† 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
GroupBransonMissouriUnited States
German18.6%21.3%12.5%
English15.1%11.9%9.5%
Irish12.4%11.8%9.4%
American7.4%6.8%5.3%
Swedish2.3%——
Italian2.2%3.2%4.8%
Scottish2.2%1.8%1.3%
French2.1%2.2%1.6%
Mexican3.8%3.2%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.9%0.4%1.8%
Guatemalan0.4%0.2%0.5%
Cuban0.2%—0.7%
Salvadoran0.2%—0.7%
African American†4.8%10.0%9.9%
Asian Indian0.9%0.6%1.4%
Filipino0.9%0.2%0.9%
Thai0.6%——
Chinese0.3%0.4%1.3%
Korean0.3%—0.4%
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
Branson
Missouri
United States
Median age
39.3
39.2
39.1
Age 18–24
10.7%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
24.9%
17.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Branson
Missouri
United States
Median household income
$51,978
$70,702
$84,427
Poverty rate
20.2%
12.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
27.6%
32.4%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Branson
Missouri
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
8.8%
6.7%
22.3%
Spanish
4.6%
2.9%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Branson
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.
Branson, Missouri
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−43.7%
2008
−39.7%
2012
−47.5%
2016
−54.6%
2020
−49.8%
2024
−50.2%
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
24.4%Harris1,309
74.6%Trump4,003
1.0%
R+50.2
R+0.4
R+48.8
5,363
R
24.3%Biden1,304
74.2%Trump3,973
1.5%
R+49.8
D+4.8
R+54.3
5,358
R
21.2%Clinton1,078
75.8%Trump3,855
3.0%
R+54.6
R+7.1
R+56.7
5,083
R
25.1%Obama1,203
72.6%Romney3,482
2.4%
R+47.5
R+7.8
R+51.4
4,798
R
29.4%Obama1,396
69.1%McCain3,279
1.4%
R+39.7
D+4.0
R+47.0
4,743
R
27.6%Kerry1,170
71.4%Bush3,022
1.0%
R+43.7
—
R+41.3
4,234
Branson's economy revolves around entertainment tourism, drawing a transient workforce that inflates service-sector employment while keeping year-round registered voters well below headline population figures.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 54.6 points in 2016. The 2024 margin was 50.2 points.
A population of 12,817, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $51,978 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Burkburnett and Iowa Park.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
In 2024, Branson, Missouri voted Republican by 50.2 points (R+50.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 5,363 votes cast, 1,309 went Democratic and 4,003 went Republican.
How many people live in Branson, Missouri?
Branson, Missouri has a population of 12,817 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Branson, Missouri?
Median household income in Branson, Missouri is $51,978 — below the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.
What is the political history of Branson, Missouri?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Branson, Missouri from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
