† 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
4 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
GroupSt. JosephUnited States
German23.2%12.5%
English12.1%9.5%
Irish11.5%9.4%
American6.3%5.3%
Scottish1.9%1.3%
Italian1.6%4.8%
Polish1.4%2.2%
French1.4%1.6%
Mexican3.5%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.7%1.8%
Cuban0.6%0.7%
Salvadoran0.4%0.7%
Spaniard0.2%—
African American†4.2%9.9%
Ethiopian0.2%—
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
St. Joseph
United States
Median age
39.9
39.1
Age 18–24
9.0%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
St. Joseph
United States
Median household income
$65,622
$84,427
Poverty rate
13.5%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
23.8%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
St. Joseph
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
5.1%
22.3%
Spanish
3.1%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
St. Joseph
United States
Catholic
7.4%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
24.9%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
57.6%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
7.3%
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.
St. Joseph, Missouri
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−4.4%
1896
−0.8%
1900
−2.7%
1904
−12.3%
1908
−0.7%
1912
+17.7%
1916
+6.6%
1920
−11.5%
1924
−13.0%
1928
−29.0%
1932
+22.0%
1936
+17.6%
1940
+4.7%
1944
+1.7%
1948
+16.1%
1952
−14.4%
1956
−10.7%
1960
−10.8%
1964
+28.1%
1968
−7.8%
1972
−35.3%
1976
+0.3%
1980
−5.3%
1984
−17.7%
1988
+4.6%
1992
+9.9%
1996
+4.0%
2000
−5.7%
2004
−12.4%
2008
−7.7%
2012
−18.1%
2016
−35.1%
2020
−34.7%
2024
−37.8%
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
30.4%Harris16,406
68.2%Trump36,797
1.4%
R+37.8
R+3.1
R+36.3
53,981
R
31.6%Biden17,412
66.3%Trump36,509
2.0%
R+34.7
D+0.4
R+39.1
55,048
R
29.1%Clinton15,469
64.2%Trump34,131
6.7%
R+35.1
R+17.0
R+37.2
53,179
R
39.7%Obama20,339
57.8%Romney29,587
2.5%
R+18.1
R+10.3
R+21.9
51,200
R
45.1%Obama25,316
52.9%McCain29,650
2.0%
R+7.7
D+4.6
R+15.0
56,077
R
43.4%Kerry23,640
55.7%Bush30,379
0.9%
R+12.4
R+6.7
R+9.9
54,505
R
45.4%Gore22,576
51.1%Bush25,393
3.5%
R+5.7
R+9.7
R+6.2
49,723
D
45.5%Clinton21,384
41.4%Dole19,480
13.1%
D+4.0
R+5.8
R+4.5
47,019
D
41.6%Clinton22,052
31.7%Bush16,824
26.6%
D+9.9
D+5.2
D+4.3
52,998
D
52.1%Dukakis24,991
47.4%Bush22,768
0.5%
D+4.6
D+22.4
D+12.4
47,988
R
41.1%Mondale20,252
58.8%Reagan28,993
0.1%
R+17.7
R+12.5
D+0.5
49,285
R
45.0%Carter22,220
50.3%Reagan24,826
4.6%
R+5.3
R+5.6
D+4.5
49,327
D
49.7%Carter23,920
49.5%Ford23,784
0.8%
D+0.3
D+35.6
R+1.8
48,085
R
32.2%McGovern15,110
67.5%Nixon31,652
0.2%
R+35.3
R+27.5
R+12.1
46,859
R
42.1%Humphrey20,275
49.9%Nixon24,013
8.0%
R+7.8
R+35.9
R+7.1
48,118
D
64.0%Johnson31,578
35.9%Goldwater17,726
0.0%
D+28.1
D+38.8
D+5.5
49,320
R
44.6%Kennedy24,598
55.4%Nixon30,530
0.0%
R+10.8
±0.0
R+10.9
55,140
R
44.6%Stevenson23,846
55.4%Eisenhower29,588
0.0%
R+10.7
D+3.7
D+4.7
53,446
R
42.7%Stevenson24,906
57.2%Eisenhower33,323
0.1%
R+14.4
R+30.6
R+3.7
58,305
D
58.0%Truman29,139
41.8%Dewey21,027
0.2%
D+16.1
D+14.5
D+11.7
50,267
D
50.8%Roosevelt25,567
49.1%Dewey24,735
0.1%
D+1.7
R+3.1
R+5.8
50,335
D
52.3%Roosevelt32,032
47.6%Willkie29,144
0.1%
D+4.7
R+12.9
R+5.2
61,252
D
58.6%Roosevelt37,956
41.0%Landon26,562
0.4%
D+17.6
R+4.4
R+6.7
