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1876–2024
Springfield, MO·Missouri

Springfield, MO has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential elections — R+35 in 2024.

Ozarks anchor where evangelical identity shapes the ballot

1876 — 2024·38 elections
MO
LatestR+35in 2024
TypologyStable Rural Rightcluster typology
Population486,7852024 ACS

Springfield, MO, Missouri: Stable Rural Right metro. In 2024, voted R+35%. Republican peak: R+42 in 1972.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+35MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
Population
486,7852024 5-year
Median household income
$66,0642024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
88.0%2024 5-year
Black
2.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
4.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+11 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+42 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Springfield, MO
TrumpR+35
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2024 presidential margin by county for Springfield, MO, MOA map of the constituent counties of Springfield, MO, MO, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Christian County, MO · R+52Dallas County, MO · R+65Polk County, MO · R+61Webster County, MO · R+62Greene County, MO · R+21
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican66.7%159,917
Kamala HarrisDemocratic31.6%75,880
OtherAll other candidates1.7%4,031
D+60
R+60
5 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: −35.0% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−35.0%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892−13.5%
1896+2.8%
1900−7.7%
1904−20.4%
1908−10.4%
1912+2.0%
1916−8.3%
1920−24.2%
1924−8.5%
1928−36.5%
1932+11.0%
1936−1.1%
1940−10.8%
1944−21.3%
1948−3.1%
1952−27.1%
1956−20.6%
1960−31.0%
1964+7.5%
1968−24.5%
1972−42.2%
1976−4.5%
1980−18.2%
1984−34.3%
1988−18.8%
1992−4.3%
1996−10.2%
2000−21.0%
2004−29.8%
2008−22.0%
2012−31.5%
2016−38.0%
2020−33.7%
2024−35.0%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−35.0%
75,880159,917239,828
R
−33.7%
74,037151,899231,178
R
−38.0%
58,316138,154210,345
R
−31.5%
66,143129,325200,277
R
−22.0%
80,958127,347211,128
R
−29.8%
66,555123,555191,270
R
−21.0%
59,07891,505154,547
R
−10.2%
55,36669,703140,674
R
−4.3%
57,37763,821148,224
R
−18.8%
49,80172,932123,115
R
−34.3%
38,89179,457118,348
R
−18.2%
42,75662,863110,201
R
−4.5%
47,52952,077100,462
R
−42.2%
27,77368,27796,050
R
−24.5%
27,19947,75583,989
D
+7.5%
41,93636,11878,054
R
−31.0%
28,70854,54483,252
R
−20.6%
29,63645,01374,649
R
−27.1%
27,23447,53674,914
R
−3.1%
30,32332,26762,692
R
−21.3%
24,79738,25163,168
R
−10.8%
32,32340,17672,663
R
−1.1%
33,21133,98167,385
D
+11.0%
31,54125,19057,555
R
−36.5%
17,60237,88655,630
R
−8.5%
21,43225,76351,133
R
−24.2%
18,80831,18251,210
R
−8.3%
13,20315,67629,967
D
+2.0%
10,3369,79326,576
R
−10.4%
11,64114,49027,335
R
−20.4%
9,48914,74125,712
R
−7.7%
11,96314,02226,769
D
+2.8%
14,27713,48727,907
R
−13.5%
7,77410,87923,024
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
19.2%
English
16.1%
Irish
11.6%
American
7.2%
Italian
2.4%
Scottish
2.3%
French
1.9%
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: 37.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
1.1%
2.1%
75–84
3.1%
4.6%
65–74
5.3%
5.8%
55–64
6.2%
5.7%
45–54
5.6%
6.4%
35–44
6.3%
6.7%
25–34
6.7%
5.5%
18–24
5.6%
8.5%
5–17
8.1%
3.0%
<5
2.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$66,064
Springfield, MO ranks near the middle of US counties.
Springfield, MO$66,064
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
13.1%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.0%
Working age (18–64)12.8%
Seniors (65+)10.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.7%
speak English only
Other Indo-European2.1%
Spanish2.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
16.5%
Pentecostal & Holiness
13.0%
Other Christian
10.6%
Catholic & Orthodox
4.4%
Methodist
3.3%
Mainline Protestant
2.9%
Non-Christian
0.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Springfield's metro anchors Missouri's Bible Belt interior, delivering some of the state's widest Republican margins in federal races. Its large student population at Missouri State tempers turnout patterns without significantly shifting the partisan baseline.

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

A population of 486,785, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,064 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Springfield, MO, Missouri vote in 2024?
In 2024, Springfield, MO, Missouri voted Republican by 35.0 points (R+35), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 239,828 votes cast, 75,880 went Democratic and 159,917 went Republican.
What is Springfield, MO, Missouri's political typology?
Akashic places Springfield, 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 4 times, Republican 30 times, and other 0 times.
When did Springfield, MO, Missouri last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Springfield, MO, Missouri voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Springfield, MO, Missouri?
Springfield, MO, Missouri has a population of 486,785 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Springfield, MO, Missouri?
Median household income in Springfield, MO, Missouri is $66,064 — below the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.
What is the political history of Springfield, MO, Missouri?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Springfield, MO, Missouri from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 30 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.