† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
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
GroupSedalia, MOMissouriUnited States
German21.1%21.3%12.5%
Irish10.1%11.8%9.4%
English8.8%11.9%9.5%
American7.8%6.8%5.3%
Ukrainian4.2%——
Italian1.4%3.2%4.8%
French1.4%2.2%1.6%
Scottish1.2%1.8%1.3%
Mexican7.5%3.2%11.3%
Salvadoran0.6%—0.7%
Puerto Rican0.4%0.4%1.8%
Guatemalan0.3%0.2%0.5%
Panamanian0.3%——
Spaniard0.2%——
Spanish0.2%——
African American†2.3%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
Sedalia, MO
Missouri
United States
Median age
38.2
39.2
39.1
Age 18–24
8.4%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.3%
17.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Sedalia, MO
Missouri
United States
Median household income
$60,430
$70,702
$84,427
Poverty rate
15.6%
12.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
18.4%
32.4%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Sedalia, MO
Missouri
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
13.2%
6.7%
22.3%
Spanish
6.4%
2.9%
13.6%
German or other West Germanic
1.6%
0.5%
0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic
4.7%
0.5%
0.7%
Religious landscape
Measure
Sedalia, MO
Missouri
United States
Catholic
6.9%
12.5%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
33.5%
24.1%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
47.4%
51.7%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
10.0%
5.7%
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.
Sedalia, MO
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+0.9%
1896
+1.7%
1900
−0.1%
1904
−6.4%
1908
−2.4%
1912
+16.8%
1916
+3.7%
1920
−13.2%
1924
−17.4%
1928
−30.1%
1932
+22.5%
1936
+10.9%
1940
−1.9%
1944
−3.5%
1948
+11.5%
1952
−11.4%
1956
−10.6%
1960
−12.9%
1964
+24.9%
1968
−2.8%
1972
−33.5%
1976
+3.5%
1980
−14.9%
1984
−34.0%
1988
−27.4%
1992
−9.2%
1996
−8.4%
2000
−23.3%
2004
−33.2%
2008
−22.4%
2012
−28.8%
2016
−46.6%
2020
−47.5%
2024
−48.7%
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
24.9%Harris4,703
73.7%Trump13,907
0.9%Oliver172 +4
R+48.7
R+1.2
R+47.3
18,882
All 7 candidates in 2024 · 5 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican73.7%13,907
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic24.9%4,703
Chase OliverLibertarian0.9%172
Jill SteinIndependent0.5%95
Peter SonskiIndependent0.0%3
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.0%1
Shiva AyyaduraiIndependent0.0%1
R
25.0%Biden4,783
72.5%Trump13,854
2.4%
R+47.5
R+0.9
R+52.0
19,097
R
23.8%Clinton4,324
70.4%Trump12,810
5.9%
R+46.6
R+17.9
R+48.7
18,204
R
34.4%Obama5,904
63.1%Romney10,842
2.5%
R+28.8
R+6.3
R+32.6
17,175
R
38.1%Obama6,932
60.5%McCain11,018
1.4%
R+22.4
D+10.7
R+29.7
18,208
R
33.2%Kerry5,801
66.3%Bush11,603
0.5%
R+33.2
R+9.8
R+30.7
17,496
R
37.2%Gore5,855
60.5%Bush9,533
2.3%
R+23.3
R+15.0
R+23.9
15,755
R
39.7%Clinton6,057
48.1%Dole7,336
12.3%
R+8.4
D+0.8
R+16.9
15,265
R
32.3%Clinton5,314
41.4%Bush6,823
26.3%
R+9.2
D+18.2
R+14.7
16,470
R
36.1%Dukakis5,486
63.5%Bush9,648
0.4%
R+27.4
D+6.6
R+19.7
15,200
R
33.0%Mondale5,413
67.0%Reagan10,991
0.0%
R+34.0
R+19.1
R+15.8
16,404
R
40.9%Carter6,475
55.8%Reagan8,833
3.4%
R+14.9
R+18.4
R+5.1
15,841
D
51.6%Carter7,887
48.0%Ford7,344
0.4%
D+3.5
D+37.0
D+1.5
15,296
R
33.3%McGovern5,016
66.7%Nixon10,065
0.0%
R+33.5
R+30.7
R+10.3
15,081
R
43.3%Humphrey6,334
46.1%Nixon6,738
10.6%
R+2.8
R+27.6
R+2.1
14,621
D
62.4%Johnson8,987
37.6%Goldwater5,409
0.0%
D+24.9
D+37.7
D+2.3
14,396
R
43.6%Kennedy6,997
