† 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
GroupLickingMissouriUnited States
German13.5%21.3%12.5%
English10.8%11.9%9.5%
Irish9.7%11.8%9.4%
American7.5%6.8%5.3%
Scottish1.3%1.8%1.3%
Dutch1.0%——
Italian0.7%3.2%4.8%
Polish0.7%1.3%2.2%
African American†15.5%10.0%9.9%
Mexican1.1%3.2%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.5%0.4%1.8%
Spanish0.4%——
Honduran0.2%—0.3%
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
Licking
Missouri
United States
Median age
37.9
39.2
39.1
Age 18–24
8.6%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
14.0%
17.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Licking
Missouri
United States
Median household income
$35,652
$70,702
$84,427
Poverty rate
37.5%
12.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
5.7%
32.4%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Licking
Missouri
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
6.3%
6.7%
22.3%
Spanish
3.3%
2.9%
13.6%
Arabic
1.2%
0.2%
0.4%
Religious landscape
Measure
Licking
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.
Licking, Missouri
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−27.7%
2008
−31.0%
2012
−42.0%
2016
−63.9%
2020
−65.9%
2024
−68.9%
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
15.3%Harris157
84.2%Trump866
0.6%
R+68.9
R+3.0
R+67.4
1,029
R
16.6%Biden170
82.4%Trump845
1.0%
R+65.9
R+2.0
R+70.3
1,025
R
16.5%Clinton164
80.4%Trump799
3.1%
R+63.9
R+21.8
R+66.0
994
R
27.7%Obama313
69.7%Romney788
2.6%
R+42.0
R+11.0
R+45.9
1,130
R
33.3%Obama324
64.3%McCain626
2.5%
R+31.0
R+3.3
R+38.3
974
R
35.3%Kerry352
63.0%Bush628
1.7%
R+27.7
—
R+25.2
997
Licking anchors Texas County, one of Missouri's most sparsely populated Ozark counties, where Republican margins in federal races have consistently exceeded 80% over the past decade.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 68.9 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 3.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 68.9 points.
A population of 2,858, a 75% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $35,652 describe the city.
In 2024, Licking, Missouri voted Republican by 68.9 points (R+68.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,029 votes cast, 157 went Democratic and 866 went Republican.
How many people live in Licking, Missouri?
Licking, Missouri has a population of 2,858 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Licking, Missouri?
Median household income in Licking, Missouri is $35,652 — below the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.
What is the political history of Licking, Missouri?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Licking, Missouri from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
