Akashic

county

Howard County, MO

Office (updates table and map)

President margin by year

Place winner margin

1892–2024 · D minus R

Full record · 1892 → 2024

2024

Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab

People and households

Who lives here

Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.

Race · ethnicity · ancestry

Communities and origins

German23.9%21.3%12.5%

English11.3%11.9%9.5%

Irish10.1%11.8%9.4%

American6.1%6.8%5.3%

Scottish1.7%1.8%1.3%

Italian1.2%3.2%4.8%

French1.1%2.2%1.6%

Dutch1.1%——

African American†5.5%10.0%9.9%

Mexican1.5%3.2%11.3%

Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.

Age and life stage

Measure	Howard County	Missouri	United States
Median age	39	39.2	39.1
Age 18–24	14.7%	9.2%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	20.1%	17.9%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	Howard County	Missouri	United States
Median household income	$65,938	$70,702	$84,427
Poverty rate	12.0%	12.6%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	28.2%	32.4%	35.6%

Languages at home

Measure	Howard County	Missouri	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	1.1%	6.7%	22.3%

Religious landscape

Measure	Howard County	Missouri	United States
Catholic	4.8%	12.5%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	17.3%	24.1%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	51.9%	51.7%	51.5%
Mainline Protestant	13.1%	5.7%	5.2%
Black Protestant	7.9%	2.5%	2.2%
Latter-day Saints	5.0%	1.2%	2.0%

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.

President results by year

2024 turnout 75.3% of 7,952 citizens 18+

HarrisDemocratic27.1%1,341TrumpRepublican71.3%3,534OliverLibertarian1.0%50

R+44.2

Lead: 2,193
Total: 4,956
vs nation: R+42.8
Turnout: 75.3%

BidenDemocratic27.7%1,413TrumpRepublican69.8%3,553JorgensenLibertarian2.1%106

R+42.0

Lead: 2,140
Total: 5,092
vs nation: R+46.5
Turnout: 75.8%

ClintonDemocratic26.4%1,283TrumpRepublican67.3%3,277JohnsonLibertarian4.3%209

R+41.0

Lead: 1,994
Total: 4,868
vs nation: R+43.1
Turnout: 67.5%

ObamaDemocratic35.4%1,723RomneyRepublican62.0%3,017GrayLibertarian2.4%115

R+26.6

Lead: 1,294
Total: 4,867
vs nation: R+30.4
Turnout: —

ObamaDemocratic41.9%2,036McCainRepublican55.8%2,708OtherAll other candidates2.3%111

R+13.8

Lead: 672
Total: 4,855
vs nation: R+21.1
Turnout: —

KerryDemocratic40.1%1,972BushRepublican59.2%2,915OtherAll other candidates0.7%34

R+19.2

Lead: 943
Total: 4,921
vs nation: R+16.7
Turnout: —

GoreDemocratic43.1%1,944BushRepublican53.5%2,414NaderGreen1.8%83

R+10.4

Lead: 470
Total: 4,512
vs nation: R+10.9
Turnout: —

ClintonDemocratic47.9%2,014DoleRepublican36.8%1,545PerotReform13.5%568

D+11.2

Lead: 469
Total: 4,203
vs nation: D+2.6
Turnout: —

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+44.2MIT Election Lab
Population: 10,1472024 5-year
Median household income: $65,9382024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 86.2%2024 5-year
Black: 5.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 2.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+59.6 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+44.2 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Most similar: Pawnee County, NE · twin score 68.0

Participation

Midterm durability

Total general-election participants divided by same-year citizen voting-age population. These are total ballots or participating voters—not presidential candidate votes.

2024 total turnout: 75.3%5,988 participants ÷ 7,952 CVAP
2020→2022 drop-off: +21.7 ptsPresidential-dependent
Drop-off versus state: +2.7 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
Mechanical 2026 scenario: 53.6%–60.0%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast

Election	Participants	CVAP	Turnout	Quality
2016 · Presidential	5,302	7,858	67.5%	A/A
2018 · Midterm	4,573	7,824	58.4%	A/A
2020 · Presidential	5,948	7,845	75.8%	A/A
2022 · Midterm	4,269	7,885	54.1%	A/A
2024 · Presidential	5,988	7,952	75.3%	A/A

Sources and methods

2016: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 293/111.
2018: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 297/138.
2020: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 301/2.
2022: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 306/183.
2024: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 311/228.

