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Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area


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2022 population: 98,275   ( 2,000 from 2010 , 754 from 2020)
Land area: 1431.8 square miles
Population density: 68.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:83,227 84.69% 0.4%
Black:8,1358.28% 1.2%
Indian:3200.33% 19.0%
Asian:1,6401.67% 71.9%
2+ races:2,2962.34% 56.1%
Hispanic:2,6572.70% 53.7%
Total non-White:15,04815.31% 18.3%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:2,428 12.4
Deaths:2,91114.9
Net Migration: 1,0085.2
Net Immigration: 1881.0
Change in White population:-325 -0.3
Change in Non-White pop.:2,325 2.4



Historical Presidential Election Results for Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2024 vs. 2020 R +461 R +844 R + 1.7%
D -383
2024 vs. 2016 R +2,681 R +919 D + 2.9%
D +1,762
2020 vs. 2016 R +2,220 R +75 D + 4.6%
D +2,145
2024 vs. 2012 R +5,069 R +5,754 R + 8.2%
D -685
2016 vs. 2008 R +2,908 R +8,536 R + 21.4%
D -5,628
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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(US) 		PUSV
2024 64% Donald Trump (R) 36,021 73.8% Kamala Harris (D) 12,221 25.0% 548 [+] 1.1% 48,790 24 0.03%
2020 64% Donald Trump* (R) 35,560 72.6% Joe Biden (D) 12,604 25.7% 846 [+] 1.7% 49,010 26 0.03%
2016 60% Donald Trump (R) 33,340 72.8% Hillary Clinton (D) 10,459 22.8% 2,008 [+] 4.4% 45,807 27 0.03%
2012 60% Mitt Romney (R) 30,952 69.1% Barack Obama* (D) 12,906 28.8% 928 [+] 2.1% 44,786 22 0.03%
2008 64% John McCain (R) 30,432 64.5% Barack Obama (D) 16,087 34.1% 658 [+] 1.4% 47,177 19 0.04%
2004 62% George W. Bush* (R) 29,747 67.1% John Kerry (D) 14,338 32.3% 248 [+] 0.6% 44,333 16 0.04%
2000 57% George W. Bush (R) 24,907 63.6% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 13,383 34.2% 885 [+] 2.3% 39,175 16 0.04%
1996 56% Robert Dole (R) 19,189 51.9% Bill Clinton* (D) 14,754 39.9% 3,030 [+] 8.2% 36,973 11 0.04%
1992 60% George Bush* (R) 17,054 44.8% Bill Clinton (D) 14,321 37.6% 6,705 [+] 17.6% 38,080 7 0.04%
1988 55% George Bush (R) 21,247 62.8% Michael Dukakis (D) 12,480 36.9% 91 [+] 0.3% 33,818 9 0.04%
1984 57% Ronald Reagan* (R) 22,756 65.2% Walter Mondale (D) 12,141 34.8% 21 0.1% 34,918 6 0.04%
1980 59% Ronald Reagan (R) 20,374 57.7% Jimmy Carter* (D) 13,710 38.8% 1,248 [+] 3.5% 35,332 7 0.04%
1976 63% Gerald Ford* (R) 17,069 50.7% Jimmy Carter (D) 16,426 48.8% 189 [+] 0.6% 33,684 3 0.04%
1972 66% Richard Nixon* (R) 22,431 67.6% George McGovern (D) 10,580 31.9% 168 [+] 0.5% 33,179 7 0.04%
1968 69% Richard Nixon (R) 15,121 49.1% Hubert Humphrey (D) 11,278 36.6% 4,399 [+] 14.3% 30,798 6 0.04%
1964 75% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 18,986 57.9% Barry Goldwater (R) 13,796 42.1% 0 0.0% 32,782 4 0.05%
1960 77% Richard Nixon (R) 18,360 55.7% John Kennedy (D) 14,584 44.2% 18 0.1% 32,962 6 0.05%
1956 69% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 17,908 56.1% Adlai Stevenson (D) 13,985 43.8% 21 0.1% 31,914 -1 0.05%
1952 71% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 19,008 56.8% Adlai Stevenson (D) 14,420 43.1% 54 0.2% 33,482 2 0.05%
1948 59% Harry Truman* (D) 14,588 51.1% Thomas Dewey (R) 13,832 48.5% 116 [+] 0.4% 28,536 3 0.06%
1944 59% Thomas Dewey (R) 15,981 54.1% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 13,453 45.6% 92 0.3% 29,526 8 0.06%
1940 72% Wendell Willkie (R) 18,972 51.4% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 17,744 48.1% 184 0.5% 36,900 7 0.07%
1936 75% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 18,680 53.6% Alf Landon (R) 15,915 45.7% 257 [+] 0.7% 34,852 9 0.08%
1932 68% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 17,041 56.3% Herbert Hoover* (R) 12,936 42.7% 307 [+] 1.0% 30,284 3 0.08%
1928 65% Herbert Hoover (R) 16,024 59.5% Al Smith (D) 10,846 40.3% 57 [+] 0.2% 26,927 1 0.07%
1924 57% Calvin Coolidge (R) 12,745 53.7% John Davis (D) 9,681 40.8% 1,315 [+] 5.5% 23,741 0 0.08%
1920 62% Warren Harding (R) 15,693 60.9% James Cox (D) 9,770 37.9% 298 [+] 1.2% 25,761 1 0.10%
1916 50% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 10,772 55.1% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 8,381 42.9% 380 [+] 1.9% 19,533 9 0.11%
1912 35% Woodrow Wilson (D) 6,035 43.9% William Taft* (R) 5,306 38.6% 2,396 [+] 17.4% 13,737 15 0.09%
1908 43% William Taft (R) 8,764 57.7% William J. Bryan (D) 6,165 40.6% 265 [+] 1.7% 15,194 6 0.10%
1904 40% Theodore Roosevelt (R) 7,880 58.2% Alton Parker (D) 5,228 38.6% 434 [+] 3.2% 13,542 2 0.10%
1900 40% William McKinley* (R) 7,083 54.6% William J. Bryan (D) 5,611 43.3% 273 [+] 2.1% 12,967 3 0.09%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 12,604 25.7%
Donald Trump* (R) 35,560 72.6%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 578 1.2%
Other 268 0.5%
TOTAL 49,010
Turnout: 64% Diff (US): 26


