† 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
GroupMount VernonMissouriUnited States
German20.4%21.3%12.5%
Irish13.0%11.8%9.4%
English12.2%11.9%9.5%
American9.0%6.8%5.3%
Scottish2.4%1.8%1.3%
Italian1.9%3.2%4.8%
Dutch1.8%——
French1.4%2.2%1.6%
Mexican2.9%3.2%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.4%0.4%1.8%
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
Mount Vernon
Missouri
United States
Median age
35.3
39.2
39.1
Age 18–24
12.7%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
19.5%
17.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Mount Vernon
Missouri
United States
Median household income
$53,255
$70,702
$84,427
Poverty rate
13.8%
12.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
19.7%
32.4%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Mount Vernon
Missouri
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
1.7%
6.7%
22.3%
Religious landscape
Measure
Mount Vernon
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.
Mount Vernon, Missouri
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−46.1%
2008
−40.6%
2012
−47.0%
2016
−60.4%
2020
−62.7%
2024
−61.4%
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
R
18.7%Harris420
80.0%Trump1,800
1.3%
R+61.4
D+1.3
R+59.9
2,249
R
17.8%Biden368
80.5%Trump1,663
1.7%
R+62.7
R+2.3
R+67.1
2,067
R
17.1%Clinton332
77.5%Trump1,503
5.4%
R+60.4
R+13.4
R+62.5
1,939
R
25.5%Obama463
72.5%Romney1,318
2.0%
R+47.0
R+6.5
R+50.9
1,818
R
28.4%Obama535
68.9%McCain1,299
2.7%
R+40.6
D+5.6
R+47.8
1,884
R
26.8%Kerry472
72.9%Bush1,286
0.3%
R+46.1
—
R+43.7
1,764
Mount Vernon functions as the commercial and administrative center for Lawrence County, a reliably conservative rural county where Republicans routinely clear 70% in statewide contests. Its small-city dynamics draw from surrounding agricultural communities across southwest Missouri.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 62.7 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 1.3 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 61.4 points.
A population of 4,563, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $53,255 describe the city.
In 2024, Mount Vernon, Missouri voted Republican by 61.4 points (R+61.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,249 votes cast, 420 went Democratic and 1,800 went Republican.
How many people live in Mount Vernon, Missouri?
Mount Vernon, Missouri has a population of 4,563 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Mount Vernon, Missouri?
Median household income in Mount Vernon, Missouri is $53,255 — below the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.
What is the political history of Mount Vernon, Missouri?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Mount Vernon, Missouri from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
