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1876–2024
Lincoln County, Missouri
Lincoln County·Missouri

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

One of Missouri's most Republican-leaning exurban counties

18762024·38 elections
Lincoln County, Missouri · Kbh3rd · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+56
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
63,057
2024 ACS
Most similar
Madison County
MO · similarity 1.00
17 precincts · 32,133 votes cast
Trump · R+56
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−55.9%
6,90824,86632,133
2020R
−52.4%
6,60721,84829,065
2016R
−50.1%
5,57518,15925,114
2012R
−29.0%
7,73414,33222,776
2008R
−11.4%
10,23412,92423,550
2004R
−14.9%
8,36811,31619,839
2000R
−10.0%
6,9618,54915,913
1996D
+5.9%
5,6444,89712,611
1992D
+13.6%
5,4533,71812,765
1988R
−7.0%
4,6055,3059,938
1984R
−30.2%
3,2906,1379,427
1980R
−9.1%
4,1104,9639,335
1976D
+11.0%
4,4733,5818,140
1972R
−29.6%
2,7845,1277,911
1968R
−0.6%
3,1423,1857,624
1964D
+37.5%
4,9932,2717,264
1960D
+4.4%
3,7933,4717,264
1956D
+12.3%
3,9903,1147,104
1952D
+7.5%
4,0203,4587,487
1948D
+32.4%
4,1902,1356,336
1944D
+12.9%
3,7732,9106,698
1940D
+18.5%
4,4203,0357,480
1936D
+34.2%
4,6252,2586,924
1932D
+46.6%
4,4281,6046,061
1928D
+10.4%
3,3562,7226,088
1924D
+13.9%
3,4192,5636,157
1920D
+6.5%
3,6603,2096,909
1916D
+20.0%
2,4681,6424,140
1912D
+28.2%
2,3261,2583,793
1908D
+22.2%
2,5551,6204,207
1904D
+21.7%
2,2951,4623,835
1900D
+27.2%
2,7611,5634,407
1896D
+31.4%
3,0031,5644,584
1892D
+28.7%
2,5081,3803,926
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
15.6%
Baptist
6.7%
Mainline Protestant
2.3%
Methodist
2.1%
Other Christian
1.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 70.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Situated on the northern fringe of the St. Louis metro, Lincoln County has shifted sharply rightward over two decades as rural identity overtook its modest suburban growth, delivering presidential margins above 50 points in recent cycles.

The Republican margin in Lincoln 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.

Lincoln County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $89,278, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 63,057 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 Fayette County.