2016 President, Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 10,459 22.8%
Donald Trump (R) 33,340 72.8%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 1,254 2.7%
Jill Stein (Grn) 265 0.6%
Evan McMullin (I) 63 0.1%
Other 426 0.9%
TOTAL 45,807
Turnout: 60% Diff (US): 27


2012 President, Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 12,906 28.8%
Mitt Romney (R) 30,952 69.1%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 703 1.6%
Other 225 0.5%
TOTAL 44,786
Turnout: 60% Diff (US): 22


2008 President, Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 16,087 34.1%
John McCain (R) 30,432 64.5%
Ralph Nader (I) 254 0.5%
Bob Barr (Lbt) 200 0.4%
Other 204 0.4%
TOTAL 47,177
Turnout: 64% Diff (US): 19


2004 President, Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 29,747 67.1%
John Kerry (D) 14,338 32.3%
Other 248 0.6%
TOTAL 44,333
Turnout: 62% Diff (US): 16


2000 President, Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush (R) 24,907 63.6%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 13,383 34.2%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 445 1.1%
Pat Buchanan (Ref) 208 0.5%
Other 232 0.6%
TOTAL 39,175
Turnout: 57% Diff (US): 16


1996 President, Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton* (D) 14,754 39.9%
Robert Dole (R) 19,189 51.9%
Ross Perot (Ref) 2,688 7.3%
Harry Browne (Lbt) 170 0.5%
Other 172 0.5%
TOTAL 36,973
Turnout: 56% Diff (US): 11


1992 President, Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton (D) 14,321 37.6%
George Bush* (R) 17,054 44.8%
Ross Perot (I) 6,582 17.3%
Other 123 0.3%
TOTAL 38,080
Turnout: 60% Diff (US): 7


1988 President, Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
George Bush (R) 21,247 62.8%
Michael Dukakis (D) 12,480 36.9%
Ron Paul (Lbt) 4 0.0%
Other 87 0.3%
TOTAL 33,818
Turnout: 55% Diff (US): 9


1984 President, Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 22,756 65.2%
Walter Mondale (D) 12,141 34.8%
Other 21 0.1%
TOTAL 34,918
Turnout: 57% Diff (US): 6


1980 President, Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 20,374 57.7%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 13,710 38.8%
John Anderson (I) 982 2.8%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 223 0.6%
Other 43 0.1%
TOTAL 35,332
Turnout: 59% Diff (US): 7


1976 President, Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Jimmy Carter (D) 16,426 48.8%
Gerald Ford* (R) 17,069 50.7%
Eugene McCarthy (I) 148 0.4%
Other 41 0.1%
TOTAL 33,684
Turnout: 63% Diff (US): 3


