† 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
GroupPoplar Bluff, MOMissouriUnited States
German14.2%21.3%12.5%
English12.6%11.9%9.5%
Irish12.0%11.8%9.4%
American11.6%6.8%5.3%
Scottish1.7%1.8%1.3%
Polish1.6%1.3%2.2%
French1.6%2.2%1.6%
Scotch-Irish1.1%——
African American†3.6%10.0%9.9%
Jamaican0.7%—0.4%
Haitian0.3%—0.3%
Mexican1.5%3.2%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.2%0.4%1.8%
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
Poplar Bluff, MO
Missouri
United States
Median age
39.5
39.2
39.1
Age 18–24
8.3%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
19.5%
17.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Poplar Bluff, MO
Missouri
United States
Median household income
$49,089
$70,702
$84,427
Poverty rate
20.5%
12.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
15.8%
32.4%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Poplar Bluff, MO
Missouri
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
1.8%
6.7%
22.3%
Religious landscape
Measure
Poplar Bluff, MO
Missouri
United States
Catholic
3.1%
12.5%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
29.3%
24.1%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
60.3%
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.
Poplar Bluff, MO
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+7.3%
1896
+3.2%
1900
−6.0%
1904
−16.6%
1908
−6.9%
1912
+2.0%
1916
−11.5%
1920
−26.1%
1924
−19.2%
1928
−25.4%
1932
+18.5%
1936
−1.0%
1940
−12.7%
1944
−20.3%
1948
+10.8%
1952
−9.9%
1956
−10.3%
1960
−23.6%
1964
+15.7%
1968
−14.5%
1972
−45.3%
1976
+8.7%
1980
−19.3%
1984
−29.9%
1988
−16.1%
1992
+1.0%
1996
−8.5%
2000
−28.6%
2004
−42.8%
2008
−37.4%
2012
−46.7%
2016
−61.5%
2020
−62.2%
2024
−63.8%
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
17.7%Harris3,160
81.5%Trump14,549
0.5%Oliver89 +2
R+63.8
R+1.6
R+62.3
17,860
All 5 candidates in 2024 · 3 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican81.5%14,549
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic17.7%3,160
Chase OliverLibertarian0.5%89
Jill SteinIndependent0.3%61
Peter SonskiIndependent0.0%1
R
18.2%Biden3,301
80.4%Trump14,602
1.5%
R+62.2
R+0.7
R+66.7
18,169
R
17.6%Clinton3,036
79.1%Trump13,650
3.3%
R+61.5
R+14.8
R+63.6
17,259
R
25.8%Obama4,363
72.5%Romney12,248
1.6%
R+46.7
R+9.3
R+50.5
16,889
R
30.7%Obama5,316
68.1%McCain11,805
1.3%
R+37.4
D+5.3
R+44.7
17,338
R
28.4%Kerry4,666
71.1%Bush11,696
0.5%
R+42.8
R+14.2
R+40.3
16,441
R
34.7%Gore4,996
63.3%Bush9,111
2.0%
R+28.6
R+20.1
R+29.1
14,397
R
40.3%Clinton5,780
48.8%Dole6,996
10.9%
R+8.5
R+9.5
R+17.0
14,343
D
43.2%Clinton6,602
42.2%Bush6,450
14.5%
D+1.0
D+17.1
R+4.6
15,272
R
41.9%Dukakis5,751
58.0%Bush7,968
0.1%
R+16.1
D+13.8
R+8.4
13,738
R
35.0%Mondale4,699
65.0%Reagan8,712
0.0%
R+29.9
R+10.6
R+11.7
13,411
R
39.5%Carter5,605
58.8%Reagan8,342
1.7%
R+19.3
R+28.0
R+9.6
14,181
D
54.1%Carter6,759
45.4%Ford5,669
0.5%
D+8.7
D+54.0
D+6.7
12,485
R
27.4%McGovern3,466
72.6%Nixon9,198
0.0%
R+45.3
R+30.8
R+22.1
12,664
R
32.5%Humphrey4,379
47.0%Nixon6,326
20.5%
R+14.5
R+30.2
R+13.8
13,464
D
57.9%Johnson7,710
42.1%Goldwater5,616
0.0%
D+15.7
D+39.3
R+6.9
13,326
R
38.2%Kennedy5,406
61.8%Nixon8,751
0.0%
R+23.6
R+13.3
R+23.8
14,157
R
44.9%Stevenson5,869
55.1%Eisenhower7,216
0.0%
R+10.3
R+0.4
D+5.1
13,085
R
45.0%Stevenson6,426
54.9%Eisenhower7,843
0.1%
