† 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
GroupLebanon, MOMissouriUnited States
English18.2%11.9%9.5%
German14.8%21.3%12.5%
Irish14.2%11.8%9.4%
American10.2%6.8%5.3%
Scottish2.3%1.8%1.3%
French2.2%2.2%1.6%
Dutch1.8%——
Polish1.7%1.3%2.2%
Mexican2.5%3.2%11.3%
Spaniard0.2%——
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
Lebanon, MO
Missouri
United States
Median age
39.2
39.2
39.1
Age 18–24
7.5%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.2%
17.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Lebanon, MO
Missouri
United States
Median household income
$53,282
$70,702
$84,427
Poverty rate
18.2%
12.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
16.3%
32.4%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Lebanon, MO
Missouri
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
2.7%
6.7%
22.3%
Spanish
1.2%
2.9%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Lebanon, MO
Missouri
United States
Catholic
1.6%
12.5%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
47.9%
24.1%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
44.8%
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.
Lebanon, MO
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−4.8%
1896
+13.9%
1900
+2.8%
1904
−12.2%
1908
−6.0%
1912
+4.2%
1916
−3.3%
1920
−22.3%
1924
−8.0%
1928
−32.2%
1932
+16.9%
1936
−7.1%
1940
−19.5%
1944
−21.6%
1948
−7.9%
1952
−30.3%
1956
−21.4%
1960
−29.6%
1964
+8.0%
1968
−21.9%
1972
−47.6%
1976
+3.7%
1980
−23.7%
1984
−41.2%
1988
−27.6%
1992
−8.2%
1996
−16.0%
2000
−33.5%
2004
−42.8%
2008
−34.7%
2012
−44.3%
2016
−64.0%
2020
−65.3%
2024
−66.8%
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
16.1%Harris2,756
82.9%Trump14,155
0.6%Oliver109 +1
R+66.8
R+1.5
R+65.3
17,076
All 4 candidates in 2024 · 2 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican82.9%14,155
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic16.1%2,756
Chase OliverLibertarian0.6%109
Jill SteinIndependent0.3%56
R
16.5%Biden2,780
81.8%Trump13,762
1.7%
R+65.3
R+1.3
R+69.7
16,828
R
15.8%Clinton2,553
79.8%Trump12,881
4.4%
R+64.0
R+19.7
R+66.1
16,140
R
26.5%Obama4,093
70.8%Romney10,934
2.6%
R+44.3
R+9.7
R+48.2
15,435
R
32.0%Obama5,218
66.6%McCain10,875
1.4%
R+34.7
D+8.2
R+41.9
16,323
R
28.3%Kerry4,213
71.1%Bush10,578
0.5%
R+42.8
R+9.3
R+40.3
14,869
R
32.1%Gore4,183
65.6%Bush8,556
2.4%
R+33.5
R+17.5
R+34.0
13,046
R
35.2%Clinton4,047
51.2%Dole5,887
13.6%
R+16.0
R+7.8
R+24.5
11,499
R
34.2%Clinton4,179
42.3%Bush5,176
23.5%
R+8.2
D+19.4
R+13.7
12,222
R
36.1%Dukakis3,442
63.7%Bush6,070
0.3%
R+27.6
D+13.7
R+19.8
9,536
R
29.4%Mondale2,665
70.6%Reagan6,406
0.0%
R+41.2
R+17.6
R+23.0
9,071
R
37.1%Carter3,443
60.8%Reagan5,642
2.1%
R+23.7
R+27.4
R+14.0
9,282
D
51.7%Carter4,381
48.0%Ford4,067
0.3%
D+3.7
D+51.3
D+1.6
8,475
R
26.2%McGovern2,186
73.8%Nixon6,152
0.0%
R+47.6
R+25.6
R+24.4
8,338
R
34.1%Humphrey2,958
56.1%Nixon4,860
9.8%
R+21.9
R+29.9
R+21.2
8,670
D
54.0%Johnson4,517
46.0%Goldwater3,848
0.0%
D+8.0
D+37.6
R+14.6
8,365
R
35.2%Kennedy3,156
64.8%Nixon5,805
0.0%
R+29.6
R+8.1
R+29.7
8,961
R
39.3%Stevenson3,287
60.7%Eisenhower5,079
0.0%
R+21.4
D+8.9
R+6.0
8,366
R
34.8%Stevenson2,839
65.1%Eisenhower5,312
0.0%
R+30.3
R+22.5
R+19.6
8,155
R
45.9%Truman3,221
