Barton County, Missouri: Evangelical Deep South county. In 2024, voted R+72%. Republican peak: R+72 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+72MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
- Population
- 11,6902024 5-year
- Median household income
- $51,6352024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 91.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+30 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+72 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Fulton County, PA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Barton CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Barton 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 | +7.1% |
| 1896 | +30.1% |
| 1900 | +13.2% |
| 1904 | −0.8% |
| 1908 | +6.2% |
| 1912 | +20.5% |
| 1916 | +15.4% |
| 1920 | −6.5% |
| 1924 | −4.4% |
| 1928 | −23.2% |
| 1932 | +29.6% |
| 1936 | +12.2% |
| 1940 | −2.7% |
| 1944 | −11.0% |
| 1948 | +7.7% |
| 1952 | −20.7% |
| 1956 | −10.4% |
| 1960 | −21.0% |
| 1964 | +15.3% |
| 1968 | −20.8% |
| 1972 | −55.9% |
| 1976 | −7.5% |
| 1980 | −26.6% |
| 1984 | −49.6% |
| 1988 | −35.0% |
| 1992 | −25.8% |
| 1996 | −23.5% |
| 2000 | −44.9% |
| 2004 | −53.4% |
| 2008 | −49.7% |
| 2012 | −55.5% |
| 2016 | −70.1% |
| 2020 | −71.2% |
| 2024 | −72.1% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 820 | 5,159 | 6,015 | ||
| R | 844 | 5,168 | 6,077 | ||
| R | 795 | 4,959 | 5,939 | ||
| R | 1,230 | 4,418 | 5,746 | ||
| R | 1,455 | 4,414 | 5,948 | ||
| R | 1,373 | 4,572 | 5,991 | ||
| R | 1,424 | 3,836 | 5,366 | ||
| R | 1,625 | 2,812 | 5,045 | ||
| R | 1,433 | 2,775 | 5,194 | ||
| R | 1,603 | 3,339 | 4,958 | ||
| R | 1,348 | 3,996 | 5,344 | ||
| R | 1,901 | 3,337 | 5,398 | ||
| R | 2,326 | 2,708 | 5,077 | ||
| R | 1,140 | 4,026 | 5,166 | ||
| R | 1,832 | 2,928 | 5,259 | ||
| D | 3,173 | 2,332 | 5,505 | ||
| R | 2,417 | 3,703 | 6,120 | ||
| R | 2,881 | 3,547 | 6,428 | ||
| R | 2,661 | 4,056 | 6,741 | ||
| D | 3,008 | 2,577 | 5,592 | ||
| R | 2,688 | 3,356 | 6,067 | ||
| R | 3,539 | 3,737 | 7,315 | ||
| D | 4,048 | 3,164 | 7,249 | ||
| D | 3,897 | 2,092 | 6,104 | ||
| R | 2,275 | 3,662 | 5,985 | ||
| R | 2,682 | 2,952 | 6,075 | ||
| R | 3,040 | 3,480 | 6,814 | ||
| D | 2,217 | 1,597 | 4,016 | ||
| D | 1,791 | 1,010 | 3,801 | ||
| D | 1,913 | 1,673 | 3,858 | ||
| R | 1,811 | 1,843 | 3,995 | ||
| D | 2,349 | 1,780 | 4,326 | ||
| D | 2,824 | 1,496 | 4,411 | ||
| D | 1,620 | 1,335 | 3,989 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
25.2%
English
16.0%
Irish
11.6%
American
6.6%
Italian
2.1%
Scottish
2.1%
French
1.6%
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. 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: 41.1 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
$51,635
Barton County ranks in the bottom 25% of US counties.
Barton County$51,635
Missouri$70,702
United States$80,734
Barton County ranks in the bottom 25% 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
20.2%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1825.8%
Working age (18–64)18.4%
Seniors (65+)18.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.2%
speak English only
Other Indo-European3.4%
Spanish0.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 37.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Barton County recorded an R+72.1 margin in 2024, placing it among the most one-sided rural counties in the state. Its small, stable population of roughly 12,500 reflects the broader demographic pattern of sparsely settled southwest Missouri.
The Republican margin here reached its widest at seventy-two points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was seventy-two points.
A median household income of $51,635, a 20% poverty rate, and a 91% non-Hispanic-white share describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Fulton County and Bedford County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Barton County, Missouri vote in 2024?
In 2024, Barton County, Missouri voted Republican by 72.1 points (R+72), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 6,015 votes cast, 820 went Democratic and 5,159 went Republican.
What is Barton County, Missouri's political typology?
Akashic places Barton County, Missouri in the "Evangelical Deep South" typology — Deeply Republican, heavily Baptist counties of the Deep South. 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 10 times, Republican 24 times, and other 0 times.
When did Barton County, Missouri last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Barton County, Missouri voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Barton County, Missouri?
Barton County, Missouri has a population of 11,690 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Barton County, Missouri?
Median household income in Barton County, Missouri is $51,635 — below the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.
What is the political history of Barton County, Missouri?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Barton County, Missouri from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The county's typology — "Evangelical Deep South" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.