Springfield, MO Media Market — Elections 1876–2024

Springfield, MO, Missouri: 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: 1,125,0672024 5-year
Median household income: $59,8202024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 88.2%2024 5-year
Black: 1.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 4.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+18 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+50 in 2016MIT Election Lab

2024 presidential election

Springfield, MO

TrumpR+50

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How it voted

Share of the 2024 vote

Donald Trump ✓Republican	74.2%	404,149
Kamala HarrisDemocratic	24.4%	132,846
OtherAll other candidates	1.4%	7,655

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	−3.1%
1896	+11.5%
1900	−0.5%
1904	−13.4%
1908	−7.0%
1912	+8.4%
1916	−3.2%
1920	−23.0%
1924	−6.9%
1928	−31.6%
1932	+17.6%
1936	−3.0%
1940	−14.3%
1944	−20.8%
1948	−2.4%
1952	−26.2%
1956	−18.7%
1960	−30.3%
1964	+7.5%
1968	−24.5%
1972	−42.9%
1976	+0.6%
1980	−20.5%
1984	−34.4%
1988	−20.9%
1992	−1.0%
1996	−8.1%
2000	−24.4%
2004	−32.2%
2008	−27.5%
2012	−37.6%
2016	−49.6%
2020	−48.0%
2024	−49.8%

DemocraticRepublican

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−49.8%	132,846	404,149	544,650
2020	R	−48.0%	132,693	387,129	530,282
2016	R	−49.6%	110,798	352,489	487,208
2012	R	−37.6%	140,191	316,378	468,054
2008	R	−27.5%	173,106	307,410	488,973
2004	R	−32.2%	151,788	297,627	453,122
2000	R	−24.4%	139,260	232,898	383,089
1996	R	−8.1%	139,199	167,590	351,664
1992	R	−1.0%	146,618	150,249	367,646
1988	R	−20.9%	122,066	186,802	310,413
1984	R	−34.4%	100,969	207,393	308,938
1980	R	−20.5%	114,332	175,849	300,289
1976	D	+0.6%	132,721	131,040	265,310
1972	R	−42.9%	69,572	174,401	244,296
1968	R	−24.5%	70,480	125,238	223,907
1964	D	+7.5%	115,137	99,098	214,314
1960	R	−30.3%	78,415	146,863	225,547
1956	R	−18.7%	84,721	123,596	208,401
1952	R	−26.2%	79,173	135,567	215,226
1948	R	−2.4%	88,134	92,434	181,539
1944	R	−20.8%	72,785	111,186	184,296
1940	R	−14.3%	92,868	123,910	217,416
1936	R	−3.0%	101,255	107,466	209,545
1932	D	+17.6%	105,619	73,589	181,475
1928	R	−31.6%	57,900	111,628	170,153
1924	R	−6.9%	67,015	77,731	155,142
1920	R	−23.0%	60,195	97,213	161,043
1916	R	−3.2%	48,705	52,064	104,174
1912	D	+8.4%	39,772	31,711	96,039
1908	R	−7.0%	44,179	51,184	99,408
1904	R	−13.4%	38,090	50,550	93,155
1900	R	−0.5%	48,705	49,199	100,784
1896	D	+11.5%	59,261	46,962	106,834
1892	R	−3.1%	35,349	38,018	86,884
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

18.1%

English

15.3%

Irish

11.8%

American

7.9%

French

2.1%

Scottish

2.1%

Italian

2.1%

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: 41.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

1.0%

85+

1.3%

2.8%

75–84

3.5%

5.7%

65–74

6.2%

6.5%

55–64

6.8%

5.6%

45–54

5.6%

5.9%

35–44

5.8%

6.1%

25–34

5.9%

5.1%

18–24

4.5%

8.4%

5–17

7.8%

2.9%

2.7%

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

2024 ACS

Median household income

Inflation-adjusted dollars

$59,820

Springfield, MO ranks near the middle of US counties.

Springfield, MO$59,820

Missouri$60,773

United States$80,734

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

2024 ACS

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

14.7%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1818.5%

Working age (18–64)13.8%

Seniors (65+)12.7%

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

2024 ACS

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

95.0%

speak English only

Spanish2.4%

Other Indo-European1.6%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%

Other languages0.2%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

2020 religion census

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Baptist

19.4%

Other Christian

11.9%

Pentecostal & Holiness

7.5%

Catholic & Orthodox

3.5%

Methodist

2.8%

Mainline Protestant

2.6%

Non-Christian

0.2%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 52.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Springfield's media market spans the deeply Republican Missouri Ozarks while absorbing Missouri State and Drury University enrollments, creating a rare college-town counterweight within an otherwise lopsided regional electorate.

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

A population of 1,125,067, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $59,820 describe the market.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Springfield, MO, Missouri vote in 2024?

In 2024, Springfield, MO, Missouri voted Republican by 49.8 points (R+50), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 544,650 votes cast, 132,846 went Democratic and 404,149 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 market has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 29 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 1976.

How many people live in Springfield, MO, Missouri?

Springfield, MO, Missouri has a population of 1,125,067 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 $59,820 — below the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $60,773.

What is the political history of Springfield, MO, Missouri?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Springfield, MO, Missouri from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 29 went Republican. The market's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.

Greene County, MO	D +4,493
Webster County, MO	R +1,858
Howell County, MO	R +1,856

Springfield, MO has voted Republican in twelve straight presidential elections — R+50 in 2024.

Key facts

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