Precinct data

Results by precinct

7 precincts · 4,956 votes

Election

Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.

Howard County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024

Precinct -RICHMONDRICHMOND	423	853	30	1,306	32.4%	65.3%	R+32.9
Precinct -FRANKLINFRANKLIN	283	692	11	986	28.7%	70.2%	R+41.5
Precinct -CHARITONCHARITON	213	640	15	868	24.5%	73.7%	R+49.2
Precinct -BONNE FEMMEBONNE FEMME	138	475	10	623	22.2%	76.2%	R+54.1
Precinct -PRAIRIE-BURTONPRAIRIE-BURTON	104	418	6	528	19.7%	79.2%	R+59.5
Precinct -MONITEAUMONITEAU	119	258	7	384	31.0%	67.2%	R+36.2
Precinct -BOONSLICKBOONSLICK	61	198	2	261	23.4%	75.9%	R+52.5

presidential history

Presidential margin, 1892–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	+40.5%
1896	+41.8%
1900	+40.8%
1904	+37.5%
1908	+43.0%
1912	+46.8%
1916	+43.4%
1920	+37.9%
1924	+42.1%
1928	+32.7%
1932	+59.6%
1936	+50.5%
1940	+34.2%
1944	+33.9%
1948	+45.8%
1952	+21.6%
1956	+23.9%
1960	+22.8%
1964	+44.7%
1968	+10.9%
1972	−12.3%
1976	+24.0%
1980	+1.4%
1984	−7.9%
1988	+13.4%
1992	+18.7%
1996	+11.2%
2000	−10.4%
2004	−19.2%
2008	−13.8%
2012	−26.6%
2016	−41.0%
2020	−42.0%
2024	−44.2%

DemocraticRepublican

38 presidential elections

Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle; not shown when either cycle is estimated or under source review. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year	Won	Democratic	Republican	Other	Margin	Swing	vs U.S.	Total
2024	R	27.1%Harris1,341	71.3%Trump3,534	1.0%Oliver50 +2	R+44.2	R+2.2	R+42.8	4,956
All 5 candidates in 2024 · 3 minor / independent Donald J TrumpRepublican71.3%3,534 Kamala D HarrisDemocratic27.1%1,341 Chase OliverLibertarian1.0%50 Jill SteinIndependent0.6%30 Peter SonskiIndependent0.0%1
2020	R	27.7%Biden1,413	69.8%Trump3,553	2.1%Jorgensen106	R+42.0	R+1.1	R+46.5	5,092
2016	R	26.4%Clinton1,283	67.3%Trump3,277	4.3%Johnson209	R+41.0	R+14.4	R+43.1	4,868
2012	R	35.4%Obama1,723	62.0%Romney3,017	2.4%Gray115	R+26.6	R+12.7	R+30.4	4,867
2008	R	41.9%Obama2,036	55.8%McCain2,708	2.3%	R+13.8	D+5.3	R+21.1	4,855
2004	R	40.1%Kerry1,972	59.2%Bush2,915	0.7%	R+19.2	R+8.7	R+16.7	4,921
