St. Louis Media Market — Elections 1876–2024

St. Louis, Missouri: Industrial Catholic Metro market. In 2024, voted R+5%. Democratic peak: D+34 in 1964.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+5MIT Election Lab
Political typology: Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
Population: 3,190,4712024 5-year
Median household income: $79,1362024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 73.7%2024 5-year
Black: 15.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 3.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+34 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+22 in 1920MIT Election Lab

2024 presidential election

St. Louis

TrumpR+5

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How it voted

Share of the 2024 vote

Donald Trump ✓Republican	51.7%	822,103
Kamala HarrisDemocratic	46.4%	738,597
OtherAll other candidates	1.9%	29,910

D+60

R+60

31 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 time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1876	No data
1880	No data
1884	No data
1888	No data
1892	+3.9%
1896	−4.8%
1900	+0.1%
1904	−9.3%
1908	−7.3%
1912	+10.2%
1916	−3.5%
1920	−21.9%
1924	−14.6%
1928	−2.1%
1932	+27.9%
1936	+24.1%
1940	+7.0%
1944	+7.9%
1948	+16.1%
1952	+7.3%
1956	+4.5%
1960	+11.4%
1964	+34.1%
1968	+6.0%
1972	−14.0%
1976	+4.2%
1980	−6.4%
1984	−15.7%
1988	+1.0%
1992	+16.4%
1996	+13.0%
2000	+6.1%
2004	+5.3%
2008	+13.6%
2012	+3.6%
2016	−5.9%
2020	−2.6%
2024	−5.2%

DemocraticRepublican

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−5.2%	738,597	822,103	1,590,610
2020	R	−2.6%	784,154	827,367	1,645,218
2016	R	−5.9%	684,873	776,308	1,552,449
2012	D	+3.6%	772,095	717,046	1,520,136
2008	D	+13.6%	902,176	684,480	1,605,593
2004	D	+5.3%	787,469	707,133	1,503,304
2000	D	+6.1%	682,398	602,531	1,317,340
1996	D	+13.0%	621,155	463,136	1,213,748
1992	D	+16.4%	656,869	430,928	1,376,313
1988	D	+1.0%	615,646	603,289	1,223,557
1984	R	−15.7%	524,516	720,559	1,246,676
1980	R	−6.4%	546,654	626,141	1,233,209
1976	D	+4.2%	607,497	558,194	1,183,586
1972	R	−14.0%	485,197	643,969	1,130,937
1968	D	+6.0%	524,108	457,639	1,109,644
1964	D	+34.1%	742,136	364,376	1,106,512
1960	D	+11.4%	635,892	505,361	1,141,886
1956	D	+4.5%	556,194	508,343	1,065,056
1952	D	+7.3%	574,175	495,749	1,071,510
1948	D	+16.1%	502,950	362,447	871,643
1944	D	+7.9%	465,982	397,393	866,616
1940	D	+7.0%	527,304	458,091	989,614
1936	D	+24.1%	565,993	340,943	931,935
1932	D	+27.9%	521,014	289,379	831,191
1928	R	−2.1%	371,396	387,177	762,642
1924	R	−14.6%	218,718	308,326	612,758
1920	R	−21.9%	214,198	345,363	598,564
1916	R	−3.5%	209,091	224,630	447,495
1912	D	+10.2%	136,156	104,040	315,812
1908	R	−7.3%	144,901	168,971	328,381
1904	R	−9.3%	119,303	145,323	280,671
1900	D	+0.1%	143,896	143,587	295,020
1896	R	−4.8%	132,455	145,897	281,387
1892	D	+3.9%	105,970	97,587	212,283
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

25.2%

Irish

12.5%

English

10.3%

American

6.3%

Italian

4.3%

French

2.7%

Polish

2.2%

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: 40.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.4%

2.3%

75–84

3.0%

5.1%

65–74

5.8%

6.6%

55–64

6.9%

5.9%

45–54

6.0%

6.6%

35–44

6.6%

25–34

6.5%

4.2%

18–24

4.0%

8.3%

5–17

7.9%

2.8%

2.7%

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

2024 ACS

Median household income

Inflation-adjusted dollars

$79,136

St. Louis ranks near the middle of US counties.

St. Louis$79,136

Missouri$83,390

United States$80,734

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

2024 ACS

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

11.0%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1814.3%

Working age (18–64)10.1%

Seniors (65+)10.3%

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

2024 ACS

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

93.6%

speak English only

Spanish2.1%

Other Indo-European2.0%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.6%

Other languages0.6%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

2020 religion census

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

19.9%

Baptist

9.2%

Other Christian

8.2%

Mainline Protestant

5.8%

Methodist

2.9%

Non-Christian

2.2%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.9%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

The St. Louis media market straddles the Missouri-Illinois border, blending a heavily Democratic city center with competitive suburban counties that have shifted markedly in both directions over the past three federal election cycles.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of thirty-four points in 1964 and a Republican high of twenty-two points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was five points.

A population of 3,190,471, a 74% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $79,136 describe the market.

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Frequently asked questions

How did St. Louis, Missouri vote in 2024?

In 2024, St. Louis, Missouri voted Republican by 5.2 points (R+5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,590,610 votes cast, 738,597 went Democratic and 822,103 went Republican.

What is St. Louis, Missouri's political typology?

Akashic places St. Louis, Missouri in the "Industrial Catholic Metro" 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 21 times, Republican 13 times, and other 0 times.

When did St. Louis, Missouri last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which St. Louis, Missouri voted Democratic was 2012.

How many people live in St. Louis, Missouri?

St. Louis, Missouri has a population of 3,190,471 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in St. Louis, Missouri?

Median household income in St. Louis, Missouri is $79,136 — below the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $83,390.

What is the political history of St. Louis, Missouri?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in St. Louis, Missouri from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The market's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.

St. Louis County, MO	D +27,415
Jefferson County, MO	R +11,437
St. Charles County, MO	D +10,496

St. Louis delivered R+5 in 2024.

Key facts

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