53.8%Dewey3,773
0.3%
R+7.9
D+13.7
R+12.4
7,015
R
39.2%Roosevelt3,011
60.8%Dewey4,670
0.1%
R+21.6
R+2.0
R+29.1
7,687
R
40.1%Roosevelt3,323
59.7%Willkie4,941
0.2%
R+19.5
R+12.4
R+29.5
8,278
R
46.3%Roosevelt3,691
53.4%Landon4,258
0.4%
R+7.1
R+24.1
R+31.4
7,977
D
58.0%Roosevelt3,960
41.1%Hoover2,804
0.9%
D+16.9
D+49.1
R+0.8
6,823
R
33.7%Smith2,031
65.9%Hoover3,971
0.4%
R+32.2
R+24.2
R+14.7
6,025
R
43.6%Davis2,500
51.6%Coolidge2,960
4.8%
R+8.0
D+14.3
D+17.2
5,735
R
37.9%Cox2,183
60.3%Harding3,469
1.8%
R+22.3
R+19.1
D+3.8
5,754
R
47.0%Wilson1,755
50.3%Hughes1,877
2.7%
R+3.3
R+7.5
R+6.4
3,733
D
44.0%Wilson1,634
39.8%Taft1,478
16.1%
D+4.2
D+10.2
R+15.3
3,711
R
45.9%Bryan1,681
51.9%Taft1,902
2.2%
R+6.0
D+6.2
D+3.5
3,662
R
41.7%Parker1,450
53.9%Roosevelt1,874
4.3%
R+12.2
R+15.0
D+7.5
3,474
D
50.5%Bryan1,786
47.7%McKinley1,686
1.8%
D+2.8
R+11.1
D+10.4
3,534
D
56.5%Bryan2,120
42.6%McKinley1,598
0.9%
D+13.9
D+18.7
D+20.0
3,751
R
38.3%Cleveland1,223
43.1%Harrison1,376
18.6%
R+4.8
—
R+6.5
3,193
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
18.1%3,073
79.9%13,600
17,020
2022
R
17.2%1,948
79.4%9,018
11,351
2018
R
22.0%2,971
74.9%10,125
13,515
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Lebanon, MO
Year
Total registered
2016
23,152
2018
22,507
2020
24,093
2022
23,420
2024
23,961
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+282 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +497 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Lebanon, MO in Lebanon, MO: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−118
2012
−285
2013
+163
2014
−218
2015
−114
2016
−117
2017
−80
2018
+127
2019
+53
2021
+158
2022
+262
2023
+334
2024
+50
2025
+282
Lebanon's metro returned a Democratic lean of 3.3 points in 2024, an outlier in a heavily Republican swath of south-central Missouri, suggesting local economic or demographic currents that diverge from surrounding Ozarks counties.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 16.9 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 66.8 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 1.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 66.8 points.
A population of 36,390, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $53,282 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of West Plains, MO and Poplar Bluff, MO.
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In 2024, Lebanon, MO, Missouri voted Republican by 66.8 points (R+66.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 17,076 votes cast, 2,756 went Democratic and 14,155 went Republican.
When did Lebanon, MO, Missouri last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Lebanon, MO, Missouri voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Lebanon, MO, Missouri?
Lebanon, MO, Missouri has a population of 36,390 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Lebanon, MO, Missouri?
Median household income in Lebanon, MO, Missouri is $53,282 — below the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.
What is the political history of Lebanon, MO, Missouri?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Lebanon, MO, Missouri from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 28 went Republican.
