† 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
2 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
GroupSikeston, MOMissouriUnited States
German17.4%21.3%12.5%
English10.6%11.9%9.5%
Irish10.2%11.8%9.4%
American8.9%6.8%5.3%
Scottish2.1%1.8%1.3%
Dutch1.7%——
French1.1%2.2%1.6%
Scotch-Irish1.0%——
African American†11.3%10.0%9.9%
African0.2%0.3%0.5%
Mexican1.8%3.2%11.3%
Chilean0.2%——
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
Sikeston, MO
Missouri
United States
Median age
40
39.2
39.1
Age 18–24
8.2%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.8%
17.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Sikeston, MO
Missouri
United States
Median household income
$59,290
$70,702
$84,427
Poverty rate
14.3%
12.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
20.3%
32.4%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Sikeston, MO
Missouri
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
1.9%
6.7%
22.3%
Spanish
1.2%
2.9%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Sikeston, MO
Missouri
United States
Catholic
12.3%
12.5%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
29.9%
24.1%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
47.4%
51.7%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
6.7%
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.
Sikeston, MO
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+32.9%
1896
+32.4%
1900
+25.0%
1904
+8.1%
1908
+9.3%
1912
+15.3%
1916
+12.5%
1920
+1.5%
1924
+6.9%
1928
+14.6%
1932
+42.9%
1936
+35.3%
1940
+24.2%
1944
+31.0%
1948
+54.1%
1952
+23.8%
1956
+20.9%
1960
+9.5%
1964
+40.5%
1968
+8.4%
1972
−32.5%
1976
+22.7%
1980
−3.8%
1984
−16.2%
1988
−7.9%
1992
+12.3%
1996
+9.8%
2000
−10.4%
2004
−25.5%
2008
−26.1%
2012
−34.9%
2016
−52.1%
2020
−55.0%
2024
−57.8%
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
20.8%Harris4,540
78.6%Trump17,190
0.4%Oliver89 +2
R+57.8
R+2.9
R+56.4
21,870
All 5 candidates in 2024 · 3 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican78.6%17,190
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic20.8%4,540
Chase OliverLibertarian0.4%89
Jill SteinIndependent0.2%48
Peter SonskiIndependent0.0%3
R
21.9%Biden4,931
76.9%Trump17,306
1.2%
R+55.0
R+2.8
R+59.4
22,504
R
22.4%Clinton5,033
74.5%Trump16,768
3.1%
R+52.1
R+17.3
R+54.2
22,506
R
31.8%Obama6,980
66.7%Romney14,620
1.5%
R+34.9
R+8.8
R+38.7
21,919
R
36.4%Obama8,505
62.4%McCain14,597
1.2%
R+26.1
R+0.5
R+33.3
23,382
R
37.1%Kerry8,431
62.6%Bush14,233
0.4%
R+25.5
R+15.1
R+23.1
22,746
R
44.0%Gore9,208
54.5%Bush11,394
1.5%
R+10.4
R+20.3
R+11.0
20,919
D
50.0%Clinton10,246
40.2%Dole8,236
9.8%
D+9.8
R+2.5
D+1.3
20,501
D
48.1%Clinton10,678
35.8%Bush7,940
16.1%
D+12.3
D+20.3
D+6.8
22,194
R
46.0%Dukakis8,728
53.9%Bush10,231
0.2%
R+7.9
D+8.3
R+0.2
18,990
R
41.9%Mondale8,093
58.1%Reagan11,229
0.0%
R+16.2
R+12.4
D+2.0
19,322
R
47.3%Carter9,894
51.1%Reagan10,686
1.6%
R+3.8
R+26.4
D+6.0
20,915
D
61.2%Carter11,441
38.6%Ford7,206
0.2%
D+22.7
D+55.2
D+20.6
18,692
R
33.7%McGovern5,116
66.3%Nixon10,043
0.0%
R+32.5
R+40.9
R+9.3
15,159
D
41.5%Humphrey6,616
33.1%Nixon5,277
25.4%
D+8.4
R+32.1
D+9.1
15,942
D
70.3%Johnson11,527
29.7%Goldwater4,877
0.0%
D+40.5
D+31.1
D+18.0
16,404
D
54.7%Kennedy10,204
45.3%Nixon8,436
0.0%
D+9.5
R+11.4
D+9.3
18,640
D
60.4%Stevenson10,336
39.6%Eisenhower6,765
0.0%
D+20.9
R+2.9
D+36.3
