Velda, MO
| Election | Margin |
|---|---|
| 2008 | D+96.1 |
| 2012 | D+95.4 |
| 2016 | D+92.7 |
| 2020 | D+88.4 |
| 2024 | D+86.3 |
Turnout is unavailable because a compatible reported ballots-cast numerator and denominator are not both present.
Akashic
| Population | 1,158 |
|---|---|
| Latest presidential result | D+86.3 (2024) |
| Results on record | 2004–2024 presidential |
| Median household income | $37,105 |
| County | St. Louis County |
| State | MO |
Place narrative
Velda City sits within the dense patchwork of small municipalities that fragment north St. Louis County, where hyper-local governance and majority-Black demographics shape civic identity more than county- or state-level political trends.
Akashic
Presidential history
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Other | Candidate total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | D | +86.3% | 377 | 25 | 6 | 408 |
| 2020 | D | +88.4% | 529 | 28 | 10 | 567 |
| 2016 | D | +92.7% | 561 | 16 | 11 | 588 |
| 2012 | D | +95.4% | 694 | 12 | 9 | 715 |
| 2008 | D | +96.1% | 723 | 10 | 9 | 742 |
| 2004† | D | +95.6% | 640 | 10 | 9 | 659 |
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
Akashic
| Race & Ethnicity | |
|---|---|
| White | 2.3% |
| Black | 94.0% |
| Asian | 0.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1.8% |
| Income & Age | |
| Median household income | $37,105 |
| Poverty rate | 21.6% |
| Median age | 32.7 |
| Age 18–29 | 15.8% |
| Age 65 and older | 16.5% |
| Education & Language | |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher (25+) | 15.6% |
| Speaks a non-English language at home | 2.8% |
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 St. Louis County county page and the MO state page.