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1876–2024
Clinton County, Missouri
Clinton County·Missouri

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

One of Missouri's most Republican counties by raw margin

18762024·38 elections
Clinton County, Missouri · David Benbennick · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+48
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
21,414
2024 ACS
Most similar
Chariton County
MO · similarity 1.00
6 precincts · 11,267 votes cast
Trump · R+48
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−47.8%
2,8558,23511,267
2020R
−45.0%
2,8967,79910,906
2016R
−43.6%
2,5727,06710,301
2012R
−22.7%
3,6885,9319,861
2008R
−11.1%
4,5455,70910,454
2004R
−11.8%
4,1655,2879,540
2000R
−3.9%
3,9944,3238,531
1996D
+9.3%
3,4452,7807,165
1992D
+12.3%
3,4002,3918,228
1988D
+5.3%
3,6533,2826,961
1984R
−20.7%
2,7784,2267,004
1980R
−8.7%
3,0013,5996,852
1976D
+9.8%
3,4242,8076,272
1972R
−33.7%
1,9443,9245,868
1968R
−2.3%
2,5252,6595,803
1964D
+33.3%
3,5981,8005,398
1960R
−3.4%
3,1673,3916,558
1956R
−0.8%
2,9763,0266,002
1952R
−9.4%
3,0483,6856,742
1948D
+21.9%
3,4812,2275,715
1944D
+2.8%
3,0792,9125,996
1940D
+11.2%
3,8003,0306,847
1936D
+24.6%
4,1662,5126,727
1932D
+38.1%
4,0421,8055,867
1928R
−20.1%
2,4853,7366,229
1924D
+5.3%
3,1772,8486,162
1920D
+2.1%
3,3043,1656,514
1916D
+16.0%
2,1531,5513,774
1912D
+34.1%
1,9687773,488
1908D
+13.5%
2,0751,5783,678
1904D
+3.4%
1,8861,7593,727
1900D
+15.5%
2,4051,7454,245
1896D
+18.4%
2,6101,7924,443
1892D
+16.2%
2,1311,5033,873
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%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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
Baptist
15.3%
Other Christian
8.8%
Mainline Protestant
8.1%
Methodist
5.1%
Catholic & Orthodox
4.8%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.7%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 55.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Clinton County, a rural stretch of northwest Missouri, delivered a nearly 48-point Republican margin in 2024, reflecting the deep red consolidation that has reshaped small agricultural counties across the state over the past two decades.

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

Clinton County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $70,627, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 21,414 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 Chariton County and Dunklin County.