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Joplin, MO Metro Area


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2022 population: 184,086   ( 8,568 from 2010 , 2,692 from 2020)
Land area: 1263.3 square miles
Population density: 145.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:152,825 83.02% 0.6%
Black:3,2311.76% 24.5%
Indian:3,3081.80% 14.0%
Asian:3,7062.01% 40.4%
2+ races:5,9103.21% 25.8%
Hispanic:15,1068.21% 43.0%
Total non-White:31,26116.98% 32.8%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:4,956 13.7
Deaths:5,15314.2
Net Migration: 2,4106.6
Net Immigration: 4031.1
Change in White population:839 0.5
Change in Non-White pop.:7,729 4.4



Historical Presidential Election Results for Joplin, MO Metro Area

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2020 vs. 2016 R +4,225 R +420 D + 5.2%
D +3,805
2020 vs. 2012 R +10,318 R +10,185 R + 7.0%
D +133
2020 vs. 2008 R +10,544 R +14,357 R + 15.1%
D -3,813
2016 vs. 2008 R +6,319 R +13,937 R + 20.2%
D -7,618
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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(US) 		PUSV
2020 59% Donald Trump* (R) 59,848 73.9% Joe Biden (D) 19,367 23.9% 1,778 [+] 2.2% 80,993 27 0.05%
2016 56% Donald Trump (R) 55,623 74.0% Hillary Clinton (D) 15,562 20.7% 3,948 [+] 5.3% 75,133 28 0.05%
2012 53% Mitt Romney (R) 49,530 70.3% Barack Obama* (D) 19,234 27.3% 1,647 [+] 2.3% 70,411 23 0.05%
2008 58% John McCain (R) 49,304 67.0% Barack Obama (D) 23,180 31.5% 1,141 [+] 1.5% 73,625 21 0.06%
2004 56% George W. Bush* (R) 49,033 71.1% John Kerry (D) 19,566 28.4% 375 [+] 0.5% 68,974 20 0.06%
2000 50% George W. Bush (R) 39,131 66.7% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 18,184 31.0% 1,328 [+] 2.3% 58,643 19 0.06%
1996 47% Robert Dole (R) 28,428 54.8% Bill Clinton* (D) 17,302 33.4% 6,116 [+] 11.8% 51,846 14 0.05%
1992 53% George Bush* (R) 26,396 48.6% Bill Clinton (D) 17,714 32.6% 10,241 [+] 18.8% 54,351 11 0.05%
1988 48% George Bush (R) 30,551 64.1% Michael Dukakis (D) 16,957 35.6% 176 [+] 0.4% 47,684 11 0.05%
1984 51% Ronald Reagan* (R) 34,775 71.5% Walter Mondale (D) 13,882 28.5% 0 0.0% 48,657 13 0.05%
1980 56% Ronald Reagan (R) 32,179 62.7% Jimmy Carter* (D) 17,574 34.2% 1,575 [+] 3.1% 51,328 12 0.06%
1976 56% Gerald Ford* (R) 24,228 52.2% Jimmy Carter (D) 21,955 47.3% 267 [+] 0.6% 46,450 4 0.06%
1972 57% Richard Nixon* (R) 33,183 73.3% George McGovern (D) 11,943 26.4% 138 [+] 0.3% 45,264 13 0.06%
1968 64% Richard Nixon (R) 24,137 53.8% Hubert Humphrey (D) 16,051 35.8% 4,662 [+] 10.4% 44,850 10 0.06%
1964 70% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 26,184 54.2% Barry Goldwater (R) 22,141 45.8% 0 0.0% 48,325 7 0.07%
1960 76% Richard Nixon (R) 30,814 59.9% John Kennedy (D) 20,640 40.1% 0 0.0% 51,454 10 0.07%
1956 66% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 28,206 59.8% Adlai Stevenson (D) 18,933 40.2% 0 0.0% 47,139 2 0.08%
1952 72% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 31,642 61.5% Adlai Stevenson (D) 19,735 38.3% 112 0.2% 51,489 6 0.08%
1948 59% Harry Truman* (D) 21,002 50.6% Thomas Dewey (R) 20,413 49.2% 106 [+] 0.3% 41,521 4 0.09%
1944 60% Thomas Dewey (R) 24,286 57.0% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 18,257 42.8% 86 0.2% 42,629 11 0.09%
1940 73% Wendell Willkie (R) 26,819 52.1% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 24,505 47.6% 151 0.3% 51,475 7 0.10%
1936 73% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 26,751 55.7% Alf Landon (R) 20,877 43.5% 405 [+] 0.8% 48,033 7 0.11%
1932 66% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 24,573 58.8% Herbert Hoover* (R) 16,594 39.7% 647 [+] 1.5% 41,814 0 0.11%
1928 65% Herbert Hoover (R) 27,641 70.0% Al Smith (D) 11,561 29.3% 265 [+] 0.7% 39,467 12 0.11%
1924 56% Calvin Coolidge (R) 18,293 54.0% John Davis (D) 13,146 38.8% 2,432 [+] 7.2% 33,871 0 0.12%
1920 65% Warren Harding (R) 22,615 57.8% James Cox (D) 15,084 38.5% 1,438 [+] 3.7% 39,137 -3 0.15%
1916 44% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 13,671 49.8% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 12,287 44.8% 1,488 [+] 5.4% 27,446 -1 0.15%
1912 34% Woodrow Wilson (D) 9,210 41.7% William Taft* (R) 6,041 27.3% 6,852 [+] 31.0% 22,103 4 0.15%
1908 39% William Taft (R) 11,763 48.1% William J. Bryan (D) 10,855 44.4% 1,857 [+] 7.6% 24,475 -4 0.16%
1904 35% Theodore Roosevelt (R) 10,498 50.0% Alton Parker (D) 8,302 39.6% 2,184 [+] 10.4% 20,984 -6 0.16%
1900 42% William J. Bryan (D) 12,535 50.5% William McKinley* (R) 11,420 46.0% 866 [+] 3.5% 24,821 -6 0.18%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Joplin, MO Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 19,367 23.9%
Donald Trump* (R) 59,848 73.9%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 1,247 1.5%
Other 531 0.7%
TOTAL 80,993
Turnout: 59% Diff (US): 27


