Election Results for Joplin-Pittsburg, MO-KS-OK Market Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	10,841	13.6
Deaths:	12,439	15.6
Net Migration:	3,131	3.9
Net Immigration:	695	0.9

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +11,457	R +4,875	D + 2.7%
D +6,582
2020 vs. 2012	R +23,997	R +29,265	R + 12.9%
D -5,268
2020 vs. 2008	R +23,071	R +38,836	R + 21.3%
D -15,765

2016 vs. 2008	R +11,614	R +33,961	R + 24.0%
D -22,347
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2020	58%	Donald Trump* (R)	129,319	73.4%	Joe Biden (D)	43,191	24.5%	3,623 [+]	2.1%	176,133	27	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 2,843 (1.6%);
2016	54%	Donald Trump (R)	117,862	72.2%	Hillary Clinton (D)	36,609	22.4%	8,737 [+]	5.4%	163,208	26	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 5,578 (3.4%); Jill Stein (Grn) 1,854 (1.1%); Evan McMullin (I) 375 (0.2%);
2012	52%	Mitt Romney (R)	105,322	66.9%	Barack Obama* (D)	48,459	30.8%	3,545 [+]	2.3%	157,326	20	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 2,648 (1.7%);
2008	56%	John McCain (R)	106,248	63.2%	Barack Obama (D)	58,956	35.1%	2,874 [+]	1.7%	168,078	18	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 1,415 (0.8%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 697 (0.4%);
2004	56%	George W. Bush* (R)	109,743	66.2%	John Kerry (D)	54,556	32.9%	1,442 [+]	0.9%	165,741	16	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 572 (0.3%);
2000	51%	George W. Bush (R)	89,653	60.7%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	53,519	36.2%	4,537 [+]	3.1%	147,709	13	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 2,999 (2.0%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 805 (0.5%);
1996	51%	Robert Dole (R)	69,301	48.8%	Bill Clinton* (D)	54,532	38.4%	18,155 [+]	12.8%	141,988	8	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 16,896 (11.9%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 534 (0.4%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	57%	George Bush* (R)	62,338	40.9%	Bill Clinton (D)	56,464	37.0%	33,641 [+]	22.1%	152,443	3	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 33,104 (21.7%);
1988	52%	George Bush (R)	77,856	57.0%	Michael Dukakis (D)	57,927	42.4%	894 [+]	0.7%	136,677	4	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 448 (0.3%);
1984	56%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	97,164	66.3%	Walter Mondale (D)	48,692	33.2%	708	0.5%	146,564	7	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	57%	Ronald Reagan (R)	86,431	57.7%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	56,769	37.9%	6,705 [+]	4.5%	149,905	7	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 5,044 (3.4%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 1,389 (0.9%);
1976	59%	Jimmy Carter (D)	72,004	50.5%	Gerald Ford* (R)	69,089	48.4%	1,593 [+]	1.1%	142,686	0	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 1,058 (0.7%);
1972	60%	Richard Nixon* (R)	95,766	68.7%	George McGovern (D)	41,957	30.1%	1,680 [+]	1.2%	139,403	8	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 1,227 (0.9%);
1968	67%	Richard Nixon (R)	71,981	51.8%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	51,966	37.4%	15,017 [+]	10.8%	138,964	8	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 14,911 (10.7%);
1964	71%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	84,466	57.0%	Barry Goldwater (R)	63,259	42.7%	423	0.3%	148,148	4	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	77%	Richard Nixon (R)	95,078	59.2%	John Kennedy (D)	65,224	40.6%	352	0.2%	160,654	10	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	69%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	93,599	59.7%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	62,766	40.1%	297	0.2%	156,662	2	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	72%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	104,684	61.5%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	65,029	38.2%	578	0.3%	170,291	6	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	63%	Harry Truman* (D)	73,715	49.7%	Thomas Dewey (R)	73,090	49.3%	1,521 [+]	1.0%	148,326	4	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 811 (0.5%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	62%	Thomas Dewey (R)	85,142	56.8%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	64,334	42.9%	491	0.3%	149,967	11	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	75%	Wendell Willkie (R)	97,361	52.6%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	86,784	46.9%	880	0.5%	185,025	8	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	75%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	98,644	54.4%	Alf Landon (R)	81,700	45.1%	869 [+]	0.5%	181,213	9	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: Norman Thomas (Soc) 501 (0.3%); William Lemke (Union) 267 (0.1%);
1932	66%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	94,940	59.3%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	62,202	38.8%	2,973 [+]	1.9%	160,115	-1	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 2,672 (1.7%);
1928	65%	Herbert Hoover (R)	105,469	69.1%	Al Smith (D)	45,553	29.8%	1,605 [+]	1.1%	152,627	11	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 1,517 (1.0%);
1924	58%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	75,927	53.6%	John Davis (D)	47,032	33.2%	18,644 [+]	13.2%	141,603	0	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 18,374 (13.0%);
1920	56%	Warren Harding (R)	79,682	56.8%	James Cox (D)	55,092	39.3%	5,472 [+]	3.9%	140,246	-3	0.52%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 3,430 (2.4%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1916	52%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	63,272	50.6%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	52,268	41.8%	9,482 [+]	7.6%	125,022	-4	0.67%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 8,076 (6.5%); James Hanly (Proh) 1,087 (0.9%);
1912	36%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	33,329	39.2%	William Taft* (R)	23,385	27.5%	28,309 [+]	33.3%	85,023	4	0.57%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 15,330 (18.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 12,249 (14.4%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 555 (0.7%);
1908	41%	William Taft (R)	43,312	47.7%	William J. Bryan (D)	40,372	44.4%	7,152 [+]	7.9%	90,836	-4	0.61%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Debs (Soc) 5,998 (6.6%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 866 (1.0%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 37 (0.0%);
1904	39%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	44,448	55.0%	Alton Parker (D)	26,963	33.4%	9,391 [+]	11.6%	80,802	-1	0.60%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Eugene Debs (Soc) 6,769 (8.4%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 1,709 (2.1%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 725 (0.9%);
1900	44%	William J. Bryan (D)	44,237	50.8%	William McKinley* (R)	40,952	47.0%	1,962 [+]	2.3%	87,151	-5	0.62%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 896 (1.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 848 (1.0%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Joplin-Pittsburg, MO-KS-OK Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