2000	R	43.1%Gore1,944	53.5%Bush2,414	1.8%Nader83	R+10.4	R+21.6	R+10.9	4,512
1996	D	47.9%Clinton2,014	36.8%Dole1,545	13.5%Perot568	D+11.2	R+7.6	D+2.6	4,203
1992	D	46.9%Clinton2,085	28.2%Bush1,253	24.5%Perot1,090	D+18.7	D+5.3	D+13.2	4,443
1988	D	56.6%Dukakis2,446	43.2%Bush1,865	0.3%	D+13.4	D+21.4	D+21.2	4,322
1984	R	46.0%Mondale2,014	54.0%Reagan2,360	0.0%	R+7.9	R+9.3	D+10.3	4,374
1980	D	49.3%Carter2,243	47.8%Reagan2,179	2.9%	D+1.4	R+22.6	D+11.1	4,554
1976	D	61.6%Carter2,769	37.6%Ford1,690	0.8%	D+24.0	D+36.3	D+21.9	4,494
1972	R	43.9%McGovern2,041	56.1%Nixon2,613	0.0%	R+12.3	R+23.2	D+10.9	4,654
1968	D	50.0%Humphrey2,333	39.1%Nixon1,825	10.9%	D+10.9	R+33.8	D+11.6	4,665
1964	D	72.4%Johnson3,507	27.6%Goldwater1,339	0.0%	D+44.7	D+21.9	D+22.2	4,846
1960	D	61.4%Kennedy3,302	38.6%Nixon2,075	0.0%	D+22.8	R+1.0	D+22.7	5,377
1956	D	61.9%Stevenson3,542	38.1%Eisenhower2,177	0.0%	D+23.9	D+2.2	D+39.3	5,719
1952	D	60.8%Stevenson3,635	39.1%Eisenhower2,340	0.1%	D+21.6	R+24.1	D+32.4	5,982
1948	D	72.8%Truman4,143	27.0%Dewey1,538	0.2%	D+45.8	D+11.8	D+41.3	5,693
1944	D	66.9%Roosevelt3,958	33.0%Dewey1,951	0.2%	D+33.9	R+0.3	D+26.4	5,918
1940	D	67.0%Roosevelt4,770	32.8%Willkie2,333	0.3%	D+34.2	R+16.3	D+24.3	7,123
1936	D	75.1%Roosevelt5,326	24.6%Landon1,745	0.3%	D+50.5	R+9.1	D+26.2	7,092
1932	D	79.5%Roosevelt5,354	19.8%Hoover1,337	0.7%	D+59.6	D+26.9	D+41.8	6,737
1928	D	66.3%Smith4,452	33.5%Hoover2,254	0.2%	D+32.7	R+9.4	D+50.2	6,720
1924	D	69.4%Davis4,759	27.3%Coolidge1,873	3.2%La Follette219	D+42.1	D+4.2	D+67.2	6,860
1920	D	68.7%Cox4,735	30.9%Harding2,125	0.4%	D+37.9	R+5.5	D+64.1	6,888
1916	D	71.2%Wilson2,866	27.9%Hughes1,121	0.9%	D+43.4	R+3.5	D+40.2	4,023
1912	D	70.5%Wilson2,672	23.6%Taft896	5.9%	D+46.8	D+3.8	D+27.3	3,791
1908	D	71.2%Bryan2,884	28.2%Taft1,141	0.7%	D+43.0	D+5.5	D+52.6	4,053
1904	D	68.1%Parker2,674	30.5%Roosevelt1,199	1.4%	D+37.5	R+3.3	D+57.2	3,929
1900	D	69.6%Bryan3,134	28.7%McKinley1,295	1.7%	D+40.8	R+1.0	D+48.4	4,505
1896	D	70.6%Bryan3,317	28.8%McKinley1,353	0.6%	D+41.8	D+1.3	D+47.9	4,698
1892	D	68.5%Cleveland2,570	28.0%Harrison1,052	3.4%	D+40.5	—	D+38.8	3,751
1888	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—

