† 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
GroupKennett, MOMissouriUnited States
Irish11.5%11.8%9.4%
German10.0%21.3%12.5%
English8.8%11.9%9.5%
American8.0%6.8%5.3%
Italian2.2%3.2%4.8%
Scottish2.1%1.8%1.3%
Dutch1.8%——
Scotch-Irish1.4%——
Mexican7.3%3.2%11.3%
Cuban0.2%—0.7%
African American†6.8%10.0%9.9%
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
Kennett, MO
Missouri
United States
Median age
39.7
39.2
39.1
Age 18–24
7.9%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.7%
17.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Kennett, MO
Missouri
United States
Median household income
$47,849
$70,702
$84,427
Poverty rate
22.0%
12.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
13.2%
32.4%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Kennett, MO
Missouri
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
6.6%
6.7%
22.3%
Spanish
6.1%
2.9%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Kennett, MO
Missouri
United States
Catholic
2.4%
12.5%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
34.1%
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.
Kennett, MO
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+50.3%
1896
+51.1%
1900
+35.3%
1904
+20.2%
1908
+23.5%
1912
+33.1%
1916
+29.8%
1920
+7.5%
1924
+11.4%
1928
+15.0%
1932
+63.9%
1936
+45.9%
1940
+33.7%
1944
+32.7%
1948
+63.2%
1952
+27.6%
1956
+27.5%
1960
−1.1%
1964
+41.9%
1968
+5.7%
1972
−36.2%
1976
+36.3%
1980
+7.5%
1984
−10.2%
1988
+2.5%
1992
+19.6%
1996
+16.3%
2000
−4.6%
2004
−15.6%
2008
−21.3%
2012
−30.2%
2016
−53.6%
2020
−57.0%
2024
−61.8%
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
18.8%Harris1,885
80.5%Trump8,096
0.5%Oliver49 +1
R+61.8
R+4.8
R+60.3
10,051
All 4 candidates in 2024 · 2 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican80.5%8,096
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic18.8%1,885
Chase OliverLibertarian0.5%49
Jill SteinIndependent0.2%21
R
21.1%Biden2,200
78.1%Trump8,135
0.8%
R+57.0
R+3.4
R+61.4
10,419
R
22.3%Clinton2,360
75.9%Trump8,026
1.8%
R+53.6
R+23.4
R+55.7
10,578
R
34.1%Obama3,636
64.3%Romney6,850
1.5%
R+30.2
R+8.9
R+34.0
10,651
R
38.6%Obama4,540
59.9%McCain7,044
1.5%
R+21.3
R+5.7
R+28.6
11,764
R
42.0%Kerry4,901
57.5%Bush6,720
0.5%
R+15.6
R+11.0
R+13.1
11,677
R
47.0%Gore4,947
51.6%Bush5,426
1.4%
R+4.6
R+20.9
R+5.1
10,525
D
53.4%Clinton5,428
37.0%Dole3,766
9.6%
D+16.3
R+3.3
D+7.8
10,173
D
54.7%Clinton6,277
35.1%Bush4,024
10.3%
D+19.6
D+17.2
D+14.1
11,479
D
51.2%Dukakis5,281
48.7%Bush5,026
0.1%
D+2.5
D+12.6
D+10.2
10,320
R
44.9%Mondale4,967
55.1%Reagan6,092
0.0%
R+10.2
R+17.7
D+8.0
11,059
D
53.1%Carter6,120
45.6%Reagan5,253
1.4%
D+7.5
R+28.8
D+17.3
11,530
D
68.1%Carter7,107
31.7%Ford3,314
0.2%
D+36.3
D+72.5
D+34.3
10,443
R
31.9%McGovern2,776
68.1%Nixon5,926
0.0%
R+36.2
R+41.9
R+13.0
8,702
D
41.1%Humphrey5,063
35.4%Nixon4,366
23.5%
D+5.7
R+36.3
D+6.3
12,332
D
71.0%Johnson8,467
29.0%Goldwater3,465
0.0%
D+41.9
D+43.0
D+19.3
11,932
R
49.5%Kennedy6,568
50.5%Nixon6,708
0.0%
R+1.1
R+28.6
R+1.2
13,276
D
63.8%Stevenson8,698
36.2%Eisenhower4,943
0.0%
D+27.5
±0.0
D+42.9
13,641
D
63.8%Stevenson9,515
