St. Joseph, Missouri: Farm Belt market. In 2024, voted R+38%. Republican peak: R+38 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+38MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 120,0122024 5-year
- Median household income
- $65,6222024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 83.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 5.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 6.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+28 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+38 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
St. Joseph
TrumpR+38
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 67.9% | 36,797 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 30.3% | 16,406 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.8% | 955 |
D+60R+60
4 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
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | −0.2% |
| 1896 | −0.8% |
| 1900 | −2.7% |
| 1904 | −12.3% |
| 1908 | −0.7% |
| 1912 | +17.7% |
| 1916 | +6.6% |
| 1920 | −11.5% |
| 1924 | −13.0% |
| 1928 | −29.0% |
| 1932 | +22.0% |
| 1936 | +17.6% |
| 1940 | +4.7% |
| 1944 | +1.7% |
| 1948 | +16.1% |
| 1952 | −14.4% |
| 1956 | −10.7% |
| 1960 | −10.8% |
| 1964 | +28.1% |
| 1968 | −7.8% |
| 1972 | −35.3% |
| 1976 | +0.3% |
| 1980 | −5.3% |
| 1984 | −17.7% |
| 1988 | +4.6% |
| 1992 | +9.9% |
| 1996 | +4.0% |
| 2000 | −5.7% |
| 2004 | −12.4% |
| 2008 | −7.7% |
| 2012 | −18.1% |
| 2016 | −35.1% |
| 2020 | −34.7% |
| 2024 | −37.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 16,406 | 36,797 | 54,158 | ||
| R | 17,412 | 36,509 | 55,048 | ||
| R | 15,469 | 34,131 | 53,179 | ||
| R | 20,339 | 29,587 | 51,200 | ||
| R | 25,316 | 29,650 | 56,077 | ||
| R | 23,640 | 30,379 | 54,505 | ||
| R | 22,576 | 25,393 | 49,723 | ||
| D | 21,384 | 19,480 | 47,019 | ||
| D | 22,052 | 16,824 | 52,998 | ||
| D | 24,991 | 22,768 | 47,988 | ||
| R | 20,252 | 28,993 | 49,285 | ||
| R | 22,220 | 24,826 | 49,327 | ||
| D | 23,920 | 23,784 | 48,085 | ||
| R | 15,110 | 31,652 | 46,859 | ||
| R | 20,275 | 24,013 | 48,118 | ||
| D | 31,578 | 17,726 | 49,320 | ||
| R | 24,598 | 30,530 | 55,140 | ||
| R | 23,846 | 29,588 | 53,446 | ||
| R | 24,906 | 33,323 | 58,305 | ||
| D | 29,139 | 21,027 | 50,267 | ||
| D | 25,567 | 24,735 | 50,335 | ||
| D | 32,032 | 29,144 | 61,252 | ||
| D | 37,956 | 26,562 | 64,755 | ||
| D | 34,391 | 21,923 | 56,697 | ||
| R | 17,622 | 32,042 | 49,760 | ||
| R | 20,847 | 27,563 | 51,709 | ||
| R | 21,753 | 27,474 | 49,738 | ||
| D | 16,389 | 14,314 | 31,310 | ||
| D | 13,288 | 8,457 | 27,232 | ||
| R | 14,363 | 14,573 | 29,373 | ||
| R | 11,747 | 15,138 | 27,542 | ||
| R | 14,031 | 14,818 | 29,323 | ||
| R | 13,026 | 13,245 | 26,503 | ||
| R | 9,826 | 9,880 | 23,223 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
23.2%
English
12.1%
Irish
11.5%
American
6.3%
Scottish
1.9%
French
1.5%
Polish
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: 39.9 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
$65,622
St. Joseph ranks near the middle of US counties.
St. Joseph$65,622
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
13.5%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.0%
Working age (18–64)12.9%
Seniors (65+)10.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.9%
speak English only
Spanish3.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
St. Joseph sits in the Border South. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of twenty-eight points in 1964 and a Republican high of thirty-eight points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-eight points.
A population of 120,012, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $65,622 describe the market.
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Frequently asked questions
How did St. Joseph, Missouri vote in 2024?
In 2024, St. Joseph, Missouri voted Republican by 37.7 points (R+38), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 54,158 votes cast, 16,406 went Democratic and 36,797 went Republican.
What is St. Joseph, Missouri's political typology?
Akashic places St. Joseph, Missouri in the "Farm Belt" 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 12 times, Republican 22 times, and other 0 times.
When did St. Joseph, Missouri last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which St. Joseph, Missouri voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in St. Joseph, Missouri?
St. Joseph, Missouri has a population of 120,012 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in St. Joseph, Missouri?
Median household income in St. Joseph, Missouri is $65,622 — below the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.
What is the political history of St. Joseph, Missouri?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in St. Joseph, Missouri from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The market's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.