† 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
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · 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
GroupBethanyMissouriUnited States
German14.2%21.3%12.5%
American13.8%6.8%5.3%
English13.5%11.9%9.5%
Irish8.0%11.8%9.4%
Dutch3.2%——
Scottish1.1%1.8%1.3%
French0.7%2.2%1.6%
Norwegian0.5%——
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
Bethany
Missouri
United States
Median age
43.8
39.2
39.1
Age 18–24
6.5%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
26.2%
17.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Bethany
Missouri
United States
Median household income
$48,375
$70,702
$84,427
Poverty rate
17.1%
12.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
17.5%
32.4%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Bethany
Missouri
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
0.6%
6.7%
22.3%
Religious landscape
Measure
Bethany
Missouri
United States
Catholic
—
12.5%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
24.1%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
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.
Bethany, Missouri
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−32.7%
2008
−26.2%
2012
−42.4%
2016
−57.8%
2020
−64.1%
2024
−64.9%
DemocraticRepublican
6 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. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
17.2%Harris225
82.1%Trump1,075
0.7%
R+64.9
R+0.8
R+63.5
1,309
R
17.4%Biden203
81.5%Trump952
1.1%
R+64.1
R+6.4
R+68.6
1,168
R
18.7%Clinton231
76.4%Trump946
4.9%
R+57.8
R+15.3
R+59.8
1,238
R
27.6%Obama373
70.0%Romney946
2.4%
R+42.4
R+16.2
R+46.3
1,351
R
34.8%Obama462
61.0%McCain809
4.1%
R+26.2
D+6.6
R+33.4
1,326
R
33.5%Kerry454
66.2%Bush898
0.4%
R+32.7
—
R+30.3
1,357
Bethany sits at the heart of Harrison County, a sparsely populated agricultural region where Republican margins in statewide races have consistently exceeded 80 percent over the past decade.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 64.9 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 0.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 64.9 points.
A population of 3,080, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $48,375 describe the city.
In 2024, Bethany, Missouri voted Republican by 64.9 points (R+64.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,309 votes cast, 225 went Democratic and 1,075 went Republican.
How many people live in Bethany, Missouri?
Bethany, Missouri has a population of 3,080 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Bethany, Missouri?
Median household income in Bethany, Missouri is $48,375 — below the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.
What is the political history of Bethany, Missouri?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Bethany, Missouri from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