36.2%Eisenhower5,400
0.1%
D+27.6
R+35.7
D+38.3
14,924
D
81.6%Truman10,979
18.3%Dewey2,466
0.1%
D+63.2
D+30.6
D+58.8
13,461
D
66.2%Roosevelt8,431
33.6%Dewey4,274
0.2%
D+32.7
R+1.0
D+25.2
12,732
D
66.7%Roosevelt11,132
33.1%Willkie5,516
0.2%
D+33.7
R+12.2
D+23.7
16,680
D
72.7%Roosevelt10,233
26.8%Landon3,775
0.4%
D+45.9
R+18.0
D+21.7
14,066
D
81.5%Roosevelt9,141
17.6%Hoover1,977
0.8%
D+63.9
D+48.9
D+46.1
11,211
D
57.4%Smith4,879
42.4%Hoover3,602
0.2%
D+15.0
D+3.6
D+32.5
8,501
D
54.1%Davis4,357
42.7%Coolidge3,436
3.2%
D+11.4
D+4.0
D+36.6
8,052
D
52.2%Cox5,199
44.7%Harding4,455
3.1%
D+7.5
R+22.4
D+33.7
9,963
D
61.7%Wilson3,723
31.9%Hughes1,924
6.4%
D+29.8
R+3.3
D+26.7
6,033
D
51.9%Wilson2,723
18.8%Taft987
29.3%
D+33.1
D+9.5
D+13.5
5,248
D
58.7%Bryan2,734
35.2%Taft1,638
6.1%
D+23.5
D+3.3
D+33.1
4,658
D
58.7%Parker2,229
38.5%Roosevelt1,461
2.8%
D+20.2
R+15.1
D+39.9
3,798
D
66.8%Bryan2,711
31.4%McKinley1,276
1.8%
D+35.3
R+15.7
D+42.9
4,060
D
75.5%Bryan2,975
24.4%McKinley961
0.2%
D+51.1
D+0.8
D+57.2
3,942
D
72.3%Cleveland2,167
22.0%Harrison659
5.7%
D+50.3
—
D+48.7
2,996
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
18.2%1,794
79.0%7,786
9,856
2022
R
18.8%1,167
78.9%4,906
6,220
2018
R
24.9%1,988
72.7%5,802
7,977
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Kennett, MO
Year
Total registered
2016
17,363
2018
17,465
2020
17,668
2022
18,054
2024
18,203
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−106 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −3,634 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Kennett, MO in Kennett, MO: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+4
2012
−148
2013
−140
2014
−484
2015
−470
2016
−306
2017
−437
2018
−620
2019
−287
2021
−272
2022
−157
2023
−259
2024
+48
2025
−106
Kennett, MO sits in the Border South. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 63.9 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 61.8 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 4.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 61.8 points.
A population of 27,493, a 74% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $47,849 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Mexico, MO and Sikeston, MO.
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In 2024, Kennett, MO, Missouri voted Republican by 61.8 points (R+61.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 10,051 votes cast, 1,885 went Democratic and 8,096 went Republican.
When did Kennett, MO, Missouri last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Kennett, MO, Missouri voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Kennett, MO, Missouri?
Kennett, MO, Missouri has a population of 27,493 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Kennett, MO, Missouri?
Median household income in Kennett, MO, Missouri is $47,849 — below the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.
What is the political history of Kennett, MO, Missouri?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Kennett, MO, Missouri from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 24 went Democratic and 10 went Republican.
