West Plains, MO, Missouri: Evangelical Deep South metro. In 2024, voted R+67%. Republican peak: R+67 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+67MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
- Population
- 40,3832024 5-year
- Median household income
- $50,9932024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 92.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+13 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+67 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
West Plains, MO
TrumpR+67
Constituent county margins for West Plains, MO, MOOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 82.9% | 15,733 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 16.2% | 3,073 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.9% | 162 |
D+60R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | +4.5% |
| 1896 | +11.2% |
| 1900 | −2.0% |
| 1904 | −12.4% |
| 1908 | −8.0% |
| 1912 | +2.3% |
| 1916 | −6.4% |
| 1920 | −29.4% |
| 1924 | −6.9% |
| 1928 | −31.2% |
| 1932 | +13.1% |
| 1936 | −5.7% |
| 1940 | −18.7% |
| 1944 | −26.0% |
| 1948 | −10.3% |
| 1952 | −32.6% |
| 1956 | −28.2% |
| 1960 | −44.4% |
| 1964 | +3.5% |
| 1968 | −29.2% |
| 1972 | −44.4% |
| 1976 | +5.7% |
| 1980 | −22.5% |
| 1984 | −37.1% |
| 1988 | −25.4% |
| 1992 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | −5.4% |
| 2000 | −31.1% |
| 2004 | −36.5% |
| 2008 | −30.8% |
| 2012 | −43.7% |
| 2016 | −63.1% |
| 2020 | −64.1% |
| 2024 | −66.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 3,073 | 15,733 | 18,968 | ||
| R | 3,218 | 15,181 | 18,676 | ||
| R | 2,881 | 13,893 | 17,455 | ||
| R | 4,395 | 11,544 | 16,346 | ||
| R | 5,736 | 10,982 | 17,029 | ||
| R | 5,118 | 11,097 | 16,379 | ||
| R | 4,641 | 9,018 | 14,075 | ||
| R | 5,261 | 5,991 | 13,524 | ||
| D | 5,492 | 5,360 | 13,537 | ||
| R | 4,324 | 7,277 | 11,645 | ||
| R | 3,767 | 8,204 | 11,971 | ||
| R | 4,472 | 7,149 | 11,903 | ||
| D | 5,265 | 4,692 | 10,035 | ||
| R | 2,795 | 7,253 | 10,048 | ||
| R | 2,763 | 5,631 | 9,838 | ||
| D | 4,968 | 4,632 | 9,600 | ||
| R | 2,734 | 7,095 | 9,829 | ||
| R | 3,066 | 5,473 | 8,539 | ||
| R | 3,349 | 6,608 | 9,983 | ||
| R | 3,599 | 4,427 | 8,060 | ||
| R | 3,020 | 5,151 | 8,185 | ||
| R | 4,218 | 6,158 | 10,397 | ||
| R | 4,725 | 5,297 | 10,064 | ||
| D | 4,775 | 3,660 | 8,540 | ||
| R | 2,543 | 4,869 | 7,461 | ||
| R | 2,681 | 3,130 | 6,493 | ||
| R | 2,323 | 4,344 | 6,869 | ||
| R | 1,861 | 2,132 | 4,245 | ||
| D | 1,565 | 1,465 | 4,294 | ||
| R | 1,827 | 2,164 | 4,236 | ||
| R | 1,605 | 2,089 | 3,913 | ||
| R | 1,975 | 2,059 | 4,216 | ||
| D | 2,373 | 1,892 | 4,298 | ||
| D | 1,642 | 1,484 | 3,539 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
15.1%
German
13.6%
Irish
12.1%
American
9.0%
Italian
2.3%
French
2.0%
Scottish
1.1%
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: 40.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$50,993
West Plains, MO ranks near the middle of US counties.
West Plains, MO$50,993
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
20.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1823.8%
Working age (18–64)19.7%
Seniors (65+)15.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.9%
speak English only
Other Indo-European1.5%
Spanish1.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 58.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
West Plains anchors the south-central Missouri Ozarks as a regional service center, drawing voters from timber, farming, and medical communities whose preferences have trended heavily toward statewide Republican candidates in recent cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of thirteen points in 1932 and a Republican high of sixty-seven points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty-seven points.
A population of 40,383, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $50,993 describe the metro.
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Frequently asked questions
How did West Plains, MO, Missouri vote in 2024?
In 2024, West Plains, MO, Missouri voted Republican by 66.7 points (R+67), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 18,968 votes cast, 3,073 went Democratic and 15,733 went Republican.
What is West Plains, MO, Missouri's political typology?
Akashic places West Plains, 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 7 times, Republican 27 times, and other 0 times.
When did West Plains, MO, Missouri last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which West Plains, MO, Missouri voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in West Plains, MO, Missouri?
West Plains, MO, Missouri has a population of 40,383 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in West Plains, MO, Missouri?
Median household income in West Plains, MO, Missouri is $50,993 — below the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.
What is the political history of West Plains, MO, Missouri?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in West Plains, MO, Missouri from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Evangelical Deep South" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.