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1876–2024
Joplin-Pittsburg·Kansas

Joplin-Pittsburg has voted Republican in twelve straight presidential elections — R+50 in 2024.

A bi-state market where Ozark Missouri meets rural Kansas

1876 — 2024·38 elections
KS
LatestR+50in 2024
TypologyStable Rural Rightcluster typology
Population402,0692024 ACS

Joplin-Pittsburg, Kansas: Stable Rural Right market. In 2024, voted R+50%. Republican peak: R+50 in 2024.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+50MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
Population
402,0692024 5-year
Median household income
$58,1402024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
83.1%2024 5-year
Black
1.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
7.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+20 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+50 in 2016MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Joplin-Pittsburg
TrumpR+50
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2024 presidential margin by county for Joplin-Pittsburg, KSA map of the constituent counties of Joplin-Pittsburg, KS, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Bourbon County, KS · R+54McDonald County, MO · R+69Woodson County, KS · R+61Neosho County, KS · R+48Labette County, KS · R+38Allen County, KS · R+46Barton County, MO · R+72Jasper County, MO · R+47Cherokee County, KS · R+53Vernon County, MO · R+59Wilson County, KS · R+62Newton County, MO · R+59Crawford County, KS · R+25Ottawa County, OK · R+53
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican74.4%130,617
Kamala HarrisDemocratic24.0%42,112
OtherAll other candidates1.7%2,938
D+60
R+60
14 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: −50.4% in 2024.flipped R · 1980−50.4%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892−27.1%
1896+14.7%
1900+3.7%
1904−21.6%
1908−3.2%
1912+11.7%
1916+8.8%
1920−17.5%
1924−20.4%
1928−39.3%
1932+20.4%
1936+9.4%
1940−5.7%
1944−13.9%
1948+0.4%
1952−23.3%
1956−19.7%
1960−18.6%
1964+14.3%
1968−14.4%
1972−38.7%
1976+2.0%
1980−19.8%
1984−33.1%
1988−14.6%
1992−3.9%
1996−10.4%
2000−24.5%
2004−33.3%
2008−28.2%
2012−36.1%
2016−49.6%
2020−48.9%
2024−50.4%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−50.4%
42,112130,617175,667
R
−48.9%
43,191129,319176,037
R
−49.6%
36,609117,862163,737
R
−36.1%
48,459105,322157,326
R
−28.2%
58,956106,248167,888
R
−33.3%
54,556109,743165,741
R
−24.5%
53,51989,653147,709
R
−10.4%
54,53269,301141,988
R
−3.9%
56,46462,338152,440
R
−14.6%
57,92777,856136,677
R
−33.1%
48,69297,164146,564
R
−19.8%
56,76986,431149,905
D
+2.0%
72,00469,089142,686
R
−38.7%
41,95795,766139,212
R
−14.4%
51,96671,981138,964
D
+14.3%
84,46663,259148,148
R
−18.6%
65,22495,078160,654
R
−19.7%
62,76693,599156,662
R
−23.3%
65,029104,684170,291
D
+0.4%
73,71573,090148,326
R
−13.9%
64,33485,142149,967
R
−5.7%
86,78497,361185,025
D
+9.4%
98,64481,700181,213
D
+20.4%
94,94062,202160,114
R
−39.3%
45,553105,469152,627
R
−20.4%
47,03275,927141,603
R
−17.5%
55,09279,662140,226
D
+8.8%
63,28452,279125,045
D
+11.7%
33,32923,38585,024
R
−3.2%
40,38343,31190,848
R
−21.6%
26,96344,44880,802
D
+3.7%
44,18740,95287,101
D
+14.7%
43,69432,36276,845
R
−27.1%
13,05631,39967,788
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
17.7%
English
12.9%
Irish
11.5%
American
8.6%
Italian
2.1%
Scottish
2.0%
French
1.4%
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: 38.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.2%
2.4%
75–84
3.2%
5.0%
65–74
5.6%
6.3%
55–64
6.4%
5.7%
45–54
5.7%
6.0%
35–44
6.0%
6.0%
25–34
6.0%
5.1%
18–24
4.6%
9.3%
5–17
8.6%
3.1%
<5
3.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$58,140
Joplin-Pittsburg ranks near the middle of US counties.
Joplin-Pittsburg$58,140
Kansas$74,275
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
16.5%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1820.7%
Working age (18–64)15.5%
Seniors (65+)12.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.8%
speak English only
Spanish3.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
15.8%
Baptist
15.8%
Methodist
5.2%
Catholic & Orthodox
5.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.9%
Mainline Protestant
2.7%
Non-Christian
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 51.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Straddling the Missouri-Kansas border, this market blends working-class mining-heritage communities with small agricultural towns, producing some of the most reliably wide Republican margins in either state's non-metro returns.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of twenty points in 1932 and a Republican high of fifty points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty points.

A population of 402,069, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $58,140 describe the market.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Joplin-Pittsburg, Kansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Joplin-Pittsburg, Kansas voted Republican by 50.4 points (R+50), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 175,667 votes cast, 42,112 went Democratic and 130,617 went Republican.
What is Joplin-Pittsburg, Kansas's political typology?
Akashic places Joplin-Pittsburg, Kansas 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 market has voted Democratic 9 times, Republican 25 times, and other 0 times.
When did Joplin-Pittsburg, Kansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Joplin-Pittsburg, Kansas voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Joplin-Pittsburg, Kansas?
Joplin-Pittsburg, Kansas has a population of 402,069 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Joplin-Pittsburg, Kansas?
Median household income in Joplin-Pittsburg, Kansas is $58,140 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Joplin-Pittsburg, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Joplin-Pittsburg, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 25 went Republican. The market's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.