2016 President, Joplin, MO Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 15,562 20.7%
Donald Trump (R) 55,623 74.0%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 2,402 3.2%
Jill Stein (Grn) 652 0.9%
Evan McMullin (I) 213 0.3%
Other 681 0.9%
TOTAL 75,133
Turnout: 56% Diff (US): 28


2012 President, Joplin, MO Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 19,234 27.3%
Mitt Romney (R) 49,530 70.3%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 1,317 1.9%
Other 330 0.5%
TOTAL 70,411
Turnout: 53% Diff (US): 23


2008 President, Joplin, MO Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 23,180 31.5%
John McCain (R) 49,304 67.0%
Ralph Nader (I) 469 0.6%
Bob Barr (Lbt) 281 0.4%
Other 391 0.5%
TOTAL 73,625
Turnout: 58% Diff (US): 21


2004 President, Joplin, MO Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 49,033 71.1%
John Kerry (D) 19,566 28.4%
Other 375 0.5%
TOTAL 68,974
Turnout: 56% Diff (US): 20


2000 President, Joplin, MO Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush (R) 39,131 66.7%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 18,184 31.0%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 900 1.5%
Pat Buchanan (Ref) 201 0.3%
Other 227 0.4%
TOTAL 58,643
Turnout: 50% Diff (US): 19


1996 President, Joplin, MO Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton* (D) 17,302 33.4%
Robert Dole (R) 28,428 54.8%
Ross Perot (Ref) 5,540 10.7%
Harry Browne (Lbt) 236 0.5%
Other 340 0.7%
TOTAL 51,846
Turnout: 47% Diff (US): 14


1992 President, Joplin, MO Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton (D) 17,714 32.6%
George Bush* (R) 26,396 48.6%
Ross Perot (I) 10,007 18.4%
Other 234 0.4%
TOTAL 54,351
Turnout: 53% Diff (US): 11


1988 President, Joplin, MO Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
George Bush (R) 30,551 64.1%
Michael Dukakis (D) 16,957 35.6%
Other 176 0.4%
TOTAL 47,684
Turnout: 48% Diff (US): 11


1984 President, Joplin, MO Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 34,775 71.5%
Walter Mondale (D) 13,882 28.5%
TOTAL 48,657
Turnout: 51% Diff (US): 13


1980 President, Joplin, MO Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 32,179 62.7%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 17,574 34.2%
John Anderson (I) 1,126 2.2%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 372 0.7%
Other 77 0.2%
TOTAL 51,328
Turnout: 56% Diff (US): 12


1976 President, Joplin, MO Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Jimmy Carter (D) 21,955 47.3%
Gerald Ford* (R) 24,228 52.2%
Eugene McCarthy (I) 267 0.6%
TOTAL 46,450
Turnout: 56% Diff (US): 4