43,191

24.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

129,319

73.4%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

2,843

1.6%

Other

780

0.4%

TOTAL

176,133

Turnout: 58%	Diff (US): 27

2016 President, Joplin-Pittsburg, MO-KS-OK Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

36,609

22.4%

Donald Trump (R)

117,862

72.2%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

5,578

3.4%

Jill Stein (Grn)

1,854

1.1%

Evan McMullin (I)

375

0.2%

Other

930

0.6%

TOTAL

163,208

Turnout: 54%	Diff (US): 26

2012 President, Joplin-Pittsburg, MO-KS-OK Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

48,459

30.8%

Mitt Romney (R)

105,322

66.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2,648

1.7%

Other

897

0.6%

TOTAL

157,326

Turnout: 52%	Diff (US): 20

2008 President, Joplin-Pittsburg, MO-KS-OK Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

58,956

35.1%

John McCain (R)

106,248

63.2%

Ralph Nader (I)

1,415

0.8%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

697

0.4%

Other

762

0.5%

TOTAL

168,078

Turnout: 56%	Diff (US): 18

2004 President, Joplin-Pittsburg, MO-KS-OK Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

109,743

66.2%

John Kerry (D)

54,556

32.9%

Ralph Nader (I)

572

0.3%

Other

870

0.5%

TOTAL

165,741

Turnout: 56%	Diff (US): 16

2000 President, Joplin-Pittsburg, MO-KS-OK Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

89,653

60.7%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

53,519

36.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2,999

2.0%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

805

0.5%

Other

733

0.5%

TOTAL

147,709

Turnout: 51%	Diff (US): 13

1996 President, Joplin-Pittsburg, MO-KS-OK Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

54,532

38.4%

Robert Dole (R)

69,301

48.8%

Ross Perot (Ref)

16,896

11.9%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

534

0.4%

Other

725

0.5%

TOTAL

141,988

Turnout: 51%	Diff (US): 8

1992 President, Joplin-Pittsburg, MO-KS-OK Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

56,464

37.0%

George Bush* (R)

62,338

40.9%

Ross Perot (I)

33,104

21.7%

Other

537

0.4%

TOTAL

152,443

Turnout: 57%	Diff (US): 3

1988 President, Joplin-Pittsburg, MO-KS-OK Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

77,856

57.0%

Michael Dukakis (D)

57,927

42.4%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

448

0.3%

Other

446

0.3%

TOTAL

136,677

Turnout: 52%	Diff (US): 4

1984 President, Joplin-Pittsburg, MO-KS-OK Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

97,164

66.3%

Walter Mondale (D)

48,692

33.2%

Other

708

0.5%

TOTAL

146,564

Turnout: 56%	Diff (US): 7

1980 President, Joplin-Pittsburg, MO-KS-OK Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

86,431

57.7%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

56,769

37.9%

John Anderson (I)

5,044

3.4%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

1,389

0.9%

Other

272

0.2%

TOTAL

149,905

Turnout: 57%	Diff (US): 7

1976 President, Joplin-Pittsburg, MO-KS-OK Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

72,004

50.5%

Gerald Ford* (R)

69,089

48.4%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

1,058

0.7%

Other

535

0.4%

TOTAL

142,686

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): 0

1972 President, Joplin-Pittsburg, MO-KS-OK Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

95,766

68.7%

George McGovern (D)

41,957

30.1%

John Schmitz (Amer)

1,227

0.9%

Other

453

0.3%

TOTAL

139,403

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): 8

1968 President, Joplin-Pittsburg, MO-KS-OK Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

71,981

51.8%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

51,966

37.4%

George Wallace (AIP)

14,911

10.7%

Other

106

0.1%

TOTAL

138,964

Turnout: 67%	Diff (US): 8

1964 President, Joplin-Pittsburg, MO-KS-OK Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

84,466

57.0%

Barry Goldwater (R)

