† 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
GroupKearneyMissouriUnited States
German25.2%21.3%12.5%
English18.2%11.9%9.5%
Irish15.6%11.8%9.4%
American6.6%6.8%5.3%
Italian5.9%3.2%4.8%
Scottish2.8%1.8%1.3%
French2.3%2.2%1.6%
Swedish1.8%——
Mexican1.2%3.2%11.3%
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
Kearney
Missouri
United States
Median age
39.3
39.2
39.1
Age 18–24
5.0%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.1%
17.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Kearney
Missouri
United States
Median household income
$103,622
$70,702
$84,427
Poverty rate
3.6%
12.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
36.8%
32.4%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Kearney
Missouri
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
2.6%
6.7%
22.3%
Religious landscape
Measure
Kearney
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.
Kearney, Missouri
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−24.3%
2008
−18.3%
2012
−30.0%
2016
−38.4%
2020
−36.8%
2024
−38.4%
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
30.1%Harris1,814
68.4%Trump4,128
1.5%
R+38.4
R+1.5
R+36.9
6,032
R
30.8%Biden1,654
67.6%Trump3,630
1.5%
R+36.8
D+1.6
R+41.3
5,367
R
28.1%Clinton1,253
66.5%Trump2,966
5.3%
R+38.4
R+8.5
R+40.5
4,457
R
33.8%Obama1,558
63.8%Romney2,939
2.4%
R+30.0
R+11.7
R+33.8
4,607
R
40.0%Obama1,867
58.3%McCain2,719
1.6%
R+18.3
D+6.0
R+25.5
4,662
R
37.7%Kerry1,553
62.0%Bush2,553
0.3%
R+24.3
—
R+21.8
4,120
Kearney sits at the northern edge of the Kansas City metro's expansion zone, drawing commuter households while retaining a small-city core — a combination that has pushed its electorate toward the patterns typical of fast-growing outer-ring suburbs.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 38.4 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 1.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 38.4 points.
A population of 10,885, a 95% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $103,622 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Smithville and Germantown.
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, Kearney, Missouri voted Republican by 38.4 points (R+38.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 6,032 votes cast, 1,814 went Democratic and 4,128 went Republican.
How many people live in Kearney, Missouri?
Kearney, Missouri has a population of 10,885 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Kearney, Missouri?
Median household income in Kearney, Missouri is $103,622 — above the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.
What is the political history of Kearney, Missouri?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Kearney, Missouri from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