Federal and statewide elections · 2 House · 38 Senate · 3 Senate special · 13 governor

U.S. House

Each row shows U.S. House votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Source · Akashic actual-race rollup from certified returns, House; geographic aggregation.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	27.2%1,293	72.8%3,463	4,756
2018	R	31.0%1,264	69.0%2,807	4,071

U.S. Senate

Each row shows U.S. Senate votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Sources · MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL); Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC BY 4.0 / CC0 1.0.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	30.9%1,513	66.6%3,262	4,898
2022	R	31.3%1,212	65.3%2,529	3,872
2018Class I	R	33.5%Claire McCaskill1,403	62.7%Josh Hawley2,629	4,193
2016Class III	R	39.9%Jason Kander1,928	55.3%Roy Blunt2,671	4,834
2012Class I	D	47.8%Claire McCaskill2,298	43.7%Todd Akin2,101	4,810
2010Class III	R	34.4%Robin Carnahan1,263	59.8%Roy Blunt2,199	3,676
2006Class I	R	46.8%Claire McCaskill1,877	48.7%Jim Talent1,952	4,009
2004Class III	R	35.1%Nancy Farmer1,721	63.6%Kit Bond3,121	4,904
2000Class I	D	50.2%Mel Carnahan2,269	48.8%John Ashcroft2,205	4,522
1998Class III	R	42.7%Jeremiah Nixon1,699	53.8%Kit Bond2,141	3,976
1994Class I	R	34.9%Alan Wheat1,269	56.7%John Ashcroft2,064	3,640
1992Class III	R	47.8%Geri Rothman-Serot2,111	49.2%Kit Bond2,170	4,413
1988Class I	R	36.4%Jay Nixon1,496	63.4%John C. Danforth2,605	4,107
1986Class III	D	55.8%Harriett Woods1,759	44.2%Kit Bond1,396	3,155
1982Class I	D	57.2%Harriett Woods1,898	42.8%John C. Danforth1,421	3,319
1980Class III	D	61.2%Thomas Eagleton2,715	38.8%Gene McNary1,720	4,438
1976Class I	R	45.0%Warren E. Hearnes1,983	54.9%John C. Danforth2,423	4,410
1974Class III	D	69.9%Thomas Eagleton2,006	29.6%Thomas B. Curtis850	2,870
1970Class I	D	61.5%Stuart Symington1,919	38.4%John C. Danforth1,198	3,122
1968Class III	D	58.4%Thomas Eagleton2,600	41.6%Thomas B. Curtis1,852	4,452
1964Class I	D	72.0%Stuart Symington3,414	28.0%Jean P. Bradshaw1,328	4,742
1962Class III	D	67.9%Edward Long2,148	32.1%Crosby Kemper1,017	3,165
1958Class I	D	77.3%Stuart Symington3,431	22.7%Hazel Palmer1,010	4,441
1956Class III	D	67.6%Thomas Hennings Jr.3,781	32.4%Herbert Douglas1,811	5,592
1952Class I	D	66.3%Stuart Symington3,887	33.6%James P. Kem1,974	5,867
1950Class III	D	72.2%Thomas Hennings Jr.2,693	27.8%Forrest C. Donnell1,036	3,730
1946Class I	D	71.3%Frank Briggs2,712	28.7%James P. Kem1,090	3,804
1944Class III	D	65.5%Roy McKittrick3,842	34.5%Forrest C. Donnell2,025	5,870
1940Class I	D	67.2%Harry S. Truman4,748	32.7%Manvel H. Davis2,309	7,064
1938Class III	D	80.5%J. Bennett Clark3,192	19.3%Henry S. Caulfield767	3,965
1934Class I	D	80.9%Harry S. Truman3,402	18.8%Roscoe Patterson792	4,205
1932Class III	D	79.9%J. Bennett Clark5,367	19.4%Henry W. Kiel1,306	6,716
1928Class I	D	72.1%Charles M. Hay4,923	27.8%Roscoe Patterson1,895	6,826
1926Class III	D	72.6%Harry B. Hawes3,639	26.6%George H. Williams1,332	5,012
1922Class I	D	62.9%James A. Reed3,078	36.9%R.R. Brewster1,807	4,893
1920Class III	D	69.3%Breckinridge Long4,737	30.5%Selden Spencer2,084	6,833
1916Class I	D	71.0%James A. Reed2,848	28.5%Walter S. Dickey1,141	4,010
1914Class III	D	77.1%William Stone2,260	21.2%Thomas Akins621	2,931

U.S. Senate special elections

Each row shows U.S. Senate special votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Source · Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC0 1.0.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2002Special · Class I	R	46.1%Jean Carnahan1,858	50.6%Jim Talent2,039	4,027
1960Special · Class III	D	65.5%Edward V. Long3,442	34.5%Lon Hocker1,815	5,257
1918Special · Class III	D	72.5%Joseph Folk2,194	27.4%Selden Spencer828	3,025

Governor

Each row shows Governor votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Sources · MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL); Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC BY 4.0 / CC0 1.0.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	26.1%Crystal Quade1,276	71.2%Mike Kehoe3,481	4,892
2020	R	27.4%Nicole Galloway1,387	69.6%Mike Parson3,525	5,066
2016	R	40.3%Chris Koster1,944	56.5%Eric Greitens2,727	4,829
2012	D	48.9%Jay Nixon2,350	47.9%Dave Spence2,302	4,807
2008	D	49.1%Jay Nixon2,377	48.7%Kenny Hulshof2,358	4,843
2004	R	46.3%Claire McCaskill2,277	52.5%Matt Blunt2,578	4,914
2000	D	52.1%Bob Holden2,352	45.0%Jim Talent2,029	4,513
1996	D	63.5%Mel Carnahan2,691	33.9%Margaret B. Kelly1,436	4,236
1992	D	60.3%Mel Carnahan2,645	39.7%William L. Webster1,740	4,385
1988	R	43.2%Betty Hearnes1,781	56.4%John Ashcroft2,323	4,120
1984	R	47.4%Ken Rothman2,057	52.6%John Ashcroft2,281	4,338
1980	D	54.7%Joseph Teasdale2,489	45.3%Kit Bond2,060	4,552
1976	D	58.8%Joseph Teasdale2,617	41.2%Kit Bond1,834	4,452

voter registration

Registered voters

Total registered voters, over time

Registered voters

Voter registration in Howard County, MO
Year	Total registered
2016	6,905
2018	7,028
2020	6,984
2022	6,611
2024	6,834

domestic migration

Who moves in and out

Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote

+74 net domestic migration · 2025

20112025

Net −170 over 2011–2025 · gain loss

Arrivals reported $47,143 in average income, against $71,045 for residents who stayed — 34% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)

