Greene County, Missouri: Republican loyalist county. In 2024, voted R+21%. Republican peak: R+41 in 1972.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+21MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Republican loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 303,3752024 5-year
- Median household income
- $61,4792024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 85.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+13 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+41 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Salem city, VA · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Greene CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Greene County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
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| R | 55,971 | 85,956 | 144,876 | ||
| R | 55,068 | 83,630 | 142,272 | ||
| R | 42,728 | 78,035 | 130,523 | ||
| R | 46,219 | 76,900 | 126,419 | ||
| R | 56,181 | 77,683 | 135,695 | ||
| R | 46,657 | 77,885 | 125,266 | ||
| R | 41,091 | 59,178 | 102,926 | ||
| R | 39,300 | 48,193 | 97,164 | ||
| R | 41,137 | 46,457 | 105,713 | ||
| R | 35,475 | 52,211 | 87,953 | ||
| R | 27,965 | 57,250 | 85,215 | ||
| R | 30,498 | 43,116 | 77,425 | ||
| R | 33,824 | 37,691 | 72,205 | ||
| R | 20,155 | 48,348 | 68,503 | ||
| R | 19,659 | 32,638 | 59,048 | ||
| D | 30,130 | 23,989 | 54,119 | ||
| R | 20,457 | 36,943 | 57,400 | ||
| R | 20,206 | 29,944 | 50,150 | ||
| R | 19,234 | 29,673 | 48,988 | ||
| D | 20,762 | 18,836 | 39,664 | ||
| R | 17,287 | 21,531 | 38,886 | ||
| D | 22,130 | 21,456 | 43,695 | ||
| D | 21,489 | 17,298 | 38,906 | ||
| D | 18,255 | 13,943 | 32,794 | ||
| R | 10,901 | 22,166 | 33,151 | ||
| R | 13,084 | 13,618 | 29,771 | ||
| R | 11,514 | 15,755 | 28,126 | ||
| R | 7,191 | 7,543 | 15,410 | ||
| D | 5,089 | 4,350 | 12,560 | ||
| R | 5,830 | 6,439 | 12,928 | ||
| R | 4,540 | 6,570 | 11,949 | ||
| R | 5,519 | 6,009 | 11,864 | ||
| D | 6,327 | 5,808 | 12,207 | ||
| R | 4,051 | 4,839 | 10,563 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
19.0%
English
16.4%
Irish
11.8%
American
6.8%
Italian
2.7%
Scottish
2.3%
French
2.1%
African American
2.4%
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: 36.4 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
$61,479
Greene County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Greene County$61,479
Missouri$70,702
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
13.6%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.6%
Working age (18–64)13.8%
Seniors (65+)9.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.5%
speak English only
Spanish2.3%
Other Indo-European1.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.2%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 52.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Home to Missouri State University and a large Assemblies of God presence, Greene County has shifted steadily rightward over the past two decades, delivering double-digit Republican presidential margins even as its urban core continues to grow.
The Republican margin in Greene County reached its widest at forty-one points in 1972. The margin in 2024 was twenty-one points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $61,479, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 303,375 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 Salem city and Cape Girardeau County.
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Greene County, Missouri — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://akashic.app/county/29077/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Greene County, Missouri vote in 2024?
In 2024, Greene County, Missouri voted Republican by 20.7 points (R+21), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 144,876 votes cast, 55,971 went Democratic and 85,956 went Republican.
What is Greene County, Missouri's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Greene 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 7 times, Republican 27 times, and other 0 times.
When did Greene County, Missouri last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Greene County, Missouri voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Greene County, Missouri?
Greene County, Missouri has a population of 303,375 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Greene County, Missouri?
Median household income in Greene County, Missouri is $61,479 — below the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.
What is the political history of Greene County, Missouri?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Greene County, Missouri from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The county's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.