Pulaski County, Missouri

2024 results by precinct

8 precincts · 15,604 votes cast

Trump · R+50

Harris +50

Trump +50

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38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−50.1%	3,765	11,579	15,604
2020	R	−45.6%	3,740	10,329	14,441
2016	R	−51.2%	2,922	9,876	13,582
2012	R	−36.1%	4,199	9,092	13,571
2008	R	−28.7%	5,249	9,552	15,000
2004	R	−41.5%	3,551	8,618	12,221
2000	R	−25.9%	3,800	6,531	10,531
1996	R	−3.4%	3,783	4,089	9,079
1992	D	+3.2%	4,113	3,793	9,988
1988	R	−14.7%	3,446	4,642	8,112
1984	R	−30.1%	2,865	5,330	8,195
1980	R	−3.7%	3,707	3,998	7,871
1976	D	+20.7%	4,370	2,865	7,267
1972	R	−38.1%	1,903	4,243	6,146
1968	R	−4.5%	2,303	2,555	5,576
1964	D	+29.1%	3,383	1,856	5,239
1960	R	−3.0%	3,096	3,285	6,381
1956	D	+7.4%	2,936	2,532	5,468
1952	D	+6.1%	3,026	2,678	5,712
1948	D	+26.9%	2,858	1,644	4,513
1944	D	+13.0%	3,048	2,345	5,400
1940	D	+7.5%	2,752	2,367	5,127
1936	D	+14.0%	2,886	2,177	5,076
1932	D	+37.2%	3,260	1,489	4,766
1928	R	−7.1%	1,934	2,229	4,171
1924	D	+14.2%	2,127	1,578	3,867
1920	D	+3.2%	1,978	1,853	3,870
1916	D	+14.1%	1,339	1,003	2,391
1912	D	+28.5%	1,268	631	2,238
1908	D	+17.5%	1,418	988	2,451
1904	D	+17.3%	1,190	837	2,044
1900	D	+27.4%	1,282	728	2,021
1896	D	+27.4%	1,410	802	2,216
1892	D	+21.7%	1,046	663	1,768
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

8.3%

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. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 27.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.5%

85+

0.7%

1.1%

75–84

1.6%

2.9%

65–74

2.9%

4.0%

55–64

4.2%

3.9%

45–54

4.7%

5.8%

35–44

5.6%

9.6%

25–34

7.5%

16.9%

18–24

6.4%

7.9%

5–17

7.2%

3.4%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$64,466

Pulaski County ranks near the middle of US counties.

Pulaski County$64,466

Missouri$70,702

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

12.7%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1818.0%

Working age (18–64)100.0%

Seniors (65+)18.0%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

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

20.4%

Other Christian

10.1%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.7%

Methodist

1.0%

Catholic & Orthodox

0.8%

Mainline Protestant

0.5%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 64.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Pulaski County's political identity is shaped by its large active-duty and veteran population surrounding Fort Leonard Wood, contributing to presidential margins exceeding 50 points in recent cycles despite the transient nature of military-community demographics.

The Republican margin in Pulaski County reached its widest at fifty-one points in 2016. The margin in 2024 was fifty points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Pulaski County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $64,466, a 72% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 53,894 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 Bullitt County and Spencer County.

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