Cape Girardeau County, Missouri: Republican loyalist county. In 2024, voted R+46%. Republican peak: R+50 in 2016.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+46MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Republican loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 82,7352024 5-year
- Median household income
- $68,4642024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 84.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 7.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+18 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+50 in 2016MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Madison County, GA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Cape Girardeau CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Cape Girardeau County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Harris +50Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
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| R | 10,561 | 29,315 | 40,537 | ||
| R | 10,760 | 28,907 | 40,426 | ||
| R | 8,492 | 27,017 | 37,311 | ||
| R | 9,728 | 25,370 | 35,829 | ||
| R | 12,208 | 24,768 | 37,355 | ||
| R | 10,568 | 23,814 | 34,565 | ||
| R | 9,334 | 19,832 | 29,859 | ||
| R | 9,957 | 15,557 | 27,622 | ||
| R | 9,605 | 13,464 | 28,355 | ||
| R | 7,904 | 16,583 | 24,556 | ||
| R | 7,346 | 17,404 | 24,750 | ||
| R | 8,625 | 14,861 | 24,549 | ||
| R | 10,440 | 12,607 | 23,164 | ||
| R | 6,280 | 15,693 | 21,973 | ||
| R | 6,656 | 10,298 | 19,305 | ||
| D | 11,431 | 8,776 | 20,207 | ||
| R | 8,172 | 11,331 | 19,503 | ||
| R | 7,633 | 10,638 | 18,271 | ||
| R | 7,933 | 10,729 | 18,684 | ||
| D | 7,872 | 7,084 | 14,971 | ||
| R | 6,845 | 8,339 | 15,195 | ||
| R | 8,642 | 9,297 | 17,978 | ||
| D | 8,892 | 7,374 | 16,330 | ||
| D | 8,394 | 5,796 | 14,307 | ||
| R | 5,464 | 7,344 | 12,829 | ||
| R | 4,967 | 6,076 | 11,666 | ||
| R | 4,584 | 7,537 | 12,273 | ||
| R | 2,993 | 3,753 | 6,873 | ||
| D | 2,587 | 2,203 | 5,854 | ||
| R | 2,621 | 3,381 | 6,091 | ||
| R | 2,187 | 3,090 | 5,487 | ||
| R | 2,318 | 2,778 | 5,283 | ||
| R | 2,473 | 2,482 | 5,004 | ||
| R | 1,996 | 2,203 | 4,606 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
25.2%
English
10.4%
Irish
8.6%
American
7.1%
French
1.7%
Scottish
1.7%
Italian
1.4%
African American
5.9%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 37.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$68,464
Cape Girardeau County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Cape Girardeau County$68,464
Missouri$70,702
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
13.9%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.0%
Working age (18–64)14.3%
Seniors (65+)10.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.4%
speak English only
Spanish1.2%
Other Indo-European1.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.1%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 41.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Cape Girardeau County anchors the state's southeastern corner along the Mississippi River, where a mid-sized regional hub surrounded by rural townships has produced Republican presidential margins exceeding 40 points in consecutive cycles.
The Republican margin in Cape Girardeau County reached its widest at fifty points in 2016. The margin in 2024 was forty-six points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $68,464, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 82,735 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 Madison County and Woodford County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Cape Girardeau County, Missouri vote in 2024?
In 2024, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri voted Republican by 46.3 points (R+46), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 40,537 votes cast, 10,561 went Democratic and 29,315 went Republican.
What is Cape Girardeau County, Missouri's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Cape Girardeau County, Missouri as a "Republican loyalist" county based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 29 times, and other 0 times.
When did Cape Girardeau County, Missouri last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Cape Girardeau County, Missouri voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri?
Cape Girardeau County, Missouri has a population of 82,735 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri?
Median household income in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri is $68,464 — below the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.
What is the political history of Cape Girardeau County, Missouri?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 29 went Republican. The county's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.