† 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
4 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
GroupSt. Joseph, MO-KSUnited States
German23.2%12.5%
English12.1%9.5%
Irish11.5%9.4%
American6.3%5.3%
Scottish1.9%1.3%
Italian1.6%4.8%
French1.4%1.6%
Polish1.4%2.2%
Mexican3.5%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.7%1.8%
Cuban0.6%0.7%
Salvadoran0.4%0.7%
Spaniard0.2%—
African American†4.2%9.9%
Ethiopian0.2%—
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
St. Joseph, MO-KS
United States
Median age
39.9
39.1
Age 18–24
9.0%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
St. Joseph, MO-KS
United States
Median household income
$65,622
$84,427
Poverty rate
13.5%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
23.8%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
St. Joseph, MO-KS
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
5.1%
22.3%
Spanish
3.1%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
St. Joseph, MO-KS
United States
Catholic
7.4%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
24.9%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
57.6%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
7.3%
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.
St. Joseph, MO-KS
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−4.4%
1896
−0.8%
1900
−2.7%
1904
−12.3%
1908
−0.7%
1912
+17.7%
1916
+6.6%
1920
−11.5%
1924
−13.0%
1928
−29.0%
1932
+22.0%
1936
+17.6%
1940
+4.7%
1944
+1.7%
1948
+16.1%
1952
−14.4%
1956
−10.7%
1960
−10.8%
1964
+28.1%
1968
−7.8%
1972
−35.3%
1976
+0.3%
1980
−5.3%
1984
−17.7%
1988
+4.6%
1992
+9.9%
1996
+4.0%
2000
−5.7%
2004
−12.4%
2008
−7.7%
2012
−18.1%
2016
−35.1%
2020
−34.7%
2024
−37.8%
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
30.4%Harris16,406
68.2%Trump36,797
1.4%
R+37.8
R+3.1
R+36.3
53,981
R
31.6%Biden17,412
66.3%Trump36,509
2.0%
R+34.7
D+0.4
R+39.1
55,048
R
29.1%Clinton15,469
64.2%Trump34,131
6.7%
R+35.1
R+17.0
R+37.2
53,179
R
39.7%Obama20,339
57.8%Romney29,587
2.5%
R+18.1
R+10.3
R+21.9
51,200
R
45.1%Obama25,316
52.9%McCain29,650
2.0%
R+7.7
D+4.6
R+15.0
56,077
R
43.4%Kerry23,640
55.7%Bush30,379
0.9%
R+12.4
R+6.7
R+9.9
54,505
R
45.4%Gore22,576
51.1%Bush25,393
3.5%
R+5.7
R+9.7
R+6.2
49,723
D
45.5%Clinton21,384
41.4%Dole19,480
13.1%
D+4.0
R+5.8
R+4.5
47,019
D
41.6%Clinton22,052
31.7%Bush16,824
26.6%
D+9.9
D+5.2
D+4.3
52,998
D
52.1%Dukakis24,991
47.4%Bush22,768
0.5%
D+4.6
D+22.4
D+12.4
47,988
R
41.1%Mondale20,252
58.8%Reagan28,993
0.1%
R+17.7
R+12.5
D+0.5
49,285
R
45.0%Carter22,220
50.3%Reagan24,826
4.6%
R+5.3
R+5.6
D+4.5
49,327
D
49.7%Carter23,920
49.5%Ford23,784
0.8%
D+0.3
D+35.6
R+1.8
48,085
R
32.2%McGovern15,110
67.5%Nixon31,652
0.2%
R+35.3
R+27.5
R+12.1
46,859
R
42.1%Humphrey20,275
49.9%Nixon24,013
8.0%
R+7.8
R+35.9
R+7.1
48,118
D
64.0%Johnson31,578
35.9%Goldwater17,726
0.0%
D+28.1
D+38.8
D+5.5
49,320
R
44.6%Kennedy24,598
55.4%Nixon30,530
0.0%
R+10.8
±0.0
R+10.9
55,140
R
44.6%Stevenson23,846
55.4%Eisenhower29,588
0.0%
R+10.7
D+3.7
D+4.7
53,446
R
42.7%Stevenson24,906
57.2%Eisenhower33,323
0.1%
R+14.4
R+30.6
R+3.7
58,305
D
58.0%Truman29,139
41.8%Dewey21,027
0.2%
D+16.1
D+14.5
D+11.7
50,267
D
50.8%Roosevelt25,567
49.1%Dewey24,735
0.1%
D+1.7
R+3.1
R+5.8
50,335
D
52.3%Roosevelt32,032
47.6%Willkie29,144
0.1%
D+4.7
R+12.9
R+5.2
61,252
D
58.6%Roosevelt37,956
