| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | D | 94,458 | 19,342 | 116,979 | |
| 2020 | D | 110,089 | 21,474 | 134,372 | |
| 2016 | D | 104,235 | 20,832 | 132,487 | |
| 2012 | D | 118,780 | 22,943 | 144,066 | |
| 2008 | D | 132,925 | 24,662 | 158,858 | |
| 2004 | D | 116,133 | 27,793 | 144,638 | |
| 2000 | D | 96,557 | 24,799 | 124,752 | |
| 1996 | D | 91,233 | 22,121 | 122,003 | |
| 1992 | D | 102,356 | 25,441 | 147,404 | |
| 1988 | D | 110,076 | 40,906 | 151,714 | |
| 1984 | D | 112,318 | 61,020 | 173,338 | |
| 1980 | D | 113,697 | 50,333 | 170,751 | |
| 1976 | D | 118,703 | 58,367 | 179,784 | |
| 1972 | D | 119,817 | 72,402 | 192,219 | |
| 1968 | D | 143,010 | 58,252 | 220,914 | |
| 1964 | D | 207,958 | 59,604 | 267,562 | |
| 1960 | D | 202,319 | 101,331 | 303,650 | |
| 1956 | D | 202,210 | 130,045 | 332,255 | |
| 1952 | D | 235,893 | 144,828 | 381,148 | |
| 1948 | D | 220,654 | 120,656 | 343,770 | |
| 1944 | D | 204,687 | 134,411 | 339,919 | |
| 1940 | D | 233,338 | 168,165 | 402,451 | |
| 1936 | D | 260,063 | 127,887 | 396,830 | |
| 1932 | D | 226,338 | 123,448 | 357,105 | |
| 1928 | D | 176,428 | 161,701 | 339,194 | |
| 1924 | R | 95,888 | 139,433 | 264,597 | |
| 1920 | R | 106,047 | 163,280 | 282,652 | |
| 1916 | R | 74,059 | 83,798 | 162,032 | |
| 1912 | D | 58,845 | 46,509 | 140,327 | |
| 1908 | R | 60,917 | 74,160 | 140,550 | |
| 1904 | R | 51,858 | 57,547 | 115,792 | |
| 1900 | R | 59,931 | 60,597 | 124,574 | |
| 1896 | R | 50,091 | 65,708 | 116,996 | |
| 1892 | R | 34,669 | 35,528 | 71,139 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
St. Louis City, independent of any county since 1876, delivered a 64-point Democratic presidential margin in 2024 — among the widest in Missouri — anchored by a dense, majority-minority population concentrated in a compact 66 square miles.
The Democratic margin in St. Louis city reached its widest at sixty-eight points in 2008. The margin in 2024 was sixty-four points — still decisive.
St. Louis city's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $56,160, a 46% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 288,512 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Baltimore city and District of Columbia.
