† 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
GroupRolla, MOMissouriUnited States
German17.8%21.3%12.5%
English12.3%11.9%9.5%
Irish11.2%11.8%9.4%
American8.6%6.8%5.3%
Italian3.5%3.2%4.8%
French3.1%2.2%1.6%
Scottish1.5%1.8%1.3%
Polish1.3%1.3%2.2%
Chinese2.1%0.4%1.3%
Asian Indian0.3%0.6%1.4%
Vietnamese0.3%0.2%0.6%
Pakistani0.3%——
Filipino0.2%0.2%0.9%
Korean0.2%—0.4%
Nepalese0.2%——
Mexican1.6%3.2%11.3%
Colombian0.4%—0.4%
Puerto Rican0.3%0.4%1.8%
Cuban0.2%—0.7%
Guatemalan0.2%0.2%0.5%
African American†1.7%10.0%9.9%
African0.3%0.3%0.5%
Nigerian0.3%—0.2%
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
Rolla, MO
Missouri
United States
Median age
35.8
39.2
39.1
Age 18–24
15.8%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.1%
17.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Rolla, MO
Missouri
United States
Median household income
$58,396
$70,702
$84,427
Poverty rate
16.8%
12.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
32.4%
32.4%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Rolla, MO
Missouri
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
4.8%
6.7%
22.3%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)
2.0%
0.4%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Rolla, MO
Missouri
United States
Catholic
4.1%
12.5%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
29.0%
24.1%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
60.9%
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.
Rolla, MO
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+16.9%
1896
+27.1%
1900
+15.9%
1904
+0.4%
1908
+8.4%
1912
+27.8%
1916
+11.7%
1920
−5.2%
1924
+15.1%
1928
−1.2%
1932
+45.6%
1936
+26.7%
1940
+18.0%
1944
+14.4%
1948
+26.0%
1952
+1.6%
1956
−0.1%
1960
−10.6%
1964
+21.2%
1968
−11.6%
1972
−36.1%
1976
+0.9%
1980
−14.0%
1984
−28.0%
1988
−17.3%
1992
+4.9%
1996
−3.8%
2000
−19.7%
2004
−27.9%
2008
−22.2%
2012
−33.3%
2016
−42.4%
2020
−40.0%
2024
−42.9%
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
27.9%Harris5,379
70.8%Trump13,658
0.8%Oliver160 +2
R+42.9
R+2.9
R+41.4
19,300
All 5 candidates in 2024 · 3 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican70.8%13,658
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic27.9%5,379
Chase OliverLibertarian0.8%160
Jill SteinIndependent0.5%97
Peter SonskiIndependent0.0%6
R
28.8%Biden5,637
68.8%Trump13,480
2.5%
R+40.0
D+2.4
R+44.5
19,601
R
25.5%Clinton4,766
67.9%Trump12,709
6.6%
R+42.4
R+9.1
R+44.5
18,713
R
31.7%Obama5,798
65.0%Romney11,895
3.2%
R+33.3
R+11.2
R+37.2
18,286
R
38.0%Obama7,394
60.2%McCain11,706
1.7%
R+22.2
D+5.7
R+29.5
19,438
R
35.6%Kerry6,666
63.5%Bush11,874
0.9%
R+27.9
R+8.1
R+25.4
18,700
R
38.8%Gore6,262
58.5%Bush9,444
2.7%
R+19.7
R+15.9
R+20.2
16,146
R
41.9%Clinton6,405
45.7%Dole6,990
12.4%
R+3.8
R+8.7
R+12.3
15,297
D
40.9%Clinton6,852
36.1%Bush6,040
23.0%
D+4.9
D+22.1
R+0.7
16,739
R
41.2%Dukakis5,867
58.4%Bush8,329
0.4%
R+17.3
D+10.7
R+9.5
14,253
R
36.0%Mondale5,074
64.0%Reagan9,012
0.0%
R+28.0
R+14.0
R+9.7
14,086
R
40.3%Carter5,470
54.3%Reagan7,366
5.4%
R+14.0
R+14.8
R+4.2
13,566
D
50.0%Carter6,261
49.2%Ford6,153
0.8%
D+0.9
D+37.0
R+1.2
12,512
R
31.9%McGovern3,567
68.1%Nixon7,598
0.0%
R+36.1
R+24.5
R+13.0
11,165
R
35.7%Humphrey4,211
47.3%Nixon5,577
16.9%
R+11.6
R+32.8
R+10.9
11,783
D
60.6%Johnson5,776
39.4%Goldwater3,755
0.0%
D+21.2
D+31.8
R+1.4
9,531
R
44.7%Kennedy4,576
55.3%Nixon5,663
0.0%
R+10.6
R+10.5
R+10.8
10,239
R
49.9%Stevenson4,761