56.4%Nixon9,066
0.0%
R+12.9
R+2.3
R+13.0
16,063
R
44.7%Stevenson7,086
55.3%Eisenhower8,766
0.0%
R+10.6
D+0.8
D+4.8
15,852
R
44.3%Stevenson7,363
55.7%Eisenhower9,261
0.1%
R+11.4
R+22.9
R+0.7
16,636
D
55.7%Truman8,388
44.2%Dewey6,657
0.2%
D+11.5
D+15.0
D+7.0
15,069
R
48.2%Roosevelt7,176
51.7%Dewey7,696
0.1%
R+3.5
R+1.6
R+11.0
14,894
R
49.0%Roosevelt8,570
50.9%Willkie8,905
0.1%
R+1.9
R+12.8
R+11.9
17,492
D
55.1%Roosevelt9,265
44.2%Landon7,435
0.7%
D+10.9
R+11.6
R+13.4
16,821
D
60.9%Roosevelt9,474
38.5%Hoover5,982
0.6%
D+22.5
D+52.5
D+4.7
15,545
R
34.8%Smith5,554
64.9%Hoover10,346
0.2%
R+30.1
R+12.7
R+12.6
15,939
R
38.3%Davis1,826
55.7%Coolidge2,656
6.1%
R+17.4
R+4.2
D+7.8
4,771
R
42.7%Cox6,561
56.0%Harding8,595
1.3%
R+13.2
R+17.0
D+12.9
15,355
D
50.1%Wilson4,665
46.4%Hughes4,319
3.4%
D+3.7
R+13.1
D+0.6
9,305
D
47.1%Wilson3,771
30.3%Taft2,423
22.6%
D+16.8
D+19.2
R+2.7
8,003
R
47.0%Bryan3,791
49.4%Taft3,983
3.6%
R+2.4
D+4.0
D+7.2
8,064
R
45.0%Parker3,346
51.4%Roosevelt3,820
3.6%
R+6.4
R+6.3
D+13.3
7,435
R
48.8%Bryan3,820
48.9%McKinley3,824
2.3%
R+0.1
R+1.8
D+7.5
7,824
D
50.4%Bryan4,267
48.6%McKinley4,119
1.0%
D+1.7
D+0.8
D+7.8
8,467
D
48.9%Cleveland3,680
48.0%Harrison3,610
3.0%
D+0.9
—
R+0.7
7,518
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
27.3%5,101
70.2%13,134
18,715
2022
R
28.0%3,677
68.7%9,032
13,152
2018
R
29.5%4,452
66.6%10,063
15,102
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Sedalia, MO
Year
Total registered
2016
26,257
2018
25,315
2020
26,974
2022
26,583
2024
27,356
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+128 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −1,316 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Sedalia, MO in Sedalia, MO: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−302
2012
−51
2013
−288
2014
−184
2015
−141
2016
−202
2017
+65
2018
−131
2019
−270
2021
+149
2022
+57
2023
−35
2024
−111
2025
+128
Sedalia's economy blends railroad history with light manufacturing, and the surrounding Pettis County electorate has delivered double-digit Republican margins in recent presidential cycles, typical of Missouri's small-metro shift away from competitive territory.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 24.9 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 48.7 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 1.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 48.7 points.
A population of 43,397, a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $60,430 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Washington, IN and Lebanon, MO.
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In 2024, Sedalia, MO, Missouri voted Republican by 48.7 points (R+48.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 18,882 votes cast, 4,703 went Democratic and 13,907 went Republican.
When did Sedalia, MO, Missouri last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Sedalia, MO, Missouri voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Sedalia, MO, Missouri?
Sedalia, MO, Missouri has a population of 43,397 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Sedalia, MO, Missouri?
Median household income in Sedalia, MO, Missouri is $60,430 — below the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.
What is the political history of Sedalia, MO, Missouri?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Sedalia, MO, Missouri from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 25 went Republican.
