† 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
GroupSalemMissouriUnited States
English14.0%11.9%9.5%
German12.0%21.3%12.5%
Irish11.3%11.8%9.4%
American9.8%6.8%5.3%
Scottish2.0%1.8%1.3%
Polish1.4%1.3%2.2%
French1.2%2.2%1.6%
Swedish1.0%——
Mexican1.3%3.2%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.2%0.4%1.8%
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
Salem
Missouri
United States
Median age
42.3
39.2
39.1
Age 18–24
8.3%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
21.9%
17.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Salem
Missouri
United States
Median household income
$43,923
$70,702
$84,427
Poverty rate
11.1%
12.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
15.1%
32.4%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Salem
Missouri
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
0.8%
6.7%
22.3%
Religious landscape
Measure
Salem
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.
Salem, Missouri
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−41.3%
2008
−39.4%
2012
−49.9%
2016
−68.6%
2020
−69.4%
2024
−67.6%
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
15.9%Harris336
83.5%Trump1,764
0.6%
R+67.6
D+1.8
R+66.1
2,112
R
14.6%Biden301
84.0%Trump1,730
1.4%
R+69.4
R+0.7
R+73.8
2,060
R
14.2%Clinton295
82.8%Trump1,723
3.0%
R+68.6
R+18.7
R+70.7
2,081
R
23.5%Obama494
73.4%Romney1,542
3.0%
R+49.9
R+10.5
R+53.8
2,100
R
29.0%Obama604
68.3%McCain1,425
2.7%
R+39.4
D+2.0
R+46.6
2,086
R
29.2%Kerry548
70.5%Bush1,323
0.3%
R+41.3
—
R+38.9
1,876
Salem sits at the heart of Dent County, a rural Ozarks community where presidential margins have widened sharply over the past two decades, reflecting broader realignment patterns across small-town Missouri.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 69.4 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 1.8 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 67.6 points.
A population of 4,677, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $43,923 describe the city.
In 2024, Salem, Missouri voted Republican by 67.6 points (R+67.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,112 votes cast, 336 went Democratic and 1,764 went Republican.
How many people live in Salem, Missouri?
Salem, Missouri has a population of 4,677 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Salem, Missouri?
Median household income in Salem, Missouri is $43,923 — below the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.
What is the political history of Salem, Missouri?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Salem, Missouri from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
