† 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
GroupWest Plains, MOMissouriUnited States
English15.1%11.9%9.5%
German13.6%21.3%12.5%
Irish12.1%11.8%9.4%
American9.0%6.8%5.3%
Italian2.3%3.2%4.8%
French2.0%2.2%1.6%
Dutch1.4%——
Norwegian1.4%——
Mexican1.4%3.2%11.3%
Spanish0.4%——
Spaniard0.3%——
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
West Plains, MO
Missouri
United States
Median age
40.3
39.2
39.1
Age 18–24
7.8%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
19.9%
17.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
West Plains, MO
Missouri
United States
Median household income
$50,993
$70,702
$84,427
Poverty rate
20.3%
12.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
17.8%
32.4%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
West Plains, MO
Missouri
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
3.1%
6.7%
22.3%
Spanish
1.3%
2.9%
13.6%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic
1.0%
0.5%
0.7%
Religious landscape
Measure
West Plains, MO
Missouri
United States
Catholic
1.8%
12.5%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
33.1%
24.1%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
58.4%
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.
West Plains, MO
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+4.5%
1896
+11.2%
1900
−2.0%
1904
−12.4%
1908
−8.0%
1912
+2.3%
1916
−6.4%
1920
−29.4%
1924
−6.9%
1928
−31.2%
1932
+13.1%
1936
−5.7%
1940
−18.7%
1944
−26.0%
1948
−10.3%
1952
−32.6%
1956
−28.2%
1960
−44.4%
1964
+3.5%
1968
−29.2%
1972
−44.4%
1976
+5.7%
1980
−22.5%
1984
−37.1%
1988
−25.4%
1992
+1.0%
1996
−5.4%
2000
−31.1%
2004
−36.5%
2008
−30.8%
2012
−43.7%
2016
−63.1%
2020
−64.1%
2024
−66.7%
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
16.2%Harris3,073
82.9%Trump15,733
0.6%Oliver106 +2
R+66.7
R+2.7
R+65.3
18,968
All 5 candidates in 2024 · 3 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican82.9%15,733
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic16.2%3,073
Chase OliverLibertarian0.6%106
Jill SteinIndependent0.3%51
Peter SonskiIndependent0.0%5
R
17.2%Biden3,218
81.3%Trump15,181
1.5%
R+64.1
R+1.0
R+68.5
18,676
R
16.5%Clinton2,881
79.6%Trump13,893
3.9%
R+63.1
R+19.4
R+65.2
17,455
R
26.9%Obama4,395
70.6%Romney11,544
2.5%
R+43.7
R+12.9
R+47.6
16,346
R
33.7%Obama5,736
64.5%McCain10,982
1.8%
R+30.8
D+5.7
R+38.1
17,029
R
31.2%Kerry5,118
67.8%Bush11,097
1.0%
R+36.5
R+5.4
R+34.0
16,379
R
33.0%Gore4,641
64.1%Bush9,018
3.0%
R+31.1
R+25.7
R+31.6
14,075
R
38.9%Clinton5,261
44.3%Dole5,991
16.8%
R+5.4
R+6.4
R+13.9
13,524
D
40.6%Clinton5,492
39.6%Bush5,360
19.8%
D+1.0
D+26.3
R+4.6
13,537
R
37.1%Dukakis4,324
62.5%Bush7,277
0.4%
R+25.4
D+11.7
R+17.6
11,645
R
31.5%Mondale3,767
68.5%Reagan8,204
0.0%
R+37.1
R+14.6
R+18.8
11,971
R
37.6%Carter4,472
60.1%Reagan7,149
2.4%
R+22.5
R+28.2
R+12.8
11,903
D
52.5%Carter5,265
46.8%Ford4,692
0.8%
D+5.7
D+50.1
D+3.6
10,035
R
27.8%McGovern2,795
72.2%Nixon7,253
0.0%
R+44.4
R+15.2
R+21.2
10,048
R
28.1%Humphrey2,763
57.2%Nixon5,631
14.7%
R+29.2
R+32.7
R+28.5
9,838
D
51.7%Johnson4,968
48.3%Goldwater4,632
0.0%
D+3.5
D+47.9
R+19.1
9,600
R
27.8%Kennedy2,734
72.2%Nixon7,095
0.0%
R+44.4
R+16.2
R+44.5
9,829
R
35.9%Stevenson3,066
64.1%Eisenhower5,473
0.0%
R+28.2
D+4.5
R+12.8
8,539
R
33.5%Stevenson3,349
66.2%Eisenhower6,608
0.3%
R+32.6
R+22.4
R+21.9
