60,430 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Sedalia, MO, Missouri vote in 2024?

In 2024, Sedalia, MO, Missouri voted Republican by 48.6 points (R+49), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 18,935 votes cast, 4,703 went Democratic and 13,907 went Republican.

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

Akashic places Sedalia, MO, Missouri in the "Sunbelt Conservative" 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 9 times, Republican 25 times, and other 0 times.

When did Sedalia, MO, Missouri last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Sedalia, MO, Missouri voted Democratic was 1976.

How many people live in Sedalia, MO, Missouri?

Sedalia, MO, Missouri has a population of 43,397 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

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

Median household income in Sedalia, MO, Missouri is $60,430 — below the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.

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

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Sedalia, MO, Missouri from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 25 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.

Sedalia, MO has voted Republican in twelve straight presidential elections — R+49 in 2024.

Key facts

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