1972 President, Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon* (R) 22,431 67.6%
George McGovern (D) 10,580 31.9%
Other 168 0.5%
TOTAL 33,179
Turnout: 66% Diff (US): 7


1968 President, Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon (R) 15,121 49.1%
Hubert Humphrey (D) 11,278 36.6%
George Wallace (AIP) 4,377 14.2%
Other 22 0.1%
TOTAL 30,798
Turnout: 69% Diff (US): 6


1964 President, Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Lyndon Johnson* (D) 18,986 57.9%
Barry Goldwater (R) 13,796 42.1%
TOTAL 32,782
Turnout: 75% Diff (US): 4


1960 President, Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
John Kennedy (D) 14,584 44.2%
Richard Nixon (R) 18,360 55.7%
Other 18 0.1%
TOTAL 32,962
Turnout: 77% Diff (US): 6


1956 President, Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 17,908 56.1%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 13,985 43.8%
Other 21 0.1%
TOTAL 31,914
Turnout: 69% Diff (US): -1


1952 President, Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower (R) 19,008 56.8%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 14,420 43.1%
Other 54 0.2%
TOTAL 33,482
Turnout: 71% Diff (US): 2


1948 President, Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Harry Truman* (D) 14,588 51.1%
Thomas Dewey (R) 13,832 48.5%
Henry Wallace (Prog) 11 0.0%
Other 105 0.4%
TOTAL 28,536
Turnout: 59% Diff (US): 3


1944 President, Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 13,453 45.6%
Thomas Dewey (R) 15,981 54.1%
Other 92 0.3%
TOTAL 29,526
Turnout: 59% Diff (US): 8


1940 President, Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 17,744 48.1%
Wendell Willkie (R) 18,972 51.4%
Other 184 0.5%
TOTAL 36,900
Turnout: 72% Diff (US): 7


1936 President, Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 18,680 53.6%
Alf Landon (R) 15,915 45.7%
William Lemke (Union) 150 0.4%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 47 0.1%
Other 60 0.2%
TOTAL 34,852
Turnout: 75% Diff (US): 9


1932 President, Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt (D) 17,041 56.3%
Herbert Hoover* (R) 12,936 42.7%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 241 0.8%
Other 66 0.2%
TOTAL 30,284
Turnout: 68% Diff (US): 3


1928 President, Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 16,024 59.5%
Al Smith (D) 10,846 40.3%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 48 0.2%
Other 9 0.0%
TOTAL 26,927
Turnout: 65% Diff (US): 1


1924 President, Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Calvin Coolidge (R) 12,745 53.7%
John Davis (D) 9,681 40.8%
Robert LaFollette (Prog) 1,292 5.4%
Other 23 0.1%
TOTAL 23,741
Turnout: 57% Diff (US): 0


1920 President, Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Warren Harding (R) 15,693 60.9%
James Cox (D) 9,770 37.9%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 58 0.2%
Parley Christiansen (FL) 5 0.0%
Aaron Watkins (Proh) 15 0.1%
Other 220 0.9%
TOTAL 25,761
Turnout: 62% Diff (US): 1


1916 President, Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson* (D) 8,381 42.9%
Charles Evans Hughes (R) 10,772 55.1%
Allan Benson (Soc) 259 1.3%
James Hanly (Proh) 104 0.5%
Other 17 0.1%
TOTAL 19,533
Turnout: 50% Diff (US): 9


1912 President, Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson (D) 6,035 43.9%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 1,956 14.2%
William Taft* (R) 5,306 38.6%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 319 2.3%
Eugene Chafin (Proh) 98 0.7%
Other 23 0.2%
TOTAL 13,737
Turnout: 35% Diff (US): 15


1908 President, Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
William Taft (R) 8,764 57.7%
William J. Bryan (D) 6,165 40.6%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 111 0.7%
Eugene Chafin (Proh) 121 0.8%
Thomas Hisgen (I) 9 0.1%
Other 24 0.2%
TOTAL 15,194
Turnout: 43% Diff (US): 6


1904 President, Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Theodore Roosevelt (R) 7,880 58.2%
Alton Parker (D) 5,228 38.6%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 129 1.0%
Silas Swallow (Proh) 228 1.7%
Thomas Watson (Pop) 57 0.4%
Other 20 0.1%
TOTAL 13,542
Turnout: 40% Diff (US): 2


1900 President, Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
William McKinley* (R) 7,083 54.6%
William J. Bryan (D) 5,611 43.3%
John Woolley (Proh) 135 1.0%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 43 0.3%
Other 95 0.7%
TOTAL 12,967
Turnout: 40% Diff (US): 3
* incumbent