Scotland County, Missouri

2024 results by precinct

1 precincts · 1,920 votes cast

Trump · R+61

Harris +50

Trump +50

Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.

38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−61.4%	358	1,537	1,920
2020	R	−59.0%	388	1,560	1,986
2016	R	−58.6%	365	1,525	1,981
2012	R	−31.1%	643	1,246	1,936
2008	R	−21.7%	793	1,249	2,098
2004	R	−23.9%	828	1,352	2,197
2000	R	−25.0%	790	1,335	2,179
1996	D	+10.3%	990	773	2,106
1992	D	+10.9%	1,070	798	2,494
1988	R	−5.5%	1,117	1,248	2,372
1984	R	−16.0%	1,075	1,485	2,560
1980	R	−13.7%	1,200	1,592	2,869
1976	D	+5.9%	1,449	1,286	2,752
1972	R	−20.4%	1,269	1,918	3,187
1968	R	−6.9%	1,340	1,554	3,104
1964	D	+28.6%	2,187	1,215	3,402
1960	R	−0.4%	1,884	1,899	3,783
1956	D	+8.2%	2,044	1,735	3,779
1952	R	−0.7%	2,093	2,123	4,226
1948	D	+18.3%	2,451	1,693	4,153
1944	D	+2.4%	2,158	2,058	4,222
1940	D	+2.2%	2,435	2,329	4,787
1936	D	+17.4%	2,768	1,940	4,772
1932	D	+31.6%	2,738	1,410	4,205
1928	R	−3.4%	2,194	2,350	4,566
1924	D	+6.1%	2,595	2,282	5,092
1920	R	−8.1%	2,124	2,509	4,724
1916	D	+12.0%	1,592	1,243	2,900
1912	D	+23.3%	1,525	860	2,859
1908	D	+10.0%	1,564	1,273	2,897
1904	D	+5.9%	1,530	1,354	2,973
1900	D	+15.4%	1,760	1,277	3,127
1896	D	+26.5%	2,077	1,203	3,299
1892	D	+15.2%	1,369	940	2,824
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%

Italian

1.3%

Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.

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.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 36.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

2.1%

85+

1.3%

1.9%

75–84

3.9%

5.1%

65–74

5.1%

6.2%

55–64

6.2%

5.0%

45–54

3.5%

5.1%

35–44

5.9%

25–34

5.7%

4.0%

18–24

3.4%

10.3%

5–17

11.6%

3.8%

4.2%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$68,913

Scotland County ranks near the middle of US counties.

Scotland County$68,913

Missouri$70,702

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

7.3%

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

Mainline Protestant

33.0%

Methodist

11.0%

Baptist

10.6%

Other Christian

5.6%

Catholic & Orthodox

1.6%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 38.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Scotland County's 2024 presidential margin of R+61.5 reflects a broader consolidation of rural northeast Missouri toward one party, a shift that has accelerated steadily over the past two decades as small agricultural communities have realigned.

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

Scotland County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $68,913, a 96% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 4,686 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 Macon County and Daviess County.

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