akashic
1876–2024
Sikeston, MO·Missouri

Sikeston, MO has voted Republican in seven straight presidential elections — R+58 in 2024.

A small Missouri delta hub where agriculture and manufacturing overlap

1876 — 2024·38 elections
MO
LatestR+58in 2024
TypologyEvangelical Deep Southcluster typology
Population49,8352024 ACS

Sikeston, MO, Missouri: Evangelical Deep South metro. In 2024, voted R+58%. Republican peak: R+58 in 2024.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+58MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
Population
49,8352024 5-year
Median household income
$59,2902024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
79.2%2024 5-year
Black
11.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
2.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+54 in 1948MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+58 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Sikeston, MO
TrumpR+58
—
2024 presidential margin by county for Sikeston, MO, MOA map of the constituent counties of Sikeston, MO, MO, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Scott County, MO · R+59Mississippi County, MO · R+54
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican78.4%17,190
Kamala HarrisDemocratic20.7%4,540
OtherAll other candidates0.9%199
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: −57.7% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−57.7%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892+32.9%
1896+32.4%
1900+25.0%
1904+8.1%
1908+9.3%
1912+15.3%
1916+12.5%
1920+1.5%
1924+6.9%
1928+14.6%
1932+42.9%
1936+35.3%
1940+24.2%
1944+31.0%
1948+54.1%
1952+23.8%
1956+20.9%
1960+9.5%
1964+40.5%
1968+8.4%
1972−32.5%
1976+22.7%
1980−3.8%
1984−16.2%
1988−7.9%
1992+12.3%
1996+9.8%
2000−10.4%
2004−25.5%
2008−26.1%
2012−34.9%
2016−52.1%
2020−55.0%
2024−57.7%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−57.7%
4,54017,19021,929
R
−55.0%
4,93117,30622,504
R
−52.1%
5,03316,76822,506
R
−34.9%
6,98014,62021,919
R
−26.1%
8,50514,59723,382
R
−25.5%
8,43114,23322,746
R
−10.4%
9,20811,39420,919
D
+9.8%
10,2468,23620,501
D
+12.3%
10,6787,94022,194
R
−7.9%
8,72810,23118,990
R
−16.2%
8,09311,22919,322
R
−3.8%
9,89410,68620,915
D
+22.7%
11,4417,20618,692
R
−32.5%
5,11610,04315,159
D
+8.4%
6,6165,27715,942
D
+40.5%
11,5274,87716,404
D
+9.5%
10,2048,43618,640
D
+20.9%
10,3366,76517,101
D
+23.8%
11,4587,04118,544
D
+54.1%
12,8583,81216,718
D
+31.0%
11,3145,93917,321
D
+24.2%
12,2617,47419,804
D
+35.3%
11,9235,67817,678
D
+42.9%
10,0843,99714,191
D
+14.6%
7,7615,77813,553
D
+6.9%
5,9935,13212,536
D
+1.5%
6,5996,39713,258
D
+12.5%
4,6903,6158,604
D
+15.3%
3,3332,2856,846
D
+9.3%
3,4422,7936,954
D
+8.1%
2,6992,2855,128
D
+25.0%
3,0901,8414,987
D
+32.4%
3,5791,8255,415
D
+32.9%
2,8521,4054,397
—
No data
———
—
No data
———
—
No data
———
—
No data
———

Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
17.4%
English
10.6%
Irish
10.2%
American
8.9%
Scottish
2.1%
French
1.3%
Italian
1.0%
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: 40.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.5%
85+
1.4%
2.8%
75–84
3.2%
4.9%
65–74
6.0%
6.4%
55–64
6.8%
6.1%
45–54
5.9%
5.9%
35–44
6.0%
6.4%
25–34
5.9%
4.1%
18–24
4.1%
8.8%
5–17
8.5%
3.2%
<5
3.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$59,290
Sikeston, MO ranks near the middle of US counties.
Sikeston, MO$59,290
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
14.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.9%
Working age (18–64)13.7%
Seniors (65+)14.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
98.1%
speak English only
Spanish1.2%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
19.5%
Catholic & Orthodox
12.3%
Other Christian
8.4%
Methodist
6.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
4.2%
Mainline Protestant
1.5%
Non-Christian
0.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 47.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Sikeston anchors the Missouri Bootheel, a region of flat alluvial farmland and persistent poverty that has historically returned some of the state's widest partisan margins at the county level.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of fifty-four points in 1948 and a Republican high of fifty-eight points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-eight points.

A population of 49,835, a 79% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $59,290 describe the metro.

Compare two places, side by side

Twelve curated comparisons line up election history, demographics, and the divergence story for two places at a glance. Browse all comparisons →

Cite this page
All citations released under CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Akashic Intelligence.
Sikeston, MO, Missouri. Akashic. https://akashic.app/cbsa/43460/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
License: CC BY 4.0

Frequently asked questions

How did Sikeston, MO, Missouri vote in 2024?
In 2024, Sikeston, MO, Missouri voted Republican by 57.7 points (R+58), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 21,929 votes cast, 4,540 went Democratic and 17,190 went Republican.
What is Sikeston, MO, Missouri's political typology?
Akashic places Sikeston, MO, Missouri in the "Evangelical Deep South" 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 23 times, Republican 11 times, and other 0 times.
When did Sikeston, MO, Missouri last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Sikeston, MO, Missouri voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Sikeston, MO, Missouri?
Sikeston, MO, Missouri has a population of 49,835 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Sikeston, MO, Missouri?
Median household income in Sikeston, MO, Missouri is $59,290 — below the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.
What is the political history of Sikeston, MO, Missouri?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Sikeston, MO, Missouri from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 23 went Democratic and 11 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Evangelical Deep South" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.