† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
1 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupBranson, MOMissouriUnited States
German19.5%21.3%12.5%
English15.9%11.9%9.5%
Irish13.0%11.8%9.4%
American7.8%6.8%5.3%
Swedish2.4%——
Italian2.3%3.2%4.8%
Scottish2.3%1.8%1.3%
French2.2%2.2%1.6%
Mexican4.3%3.2%11.3%
Puerto Rican1.0%0.4%1.8%
Guatemalan0.5%0.2%0.5%
Cuban0.2%—0.7%
Salvadoran0.2%—0.7%
African American†1.6%10.0%9.9%
Asian Indian0.3%0.6%1.4%
Filipino0.3%0.2%0.9%
Thai0.2%——
Chinese0.1%0.4%1.3%
Korean0.1%—0.4%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Branson, MO
Missouri
United States
Median age
42.6
39.2
39.1
Age 18–24
10.0%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
22.7%
17.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Branson, MO
Missouri
United States
Median household income
$56,497
$70,702
$84,427
Poverty rate
15.6%
12.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
25.0%
32.4%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Branson, MO
Missouri
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
6.5%
6.7%
22.3%
Spanish
4.8%
2.9%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Branson, MO
Missouri
United States
Catholic
1.0%
12.5%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
37.0%
24.1%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
56.7%
51.7%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Branson, MO
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−24.9%
1896
−5.1%
1900
−20.0%
1904
−32.9%
1908
−25.6%
1912
−14.8%
1916
−24.1%
1920
−36.8%
1924
−26.2%
1928
−40.8%
1932
−3.4%
1936
−24.5%
1940
−35.7%
1944
−45.4%
1948
−24.6%
1952
−46.7%
1956
−37.1%
1960
−43.9%
1964
−3.7%
1968
−42.1%
1972
−55.3%
1976
−12.8%
1980
−28.8%
1984
−41.7%
1988
−28.7%
1992
−10.6%
1996
−16.9%
2000
−30.1%
2004
−41.4%
2008
−37.2%
2012
−47.2%
2016
−58.7%
2020
−57.6%
2024
−59.3%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
19.9%Harris5,329
79.2%Trump21,236
0.6%Oliver161 +3
R+59.3
R+1.7
R+57.8
26,824
All 6 candidates in 2024 · 4 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican79.2%21,236
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic19.9%5,329
Chase OliverLibertarian0.6%161
Jill SteinIndependent0.3%85
Peter SonskiIndependent0.0%12
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.0%1
R
20.3%Biden5,339
77.9%Trump20,508
1.9%
R+57.6
D+1.1
R+62.0
26,338
R
18.5%Clinton4,373
77.2%Trump18,276
4.3%
R+58.7
R+11.5
R+60.8
23,673
R
25.2%Obama5,479
72.4%Romney15,746
2.4%
R+47.2
R+10.1
R+51.1
21,738
R
30.8%Obama6,683
68.0%McCain14,736
1.1%
R+37.2
D+4.2
R+44.4
21,664
R
29.1%Kerry5,601
70.4%Bush13,578
0.5%
R+41.4
R+11.2
R+38.9
19,280
R
33.7%Gore5,092
63.8%Bush9,647
2.5%
R+30.1
R+13.3
R+30.7
15,112
R
35.1%Clinton4,623
52.0%Dole6,844
12.9%
R+16.9
R+6.3
R+25.4
13,160
R
35.5%Clinton4,682
46.1%Bush6,081
18.5%
R+10.6
D+18.1
R+16.2
13,205
R
35.4%Dukakis3,888
64.2%Bush7,043
0.4%
R+28.7
D+13.0
R+21.0
10,977
R
29.1%Mondale2,912
70.9%Reagan7,082
0.0%
R+41.7
R+12.9
R+23.5
9,994
R
34.4%Carter3,389
63.2%Reagan6,230
2.4%
R+28.8
R+16.0
R+19.1
9,854
R
43.5%Carter3,626
56.3%Ford4,696
0.3%
R+12.8
D+42.5
R+14.9
8,344
R
22.4%McGovern1,435
77.6%Nixon4,982
0.0%
R+55.3
R+13.2
R+32.1
6,417
R
24.8%Humphrey1,219
66.8%Nixon3,289
8.4%
R+42.1
R+38.3
R+41.4
4,922
R
48.1%Johnson2,544
51.9%Goldwater2,741
0.0%
R+3.7