64,755
D
60.7%Roosevelt34,391
38.7%Hoover21,923
0.7%
D+22.0
D+51.0
D+4.2
56,697
R
35.4%Smith17,622
64.4%Hoover32,042
0.2%
R+29.0
R+16.0
R+11.5
49,760
R
40.3%Davis20,847
53.3%Coolidge27,563
6.4%
R+13.0
R+1.5
D+12.2
51,709
R
43.7%Cox21,753
55.2%Harding27,474
1.0%
R+11.5
R+18.1
D+14.7
49,738
D
52.3%Wilson16,389
45.7%Hughes14,314
1.9%
D+6.6
R+11.1
D+3.5
31,310
D
48.8%Wilson13,288
31.1%Taft8,457
20.1%
D+17.7
D+18.5
R+1.8
27,232
R
48.9%Bryan14,363
49.6%Taft14,573
1.5%
R+0.7
D+11.6
D+8.8
29,373
R
42.7%Parker11,747
55.0%Roosevelt15,138
2.4%
R+12.3
R+9.6
D+7.4
27,542
R
47.8%Bryan14,031
50.5%McKinley14,818
1.6%
R+2.7
R+1.9
D+4.9
29,323
R
49.1%Bryan13,026
50.0%McKinley13,245
0.9%
R+0.8
D+3.6
D+5.3
26,503
R
42.3%Cleveland9,826
46.7%Harrison10,856
10.9%
R+4.4
—
R+6.1
23,223
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2025R+53.3
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+37.8
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 16 points more Republican.
DemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther parties
† Some years predate full county coverage; a flagged year sums only the counties reporting it.
Voter registration in St. Joseph
Year
Total registered
Democratic
Republican
Unaffiliated
Other
2025 (partial)
5,032
531
3,212
1,261
28
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−165 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −8,727 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in St. Joseph in St. Joseph: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−47
2012
−234
2013
−546
2014
−883
2015
−944
2016
−535
2017
−659
2018
−607
2019
−1,116
2021
−620
2022
−1,053
2023
−1,298
2024
−20
2025
−165
The St. Joseph market spans Buchanan, DeKalb, and Andrew counties in northwest Missouri plus Doniphan County, Kansas. It gave the Democratic ticket a win as recently as 1992 (D+9.9) before moving to R+35.1 in 2016 and R+37.7 in 2024. German is the largest reported ancestry (23.2%, 2024 ACS 5-year).
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 28.1 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 37.8 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved 3.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 37.8 points.
A population of 120,012, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $65,622 describe the market. The market's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Quincy-Hannibal-Keokuk and Ottumwa-Kirksville.
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In 2024, St. Joseph, Missouri voted Republican by 37.8 points (R+37.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 53,981 votes cast, 16,406 went Democratic and 36,797 went Republican.
When did St. Joseph, Missouri last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which St. Joseph, Missouri voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in St. Joseph, Missouri?
St. Joseph, Missouri has a population of 120,012 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in St. Joseph, Missouri?
Median household income in St. Joseph, Missouri is $65,622 — below the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.
What is the political history of St. Joseph, Missouri?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in St. Joseph, Missouri from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 22 went Republican.