17,101
D
61.8%Stevenson11,458
38.0%Eisenhower7,041
0.2%
D+23.8
R+30.3
D+34.6
18,544
D
76.9%Truman12,858
22.8%Dewey3,812
0.3%
D+54.1
D+23.1
D+49.6
16,718
D
65.3%Roosevelt11,314
34.3%Dewey5,939
0.4%
D+31.0
D+6.9
D+23.5
17,321
D
61.9%Roosevelt12,261
37.7%Willkie7,474
0.3%
D+24.2
R+11.2
D+14.2
19,804
D
67.4%Roosevelt11,923
32.1%Landon5,678
0.4%
D+35.3
R+7.6
D+11.1
17,678
D
71.1%Roosevelt10,084
28.2%Hoover3,997
0.8%
D+42.9
D+28.3
D+25.1
14,191
D
57.3%Smith7,761
42.6%Hoover5,778
0.1%
D+14.6
D+7.8
D+32.1
13,553
D
47.8%Davis5,993
40.9%Coolidge5,132
11.3%
D+6.9
D+5.3
D+32.0
12,536
D
49.8%Cox6,599
48.3%Harding6,397
2.0%
D+1.5
R+11.0
D+27.7
13,258
D
54.5%Wilson4,690
42.0%Hughes3,615
3.5%
D+12.5
R+2.8
D+9.4
8,604
D
48.7%Wilson3,333
33.4%Taft2,285
17.9%
D+15.3
D+6.0
R+4.2
6,846
D
49.5%Bryan3,442
40.2%Taft2,793
10.3%
D+9.3
D+1.3
D+18.9
6,954
D
52.6%Parker2,699
44.6%Roosevelt2,285
2.8%
D+8.1
R+17.0
D+27.7
5,128
D
62.0%Bryan3,090
36.9%McKinley1,841
1.1%
D+25.0
R+7.3
D+32.6
4,987
D
66.1%Bryan3,579
33.7%McKinley1,825
0.2%
D+32.4
R+0.5
D+38.5
5,415
D
64.9%Cleveland2,852
32.0%Harrison1,405
3.2%
D+32.9
—
D+31.3
4,397
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
20.2%4,351
77.6%16,751
21,587
2022
R
19.0%2,753
78.8%11,447
14,521
2018
R
26.1%4,761
71.9%13,110
18,232
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Sikeston, MO
Year
Total registered
2016
35,240
2018
33,534
2020
34,012
2022
32,014
2024
34,169
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+153 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −2,201 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Sikeston, MO in Sikeston, MO: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−308
2012
−46
2013
−89
2014
−404
2015
−137
2016
−493
2017
−315
2018
−306
2019
−444
2021
−3
2022
−274
2023
+272
2024
+193
2025
+153
Sikeston anchors the Missouri Bootheel, a region of flat alluvial farmland and persistent poverty that has historically returned some of the state's widest partisan margins at the county level.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 54.1 points in 1948 and a Republican high of 57.8 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 2.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 57.8 points.
A population of 49,835, a 78% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $59,290 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Hannibal, MO and Mexico, MO.
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In 2024, Sikeston, MO, Missouri voted Republican by 57.8 points (R+57.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 21,870 votes cast, 4,540 went Democratic and 17,190 went Republican.
When did Sikeston, MO, Missouri last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Sikeston, MO, Missouri voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Sikeston, MO, Missouri?
Sikeston, MO, Missouri has a population of 49,835 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Sikeston, MO, Missouri?
Median household income in Sikeston, MO, Missouri is $59,290 — below the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.
What is the political history of Sikeston, MO, Missouri?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Sikeston, MO, Missouri from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 23 went Democratic and 11 went Republican.
