Home to Missouri S&T, where engineering culture shapes a distinct voter profile
Rolla's identity is anchored by Missouri University of Science and Technology, giving this south-central Missouri city an unusually high concentration of STEM workers and graduate students relative to its size, which tilts its demographic mix away from surrounding Ozark communities.
| Group | Rolla, MO | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 89.5% | 57.4% |
▶Asian(5) | 3.0% | 6.0% |
Multiracial / Other | 2.3% | 4.0% |
▶Black / African American(6) | 2.2% | 12.2% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(7) | 2.1% | 19.3% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(2) | 0.8% | 0.9% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(4) | 0.3% | 0.9% |
Catholic-Evangelical edge: -68.3pp (vs national 4.5pp). A strongly Evangelical-leaning religious profile, which nationally correlates with Republican-leaning rural and exurban communities.
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents | US Pop | US Adherents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28.7% | 74.1% | — | — | |
| 4.0% | 10.3% | — | — | |
| 3.0% | 7.9% | — | — | |
| 2.8% | 7.3% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 1.9% | 4.8% | — | — |
| 0.2% | 0.4% | — | — | |
Non-religiousPopulation | 61.3% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Rolla, MO metro area? 172,101 residents across 4 counties.
27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree — 6pp below the national average. Places with similar education levels vote R+3 on average nationally.
Scale, voting-age share, and this geography's footprint inside the national electorate.
Income, attainment, and ownership indicators that often shape coalition structure and turnout behavior.
Age structure, language use, and nativity signals that explain how this geography differs from state and nation.
| Offices | Margin A | Margin B | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate vs Governor | R+38.4 | R+45.7 | 7.3pp |
| President vs Senate | R+42.9 | R+38.4 | 4.5pp |
| President vs Governor | R+42.9 | R+45.7 | 2.8pp |