D+40.2
R+26.3
5,285
R
28.0%Kennedy1,439
72.0%Nixon3,692
0.0%
R+43.9
R+6.8
R+44.1
5,131
R
31.5%Stevenson1,477
68.5%Eisenhower3,218
0.0%
R+37.1
D+9.6
R+21.7
4,695
R
26.5%Stevenson1,099
73.2%Eisenhower3,037
0.3%
R+46.7
R+22.1
R+36.0
4,148
R
37.6%Truman1,427
62.2%Dewey2,361
0.2%
R+24.6
D+20.8
R+29.1
3,797
R
27.2%Roosevelt936
72.6%Dewey2,499
0.3%
R+45.4
R+9.7
R+52.9
3,444
R
32.0%Roosevelt1,497
67.6%Willkie3,167
0.4%
R+35.7
R+11.2
R+45.6
4,684
R
37.5%Roosevelt1,710
62.0%Landon2,827
0.5%
R+24.5
R+21.1
R+48.8
4,560
R
47.9%Roosevelt1,911
51.3%Hoover2,045
0.8%
R+3.4
D+37.5
R+21.2
3,987
R
29.4%Smith971
70.2%Hoover2,319
0.4%
R+40.8
R+14.6
R+23.4
3,302
R
35.3%Davis981
61.5%Coolidge1,710
3.2%
R+26.2
D+10.6
R+1.0
2,781
R
30.9%Cox913
67.7%Harding2,001
1.4%
R+36.8
R+12.7
R+10.6
2,956
R
36.8%Wilson679
60.9%Hughes1,123
2.3%
R+24.1
R+9.3
R+27.2
1,845
R
33.0%Wilson588
47.8%Taft852
19.2%
R+14.8
D+10.8
R+34.4
1,783
R
35.5%Bryan628
61.1%Taft1,080
3.3%
R+25.6
D+7.3
R+16.0
1,767
R
31.5%Parker568
64.3%Roosevelt1,162
4.2%
R+32.9
R+12.9
R+13.2
1,806
R
39.2%Bryan753
59.2%McKinley1,137
1.7%
R+20.0
R+14.9
R+12.4
1,922
R
47.3%Bryan925
52.4%McKinley1,024
0.4%
R+5.1
D+19.8
D+1.0
1,956
R
34.4%Cleveland459
59.3%Harrison791
6.3%
R+24.9
—
R+26.5
1,334
Congressional elections · 3 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
R
21.2%5,630
76.3%20,221
26,509
2022
R
19.9%3,542
77.2%13,734
17,795
2018
R
23.8%4,908
73.4%15,137
20,632
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Branson, MO
Year
Total registered
2016
36,552
2018
36,027
2020
39,588
2022
38,059
2024
41,113
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+250 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +4,732 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Branson, MO in Branson, MO: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+545
2012
+104
2013
+270
2014
+460
2015
+297
2016
+329
2017
+434
2018
+602
2019
+145
2021
+496
2022
+620
2023
+159
2024
+21
2025
+250
Branson's economy runs on entertainment-driven tourism, drawing millions of visitors annually while its permanent resident base stays small — a mismatch that shapes registration patterns and turnout rates in ways atypical for a metro its size.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 59.3 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 1.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 59.3 points.
A population of 56,529, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $56,497 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Joplin, MO-KS and Poplar Bluff, MO.
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In 2024, Branson, MO, Missouri voted Republican by 59.3 points (R+59.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 26,824 votes cast, 5,329 went Democratic and 21,236 went Republican.
How many people live in Branson, MO, Missouri?
Branson, MO, Missouri has a population of 56,529 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Branson, MO, Missouri?
Median household income in Branson, MO, Missouri is $56,497 — below the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.
What is the political history of Branson, MO, Missouri?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Branson, MO, Missouri from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 34 went Republican.
