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1876–2024
Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri
Ste. Genevieve County·Missouri

Ste. Genevieve County changed direction in the last decade.

A Mississippi River county where margins routinely exceed 40 points

18762024·38 elections
Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri · Kbh3rd · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+45
in 2024
Archetype
Recent convert
since the recent cycles
Population
18,571
2024 ACS
Most similar
Monroe County
OH · similarity 0.99
12 precincts · 9,803 votes cast
Trump · R+45
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−44.9%
2,6297,0319,803
2020R
−41.2%
2,7136,6309,498
2016R
−34.7%
2,5425,4968,512
2012R
−3.0%
3,8134,0558,070
2008D
+14.1%
4,9793,7328,825
2004D
+6.0%
4,2813,7918,146
2000D
+1.3%
3,6003,5057,311
1996D
+22.6%
3,5972,0786,727
1992D
+28.2%
3,7951,7807,137
1988D
+17.5%
3,6122,5326,164
1984R
−8.7%
2,7233,2455,968
1980D
+8.8%
3,3242,7686,291
1976D
+15.8%
3,0912,2415,372
1972R
−12.7%
2,2472,9005,147
1968D
+6.3%
2,2251,9374,602
1964D
+48.2%
3,7681,3165,084
1960D
+24.3%
3,2111,9565,167
1956R
−5.4%
2,3632,6334,996
1952R
−5.9%
2,3852,6825,069
1948D
+11.7%
1,9841,5673,568
1944R
−8.2%
1,8782,2144,098
1940R
−13.4%
2,0982,7504,856
1936D
+18.7%
2,4461,6644,182
1932D
+46.9%
3,0871,1094,215
1928D
+39.6%
2,5471,0993,652
1924R
−2.7%
1,2571,3302,703
1920R
−24.9%
1,1491,9173,088
1916D
+3.4%
1,2181,1372,372
1912D
+1.6%
1,1381,1002,312
1908D
+2.0%
1,1081,0642,181
1904D
+8.2%
1,1639862,167
1900D
+16.1%
1,2969352,246
1896D
+15.9%
1,2459032,153
1892D
+24.9%
1,1556831,897
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
1.0%
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
35.3%
Baptist
10.3%
Other Christian
2.2%
Mainline Protestant
1.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 51.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Ste. Genevieve County, anchored by Missouri's oldest European settlement, has shifted decisively toward Republican presidential candidates over the past two decades, with 2024 marking one of its widest recorded margins despite a modest rural population.

The 2012 election was the turning point, when the Republican candidate carried the county by three points. The 2024 margin was forty-five points, in line with the county's new direction.

The demographics suggest why. A population of 18,571, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,339 situate the county in the broader realignment patterns of recent cycles. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Monroe County and Macoupin County.