† 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
GroupJoplin, MO-KSUnited States
German16.7%12.5%
English13.3%9.5%
Irish11.9%9.4%
American7.5%5.3%
Scottish2.2%1.3%
Italian1.8%4.8%
French1.7%1.6%
Scotch-Irish0.7%—
Mexican4.0%11.3%
Guatemalan2.2%0.5%
Puerto Rican0.6%1.8%
Salvadoran0.5%0.7%
Spaniard0.2%—
African American†1.0%9.9%
Filipino0.3%0.9%
Vietnamese0.2%0.6%
Hmong0.2%—
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
Joplin, MO-KS
United States
Median age
38.3
39.1
Age 18–24
9.0%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.2%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Joplin, MO-KS
United States
Median household income
$62,065
$84,427
Poverty rate
15.7%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
24.2%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Joplin, MO-KS
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
6.4%
22.3%
Spanish
4.6%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Joplin, MO-KS
United States
Catholic
3.8%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
35.1%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
51.8%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
5.6%
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.
Joplin, MO-KS
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−13.6%
1896
+17.9%
1900
+5.6%
1904
−15.5%
1908
−3.0%
1912
+12.9%
1916
+8.3%
1920
−18.7%
1924
−17.0%
1928
−39.6%
1932
+21.2%
1936
+13.5%
1940
−3.5%
1944
−13.3%
1948
+1.6%
1952
−21.7%
1956
−19.2%
1960
−18.8%
1964
+10.4%
1968
−16.2%
1972
−45.2%
1976
−1.9%
1980
−26.1%
1984
−39.6%
1988
−24.6%
1992
−12.8%
1996
−18.9%
2000
−32.7%
2004
−40.3%
2008
−34.2%
2012
−41.6%
2016
−52.8%
2020
−50.0%
2024
−51.1%
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
23.8%Harris21,780
74.9%Trump68,591
1.4%
R+51.1
R+1.1
R+49.6
91,621
R
23.9%Biden21,561
73.9%Trump66,614
2.2%
R+50.0
D+2.8
R+54.4
90,121
R
21.0%Clinton17,567
73.7%Trump61,805
5.3%
R+52.8
R+11.2
R+54.8
83,851
R
28.1%Obama22,164
69.6%Romney54,986
2.3%
R+41.6
R+7.4
R+45.4
78,982
R
32.2%Obama26,774
66.4%McCain55,190
1.4%
R+34.2
D+6.1
R+41.5
83,096
R
29.5%Kerry23,292
69.9%Bush55,116
0.6%
R+40.3
R+7.6
R+37.9
78,887
R
32.4%Gore21,967
65.1%Bush44,145
2.5%
R+32.7
R+13.8
R+33.2
67,773
R
34.6%Clinton21,073
53.5%Dole32,566
11.9%
R+18.9
R+6.1
R+27.4
60,889
R
34.0%Clinton21,797
46.8%Bush29,985
19.2%
R+12.8
D+11.8
R+18.3
64,108
R
37.5%Dukakis21,026
62.1%Bush34,832
0.4%
R+24.6
D+14.9
R+16.9
56,086
R
30.1%Mondale17,545
69.7%Reagan40,576
0.2%
R+39.6
R+13.4
R+21.3
58,210
R
35.3%Carter21,543
61.4%Reagan37,475
3.2%
R+26.1
R+24.2
R+16.4
60,990
R
48.7%Carter27,109
50.6%Ford28,185
0.7%
R+1.9
D+43.3
R+4.0
55,668
R
27.3%McGovern14,749
72.5%Nixon39,202
0.3%
R+45.2
R+29.0
R+22.0
54,106
R
36.6%Humphrey19,648
52.8%Nixon28,348
10.7%
R+16.2
R+26.6
R+15.5
53,722
D
55.2%Johnson31,904
44.7%Goldwater25,871
0.1%
D+10.4
D+29.2
R+12.1
57,822
R
40.6%Kennedy25,006
59.3%Nixon36,567
0.1%
R+18.8
D+0.5
R+18.9
61,646
R
40.3%Stevenson23,045
59.6%Eisenhower34,030
0.1%
R+19.2
D+2.5
R+3.8
57,114
R
39.0%Stevenson24,332
60.7%Eisenhower37,903
0.3%
R+21.7
R+23.4
R+11.0
62,403
D
50.5%Truman25,856
48.9%Dewey25,029
0.6%
D+1.6
D+15.0
R+2.9
51,184
R
43.2%Roosevelt22,725
56.5%Dewey29,744
0.3%
R+13.3
R+9.9
R+20.8
52,617
R
48.1%Roosevelt31,175
51.5%Willkie33,419
0.4%
R+3.5
R+17.0
R+13.4
64,871
