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Mexico·Missouri

Mexico delivered R+31.3 in 2024.

20082024·5 elections
MO
Mexico
TrumpR+31.3
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald TrumpRepublican64.9%3,034
Kamala HarrisDemocratic33.6%1,571
OtherAll other candidates1.6%73
D+60
R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: −31.3% in 2024.−31.3%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−7.2%
2012−14.6%
2016−30.5%
2020−30.5%
2024−31.3%
DemocraticRepublican
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
33.6%Harris1,571
64.9%Trump3,034
1.6%
−31.3%
4,678
R
33.5%Biden1,473
64.0%Trump2,811
2.5%incl. Jorgensen
−30.5%
4,392
R
31.7%Clinton1,362
62.1%Trump2,673
6.2%incl. Johnson
−30.5%
4,301
R
42.7%Obama1,832
57.3%Romney2,458
0.0%
−14.6%
4,290
R
45.7%Obama2,242
52.9%McCain2,596
1.4%
−7.2%
4,907

Demographics

Demographic profile

Demographic Profile

Key indicators compared across containing geographies

Demographic Profile. Key indicators compared across containing geographies. ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error. Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.
IndicatorMexicoCityMissouriStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White84.4%77.5%61.0%
Black7.1%11.0%12.2%
Asian0.8%2.1%6.0%
Two or more races6.7%7.1%12.6%
Other race0.9%2.3%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino2.0%5.2%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$50,873$70,702$84,427
Poverty rate17.8%12.6%12.5%
Median age37.339.239.1
Age 18–247.9%9.2%9.2%
Age 65 and older19.0%17.9%17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)16.8%32.4%35.6%
Speaks a non-English language at home4.9%6.7%22.3%
German or other West Germanic2.0%0.5%0.5%
Spanish1.8%2.9%13.6%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryGerman 18.3%German 21.3%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryEnglish 13.1%English 11.9%Mexican 11.3%
3rd-largest ancestryIrish 10.6%Irish 11.8%English 9.5%
Religion
Catholic7.9%County context12.5%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant29.3%County context24.1%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed48.4%County context51.7%51.5%
Mainline Protestant10.7%County context5.7%5.2%

ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error.

Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the origins and ancestries reported within it.
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
German
18.3%
English
13.1%
Irish
10.6%
American
6.8%
Dutch
2.2%
French
1.5%
Italian
1.3%
Scottish
1.3%
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
African American identity is recorded by the ACS race question; the ancestry item enumerates specific African and Caribbean ancestries only.
African
0.6%
The ACS does not publish subgroup detail for people reporting two or more races.
Specific origin · ACS B03001
Mexican
2.7%
Spaniard
0.2%
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and other single-race responses combined.
Below 1% of the population here; subgroup estimates are within the survey's margin of error.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Race shares: B02001 · B03003. Subgroup detail: B03001 (Hispanic or Latino specific origin), B02015 (Asian groups), B02020 · B02016 (American Indian/Alaska Native tribes and Pacific Islander groups), B04006 (reported ancestry). Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so group shares can total more than 100%. All subgroup rows are shares of total population; ancestry is self-reported and multiple-response, so rows do not sum to the parent group's share.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.1%
speak English only
German or other West Germanic2.0%
Spanish1.8%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)0.6%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.2%
Vietnamese0.1%
Other Asian & Pacific Island0.1%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Evangelical Protestant
29.3%
Mainline Protestant
10.7%
Catholic
7.9%
Black Protestant
1.9%
Latter-day Saints
1.3%
Other Christian
0.5%
Unaffiliated or not counted48.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. The unaffiliated-or-not-counted share is everyone not claimed as an adherent by any reporting body — uncounted congregations as well as the religiously unaffiliated.

Mexico sits in the Border South. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 31.3 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 0.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 31.3 points.

A population of 11,477, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $50,873 describe the city.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Mexico, Missouri vote in 2024?
In 2024, Mexico, Missouri voted Republican by 31.3 points (R+31.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 4,678 votes cast, 1,571 went Democratic and 3,034 went Republican.
What is Mexico, Missouri's political typology?
Akashic places Mexico, Missouri in the "" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the city has voted Democratic 0 times, Republican 5 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in Mexico, Missouri?
Mexico, Missouri has a population of 11,477 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Mexico, Missouri?
Median household income in Mexico, Missouri is $50,873 — below the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.
What is the political history of Mexico, Missouri?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Mexico, Missouri from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican. The city's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.