Randolph County, Missouri: Realigner county. In 2024, voted R+52%. Democratic peak: D+56 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+52MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 24,3652024 5-year
- Median household income
- $53,0332024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 88.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 4.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+56 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+52 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Williamson County, IL · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Randolph CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Randolph 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 2,571 | 8,322 | 11,028 | ||
| R | 2,485 | 8,018 | 11,027 | ||
| R | 2,283 | 7,529 | 10,408 | ||
| R | 3,031 | 6,667 | 9,975 | ||
| R | 3,984 | 6,457 | 10,624 | ||
| R | 3,586 | 6,551 | 10,198 | ||
| R | 4,116 | 4,844 | 9,186 | ||
| D | 4,502 | 3,274 | 8,985 | ||
| D | 4,951 | 3,025 | 10,210 | ||
| D | 5,291 | 4,384 | 9,695 | ||
| R | 4,471 | 5,735 | 10,206 | ||
| R | 4,884 | 5,141 | 10,276 | ||
| D | 5,839 | 3,594 | 9,481 | ||
| R | 3,814 | 5,195 | 9,009 | ||
| D | 4,810 | 3,582 | 9,285 | ||
| D | 6,988 | 2,485 | 9,473 | ||
| D | 6,434 | 4,180 | 10,614 | ||
| D | 6,797 | 3,709 | 10,506 | ||
| D | 7,501 | 3,968 | 11,496 | ||
| D | 7,912 | 2,256 | 10,178 | ||
| D | 7,629 | 2,879 | 10,525 | ||
| D | 9,155 | 3,319 | 12,497 | ||
| D | 9,733 | 2,723 | 12,491 | ||
| D | 9,294 | 2,575 | 11,935 | ||
| D | 6,008 | 4,825 | 10,842 | ||
| D | 7,372 | 2,991 | 11,569 | ||
| D | 8,115 | 3,768 | 11,968 | ||
| D | 5,081 | 2,111 | 7,275 | ||
| D | 4,186 | 1,126 | 6,140 | ||
| D | 4,245 | 1,953 | 6,280 | ||
| D | 3,351 | 2,139 | 5,691 | ||
| D | 4,006 | 1,932 | 6,063 | ||
| D | 4,097 | 2,162 | 6,302 | ||
| D | 3,695 | 1,709 | 5,607 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
21.2%
English
12.6%
Irish
11.0%
American
9.0%
Scottish
2.0%
French
1.6%
Italian
1.3%
African American
3.9%
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. 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: 40.0 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
$53,033
Randolph County ranks in the bottom 25% of US counties.
Randolph County$53,033
Missouri$70,702
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
13.9%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1822.1%
Working age (18–64)11.4%
Seniors (65+)10.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
98.1%
speak English only
Other Indo-European1.0%
Spanish0.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 60.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Randolph County, anchored by Moberly, has shifted steadily rightward over two decades, posting a 52-point Republican margin in 2024—typical of small Missouri counties where rural identity and manufacturing decline reshaped partisan loyalties.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Randolph County peaked at fifty-six points in 1932; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 2000 election delivered the county to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of eight points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $53,033 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Williamson County and Graves County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Randolph County, Missouri vote in 2024?
In 2024, Randolph County, Missouri voted Republican by 52.1 points (R+52), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 11,028 votes cast, 2,571 went Democratic and 8,322 went Republican.
What is Randolph County, Missouri's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Randolph County, Missouri as a "Realigner" county based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 24 times, Republican 10 times, and other 0 times.
When did Randolph County, Missouri last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Randolph County, Missouri voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Randolph County, Missouri?
Randolph County, Missouri has a population of 24,365 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Randolph County, Missouri?
Median household income in Randolph County, Missouri is $53,033 — below the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.
What is the political history of Randolph County, Missouri?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Randolph County, Missouri from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 24 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The county's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.