Marceline, MO
| Election | Margin |
|---|---|
| 2008 | D+1.1 |
| 2012 | R+11.9 |
| 2016 | R+44.2 |
| 2020 | R+43.3 |
| 2024 | R+50.2 |
Turnout is unavailable because a compatible reported ballots-cast numerator and denominator are not both present.
| Population | 2,292 |
|---|---|
| Latest presidential result | R+50.2 (2024) |
| Results on record | 2004–2024 presidential |
| Median household income | $63,355 |
| County | Linn County |
| State | MO |
Place narrative
Marceline sits in Linn County, a reliably conservative stretch of north-central Missouri where population has contracted steadily for decades. Its most famous export remains cultural rather than political: Walt Disney credited the town as the inspiration for Main Street, U.S.A.
Presidential history
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Other | Candidate total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | −50.2% | 244 | 747 | 11 | 1,002 |
| 2020 | R | −43.3% | 282 | 728 | 19 | 1,029 |
| 2016 | R | −44.2% | 254 | 690 | 43 | 987 |
| 2012 | R | −11.9% | 434 | 555 | 30 | 1,019 |
| 2008 | D | +1.1% | 544 | 532 | 37 | 1,113 |
| 2004† | R | −10.9% | 479 | 596 | 1 | 1,076 |
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.
These Census-place returns are modeled candidate-vote estimates on Census boundaries unless a row explicitly says certified. They are not automatically the official city or town return.
† 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source reported that cycle at county or municipality level (COVID-era consolidated reporting), so block-level detail is interpolated from adjacent cycles and scaled to certified totals.
Demographics
| Race & Ethnicity | |
|---|---|
| White | 93.7% |
| Black | 2.4% |
| Asian | 0.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3.5% |
| Income & Age | |
| Median household income | $63,355 |
| Poverty rate | 19.4% |
| Median age | 35.3 |
| Age 18–29 | 16.4% |
| Age 65 and older | 15.4% |
| Education & Language | |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher (25+) | 19.0% |
| Speaks a non-English language at home | 1.7% |
ACS 5-year survey estimates, subject to a margin of error. Race shares are single-race; Hispanic or Latino is a separate, overlapping ethnicity.
Ancestry, religious adherence, and side-by-side parent comparisons appear on the Linn County county page and the MO state page.