† 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
GroupKirkwoodMissouriUnited States
German29.7%21.3%12.5%
Irish16.2%11.8%9.4%
English12.1%11.9%9.5%
American7.3%6.8%5.3%
Italian6.1%3.2%4.8%
Polish3.2%1.3%2.2%
French3.2%2.2%1.6%
Scottish2.0%1.8%1.3%
African American†4.3%10.0%9.9%
Mexican1.6%3.2%11.3%
Asian Indian0.8%0.6%1.4%
Chinese0.4%0.4%1.3%
Filipino0.2%0.2%0.9%
Vietnamese0.2%0.2%0.6%
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
Kirkwood
Missouri
United States
Median age
41.8
39.2
39.1
Age 18–24
4.8%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
20.8%
17.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Kirkwood
Missouri
United States
Median household income
$121,270
$70,702
$84,427
Poverty rate
5.3%
12.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
67.9%
32.4%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Kirkwood
Missouri
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
4.4%
6.7%
22.3%
Spanish
1.4%
2.9%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Kirkwood
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.
Kirkwood, Missouri
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+0.2%
2008
+11.1%
2012
−2.0%
2016
+16.6%
2020
+27.3%
2024
+27.7%
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
D
63.0%Harris11,433
35.2%Trump6,395
1.8%
D+27.7
D+0.5
D+29.2
18,156
D
62.8%Biden11,872
35.5%Trump6,715
1.6%
D+27.3
D+10.7
D+22.8
18,898
D
55.7%Clinton9,774
39.0%Trump6,853
5.3%
D+16.6
D+18.6
D+14.5
17,561
R
48.2%Obama8,371
50.2%Romney8,719
1.6%
R+2.0
R+13.1
R+5.9
17,361
D
55.1%Obama9,816
44.0%McCain7,835
0.9%
D+11.1
D+10.9
D+3.8
17,816
D
50.0%Kerry8,688
49.8%Bush8,654
0.1%
D+0.2
—
D+2.7
17,366
Kirkwood sits in St. Louis County's inner-ring suburbs, where high educational attainment has tracked closely with shifting partisan preferences over the past decade. Its dense mix of long-established homeowners and younger arrivals makes precinct-level swings worth watching.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 27.7 points in 2024 and a Republican high of 2.0 points in 2012. The 2024 margin was 27.7 points.
A population of 29,363, a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $121,270 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Creve Coeur and Prairie Village.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
In 2024, Kirkwood, Missouri voted Democratic by 27.7 points (D+27.7), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 18,156 votes cast, 11,433 went Democratic and 6,395 went Republican.
When did Kirkwood, Missouri last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Kirkwood, Missouri voted Republican was 2012.
How many people live in Kirkwood, Missouri?
Kirkwood, Missouri has a population of 29,363 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Kirkwood, Missouri?
Median household income in Kirkwood, Missouri is $121,270 — above the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.
What is the political history of Kirkwood, Missouri?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Kirkwood, Missouri from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 1 went Republican.