The places arrivals came from lean R+19.9 on average — 24 points more Democratic-leaning than Howard County, MO itself (R+44.2).

Where arrivals came from lean of each source

Boone County, MO63D+9.7
Cooper County, MO47R+45.8
Randolph County, MO20R+52.1

Where departures went households, 2022–23

Boone County, MO60
Cooper County, MO42

Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.

Domestic migration in Howard County, MO in Howard County, MO: net domestic migration by year
Year	Net domestic migration
2011	+67
2012	−70
2013	+36
2014	−139
2015	−10
2016	−119
2017	+36
2018	−30
2019	−78
2021	+1
2022	+69
2023	−48
2024	+41
2025	+74

Howard County's roughly 10,000 residents are concentrated in small towns along the Missouri River, and its presidential margins have shifted sharply rightward since 2012, reflecting a rural realignment common across central Missouri.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 59.6 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 44.2 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 2.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 44.2 points.

A population of 10,147, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $65,938 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Pawnee County and Cumberland County.

Political twins — counties

The counties whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Pawnee County

Nebraska

68.0twin score

% Latino% White% Catholic≠ median age

Cumberland County

Illinois

66.8twin score

population scale% Latino% White≠ % unaffiliated

Marion County

Missouri

66.7twin score

% Latino% White2020 margin

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Howard County, Missouri vote in 2024?

In 2024, Howard County, Missouri voted Republican by 44.2 points (R+44.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 4,956 votes cast, 1,341 went Democratic and 3,534 went Republican.

When did Howard County, Missouri last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Howard County, Missouri voted Democratic was 1996.

How many people live in Howard County, Missouri?

Howard County, Missouri has a population of 10,147 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Howard County, Missouri?

Median household income in Howard County, Missouri is $65,938 — below the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.

What is the political history of Howard County, Missouri?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Howard County, Missouri from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 25 went Democratic and 9 went Republican.

Measure

Howard County

Missouri

United States

Median age

39.2

39.1

Age 18–24

14.7%

9.2%

Age 65 and older

20.1%

17.9%

17.2%

Measure

Howard County

Missouri

United States

Median household income

$65,938

$70,702

$84,427

Poverty rate

12.0%

12.6%

12.5%

Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)

28.2%

32.4%

35.6%

Measure

Howard County

Missouri

United States

Speaks a non-English language at home

1.1%

6.7%

22.3%

Measure

Howard County

Missouri

United States

Catholic

4.8%

12.5%

18.6%

Evangelical Protestant

17.3%

24.1%

16.5%

Unclaimed / not counted

51.9%

51.7%

51.5%

Mainline Protestant

13.1%

5.7%

5.2%

Black Protestant

7.9%

2.5%

2.2%

Latter-day Saints

5.0%

1.2%

2.0%

Key facts

2024 presidential margin

R+44.2MIT Election Lab

Population

10,1472024 5-year

Median household income

$65,9382024 5-year

White (non-Hispanic)

