† 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
5 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
GroupSpringfield, MOMissouriUnited States
German19.2%21.3%12.5%
English16.1%11.9%9.5%
Irish11.6%11.8%9.4%
American7.2%6.8%5.3%
Italian2.4%3.2%4.8%
Scottish2.3%1.8%1.3%
French1.9%2.2%1.6%
Scotch-Irish1.0%——
Mexican2.5%3.2%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.6%0.4%1.8%
African American†1.6%10.0%9.9%
Chinese0.2%0.4%1.3%
Filipino0.2%0.2%0.9%
Asian Indian0.2%0.6%1.4%
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
Springfield, MO
Missouri
United States
Median age
37.3
39.2
39.1
Age 18–24
11.1%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.0%
17.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Springfield, MO
Missouri
United States
Median household income
$66,064
$70,702
$84,427
Poverty rate
13.1%
12.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
30.8%
32.4%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Springfield, MO
Missouri
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
5.3%
6.7%
22.3%
Spanish
2.0%
2.9%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Springfield, MO
Missouri
United States
Catholic
4.4%
12.5%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
38.8%
24.1%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
49.1%
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.
Springfield, MO
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−13.5%
1896
+2.8%
1900
−7.7%
1904
−20.4%
1908
−10.4%
1912
+2.0%
1916
−8.3%
1920
−24.2%
1924
−8.5%
1928
−36.5%
1932
+11.0%
1936
−1.1%
1940
−10.8%
1944
−21.3%
1948
−3.1%
1952
−27.1%
1956
−20.6%
1960
−31.0%
1964
+7.5%
1968
−24.5%
1972
−42.2%
1976
−4.5%
1980
−18.2%
1984
−34.3%
1988
−18.8%
1992
−4.3%
1996
−10.2%
2000
−21.0%
2004
−29.8%
2008
−22.0%
2012
−31.5%
2016
−38.0%
2020
−33.7%
2024
−35.2%
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
31.8%Harris75,880
66.9%Trump159,917
0.8%Oliver1,928 +4
R+35.2
R+1.5
R+33.7
238,907
All 7 candidates in 2024 · 5 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican66.9%159,917
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic31.8%75,880
Chase OliverLibertarian0.8%1,928
Jill SteinIndependent0.4%1,045
Peter SonskiIndependent0.0%73
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.0%62
Shiva AyyaduraiIndependent0.0%2
R
32.0%Biden74,037
65.7%Trump151,899
2.3%
R+33.7
D+4.3
R+38.1
231,178
R
27.7%Clinton58,316
65.7%Trump138,154
6.6%
R+38.0
R+6.4
R+40.0
210,345
R
33.0%Obama66,143
64.6%Romney129,325
2.4%
R+31.5
R+9.6
R+35.4
200,277
R
38.3%Obama80,958
60.3%McCain127,347
1.3%
R+22.0
D+7.8
R+29.2
211,128
R
34.8%Kerry66,555
64.6%Bush123,555
0.6%
R+29.8
R+8.8
R+27.3
191,270
R
38.2%Gore59,078
59.2%Bush91,505
2.6%
R+21.0
R+10.8
R+21.5
154,547
R
39.4%Clinton55,366
49.5%Dole69,703
11.1%
R+10.2
R+5.8
R+18.7
140,674
R
38.7%Clinton57,377
43.1%Bush63,821
18.2%
R+4.3
D+14.4
R+9.9
148,224
R
40.5%Dukakis49,801
59.2%Bush72,932
0.3%
R+18.8
D+15.5
R+11.1
123,115
R
32.9%Mondale38,891
67.1%Reagan79,457
0.0%
R+34.3
R+16.0
R+16.1
118,348
R
38.8%Carter42,756
57.0%Reagan62,863
4.2%
R+18.2
R+13.7
R+8.5
110,201
R
47.3%Carter47,529
51.8%Ford52,077
0.9%
R+4.5
D+37.6
R+6.6
100,462
R
28.9%McGovern27,773
71.1%Nixon68,277
0.0%
R+42.2
R+17.7
R+19.0
96,050
R
32.4%Humphrey27,199
56.9%Nixon47,755
10.8%
R+24.5
R+31.9
R+23.8
83,989
D
53.7%Johnson41,936
46.3%Goldwater36,118
0.0%
D+7.5
D+38.5
R+15.1
78,054
R
34.5%Kennedy28,708
65.5%Nixon54,544
0.0%
R+31.0
R+10.4
R+31.2
83,252
R
39.7%Stevenson29,636
60.3%Eisenhower45,013
0.0%
