Audrain County, Missouri: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+48%. Democratic peak: D+56 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+48MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 24,5482024 5-year
- Median household income
- $59,4482024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 88.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 4.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+56 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+48 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Wayne County, MO · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Audrain CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Audrain County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Harris +50Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | +37.3% |
| 1896 | +42.2% |
| 1900 | +40.6% |
| 1904 | +34.0% |
| 1908 | +31.4% |
| 1912 | +38.3% |
| 1916 | +34.2% |
| 1920 | +17.9% |
| 1924 | +30.0% |
| 1928 | +10.0% |
| 1932 | +56.0% |
| 1936 | +49.5% |
| 1940 | +38.5% |
| 1944 | +30.3% |
| 1948 | +46.4% |
| 1952 | +17.4% |
| 1956 | +12.1% |
| 1960 | +12.8% |
| 1964 | +38.0% |
| 1968 | −1.8% |
| 1972 | −32.0% |
| 1976 | +2.0% |
| 1980 | −10.0% |
| 1984 | −21.8% |
| 1988 | +1.5% |
| 1992 | +8.8% |
| 1996 | +7.5% |
| 2000 | −7.1% |
| 2004 | −18.5% |
| 2008 | −16.1% |
| 2012 | −26.5% |
| 2016 | −43.5% |
| 2020 | −47.1% |
| 2024 | −47.6% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 2,688 | 7,699 | 10,523 | ||
| R | 2,704 | 7,732 | 10,666 | ||
| R | 2,570 | 6,981 | 10,133 | ||
| R | 3,539 | 6,186 | 9,982 | ||
| R | 4,434 | 6,167 | 10,781 | ||
| R | 4,318 | 6,294 | 10,683 | ||
| R | 4,551 | 5,256 | 9,985 | ||
| D | 4,690 | 3,955 | 9,778 | ||
| D | 4,731 | 3,798 | 10,654 | ||
| D | 5,226 | 5,072 | 10,327 | ||
| R | 4,662 | 7,261 | 11,923 | ||
| R | 5,168 | 6,347 | 11,834 | ||
| D | 5,600 | 5,378 | 11,032 | ||
| R | 3,706 | 7,197 | 10,903 | ||
| R | 4,806 | 5,005 | 10,823 | ||
| D | 7,387 | 3,316 | 10,703 | ||
| D | 6,410 | 4,955 | 11,365 | ||
| D | 5,951 | 4,664 | 10,615 | ||
| D | 6,775 | 4,767 | 11,554 | ||
| D | 7,495 | 2,739 | 10,250 | ||
| D | 6,471 | 3,455 | 9,939 | ||
| D | 7,768 | 3,447 | 11,224 | ||
| D | 7,455 | 2,508 | 9,994 | ||
| D | 7,301 | 2,037 | 9,392 | ||
| D | 5,067 | 4,141 | 9,222 | ||
| D | 5,866 | 3,125 | 9,142 | ||
| D | 5,514 | 3,827 | 9,409 | ||
| D | 3,572 | 1,741 | 5,361 | ||
| D | 3,332 | 1,360 | 5,143 | ||
| D | 3,350 | 1,733 | 5,156 | ||
| D | 3,006 | 1,454 | 4,571 | ||
| D | 3,477 | 1,436 | 5,024 | ||
| D | 3,984 | 1,609 | 5,628 | ||
| D | 3,240 | 1,408 | 4,908 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
18.3%
English
13.1%
Irish
10.6%
American
6.8%
French
1.5%
Italian
1.3%
Scottish
1.3%
African American
3.6%
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.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 40.2 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.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$59,448
Audrain County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Audrain County$59,448
Missouri$70,702
United States$80,734
Audrain County ranks near the middle of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
17.8%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1825.9%
Working age (18–64)16.0%
Seniors (65+)9.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.1%
speak English only
Other Indo-European2.1%
Spanish1.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 48.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Audrain County, anchored by Mexico, Mo., has shifted decisively rightward over the past four election cycles, posting a 47-point Republican presidential margin in 2024 — a gap that reflects broader rural realignment across the Little Dixie region.
The Republican margin here reached forty-eight points in 2024. The 2024 margin was forty-eight points.
A population of 24,548, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $59,448 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Wayne County and Taylor County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Audrain County, Missouri vote in 2024?
In 2024, Audrain County, Missouri voted Republican by 47.6 points (R+48), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 10,523 votes cast, 2,688 went Democratic and 7,699 went Republican.
What is Audrain County, Missouri's political typology?
Akashic places Audrain County, Missouri in the "Farm Belt" typology — Rural Plains and Midwest farm counties — Republican, with modest recent movement. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 23 times, Republican 11 times, and other 0 times.
When did Audrain County, Missouri last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Audrain County, Missouri voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Audrain County, Missouri?
Audrain County, Missouri has a population of 24,548 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Audrain County, Missouri?
Median household income in Audrain County, Missouri is $59,448 — below the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.
What is the political history of Audrain County, Missouri?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Audrain County, Missouri from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 23 went Democratic and 11 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.