41.0%Landon26,562
0.4%
D+17.6
R+4.4
R+6.7
64,755
D
60.7%Roosevelt34,391
38.7%Hoover21,923
0.7%
D+22.0
D+51.0
D+4.2
56,697
R
35.4%Smith17,622
64.4%Hoover32,042
0.2%
R+29.0
R+16.0
R+11.5
49,760
R
40.3%Davis20,847
53.3%Coolidge27,563
6.4%
R+13.0
R+1.5
D+12.2
51,709
R
43.7%Cox21,753
55.2%Harding27,474
1.0%
R+11.5
R+18.1
D+14.7
49,738
D
52.3%Wilson16,389
45.7%Hughes14,314
1.9%
D+6.6
R+11.1
D+3.5
31,310
D
48.8%Wilson13,288
31.1%Taft8,457
20.1%
D+17.7
D+18.5
R+1.8
27,232
R
48.9%Bryan14,363
49.6%Taft14,573
1.5%
R+0.7
D+11.6
D+8.8
29,373
R
42.7%Parker11,747
55.0%Roosevelt15,138
2.4%
R+12.3
R+9.6
D+7.4
27,542
R
47.8%Bryan14,031
50.5%McKinley14,818
1.6%
R+2.7
R+1.9
D+4.9
29,323
R
49.1%Bryan13,026
50.0%McKinley13,245
0.9%
R+0.8
D+3.6
D+5.3
26,503
R
42.3%Cleveland9,826
46.7%Harrison10,856
10.9%
R+4.4
—
R+6.1
23,223
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2025R+53.3
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+37.8
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 16 points more Republican.
DemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther parties
† Some years predate full county coverage; a flagged year sums only the counties reporting it.
Voter registration in St. Joseph, MO-KS
Year
Total registered
Democratic
Republican
Unaffiliated
Other
2025 (partial)
5,032
531
3,212
1,261
28
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−165 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −8,727 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in St. Joseph, MO-KS in St. Joseph, MO-KS: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−47
2012
−234
2013
−546
2014
−883
2015
−944
2016
−535
2017
−659
2018
−607
2019
−1,116
2021
−620
2022
−1,053
2023
−1,298
2024
−20
2025
−165
St. Joseph spans the Missouri-Kansas border and has trended toward Republican margins in presidential cycles, driven by a blue-collar workforce and rural hinterlands that increasingly outweigh its small urban Democratic base.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 28.1 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 37.8 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 3.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 37.8 points.
A population of 120,012, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $65,622 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Farmington, MO and Centralia, IL.
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In 2024, St. Joseph, MO-KS, Missouri voted Republican by 37.8 points (R+37.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 53,981 votes cast, 16,406 went Democratic and 36,797 went Republican.
When did St. Joseph, MO-KS, Missouri last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which St. Joseph, MO-KS, Missouri voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in St. Joseph, MO-KS, Missouri?
St. Joseph, MO-KS, Missouri has a population of 120,012 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in St. Joseph, MO-KS, Missouri?
Median household income in St. Joseph, MO-KS, Missouri is $65,622 — below the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of St. Joseph, MO-KS, Missouri?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in St. Joseph, MO-KS, Missouri from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 22 went Republican.
