† 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
14 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
GroupJoplin-PittsburgUnited States
German17.7%12.5%
English12.9%9.5%
Irish11.5%9.4%
American8.6%5.3%
Italian2.1%4.8%
Scottish2.0%1.3%
French1.6%1.6%
Dutch0.5%—
Mexican4.2%11.3%
Guatemalan1.4%0.5%
Puerto Rican0.4%1.8%
Salvadoran0.3%0.7%
Spaniard0.2%—
African American†1.1%9.9%
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
Joplin-Pittsburg
United States
Median age
38.5
39.1
Age 18–24
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.1%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Joplin-Pittsburg
United States
Median household income
$58,140
$84,427
Poverty rate
16.5%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
22.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Joplin-Pittsburg
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
6.2%
22.3%
Spanish
3.9%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Joplin-Pittsburg
United States
Catholic
5.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
32.9%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
51.2%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
7.7%
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.
Joplin-Pittsburg, Kansas
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−23.8%
1896
+14.7%
1900
+3.7%
1904
−21.6%
1908
−3.2%
1912
+11.7%
1916
+8.8%
1920
−17.5%
1924
−20.4%
1928
−39.3%
1932
+20.4%
1936
+9.4%
1940
−5.7%
1944
−13.9%
1948
+0.4%
1952
−23.3%
1956
−19.7%
1960
−18.6%
1964
+14.3%
1968
−14.4%
1972
−38.7%
1976
+2.0%
1980
−19.8%
1984
−33.1%
1988
−14.6%
1992
−3.9%
1996
−10.4%
2000
−24.5%
2004
−33.3%
2008
−28.2%
2012
−36.1%
2016
−49.6%
2020
−48.9%
2024
−50.5%
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
24.0%Harris42,163
74.5%Trump130,781
1.4%
R+50.5
R+1.6
R+49.0
175,445
R
24.5%Biden43,191
73.5%Trump129,319
2.0%
R+48.9
D+0.7
R+53.4
176,037
R
22.4%Clinton36,609
72.0%Trump117,862
5.7%
R+49.6
R+13.5
R+51.7
163,737
R
30.8%Obama48,459
66.9%Romney105,322
2.3%
R+36.1
R+8.0
R+40.0
157,326
R
35.1%Obama58,956
63.3%McCain106,248
1.6%
R+28.2
D+5.1
R+35.4
167,888
R
32.9%Kerry54,556
66.2%Bush109,743
0.9%
R+33.3
R+8.8
R+30.8
165,741
R
36.2%Gore53,519
60.7%Bush89,653
3.1%
R+24.5
R+14.1
R+25.0
147,709
R
38.4%Clinton54,532
48.8%Dole69,301
12.8%
R+10.4
R+6.5
R+18.9
141,988
R
37.0%Clinton56,464
40.9%Bush62,338
22.1%
R+3.9
D+10.7
R+9.4
152,440
R
42.4%Dukakis57,927
57.0%Bush77,856
0.7%
R+14.6
D+18.5
R+6.9
136,677
R
33.2%Mondale48,692
66.3%Reagan97,164
0.5%
R+33.1
R+13.3
R+14.9
146,564
R
37.9%Carter56,769
57.7%Reagan86,431
4.5%
R+19.8
R+21.8
R+10.0
149,905
D
50.5%Carter72,004
48.4%Ford69,089
1.1%
D+2.0
D+40.7
±0.0
142,686
R
30.1%McGovern41,957
68.8%Nixon95,766
1.1%
R+38.7
R+24.2
R+15.5
139,212
R
37.4%Humphrey51,966
51.8%Nixon71,981
10.8%
R+14.4
R+28.7
R+13.7
138,964
D
57.0%Johnson84,466
42.7%Goldwater63,259
0.3%
D+14.3
D+32.9
R+8.3
148,148
R
40.6%Kennedy65,224
59.2%Nixon95,078
0.2%
R+18.6
D+1.1
R+18.7
160,654
R
40.1%Stevenson62,766
59.7%Eisenhower93,599
0.2%
R+19.7
D+3.6
R+4.3
156,662
R
38.2%Stevenson65,029
61.5%Eisenhower104,684
0.3%
R+23.3
R+23.7
R+12.5
170,291
D
49.7%Truman73,715
49.3%Dewey73,090
1.0%
D+0.4
D+14.3
R+4.1
148,326
R
42.9%Roosevelt64,334
56.8%Dewey85,142
0.3%
R+13.9
R+8.2
R+21.4
149,967
R
46.9%Roosevelt86,784
52.6%Willkie97,361
0.5%
R+5.7
R+15.1
R+15.7
185,025
D
54.4%Roosevelt98,644
