† 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
5 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · 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
GroupCape Girardeau-Sikeston, MO-ILUnited States
German21.8%12.5%
English10.1%9.5%
Irish9.1%9.4%
American7.9%5.3%
Scottish1.8%1.3%
Dutch1.6%—
French1.4%1.6%
Italian1.1%4.8%
African American†8.7%9.9%
African0.3%0.5%
Mexican1.6%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.2%1.8%
Asian Indian0.2%1.4%
Japanese0.2%0.2%
Chinese0.2%1.3%
Filipino0.1%0.9%
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
Cape Girardeau-Sikeston, MO-IL
United States
Median age
39
39.1
Age 18–24
11.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Cape Girardeau-Sikeston, MO-IL
United States
Median household income
$64,338
$84,427
Poverty rate
14.2%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
26.8%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Cape Girardeau-Sikeston, MO-IL
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
2.7%
22.3%
Spanish
1.1%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Cape Girardeau-Sikeston, MO-IL
United States
Catholic
11.6%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
31.0%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
45.1%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
9.0%
5.2%
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.
Cape Girardeau-Sikeston, MO-IL
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+6.9%
1896
+5.4%
1900
−1.2%
1904
−12.0%
1908
−8.8%
1912
+8.6%
1916
−4.3%
1920
−14.7%
1924
−6.1%
1928
−7.9%
1932
+22.9%
1936
+17.2%
1940
+6.3%
1944
+6.1%
1948
+21.7%
1952
−0.3%
1956
−0.7%
1960
−3.9%
1964
+24.1%
1968
−5.4%
1972
−34.8%
1976
+6.9%
1980
−13.3%
1984
−25.4%
1988
−19.4%
1992
+0.0%
1996
−4.2%
2000
−22.8%
2004
−31.6%
2008
−29.0%
2012
−38.5%
2016
−50.7%
2020
−49.4%
2024
−51.6%
DemocraticRepublican
34 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.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
23.7%Harris16,761
75.3%Trump53,211
1.0%
R+51.6
R+2.2
R+50.1
70,655
R
24.5%Biden17,555
73.9%Trump52,866
1.6%
R+49.4
D+1.3
R+53.8
71,534
R
22.7%Clinton15,492
73.4%Trump50,108
4.0%
R+50.7
R+12.2
R+52.8
68,313
R
29.8%Obama19,886
68.3%Romney45,572
1.9%
R+38.5
R+9.5
R+42.4
66,705
R
34.9%Obama24,592
63.9%McCain45,029
1.2%
R+29.0
D+2.6
R+36.3
70,458
R
33.9%Kerry22,769
65.6%Bush43,980
0.5%
R+31.6
R+8.8
R+29.2
67,079
R
37.6%Gore22,591
60.4%Bush36,301
2.0%
R+22.8
R+18.6
R+23.3
60,094
R
43.5%Clinton25,000
47.7%Dole27,425
8.8%
R+4.2
R+4.2
R+12.7
57,474
D
41.5%Clinton24,999
41.5%Bush24,994
17.1%
D+0.01
D+19.5
R+5.6
60,274
R
40.2%Dukakis21,208
59.6%Bush31,478
0.2%
R+19.4
D+5.9
R+11.7
52,807
R
37.3%Mondale20,234
62.7%Reagan33,985
0.0%
R+25.4
R+12.1
R+7.1
54,240
R
42.0%Carter23,604
55.2%Reagan31,060
2.8%
R+13.3
R+20.1
R+3.5
56,247
D
53.2%Carter27,867
46.3%Ford24,275
0.4%
D+6.9
D+41.6
D+4.8
52,376
R
32.5%McGovern15,696
67.3%Nixon32,474
0.1%
R+34.8
R+29.4
R+11.6
48,228
R
38.3%Humphrey17,894
43.6%Nixon20,398
18.1%
R+5.4
R+29.4
R+4.7
46,740
D
62.0%Johnson30,513
38.0%Goldwater18,673
0.0%
D+24.1
D+28.0
D+1.5
49,186
R
48.0%Kennedy24,788
51.9%Nixon26,796
0.0%
R+3.9
R+3.2
R+4.1
51,602
R
49.6%Stevenson24,321
50.3%Eisenhower24,673
0.0%
R+0.7
R+0.4
D+14.7
49,015
R
49.7%Stevenson25,878
50.1%Eisenhower26,049
0.2%
R+0.3
