HarrisDemocratic24.0%42,163TrumpRepublican74.5%130,781OtherAll other candidates1.4%2,501
R+50.5- Lead
- 88,618
- Total
- 175,445
- vs nation
- R+49.0
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President margin by year
Place winner margin
14 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
President results by year
Vote totals, margins, and source status
BidenDemocratic24.5%43,191TrumpRepublican73.5%129,319OtherAll other candidates2.0%3,527
R+48.9- Lead
- 86,128
- Total
- 176,037
- vs nation
- R+53.4
ClintonDemocratic22.4%36,609TrumpRepublican72.0%117,862OtherAll other candidates5.7%9,266
R+49.6- Lead
- 81,253
- Total
- 163,737
- vs nation
- R+51.7
ObamaDemocratic30.8%48,459RomneyRepublican66.9%105,322OtherAll other candidates2.3%3,545
R+36.1- Lead
- 56,863
- Total
- 157,326
- vs nation
- R+40.0
ObamaDemocratic35.1%58,956McCainRepublican63.3%106,248OtherAll other candidates1.6%2,684
R+28.2- Lead
- 47,292
- Total
- 167,888
- vs nation
- R+35.4
KerryDemocratic32.9%54,556BushRepublican66.2%109,743OtherAll other candidates0.9%1,442
R+33.3- Lead
- 55,187
- Total
- 165,741
- vs nation
- R+30.8
GoreDemocratic36.2%53,519BushRepublican60.7%89,653OtherAll other candidates3.1%4,537
R+24.5- Lead
- 36,134
- Total
- 147,709
- vs nation
- R+25.0
ClintonDemocratic38.4%54,532DoleRepublican48.8%69,301OtherAll other candidates12.8%18,155
R+10.4- Lead
- 14,769
- Total
- 141,988
- vs nation
- R+18.9
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+50.5MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 402,0692024 5-year
- Population density
- 48 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 8,290 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $58,1402024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 81.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 7.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+20.4 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+50.5 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Springfield, MO · twin score 96.3
presidential history
Party record book
Joplin-Pittsburg · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1892–2024 · 34 presidential cycles
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Franklin D. Roosevelt1932
59.3%
94,940 votes · D+20.4
Runner-up · Lyndon B. Johnson, 1964 · 57.0%
Republican
Donald Trump2024
74.5%
130,781 votes · R+50.5
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 73.5%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Franklin D. Roosevelt1936
98,644votes
54.4% of the vote · D+9.4
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932 · 94,940 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
130,781votes
74.5% of the vote · R+50.5
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 129,319 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
William J. Bryan1896
+20.8pts D vs U.S.
Place D+14.7 · U.S. R+6.1
Runner-up · William J. Bryan, 1900 · +11.3 pts
Republican
Donald Trump2020
+53.4pts R vs U.S.
Place R+48.9 · U.S. D+4.5
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2016 · +51.7 pts
U.S. House elections · 3 House
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
U.S. House
On a multi-state Place, each row sums votes cast in the separate U.S. House races held inside the Place that year. It is a geographic vote total, not one contest or a seat tally.
Some U.S. House rows cover a contest held in only part of this Place — the votes are real, but the total is not place-wide because the rest of the Place had no such race that year.
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026R+30.8
Presidential vote · 2024R+50.5
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 20 points more Republican than the rolls.
DemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther parties
† Some years predate full county coverage; a flagged year sums only the counties reporting it.
| Year | Total registered | Democratic | Republican | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 (partial) | 97,261 | 18,228 | 46,513 | 31,354 | 1,166 |
| 2026 (partial) | 18,634 | 4,458 | 10,197 | 3,828 | 151 |
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+1,347 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −7,586 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | −4,165 |
| 2012 | −1,090 |
| 2013 | −1,769 |
| 2014 | −1,304 |
| 2015 | −1,806 |
| 2016 | −1,759 |
| 2017 | −932 |
| 2018 | −724 |
| 2019 | −1,057 |
| 2021 | +1,535 |
| 2022 | +1,841 |
| 2023 | +1,368 |
| 2024 | +929 |
| 2025 | +1,347 |
Straddling the Missouri-Kansas border, this market blends working-class mining-heritage communities with small agricultural towns, producing some of the most reliably wide Republican margins in either state's non-metro returns.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 20.4 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 50.5 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved 1.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 50.5 points.
A population of 402,069, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $58,140 describe the market. The market's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Springfield, MO and Bowling Green.
Political twins — media markets
The media markets whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Springfield, MO
96.3twin score
2012–2024 trajectory
Bowling Green
Kentucky
91.2twin score
2000–2024 trajectory≠ American ancestry
Paducah-Cape Girardeau-Harrisburg
Illinois
89.7twin score
2012–2024 trajectory
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.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Joplin-Pittsburg, Kansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Joplin-Pittsburg, Kansas voted Republican by 50.5 points (R+50.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 175,445 votes cast, 42,163 went Democratic and 130,781 went Republican.
When did Joplin-Pittsburg, Kansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Joplin-Pittsburg, Kansas voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Joplin-Pittsburg, Kansas?
Joplin-Pittsburg, Kansas has a population of 402,069 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Joplin-Pittsburg, Kansas?
Median household income in Joplin-Pittsburg, Kansas is $58,140 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Joplin-Pittsburg, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Joplin-Pittsburg, Kansas from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 25 went Republican.