† 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
3 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
GroupCape Girardeau, MO-ILUnited States
German24.1%12.5%
English9.9%9.5%
Irish8.5%9.4%
American7.4%5.3%
Scottish1.7%1.3%
French1.6%1.6%
Dutch1.6%—
Italian1.3%4.8%
African American†7.3%9.9%
African0.4%0.5%
Mexican1.6%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.3%1.8%
Paraguayan0.2%—
Asian Indian0.3%1.4%
Japanese0.3%0.2%
Chinese0.3%1.3%
Filipino0.2%0.9%
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
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
United States
Median age
38.4
39.1
Age 18–24
12.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.4%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
United States
Median household income
$66,900
$84,427
Poverty rate
14.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
30.0%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
3.1%
22.3%
Spanish
1.1%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
United States
Catholic
11.3%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
31.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
44.0%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
10.2%
5.2%
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.
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−3.6%
1896
−6.3%
1900
−11.4%
1904
−19.6%
1908
−17.1%
1912
+5.3%
1916
−11.7%
1920
−23.0%
1924
−12.9%
1928
−19.2%
1932
+13.6%
1936
+7.9%
1940
−3.3%
1944
−8.6%
1948
+2.6%
1952
−13.7%
1956
−12.3%
1960
−11.5%
1964
+15.8%
1968
−12.5%
1972
−35.8%
1976
−1.9%
1980
−18.9%
1984
−30.4%
1988
−25.9%
1992
−7.2%
1996
−12.0%
2000
−29.4%
2004
−34.8%
2008
−30.5%
2012
−40.3%
2016
−50.0%
2020
−46.8%
2024
−48.8%
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
25.1%Harris12,221
73.8%Trump36,021
1.1%
R+48.8
R+2.0
R+47.3
48,785
R
25.7%Biden12,624
72.5%Trump35,560
1.7%
R+46.8
D+3.2
R+51.2
49,030
R
22.8%Clinton10,459
72.8%Trump33,340
4.4%
R+50.0
R+9.7
R+52.0
45,807
R
28.8%Obama12,906
69.1%Romney30,952
2.1%
R+40.3
R+9.8
R+44.1
44,786
R
34.2%Obama16,087
64.6%McCain30,432
1.2%
R+30.5
D+4.3
R+37.7
47,076
R
32.3%Kerry14,338
67.1%Bush29,747
0.6%
R+34.8
R+5.3
R+32.3
44,333
R
34.2%Gore13,383
63.6%Bush24,907
2.3%
R+29.4
R+17.4
R+29.9
39,175
R
39.9%Clinton14,754
51.9%Dole19,189
8.2%
R+12.0
R+4.8
R+20.5
36,973
R
37.6%Clinton14,321
44.8%Bush17,054
17.6%
R+7.2
D+18.7
R+12.7
38,080
R
36.9%Dukakis12,480
62.8%Bush21,247
0.3%
R+25.9
D+4.5
R+18.2
33,817
R
34.8%Mondale12,141
65.2%Reagan22,756
0.1%
R+30.4
R+11.5
R+12.2
34,918
R
38.8%Carter13,710
57.7%Reagan20,374
3.5%
R+18.9
R+17.0
R+9.1
35,332
R
48.8%Carter16,426
50.7%Ford17,069
0.6%
R+1.9
D+33.9
R+4.0
33,684
R
32.0%McGovern10,580
67.8%Nixon22,431
0.2%
R+35.8
R+23.4
R+12.7
33,069
R
36.6%Humphrey11,278
49.1%Nixon15,121
14.3%
R+12.5
R+28.3
R+11.8
30,798
D
57.9%Johnson18,986
42.1%Goldwater13,796
0.0%
D+15.8
D+27.3
R+6.8
32,782
R
44.2%Kennedy14,584
55.7%Nixon18,360
0.1%
R+11.5
D+0.8
R+11.6
32,962
R
43.8%Stevenson13,985
56.1%Eisenhower17,908
0.1%
R+12.3
D+1.4
D+3.1
31,914
R
43.1%Stevenson14,420
56.8%Eisenhower19,008
0.2%
R+13.7
R+16.4
R+2.9
33,482
D
51.1%Truman14,588
48.5%Dewey13,832
0.4%
D+2.6
D+11.2
R+1.8
28,536
R
45.6%Roosevelt13,453
54.1%Dewey15,981
0.3%
R+8.6
R+5.2
R+16.1
29,526
R
48.1%Roosevelt17,744
51.4%Willkie18,972
0.5%
R+3.3
R+11.3
R+13.3
36,900
D
53.6%Roosevelt18,680
45.7%Landon15,915
0.7%
D+7.9
R+5.6
R+16.3
34,852
D
56.3%Roosevelt17,041
42.7%Hoover12,936
1.0%
D+13.6
D+32.8
R+4.2
30,284
R
40.3%Smith10,846
59.5%Hoover16,024
0.2%
R+19.2
R+6.3
R+1.8
26,927
R
40.8%Davis9,681
53.7%Coolidge12,745
5.5%
R+12.9
D+10.1
D+12.3
23,741
R
37.9%Cox9,770
60.9%Harding15,693
1.2%
R+23.0
R+11.3
D+3.2
25,761
R
43.2%Wilson8,471
54.9%Hughes10,772
1.9%
R+11.7
R+17.0
R+14.9
19,616
D
43.9%Wilson6,035
38.6%Taft5,306
17.4%
D+5.3
D+22.4
R+14.2
13,737
R
40.6%Bryan6,165
57.7%Taft8,764
1.7%
R+17.1
D+2.5
R+7.6
15,194
R
38.6%Parker5,228
58.2%Roosevelt7,880
3.2%
R+19.6
R+8.2
D+0.1
13,542
R
43.3%Bryan5,611
54.6%McKinley7,083
2.1%
R+11.4
R+5.0
R+3.8
12,967
R
46.5%Bryan5,771
52.8%McKinley6,556
0.7%
R+6.3
R+2.7
R+0.2
12,409
R
45.7%Cleveland5,008
49.3%Harrison5,401
4.9%
R+3.6
—
R+5.2
10,947
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
Year
Total registered
2016
69,378
2018
67,217
2020
70,399
2022
68,046
2024
70,296
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+484 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −473 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Cape Girardeau, MO-IL in Cape Girardeau, MO-IL: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+275
2012
−158
2013
−305
2014
−56
2015
−374
2016
−392
2017
−522
2018
−162
2019
−362
2021
+384
2022
+594
2023
−109
2024
+230
2025
+484
Anchored by Cape Girardeau, Missouri, this small Mississippi River metro draws its political character from rural Bootheel counties and a regional university town that hasn't bucked the area's deepening rightward trend.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 15.8 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 50.0 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 2.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 48.8 points.
A population of 98,169, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,900 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Jefferson City, MO and Joplin, MO-KS.
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How did Cape Girardeau, MO-IL, Missouri vote in 2024?
In 2024, Cape Girardeau, MO-IL, Missouri voted Republican by 48.8 points (R+48.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 48,785 votes cast, 12,221 went Democratic and 36,021 went Republican.
When did Cape Girardeau, MO-IL, Missouri last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Cape Girardeau, MO-IL, Missouri voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Cape Girardeau, MO-IL, Missouri?
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL, Missouri has a population of 98,169 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Cape Girardeau, MO-IL, Missouri?
Median household income in Cape Girardeau, MO-IL, Missouri is $66,900 — below the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of Cape Girardeau, MO-IL, Missouri?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Cape Girardeau, MO-IL, Missouri from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 29 went Republican.
