† 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
GroupIndependenceMissouriUnited States
German18.4%21.3%12.5%
English12.9%11.9%9.5%
Irish12.2%11.8%9.4%
American4.9%6.8%5.3%
Italian3.7%3.2%4.8%
Scottish2.2%1.8%1.3%
French2.0%2.2%1.6%
Polish1.6%1.3%2.2%
Mexican9.0%3.2%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.7%0.4%1.8%
Honduran0.7%—0.3%
Salvadoran0.7%—0.7%
Guatemalan0.5%0.2%0.5%
Cuban0.4%—0.7%
Spanish0.4%——
Colombian0.2%—0.4%
African American†10.0%10.0%9.9%
African0.2%0.3%0.5%
Asian Indian0.2%0.6%1.4%
Chinese0.2%0.4%1.3%
Filipino0.2%0.2%0.9%
Vietnamese0.2%0.2%0.6%
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
Independence
Missouri
United States
Median age
39
39.2
39.1
Age 18–24
8.0%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.8%
17.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Independence
Missouri
United States
Median household income
$60,339
$70,702
$84,427
Poverty rate
15.8%
12.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
21.9%
32.4%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Independence
Missouri
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
9.4%
6.7%
22.3%
Spanish
7.7%
2.9%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Independence
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.
Independence, Missouri
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−5.2%
2008
+4.0%
2012
−1.4%
2016
−10.8%
2020
−4.1%
2024
−4.0%
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, 2020 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for these cycles 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
47.2%Harris23,280
51.2%Trump25,259
1.6%
R+4.0
D+0.1
R+2.5
49,305
R
47.0%Biden23,989
51.1%Trump26,089
2.0%
R+4.1
D+6.7
R+8.6
51,078
R
41.5%Clinton19,497
52.3%Trump24,582
6.2%
R+10.8
R+9.4
R+12.9
47,015
R
48.4%Obama24,647
49.8%Romney25,371
1.7%
R+1.4
R+5.4
R+5.3
50,899
D
51.1%Obama28,236
47.1%McCain26,038
1.8%
D+4.0
D+9.2
R+3.3
55,259
R
46.9%Kerry24,586
52.1%Bush27,324
1.1%
R+5.2
—
R+2.8
52,469
Independence sits at the eastern edge of the Kansas City metro, where its blue-collar, majority-white electorate has drifted steadily rightward over the past two decades while retaining pockets of Democratic strength near the historic courthouse square.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 4.0 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 10.8 points in 2016. The 2024 margin was 4.0 points.
A population of 121,740, a 69% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $60,339 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance) and Wichita.
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, Independence, Missouri voted Republican by 4.0 points (R+4.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 49,305 votes cast, 23,280 went Democratic and 25,259 went Republican.
When did Independence, Missouri last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Independence, Missouri voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Independence, Missouri?
Independence, Missouri has a population of 121,740 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Independence, Missouri?
Median household income in Independence, Missouri is $60,339 — below the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.
What is the political history of Independence, Missouri?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Independence, Missouri from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.