50.1%Eisenhower4,773
0.0%
R+0.1
R+1.7
D+15.3
9,534
D
50.7%Stevenson4,846
49.1%Eisenhower4,694
0.1%
D+1.6
R+24.4
D+12.3
9,554
D
62.8%Truman5,202
36.9%Dewey3,053
0.3%
D+26.0
D+11.5
D+21.5
8,277
D
57.1%Roosevelt4,256
42.7%Dewey3,180
0.2%
D+14.4
R+3.6
D+7.0
7,449
D
58.9%Roosevelt4,780
40.9%Willkie3,319
0.2%
D+18.0
R+8.7
D+8.1
8,114
D
63.1%Roosevelt4,658
36.4%Landon2,690
0.4%
D+26.7
R+18.9
D+2.4
7,381
D
72.3%Roosevelt4,858
26.7%Hoover1,794
1.0%
D+45.6
D+46.8
D+27.8
6,720
R
49.3%Smith2,896
50.5%Hoover2,967
0.2%
R+1.2
R+16.4
D+16.3
5,874
D
53.1%Davis2,918
37.9%Coolidge2,085
9.0%
D+15.1
D+20.4
D+40.3
5,500
R
47.0%Cox2,422
52.3%Harding2,692
0.7%
R+5.2
R+16.9
D+20.9
5,152
D
55.1%Wilson1,887
43.4%Hughes1,487
1.4%
D+11.7
R+16.1
D+8.5
3,423
D
55.6%Wilson1,565
27.8%Taft782
16.7%
D+27.8
D+19.4
D+8.3
2,816
D
53.4%Bryan1,804
45.0%Taft1,520
1.6%
D+8.4
D+8.0
D+18.0
3,378
D
47.9%Parker1,384
47.5%Roosevelt1,371
4.6%
D+0.4
R+15.4
D+20.1
2,889
D
56.5%Bryan1,603
40.6%McKinley1,153
2.9%
D+15.9
R+11.3
D+23.4
2,837
D
63.3%Bryan1,816
36.2%McKinley1,038
0.5%
D+27.1
D+10.2
D+33.2
2,868
D
53.9%Cleveland1,287
37.0%Harrison883
9.1%
D+16.9
—
D+15.3
2,386
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
29.6%5,662
67.9%13,014
19,157
2022
R
29.4%4,001
68.1%9,268
13,618
2018
R
33.4%5,363
63.0%10,124
16,072
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Rolla, MO
Year
Total registered
2016
28,618
2018
28,854
2020
29,512
2022
28,680
2024
28,495
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−38 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −2,507 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Rolla, MO in Rolla, MO: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−371
2012
−323
2013
−489
2014
−357
2015
−434
2016
−265
2017
−363
2018
−247
2019
−191
2021
+484
2022
+344
2023
−58
2024
−199
2025
−38
Rolla's identity is anchored by Missouri University of Science and Technology, giving this south-central Missouri city an unusually high concentration of STEM workers and graduate students relative to its size, which tilts its demographic mix away from surrounding Ozark communities.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 45.6 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 42.9 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 2.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 42.9 points.
A population of 45,194, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $58,396 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Branson, MO and Arkansas City-Winfield, KS.
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In 2024, Rolla, MO, Missouri voted Republican by 42.9 points (R+42.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 19,300 votes cast, 5,379 went Democratic and 13,658 went Republican.
When did Rolla, MO, Missouri last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Rolla, MO, Missouri voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in Rolla, MO, Missouri?
Rolla, MO, Missouri has a population of 45,194 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Rolla, MO, Missouri?
Median household income in Rolla, MO, Missouri is $58,396 — below the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.
What is the political history of Rolla, MO, Missouri?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Rolla, MO, Missouri from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 17 went Republican.