R+20.6
D+6.5
R+5.2
74,649
R
36.4%Stevenson27,234
63.5%Eisenhower47,536
0.2%
R+27.1
R+24.0
R+16.3
74,914
R
48.4%Truman30,323
51.5%Dewey32,267
0.2%
R+3.1
D+18.2
R+7.6
62,692
R
39.3%Roosevelt24,797
60.6%Dewey38,251
0.2%
R+21.3
R+10.5
R+28.8
63,168
R
44.5%Roosevelt32,323
55.3%Willkie40,176
0.2%
R+10.8
R+9.7
R+20.8
72,663
R
49.3%Roosevelt33,211
50.4%Landon33,981
0.3%
R+1.1
R+12.2
R+25.4
67,385
D
54.8%Roosevelt31,541
43.8%Hoover25,190
1.4%
D+11.0
D+47.5
R+6.8
57,555
R
31.6%Smith17,602
68.1%Hoover37,886
0.3%
R+36.5
R+28.0
R+19.0
55,630
R
41.9%Davis21,432
50.4%Coolidge25,763
7.7%
R+8.5
D+15.7
D+16.7
51,133
R
36.7%Cox18,808
60.9%Harding31,182
2.4%
R+24.2
R+15.9
D+2.0
51,210
R
44.1%Wilson13,203
52.3%Hughes15,676
3.6%
R+8.3
R+10.3
R+11.4
29,967
D
38.9%Wilson10,336
36.8%Taft9,793
24.3%
D+2.0
D+12.5
R+17.5
26,576
R
42.6%Bryan11,641
53.0%Taft14,490
4.4%
R+10.4
D+10.0
R+0.9
27,335
R
36.9%Parker9,489
57.3%Roosevelt14,741
5.8%
R+20.4
R+12.7
R+0.8
25,712
R
44.7%Bryan11,963
52.4%McKinley14,022
2.9%
R+7.7
R+10.5
R+0.1
26,769
D
51.2%Bryan14,277
48.3%McKinley13,487
0.5%
D+2.8
D+16.3
D+8.9
27,907
R
33.8%Cleveland7,774
47.3%Harrison10,879
19.0%
R+13.5
—
R+15.1
23,024
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
33.2%78,960
64.4%153,214
237,823
2022
R
33.1%53,570
63.5%102,769
161,832
2018
R
35.8%66,279
60.8%112,649
185,319
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Springfield, MO
Year
Total registered
2016
306,479
2018
298,535
2020
326,021
2022
325,014
2024
347,318
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+3,466 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +38,472 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Springfield, MO in Springfield, MO: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+973
2012
+2,034
2013
+2,289
2014
+1,288
2015
+2,135
2016
+646
2017
+2,718
2018
+2,996
2019
+2,737
2021
+5,497
2022
+4,973
2023
+3,292
2024
+3,428
2025
+3,466
Springfield's metro anchors Missouri's Bible Belt interior, delivering some of the state's widest Republican margins in federal races. Its large student population at Missouri State tempers turnout patterns without significantly shifting the partisan baseline.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 11.0 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 42.2 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 1.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 35.2 points.
A population of 486,785, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,064 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Knoxville, TN and Joplin, MO-KS.
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In 2024, Springfield, MO, Missouri voted Republican by 35.2 points (R+35.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 238,907 votes cast, 75,880 went Democratic and 159,917 went Republican.
When did Springfield, MO, Missouri last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Springfield, MO, Missouri voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Springfield, MO, Missouri?
Springfield, MO, Missouri has a population of 486,785 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Springfield, MO, Missouri?
Median household income in Springfield, MO, Missouri is $66,064 — below the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.
What is the political history of Springfield, MO, Missouri?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Springfield, MO, Missouri from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 30 went Republican.