1972 President, Joplin, MO Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon* (R) 33,183 73.3%
George McGovern (D) 11,943 26.4%
Other 138 0.3%
TOTAL 45,264
Turnout: 57% Diff (US): 13


1968 President, Joplin, MO Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon (R) 24,137 53.8%
Hubert Humphrey (D) 16,051 35.8%
George Wallace (AIP) 4,662 10.4%
TOTAL 44,850
Turnout: 64% Diff (US): 10


1964 President, Joplin, MO Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Lyndon Johnson* (D) 26,184 54.2%
Barry Goldwater (R) 22,141 45.8%
TOTAL 48,325
Turnout: 70% Diff (US): 7


1956 President, Joplin, MO Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 28,206 59.8%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 18,933 40.2%
TOTAL 47,139
Turnout: 66% Diff (US): 2


1952 President, Joplin, MO Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower (R) 31,642 61.5%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 19,735 38.3%
Other 112 0.2%
TOTAL 51,489
Turnout: 72% Diff (US): 6


1948 President, Joplin, MO Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Harry Truman* (D) 21,002 50.6%
Thomas Dewey (R) 20,413 49.2%
Henry Wallace (Prog) 73 0.2%
Other 33 0.1%
TOTAL 41,521
Turnout: 59% Diff (US): 4


1944 President, Joplin, MO Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 18,257 42.8%
Thomas Dewey (R) 24,286 57.0%
Other 86 0.2%
TOTAL 42,629
Turnout: 60% Diff (US): 11


1940 President, Joplin, MO Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 24,505 47.6%
Wendell Willkie (R) 26,819 52.1%
Other 151 0.3%
TOTAL 51,475
Turnout: 73% Diff (US): 7


1936 President, Joplin, MO Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 26,751 55.7%
Alf Landon (R) 20,877 43.5%
William Lemke (Union) 212 0.4%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 126 0.3%
Other 67 0.1%
TOTAL 48,033
Turnout: 73% Diff (US): 7


1932 President, Joplin, MO Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt (D) 24,573 58.8%
Herbert Hoover* (R) 16,594 39.7%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 458 1.1%
Other 189 0.5%
TOTAL 41,814
Turnout: 66% Diff (US): 0


1928 President, Joplin, MO Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 27,641 70.0%
Al Smith (D) 11,561 29.3%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 253 0.6%
Other 12 0.0%
TOTAL 39,467
Turnout: 65% Diff (US): 12


1924 President, Joplin, MO Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Calvin Coolidge (R) 18,293 54.0%
John Davis (D) 13,146 38.8%
Robert LaFollette (Prog) 2,310 6.8%
Other 122 0.4%
TOTAL 33,871
Turnout: 56% Diff (US): 0


1920 President, Joplin, MO Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Warren Harding (R) 22,615 57.8%
James Cox (D) 15,084 38.5%
Other 1,438 3.7%
TOTAL 39,137
Turnout: 65% Diff (US): -3


1916 President, Joplin, MO Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson* (D) 13,671 49.8%
Charles Evans Hughes (R) 12,287 44.8%
Allan Benson (Soc) 1,162 4.2%
James Hanly (Proh) 261 1.0%
Other 65 0.2%
TOTAL 27,446
Turnout: 44% Diff (US): -1


1912 President, Joplin, MO Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson (D) 9,210 41.7%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 4,342 19.6%
William Taft* (R) 6,041 27.3%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 2,017 9.1%
Eugene Chafin (Proh) 355 1.6%
Other 138 0.6%
TOTAL 22,103
Turnout: 34% Diff (US): 4


1908 President, Joplin, MO Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
William Taft (R) 11,763 48.1%
William J. Bryan (D) 10,855 44.4%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 1,306 5.3%
Eugene Chafin (Proh) 409 1.7%
Thomas Hisgen (I) 21 0.1%
Other 121 0.5%
TOTAL 24,475
Turnout: 39% Diff (US): -4


1904 President, Joplin, MO Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Theodore Roosevelt (R) 10,498 50.0%
Alton Parker (D) 8,302 39.6%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 1,385 6.6%
Silas Swallow (Proh) 552 2.6%
Thomas Watson (Pop) 93 0.4%
Other 154 0.7%
TOTAL 20,984
Turnout: 35% Diff (US): -6


1900 President, Joplin, MO Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
William McKinley* (R) 11,420 46.0%
William J. Bryan (D) 12,535 50.5%
John Woolley (Proh) 368 1.5%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 360 1.5%
Other 138 0.6%
TOTAL 24,821
Turnout: 42% Diff (US): -6
* incumbent