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1876–2024
Chariton County, Missouri
Chariton County·Missouri

Chariton County has voted Republican for as long as anyone can remember.

One of Missouri's most lopsided rural counties in recent cycles

18762024·38 elections
Chariton County, Missouri · Kbh3rd · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+56
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
7,390
2024 ACS
Most similar
Hamilton County
IL · similarity 1.00
11 precincts · 4,089 votes cast
Trump · R+56
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−56.3%
8753,1794,089
2020R
−53.8%
9163,1114,077
2016R
−52.0%
8882,9503,969
2012R
−27.8%
1,3392,4023,821
2008R
−12.8%
1,7992,3394,214
2004R
−12.2%
1,8922,4214,340
2000R
−12.2%
1,7922,3004,154
1996D
+14.0%
2,0721,5084,032
1992D
+16.6%
2,1411,3784,601
1988D
+3.4%
2,3472,1934,555
1984R
−10.0%
2,2442,7444,988
1980R
−7.9%
2,2502,6414,973
1976D
+17.8%
3,0552,1285,204
1972R
−16.9%
1,9992,8124,811
1968R
−0.6%
2,3712,4045,284
1964D
+33.3%
3,8621,9325,794
1960D
+6.7%
3,5503,1026,652
1956D
+3.0%
3,6713,4597,130
1952R
−2.0%
3,7303,8837,627
1948D
+22.9%
4,1702,6156,791
1944D
+1.7%
3,9303,8027,740
1940D
+6.5%
5,0534,4399,497
1936D
+23.0%
5,4903,4338,957
1932D
+49.7%
5,4981,8357,367
1928D
+7.4%
4,5593,9298,501
1924D
+19.8%
4,7953,1738,194
1920D
+3.8%
4,6754,3319,084
1916D
+17.7%
3,1352,1835,377
1912D
+29.0%
3,1121,5285,469
1908D
+19.5%
3,3522,2495,653
1904D
+19.0%
3,0582,0645,240
1900D
+27.9%
3,8282,1386,061
1896D
+29.3%
4,3212,3596,700
1892D
+24.6%
3,4632,0575,717
1888
No data
1884
No data
1880
No data
1876
No data
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
African American
1.5%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
0.0%
speak English only
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
23.4%
Methodist
11.6%
Mainline Protestant
11.6%
Baptist
11.3%
Other Christian
3.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 39.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Chariton County, anchored by the small town of Keytesville, has shifted decisively toward Republican margins over the past two decades, with its aging, predominantly white farming population mirroring a broader rural Missouri realignment.

The Republican margin in Chariton County reached its widest at fifty-six points in 2024. The margin in 2024 was fifty-six points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Chariton County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $71,520, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 7,390 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 Hamilton County and Linn County.