D
56.4%Roosevelt34,645
42.8%Landon26,322
0.8%
D+13.5
R+7.6
R+10.7
61,441
D
59.6%Roosevelt32,015
38.4%Hoover20,639
1.9%
D+21.2
D+60.8
D+3.4
53,693
R
29.6%Smith15,003
69.2%Hoover35,119
1.3%
R+39.6
R+22.6
R+22.2
50,763
R
36.7%Davis16,217
53.7%Coolidge23,730
9.5%
R+17.0
D+1.7
D+8.2
44,149
R
38.7%Cox18,916
57.4%Harding28,081
3.9%
R+18.7
R+27.0
D+7.5
48,927
D
50.9%Wilson19,859
42.6%Hughes16,637
6.5%
D+8.3
R+4.6
D+5.1
39,031
D
40.0%Wilson11,851
27.1%Taft8,035
32.9%
D+12.9
D+15.8
R+6.7
29,616
R
44.1%Bryan14,674
47.1%Taft15,656
8.8%
R+3.0
D+12.6
D+6.6
33,270
R
36.1%Parker10,555
51.7%Roosevelt15,084
12.2%
R+15.5
R+21.1
D+4.2
29,201
D
51.4%Bryan17,837
45.8%McKinley15,898
2.9%
D+5.6
R+12.3
D+13.1
34,732
D
58.4%Bryan15,163
40.5%McKinley10,514
1.1%
D+17.9
D+31.5
D+24.0
25,959
R
29.1%Cleveland6,783
42.6%Harrison9,948
28.3%
R+13.6
—
R+15.2
23,338
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2025R+31.4
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+51.1
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 20 points more Democratic.
DemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther parties
† Some years predate full county coverage; a flagged year sums only the counties reporting it.
Voter registration in Joplin, MO-KS
Year
Total registered
Democratic
Republican
Unaffiliated
Other
2025 (partial)
15,617
2,807
7,717
4,917
176
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+1,237 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +2,691 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Joplin, MO-KS in Joplin, MO-KS: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−3,023
2012
−492
2013
−201
2014
−150
2015
−60
2016
−259
2017
+176
2018
−152
2019
+372
2021
+1,168
2022
+1,195
2023
+1,406
2024
+1,474
2025
+1,237
Straddling the Missouri-Kansas line, the Joplin metro delivers some of the most consistent Republican vote shares in either state, anchored by a white working-class majority and an economy built around manufacturing, health care, and regional retail.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 21.2 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 52.8 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 1.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 51.1 points.
A population of 203,626, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $62,065 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Branson, MO and Sherman-Denison, TX.
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In 2024, Joplin, MO-KS, Missouri voted Republican by 51.1 points (R+51.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 91,621 votes cast, 21,780 went Democratic and 68,591 went Republican.
When did Joplin, MO-KS, Missouri last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Joplin, MO-KS, Missouri voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Joplin, MO-KS, Missouri?
Joplin, MO-KS, Missouri has a population of 203,626 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Joplin, MO-KS, Missouri?
Median household income in Joplin, MO-KS, Missouri is $62,065 — below the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Joplin, MO-KS, Missouri?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Joplin, MO-KS, Missouri from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 26 went Republican.