86.2%2024 5-year

Black

5.5%2024 5-year

Hispanic / Latino

2.3%2024 5-year

Peak Democratic margin

D+59.6 in 1932MIT Election Lab

Peak Republican margin

R+44.2 in 2024MIT Election Lab

Most similar

Pawnee County, NE · twin score 68.0

Election

Participants

CVAP

Turnout

Quality

2016 · Presidential

5,302

7,858

67.5%

A/A

2018 · Midterm

4,573

7,824

58.4%

A/A

2020 · Presidential

5,948

7,845

75.8%

A/A

2022 · Midterm

4,269

7,885

54.1%

A/A

2024 · Presidential

5,988

7,952

75.3%

A/A

Howard County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024

Precinct -RICHMONDRICHMOND

423

853

1,306

32.4%

65.3%

R+32.9

Precinct -FRANKLINFRANKLIN

283

692

986

28.7%

70.2%

R+41.5

Precinct -CHARITONCHARITON

213

640

868

24.5%

73.7%

R+49.2

Precinct -BONNE FEMMEBONNE FEMME

138

475

623

22.2%

76.2%

R+54.1

Precinct -PRAIRIE-BURTONPRAIRIE-BURTON

104

418

528

19.7%

79.2%

R+59.5

Precinct -MONITEAUMONITEAU

119

258

384

31.0%

67.2%

R+36.2

Precinct -BOONSLICKBOONSLICK

198

261

23.4%

75.9%

R+52.5

Presidential margin, 1892–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	+40.5%
1896	+41.8%
1900	+40.8%
1904	+37.5%
1908	+43.0%
1912	+46.8%
1916	+43.4%
1920	+37.9%
1924	+42.1%
1928	+32.7%
1932	+59.6%
1936	+50.5%
1940	+34.2%
1944	+33.9%
1948	+45.8%
1952	+21.6%
1956	+23.9%
1960	+22.8%
1964	+44.7%
1968	+10.9%
1972	−12.3%
1976	+24.0%
1980	+1.4%
1984	−7.9%
1988	+13.4%
1992	+18.7%
1996	+11.2%
2000	−10.4%
2004	−19.2%
2008	−13.8%
2012	−26.6%
2016	−41.0%
2020	−42.0%
2024	−44.2%

DemocraticRepublican

Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle; not shown when either cycle is estimated or under source review. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.

Year

Won

Democratic

Republican

Other

Margin

Swing

vs U.S.

Total

2024

27.1%Harris1,341

71.3%Trump3,534

1.0%Oliver50 +2

R+44.2

R+2.2

R+42.8

4,956

All 5 candidates in 2024 · 3 minor / independent

Donald J TrumpRepublican71.3%3,534
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic27.1%1,341
Chase OliverLibertarian1.0%50
Jill SteinIndependent0.6%30
Peter SonskiIndependent0.0%1