9,983
R
44.7%Truman3,599
54.9%Dewey4,427
0.4%
R+10.3
D+15.8
R+14.8
8,060
R
36.9%Roosevelt3,020
62.9%Dewey5,151
0.2%
R+26.0
R+7.4
R+33.5
8,185
R
40.6%Roosevelt4,218
59.2%Willkie6,158
0.2%
R+18.7
R+13.0
R+28.6
10,397
R
46.9%Roosevelt4,725
52.6%Landon5,297
0.4%
R+5.7
R+18.7
R+29.9
10,064
D
55.9%Roosevelt4,775
42.9%Hoover3,660
1.2%
D+13.1
D+44.2
R+4.7
8,540
R
34.1%Smith2,543
65.3%Hoover4,869
0.7%
R+31.2
R+24.3
R+13.7
7,461
R
41.3%Davis2,681
48.2%Coolidge3,130
10.5%
R+6.9
D+22.5
D+18.3
6,493
R
33.8%Cox2,323
63.2%Harding4,344
2.9%
R+29.4
R+23.0
R+3.2
6,869
R
43.8%Wilson1,861
50.2%Hughes2,132
5.9%
R+6.4
R+8.7
R+9.5
4,245
D
36.4%Wilson1,565
34.1%Taft1,465
29.4%
D+2.3
D+10.3
R+17.2
4,294
R
43.1%Bryan1,827
51.1%Taft2,164
5.8%
R+8.0
D+4.4
D+1.6
4,236
R
41.0%Parker1,605
53.4%Roosevelt2,089
5.6%
R+12.4
R+10.4
D+7.3
3,913
R
46.8%Bryan1,975
48.8%McKinley2,059
4.3%
R+2.0
R+13.2
D+5.6
4,216
D
55.2%Bryan2,373
44.0%McKinley1,892
0.8%
D+11.2
D+6.7
D+17.3
4,298
D
46.4%Cleveland1,642
41.9%Harrison1,484
11.7%
D+4.5
—
D+2.8
3,539
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
18.2%3,414
79.7%14,932
18,746
2022
R
18.4%2,452
77.7%10,336
13,298
2018
R
21.9%3,195
75.2%10,966
14,582
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in West Plains, MO
Year
Total registered
2016
27,061
2018
26,452
2020
27,475
2022
26,783
2024
27,192
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+13 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +1,190 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in West Plains, MO in West Plains, MO: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−43
2012
−90
2013
−269
2014
−150
2015
+5
2016
+41
2017
−45
2018
+23
2019
−11
2021
+380
2022
+799
2023
+289
2024
+248
2025
+13
West Plains anchors the south-central Missouri Ozarks as a regional service center, drawing voters from timber, farming, and medical communities whose preferences have trended heavily toward statewide Republican candidates in recent cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 13.1 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 66.7 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 2.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 66.7 points.
A population of 40,383, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $50,993 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Poplar Bluff, MO and Lebanon, MO.
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In 2024, West Plains, MO, Missouri voted Republican by 66.7 points (R+66.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 18,968 votes cast, 3,073 went Democratic and 15,733 went Republican.
When did West Plains, MO, Missouri last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which West Plains, MO, Missouri voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in West Plains, MO, Missouri?
West Plains, MO, Missouri has a population of 40,383 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in West Plains, MO, Missouri?
Median household income in West Plains, MO, Missouri is $50,993 — below the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.
What is the political history of West Plains, MO, Missouri?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in West Plains, MO, Missouri from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 27 went Republican.