R+9.9
R+20.8
D+0.8
14,285
D
55.2%Truman5,319
44.4%Dewey4,276
0.4%
D+10.8
D+31.1
D+6.3
9,630
R
39.7%Roosevelt4,219
60.0%Dewey6,375
0.3%
R+20.3
R+7.6
R+27.8
10,626
R
43.5%Roosevelt6,213
56.2%Willkie8,024
0.3%
R+12.7
R+11.7
R+22.6
14,275
R
49.4%Roosevelt6,234
50.3%Landon6,355
0.3%
R+1.0
R+19.4
R+25.2
12,631
D
58.8%Roosevelt6,058
40.3%Hoover4,155
0.9%
D+18.5
D+43.8
D+0.7
10,303
R
37.1%Smith3,320
62.5%Hoover5,591
0.4%
R+25.4
R+6.2
R+7.9
8,949
R
36.8%Davis2,953
56.0%Coolidge4,489
7.2%
R+19.2
D+6.9
D+6.0
8,019
R
35.8%Cox2,662
61.8%Harding4,601
2.4%
R+26.1
R+14.5
D+0.1
7,442
R
42.2%Wilson2,135
53.8%Hughes2,717
4.0%
R+11.5
R+13.6
R+14.7
5,054
D
41.7%Wilson1,946
39.7%Taft1,851
18.6%
D+2.0
D+8.9
R+17.5
4,665
R
44.4%Bryan1,893
51.2%Taft2,186
4.4%
R+6.9
D+9.7
D+2.7
4,268
R
38.4%Parker1,369
54.9%Roosevelt1,960
6.7%
R+16.6
R+10.6
D+3.1
3,568
R
45.8%Bryan1,670
51.8%McKinley1,888
2.4%
R+6.0
R+9.2
D+1.6
3,647
D
51.4%Bryan1,743
48.2%McKinley1,635
0.4%
D+3.2
R+4.1
D+9.3
3,393
D
49.6%Cleveland1,233
42.3%Harrison1,052
8.1%
D+7.3
—
D+5.6
2,487
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
17.6%3,107
80.6%14,267
17,700
2022
R
16.3%1,872
81.1%9,345
11,519
2018
R
21.1%2,961
76.5%10,727
14,028
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Poplar Bluff, MO
Year
Total registered
2016
28,967
2018
29,250
2020
28,687
2022
27,919
2024
29,081
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+112 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +470 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Poplar Bluff, MO in Poplar Bluff, MO: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+236
2012
−53
2013
−8
2014
−119
2015
+78
2016
−72
2017
−147
2018
+52
2019
−42
2021
+232
2022
+206
2023
−69
2024
+64
2025
+112
Anchored by Butler County, the Poplar Bluff metro has shifted decisively toward Republican margins over the past two decades, reflecting broader trends across Ozark-border small cities with manufacturing and timber economies.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 18.5 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 63.8 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 1.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 63.8 points.
A population of 42,020, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $49,089 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of West Plains, MO and Lebanon, MO.
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In 2024, Poplar Bluff, MO, Missouri voted Republican by 63.8 points (R+63.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 17,860 votes cast, 3,160 went Democratic and 14,549 went Republican.
When did Poplar Bluff, MO, Missouri last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Poplar Bluff, MO, Missouri voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in Poplar Bluff, MO, Missouri?
Poplar Bluff, MO, Missouri has a population of 42,020 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Poplar Bluff, MO, Missouri?
Median household income in Poplar Bluff, MO, Missouri is $49,089 — below the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.
What is the political history of Poplar Bluff, MO, Missouri?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Poplar Bluff, MO, Missouri from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 26 went Republican.