2020

27.7%Biden1,413

69.8%Trump3,553

2.1%Jorgensen106

R+42.0

R+1.1

R+46.5

5,092

2016

26.4%Clinton1,283

67.3%Trump3,277

4.3%Johnson209

R+41.0

R+14.4

R+43.1

4,868

2012

35.4%Obama1,723

62.0%Romney3,017

2.4%Gray115

R+26.6

R+12.7

R+30.4

4,867

2008

41.9%Obama2,036

55.8%McCain2,708

2.3%

R+13.8

D+5.3

R+21.1

4,855

2004

40.1%Kerry1,972

59.2%Bush2,915

0.7%

R+19.2

R+8.7

R+16.7

4,921

2000

43.1%Gore1,944

53.5%Bush2,414

1.8%Nader83

R+10.4

R+21.6

R+10.9

4,512

1996

47.9%Clinton2,014

36.8%Dole1,545

13.5%Perot568

D+11.2

R+7.6

D+2.6

4,203

1992

46.9%Clinton2,085

28.2%Bush1,253

24.5%Perot1,090

D+18.7

D+5.3

D+13.2

4,443

1988

56.6%Dukakis2,446

43.2%Bush1,865

0.3%

D+13.4

D+21.4

D+21.2

4,322

1984

46.0%Mondale2,014

54.0%Reagan2,360

0.0%

R+7.9

R+9.3

D+10.3

4,374

1980

49.3%Carter2,243

47.8%Reagan2,179

2.9%

D+1.4

R+22.6

D+11.1

4,554

1976

61.6%Carter2,769

37.6%Ford1,690

0.8%

D+24.0

D+36.3

D+21.9

4,494

1972

43.9%McGovern2,041

56.1%Nixon2,613

0.0%

R+12.3

R+23.2

D+10.9

4,654

1968

50.0%Humphrey2,333

39.1%Nixon1,825

10.9%

D+10.9

R+33.8

D+11.6

4,665

1964

72.4%Johnson3,507

27.6%Goldwater1,339

0.0%

D+44.7

D+21.9

D+22.2

4,846

1960

61.4%Kennedy3,302

38.6%Nixon2,075

0.0%

D+22.8

R+1.0

D+22.7

5,377

1956

61.9%Stevenson3,542

38.1%Eisenhower2,177

0.0%

D+23.9

D+2.2

D+39.3

5,719

1952

60.8%Stevenson3,635

39.1%Eisenhower2,340

0.1%

D+21.6

R+24.1

D+32.4

5,982

1948

72.8%Truman4,143

27.0%Dewey1,538

0.2%

D+45.8

D+11.8

D+41.3

5,693

1944

66.9%Roosevelt3,958

33.0%Dewey1,951

0.2%

D+33.9

R+0.3

D+26.4

5,918

1940

67.0%Roosevelt4,770

32.8%Willkie2,333

0.3%

D+34.2

R+16.3

D+24.3

7,123

1936

75.1%Roosevelt5,326

24.6%Landon1,745

0.3%

D+50.5

R+9.1

D+26.2

7,092

1932

79.5%Roosevelt5,354

19.8%Hoover1,337

0.7%

D+59.6

D+26.9

D+41.8

6,737

1928

66.3%Smith4,452

33.5%Hoover2,254

0.2%

D+32.7

R+9.4

D+50.2

6,720

1924

69.4%Davis4,759

27.3%Coolidge1,873

3.2%La Follette219

D+42.1

D+4.2

D+67.2

6,860

1920

68.7%Cox4,735

30.9%Harding2,125

0.4%

D+37.9

R+5.5

D+64.1

6,888

1916

71.2%Wilson2,866

27.9%Hughes1,121

0.9%

D+43.4

R+3.5

D+40.2

4,023

1912

70.5%Wilson2,672

23.6%Taft896

5.9%

D+46.8

D+3.8

D+27.3

3,791

1908

71.2%Bryan2,884

28.2%Taft1,141

0.7%

D+43.0

D+5.5

D+52.6

4,053

1904

68.1%Parker2,674

30.5%Roosevelt1,199

1.4%

D+37.5

R+3.3

D+57.2

3,929

1900

69.6%Bryan3,134

28.7%McKinley1,295

1.7%

D+40.8

R+1.0

D+48.4

4,505

1896

70.6%Bryan3,317

28.8%McKinley1,353

0.6%

D+41.8

D+1.3

D+47.9

4,698

1892

68.5%Cleveland2,570

28.0%Harrison1,052

3.4%

D+40.5

—

D+38.8

3,751

1888

—

No data

—

1884

—

No data

—

1880

—

No data

—

1876

—

No data

—

Source · Akashic actual-race rollup from certified returns, House; geographic aggregation.

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

2024

27.2%1,293

72.8%3,463

4,756

2018

31.0%1,264

69.0%2,807

4,071

Sources · MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL); Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC BY 4.0 / CC0 1.0.