45.1%Landon81,700
0.5%
D+9.4
R+11.1
R+14.9
181,213
D
59.3%Roosevelt94,940
38.8%Hoover62,202
1.9%
D+20.4
D+59.7
D+2.7
160,114
R
29.8%Smith45,553
69.1%Hoover105,469
1.1%
R+39.3
R+18.9
R+21.8
152,627
R
33.2%Davis47,032
53.6%Coolidge75,927
13.2%
R+20.4
R+2.9
D+4.8
141,603
R
39.3%Cox55,092
56.8%Harding79,662
3.9%
R+17.5
R+26.3
D+8.7
140,226
D
50.6%Wilson63,284
41.8%Hughes52,279
7.6%
D+8.8
R+2.9
D+5.7
125,045
D
39.2%Wilson33,329
27.5%Taft23,385
33.3%
D+11.7
D+14.9
R+7.8
85,024
R
44.5%Bryan40,383
47.7%Taft43,311
7.9%
R+3.2
D+18.4
D+6.3
90,848
R
33.4%Parker26,963
55.0%Roosevelt44,448
11.6%
R+21.6
R+25.4
R+2.0
80,802
D
50.7%Bryan44,187
47.0%McKinley40,952
2.3%
D+3.7
R+11.0
D+11.3
87,101
D
56.9%Bryan43,694
42.1%McKinley32,362
1.0%
D+14.7
D+38.5
D+20.8
76,845
R
19.3%Cleveland13,056
43.0%Harrison29,165
37.7%
R+23.8
—
R+25.4
67,788
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026R+30.8
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+50.5
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 20 points more Democratic.
DemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther parties
† Some years predate full county coverage; a flagged year sums only the counties reporting it.
Voter registration in Joplin-Pittsburg
Year
Total registered
Democratic
Republican
Unaffiliated
Other
2025 (partial)
97,261
18,228
46,513
31,354
1,166
2026 (partial)
18,634
4,458
10,197
3,828
151
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+1,347 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −7,586 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Joplin-Pittsburg in Joplin-Pittsburg: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−4,165
2012
−1,090
2013
−1,769
2014
−1,304
2015
−1,806
2016
−1,759
2017
−932
2018
−724
2019
−1,057
2021
+1,535
2022
+1,841
2023
+1,368
2024
+929
2025
+1,347
Straddling the Missouri-Kansas border, this market blends working-class mining-heritage communities with small agricultural towns, producing some of the most reliably wide Republican margins in either state's non-metro returns.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 20.4 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 50.5 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved 1.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 50.5 points.
A population of 402,069, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $58,140 describe the market. The market's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Springfield, MO and Bowling Green.
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In 2024, Joplin-Pittsburg, Kansas voted Republican by 50.5 points (R+50.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 175,445 votes cast, 42,163 went Democratic and 130,781 went Republican.
When did Joplin-Pittsburg, Kansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Joplin-Pittsburg, Kansas voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Joplin-Pittsburg, Kansas?
Joplin-Pittsburg, Kansas has a population of 402,069 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Joplin-Pittsburg, Kansas?
Median household income in Joplin-Pittsburg, Kansas is $58,140 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Joplin-Pittsburg, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Joplin-Pittsburg, Kansas from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 25 went Republican.