R+22.0
D+10.4
52,026
D
60.6%Truman27,446
39.0%Dewey17,644
0.4%
D+21.7
D+15.6
D+17.2
45,254
D
52.9%Roosevelt24,767
46.8%Dewey21,920
0.3%
D+6.1
R+0.2
R+1.4
46,847
D
52.9%Roosevelt30,005
46.6%Willkie26,446
0.4%
D+6.3
R+10.9
R+3.7
56,704
D
58.3%Roosevelt30,603
41.1%Landon21,593
0.6%
D+17.2
R+5.8
R+7.1
52,530
D
61.0%Roosevelt27,125
38.1%Hoover16,933
0.9%
D+22.9
D+30.8
D+5.1
44,475
R
46.0%Smith18,607
53.9%Hoover21,802
0.2%
R+7.9
R+1.8
D+9.6
40,480
R
43.2%Davis15,674
49.3%Coolidge17,877
7.5%
R+6.1
D+8.6
D+19.1
36,277
R
42.0%Cox16,369
56.6%Harding22,090
1.4%
R+14.7
R+10.3
D+11.5
39,019
R
46.6%Wilson13,161
51.0%Hughes14,387
2.4%
R+4.3
R+13.0
R+7.5
28,220
D
45.5%Wilson9,368
36.9%Taft7,591
17.6%
D+8.6
D+17.4
R+10.9
20,583
R
43.4%Bryan9,607
52.2%Taft11,557
4.4%
R+8.8
D+3.2
D+0.7
22,148
R
42.5%Parker7,927
54.4%Roosevelt10,165
3.1%
R+12.0
R+10.7
D+7.7
18,670
R
48.5%Bryan8,701
49.7%McKinley8,924
1.8%
R+1.2
R+6.7
D+6.3
17,954
D
52.5%Bryan9,350
47.0%McKinley8,381
0.5%
D+5.4
R+1.4
D+11.5
17,824
D
51.2%Cleveland7,860
44.4%Harrison6,806
4.4%
D+6.9
—
D+5.2
15,344
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Cape Girardeau-Sikeston, MO-IL
Year
Total registered
2016
104,618
2018
100,751
2020
104,411
2022
100,060
2024
104,465
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+637 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −2,674 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Cape Girardeau-Sikeston, MO-IL in Cape Girardeau-Sikeston, MO-IL: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−33
2012
−204
2013
−394
2014
−460
2015
−511
2016
−885
2017
−837
2018
−468
2019
−806
2021
+381
2022
+320
2023
+163
2024
+423
2025
+637
Cape Girardeau-Sikeston, MO-IL sits in the Border South. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 24.1 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 51.6 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the region moved 2.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 51.6 points.
A population of 148,004, a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $64,338 describe the region. The region's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Joplin-Miami, MO-OK-KS and Middlesborough-Corbin, KY.
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How did Cape Girardeau-Sikeston, MO-IL, Missouri vote in 2024?
In 2024, Cape Girardeau-Sikeston, MO-IL, Missouri voted Republican by 51.6 points (R+51.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 70,655 votes cast, 16,761 went Democratic and 53,211 went Republican.
When did Cape Girardeau-Sikeston, MO-IL, Missouri last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Cape Girardeau-Sikeston, MO-IL, Missouri voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in Cape Girardeau-Sikeston, MO-IL, Missouri?
Cape Girardeau-Sikeston, MO-IL, Missouri has a population of 148,004 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Cape Girardeau-Sikeston, MO-IL, Missouri?
Median household income in Cape Girardeau-Sikeston, MO-IL, Missouri is $64,338 — below the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of Cape Girardeau-Sikeston, MO-IL, Missouri?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Cape Girardeau-Sikeston, MO-IL, Missouri from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 23 went Republican.
