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1876–2024
St. Louis
St. Louis city·Missouri

St. Louis city has voted Democratic for as long as anyone can remember.

One of the nation's most Democratic-leaning urban jurisdictions

18762024·38 elections
St. Louis · Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, NPS from St. Louis, MO, USA · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
D+64
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
288,512
2024 ACS
Most similar
Baltimore city
MD · similarity 1.00
181 precincts · 116,979 votes cast
Harris · D+64
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024D
+64.2%
94,45819,342116,979
2020D
+65.9%
110,08921,474134,372
2016D
+63.0%
104,23520,832132,487
2012D
+66.5%
118,78022,943144,066
2008D
+68.2%
132,92524,662158,858
2004D
+61.1%
116,13327,793144,638
2000D
+57.5%
96,55724,799124,752
1996D
+56.6%
91,23322,121122,003
1992D
+52.2%
102,35625,441147,404
1988D
+45.6%
110,07640,906151,714
1984D
+29.6%
112,31861,020173,338
1980D
+37.1%
113,69750,333170,751
1976D
+33.6%
118,70358,367179,784
1972D
+24.7%
119,81772,402192,219
1968D
+38.4%
143,01058,252220,914
1964D
+55.4%
207,95859,604267,562
1960D
+33.3%
202,319101,331303,650
1956D
+21.7%
202,210130,045332,255
1952D
+23.9%
235,893144,828381,148
1948D
+29.1%
220,654120,656343,770
1944D
+20.7%
204,687134,411339,919
1940D
+16.2%
233,338168,165402,451
1936D
+33.3%
260,063127,887396,830
1932D
+28.8%
226,338123,448357,105
1928D
+4.3%
176,428161,701339,194
1924R
−16.5%
95,888139,433264,597
1920R
−20.2%
106,047163,280282,652
1916R
−6.0%
74,05983,798162,032
1912D
+8.8%
58,84546,509140,327
1908R
−9.4%
60,91774,160140,550
1904R
−4.9%
51,85857,547115,792
1900R
−0.5%
59,93160,597124,574
1896R
−13.3%
50,09165,708116,996
1892R
−1.2%
34,66935,52871,139
1888
No data
1884
No data
1880
No data
1876
No data
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
Polish
1.1%
African American
33.8%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
0.0%
speak English only
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
22.6%
Catholic & Orthodox
17.4%
Mainline Protestant
12.6%
Non-Christian
11.2%
Other Christian
8.5%
Methodist
5.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 20.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

St. Louis City, independent of any county since 1876, delivered a 64-point Democratic presidential margin in 2024 — among the widest in Missouri — anchored by a dense, majority-minority population concentrated in a compact 66 square miles.

The Democratic margin in St. Louis city reached its widest at sixty-eight points in 2008. The margin in 2024 was sixty-four points — still decisive.

St. Louis city's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $56,160, a 46% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 288,512 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Baltimore city and District of Columbia.