Kansas City Media Market — Elections 1876–2024

Kansas City, Missouri: Industrial Catholic Metro market. In 2024, voted R+1%. Republican peak: R+29 in 1972.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+1MIT Election Lab
Political typology: Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
Population: 2,630,0362024 5-year
Median household income: $82,2242024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 73.7%2024 5-year
Black: 10.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 10.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+28 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+29 in 1972MIT Election Lab

2024 presidential election

Kansas City

TrumpR+1

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How it voted

Share of the 2024 vote

Donald Trump ✓Republican	49.5%	630,297
Kamala HarrisDemocratic	48.3%	614,252
OtherAll other candidates	2.2%	27,925

D+60

R+60

33 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	−4.7%
1896	+9.9%
1900	+3.6%
1904	−11.7%
1908	+2.4%
1912	+28.2%
1916	+9.4%
1920	−8.4%
1924	−12.2%
1928	−20.5%
1932	+26.0%
1936	+24.1%
1940	+3.3%
1944	−1.5%
1948	+13.4%
1952	−9.6%
1956	−6.7%
1960	−4.7%
1964	+24.7%
1968	−3.4%
1972	−28.5%
1976	+1.7%
1980	−5.7%
1984	−16.7%
1988	+0.4%
1992	+9.4%
1996	+4.3%
2000	−1.3%
2004	−5.0%
2008	+4.1%
2012	−4.1%
2016	−5.0%
2020	+0.9%
2024	−1.3%

DemocraticRepublican

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−1.3%	614,252	630,297	1,272,474
2020	D	+0.9%	634,645	623,006	1,285,425
2016	R	−5.0%	497,658	554,014	1,136,871
2012	R	−4.1%	518,251	563,817	1,106,740
2008	D	+4.1%	602,666	554,471	1,173,480
2004	R	−5.0%	511,257	565,349	1,085,882
2000	R	−1.3%	442,894	455,107	929,968
1996	D	+4.3%	399,314	363,204	846,590
1992	D	+9.4%	389,053	301,377	930,385
1988	D	+0.4%	393,854	390,561	789,210
1984	R	−16.7%	331,156	464,709	798,255
1980	R	−5.7%	331,333	374,089	756,408
1976	D	+1.7%	358,052	345,646	717,144
1972	R	−28.5%	239,655	433,565	679,632
1968	R	−3.4%	280,822	303,328	662,582
1964	D	+24.7%	398,205	240,076	640,328
1960	R	−4.7%	332,603	365,528	699,058
1956	R	−6.7%	306,103	350,259	656,745
1952	R	−9.6%	304,763	369,692	675,790
1948	D	+13.4%	320,664	244,413	568,391
1944	R	−1.5%	266,236	274,238	541,698
1940	D	+3.3%	321,229	300,472	623,231
1936	D	+24.1%	418,287	255,453	676,442
1932	D	+26.0%	370,414	216,479	591,134
1928	R	−20.5%	219,684	333,539	554,843
1924	R	−12.2%	193,543	251,768	476,286
1920	R	−8.4%	206,867	245,501	457,878
1916	D	+9.4%	161,182	132,843	302,173
1912	D	+28.2%	114,813	47,592	238,004
1908	D	+2.4%	119,733	114,088	239,442
1904	R	−11.7%	91,943	117,455	218,776
1900	D	+3.6%	117,625	109,345	232,559
1896	D	+9.9%	128,260	104,993	235,568
1892	R	−4.7%	73,920	83,133	197,414
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

19.8%

English

12.9%

Irish

11.9%

American

5.2%

Italian

2.9%

Scottish

1.9%

French

1.6%

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: 37.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.6%

85+

1.2%

2.1%

75–84

2.6%

4.6%

65–74

5.1%

6.0%

55–64

6.3%

5.9%

45–54

5.9%

6.8%

35–44

6.7%

6.9%

25–34

6.8%

4.7%

18–24

4.6%

8.9%

5–17

8.5%

3.0%

2.9%

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

2024 ACS

Median household income

Inflation-adjusted dollars

$82,224

Kansas City ranks near the middle of US counties.

Kansas City$82,224

Missouri$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

10.6%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1812.8%

Working age (18–64)9.9%

Seniors (65+)10.4%

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

2024 ACS

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

89.6%

speak English only

Spanish6.0%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.7%

Other Indo-European1.7%

Other languages0.9%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

2020 religion census

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

10.9%

Other Christian

10.4%

Baptist

9.9%

Methodist

5.1%

Mainline Protestant

4.0%

Pentecostal & Holiness

3.2%

Non-Christian

1.6%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 54.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Kansas City's media market spans the Missouri-Kansas state line, meaning its viewers are simultaneously targeted by campaigns operating under entirely different competitive environments — a rare dual-state dynamic that complicates ad-buy strategy.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of twenty-eight points in 1912 and a Republican high of twenty-nine points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was one point.

A population of 2,630,036, a 74% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $82,224 describe the market.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Kansas City, Missouri vote in 2024?

In 2024, Kansas City, Missouri voted Republican by 1.3 points (R+1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,272,474 votes cast, 614,252 went Democratic and 630,297 went Republican.

What is Kansas City, Missouri's political typology?

Akashic places Kansas City, 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 16 times, Republican 18 times, and other 0 times.

When did Kansas City, Missouri last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Kansas City, Missouri voted Democratic was 2020.

How many people live in Kansas City, Missouri?

Kansas City, Missouri has a population of 2,630,036 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Kansas City, Missouri?

Median household income in Kansas City, Missouri is $82,224 — above the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $74,275.

What is the political history of Kansas City, Missouri?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Kansas City, Missouri from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The market's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.

Johnson County, KS	D +42,796
Wyandotte County, KS	R +4,474
Platte County, MO	D +3,805

Kansas City delivered R+1 in 2024.

Key facts

Demographics

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