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

2024

30.9%1,513

66.6%3,262

4,898

2022

31.3%1,212

65.3%2,529

3,872

2018Class I

33.5%Claire McCaskill1,403

62.7%Josh Hawley2,629

4,193

2016Class III

39.9%Jason Kander1,928

55.3%Roy Blunt2,671

4,834

2012Class I

47.8%Claire McCaskill2,298

43.7%Todd Akin2,101

4,810

2010Class III

34.4%Robin Carnahan1,263

59.8%Roy Blunt2,199

3,676

2006Class I

46.8%Claire McCaskill1,877

48.7%Jim Talent1,952

4,009

2004Class III

35.1%Nancy Farmer1,721

63.6%Kit Bond3,121

4,904

2000Class I

50.2%Mel Carnahan2,269

48.8%John Ashcroft2,205

4,522

1998Class III

42.7%Jeremiah Nixon1,699

53.8%Kit Bond2,141

3,976

1994Class I

34.9%Alan Wheat1,269

56.7%John Ashcroft2,064

3,640

1992Class III

47.8%Geri Rothman-Serot2,111

49.2%Kit Bond2,170

4,413

1988Class I

36.4%Jay Nixon1,496

63.4%John C. Danforth2,605

4,107

1986Class III

55.8%Harriett Woods1,759

44.2%Kit Bond1,396

3,155

1982Class I

57.2%Harriett Woods1,898

42.8%John C. Danforth1,421

3,319

1980Class III

61.2%Thomas Eagleton2,715

38.8%Gene McNary1,720

4,438

1976Class I

45.0%Warren E. Hearnes1,983

54.9%John C. Danforth2,423

4,410

1974Class III

69.9%Thomas Eagleton2,006

29.6%Thomas B. Curtis850

2,870

1970Class I

61.5%Stuart Symington1,919

38.4%John C. Danforth1,198

3,122

1968Class III

58.4%Thomas Eagleton2,600

41.6%Thomas B. Curtis1,852

4,452

1964Class I

72.0%Stuart Symington3,414

28.0%Jean P. Bradshaw1,328

4,742

1962Class III

67.9%Edward Long2,148

32.1%Crosby Kemper1,017

3,165

1958Class I

77.3%Stuart Symington3,431

22.7%Hazel Palmer1,010

4,441

1956Class III

67.6%Thomas Hennings Jr.3,781

32.4%Herbert Douglas1,811

5,592

1952Class I

66.3%Stuart Symington3,887

33.6%James P. Kem1,974

5,867

1950Class III

72.2%Thomas Hennings Jr.2,693

27.8%Forrest C. Donnell1,036

3,730

1946Class I

71.3%Frank Briggs2,712

28.7%James P. Kem1,090

3,804

1944Class III

65.5%Roy McKittrick3,842

34.5%Forrest C. Donnell2,025

5,870

1940Class I

67.2%Harry S. Truman4,748

32.7%Manvel H. Davis2,309

7,064

1938Class III

80.5%J. Bennett Clark3,192

19.3%Henry S. Caulfield767

3,965

1934Class I

80.9%Harry S. Truman3,402

18.8%Roscoe Patterson792

4,205

1932Class III

79.9%J. Bennett Clark5,367

19.4%Henry W. Kiel1,306

6,716

1928Class I

72.1%Charles M. Hay4,923

27.8%Roscoe Patterson1,895

6,826

1926Class III

72.6%Harry B. Hawes3,639

26.6%George H. Williams1,332

5,012

1922Class I

62.9%James A. Reed3,078

36.9%R.R. Brewster1,807

4,893

1920Class III

69.3%Breckinridge Long4,737

30.5%Selden Spencer2,084

6,833

1916Class I

71.0%James A. Reed2,848

28.5%Walter S. Dickey1,141

4,010

1914Class III

77.1%William Stone2,260

21.2%Thomas Akins621

2,931

Source · Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC0 1.0.

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

2002Special · Class I

46.1%Jean Carnahan1,858

50.6%Jim Talent2,039

4,027

1960Special · Class III

65.5%Edward V. Long3,442

34.5%Lon Hocker1,815

5,257

1918Special · Class III

72.5%Joseph Folk2,194

27.4%Selden Spencer828

3,025

Sources · MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL); Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC BY 4.0 / CC0 1.0.

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

2024

26.1%Crystal Quade1,276

71.2%Mike Kehoe3,481

4,892

2020

27.4%Nicole Galloway1,387

69.6%Mike Parson3,525

5,066

2016

40.3%Chris Koster1,944

56.5%Eric Greitens2,727

4,829

2012

48.9%Jay Nixon2,350

47.9%Dave Spence2,302

4,807

2008

49.1%Jay Nixon2,377

48.7%Kenny Hulshof2,358

4,843

2004

46.3%Claire McCaskill2,277

52.5%Matt Blunt2,578

4,914

2000

52.1%Bob Holden2,352

45.0%Jim Talent2,029

4,513

1996

63.5%Mel Carnahan2,691

33.9%Margaret B. Kelly1,436

4,236

1992

60.3%Mel Carnahan2,645

39.7%William L. Webster1,740

4,385

1988

43.2%Betty Hearnes1,781

56.4%John Ashcroft2,323

4,120

1984

47.4%Ken Rothman2,057

52.6%John Ashcroft2,281

4,338

1980

54.7%Joseph Teasdale2,489

45.3%Kit Bond2,060

4,552

1976

58.8%Joseph Teasdale2,617

41.2%Kit Bond1,834

4,452

Frequently asked questions

Voter registration in Howard County, MO
Year	Total registered
2016	6,905
2018	7,028
2020	6,984
2022	6,611
2024	6,834

How did Howard County, Missouri vote in 2024?

In 2024, Howard County, Missouri voted Republican by 44.2 points (R+44.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 4,956 votes cast, 1,341 went Democratic and 3,534 went Republican.

When did Howard County, Missouri last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Howard County, Missouri voted Democratic was 1996.

How many people live in Howard County, Missouri?

Howard County, Missouri has a population of 10,147 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Howard County, Missouri?

Median household income in Howard County, Missouri is $65,938 — below the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.

What is the political history of Howard County, Missouri?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Howard County, Missouri from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 25 went Democratic and 9 went Republican.