63,259

42.7%

Other

423

0.3%

TOTAL

148,148

Turnout: 71%	Diff (US): 4

1960 President, Joplin-Pittsburg, MO-KS-OK Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

65,224

40.6%

Richard Nixon (R)

95,078

59.2%

Other

352

0.2%

TOTAL

160,654

Turnout: 77%	Diff (US): 10

1956 President, Joplin-Pittsburg, MO-KS-OK Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

93,599

59.7%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

62,766

40.1%

Other

297

0.2%

TOTAL

156,662

Turnout: 69%	Diff (US): 2

1952 President, Joplin-Pittsburg, MO-KS-OK Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

104,684

61.5%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

65,029

38.2%

Other

578

0.3%

TOTAL

170,291

Turnout: 72%	Diff (US): 6

1948 President, Joplin-Pittsburg, MO-KS-OK Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

73,715

49.7%

Thomas Dewey (R)

73,090

49.3%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

811

0.5%

Other

710

0.5%

TOTAL

148,326

Turnout: 63%	Diff (US): 4

1944 President, Joplin-Pittsburg, MO-KS-OK Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

64,334

42.9%

Thomas Dewey (R)

85,142

56.8%

Other

491

0.3%

TOTAL

149,967

Turnout: 62%	Diff (US): 11

1940 President, Joplin-Pittsburg, MO-KS-OK Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

86,784

46.9%

Wendell Willkie (R)

97,361

52.6%

Other

880

0.5%

TOTAL

185,025

Turnout: 75%	Diff (US): 8

1936 President, Joplin-Pittsburg, MO-KS-OK Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

98,644

54.4%

Alf Landon (R)

81,700

45.1%

William Lemke (Union)

267

0.1%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

501

0.3%

Other

101

0.1%

TOTAL

181,213

Turnout: 75%	Diff (US): 9

1932 President, Joplin-Pittsburg, MO-KS-OK Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

94,940

59.3%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

62,202

38.8%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

2,672

1.7%

Other

301

0.2%

TOTAL

160,115

Turnout: 66%	Diff (US): -1

1928 President, Joplin-Pittsburg, MO-KS-OK Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

105,469

69.1%

Al Smith (D)

45,553

29.8%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

1,517

1.0%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

152,627

Turnout: 65%	Diff (US): 11

1924 President, Joplin-Pittsburg, MO-KS-OK Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

75,927

53.6%

John Davis (D)

47,032

33.2%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

18,374

13.0%

Other

270

0.2%

TOTAL

141,603

Turnout: 58%	Diff (US): 0

1920 President, Joplin-Pittsburg, MO-KS-OK Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

79,682

56.8%

James Cox (D)

55,092

39.3%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

3,430

2.4%

Other

2,042

1.5%

TOTAL

140,246

Turnout: 56%	Diff (US): -3

1916 President, Joplin-Pittsburg, MO-KS-OK Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

63,272

50.6%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

52,268

41.8%

Allan Benson (Soc)

8,076

6.5%

James Hanly (Proh)

1,087

0.9%

Other

319

0.3%

TOTAL

125,022

Turnout: 52%	Diff (US): -4

1912 President, Joplin-Pittsburg, MO-KS-OK Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

33,329

39.2%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

15,330

18.0%

William Taft* (R)

23,385

27.5%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

12,249

14.4%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

555

0.7%

Other

175

0.2%

TOTAL

85,023

Turnout: 36%	Diff (US): 4

1908 President, Joplin-Pittsburg, MO-KS-OK Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

43,312

47.7%

William J. Bryan (D)

40,372

44.4%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

5,998

6.6%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

866

1.0%

Thomas Hisgen (I)

0.0%

Other

251

0.3%

TOTAL

90,836

Turnout: 41%	Diff (US): -4

1904 President, Joplin-Pittsburg, MO-KS-OK Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

44,448

55.0%

Alton Parker (D)

26,963

33.4%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

6,769

8.4%

Silas Swallow (Proh)

1,709

2.1%

Thomas Watson (Pop)

725

0.9%

Other

188

0.2%

TOTAL

80,802

Turnout: 39%	Diff (US): -1

1900 President, Joplin-Pittsburg, MO-KS-OK Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

40,952

47.0%

William J. Bryan (D)

44,237

50.8%

John Woolley (Proh)

896

1.0%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

848

1.0%

Other

218

0.3%

TOTAL

87,151

Turnout: 44%	Diff (US): -5

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	333,426	83.01%	4.7%
Black:	6,912	1.72%	18.3%
Indian:	12,341	3.07%	5.5%
Asian:	7,298	1.82%	55.4%
2+ races:	13,988	3.48%	19.6%
Hispanic:	27,724	6.90%	39.0%

Total non-White:	68,263	16.99%	26.1%

Change in White population:	-16,583	-4.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	14,144	3.5

Joplin-Pittsburg, MO-KS-OK Market Area

Historical Presidential Election Results for Joplin-Pittsburg, MO-KS-OK Market Area