Boone County, Missouri: Industrial Catholic Metro county. In 2024, voted D+10%. Democratic peak: D+55 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+10MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 188,0432024 5-year
- Median household income
- $72,7582024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 77.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 9.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+55 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+16 in 1984MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Chatham County, NC · similarity 0.97
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Boone CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Boone County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
Turnout—
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 | +44.1% |
| 1896 | +49.4% |
| 1900 | +47.4% |
| 1904 | +39.8% |
| 1908 | +39.9% |
| 1912 | +51.4% |
| 1916 | +43.6% |
| 1920 | +36.2% |
| 1924 | +41.3% |
| 1928 | +26.6% |
| 1932 | +55.5% |
| 1936 | +51.0% |
| 1940 | +40.8% |
| 1944 | +39.6% |
| 1948 | +40.3% |
| 1952 | +15.0% |
| 1956 | +11.9% |
| 1960 | +4.8% |
| 1964 | +31.5% |
| 1968 | −0.6% |
| 1972 | −12.3% |
| 1976 | +3.7% |
| 1980 | +5.7% |
| 1984 | −15.7% |
| 1988 | +3.0% |
| 1992 | +11.7% |
| 1996 | +5.7% |
| 2000 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | −0.2% |
| 2008 | +12.0% |
| 2012 | +3.1% |
| 2016 | +5.9% |
| 2020 | +12.5% |
| 2024 | +9.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 48,452 | 39,673 | 90,375 | ||
| D | 50,064 | 38,646 | 91,326 | ||
| D | 41,125 | 36,200 | 83,868 | ||
| D | 39,847 | 37,404 | 79,422 | ||
| D | 47,062 | 36,849 | 85,251 | ||
| R | 37,643 | 37,801 | 76,046 | ||
| D | 28,811 | 28,426 | 59,609 | ||
| D | 24,984 | 22,047 | 51,920 | ||
| D | 26,176 | 19,405 | 57,890 | ||
| D | 24,370 | 22,948 | 47,458 | ||
| R | 19,364 | 26,600 | 45,964 | ||
| D | 18,527 | 16,313 | 38,837 | ||
| D | 17,674 | 16,373 | 34,893 | ||
| R | 13,666 | 17,488 | 31,154 | ||
| R | 11,771 | 11,917 | 25,703 | ||
| D | 14,758 | 7,695 | 22,453 | ||
| D | 11,514 | 10,453 | 21,967 | ||
| D | 10,404 | 8,197 | 18,601 | ||
| D | 10,206 | 7,545 | 17,785 | ||
| D | 10,200 | 4,289 | 14,653 | ||
| D | 9,704 | 4,195 | 13,929 | ||
| D | 11,615 | 4,869 | 16,543 | ||
| D | 11,241 | 3,624 | 14,926 | ||
| D | 11,554 | 3,241 | 14,979 | ||
| D | 8,422 | 4,876 | 13,319 | ||
| D | 8,657 | 3,547 | 12,373 | ||
| D | 8,748 | 4,077 | 12,890 | ||
| D | 5,601 | 2,180 | 7,838 | ||
| D | 5,027 | 1,350 | 7,158 | ||
| D | 5,041 | 2,149 | 7,254 | ||
| D | 4,375 | 1,857 | 6,327 | ||
| D | 4,793 | 1,672 | 6,589 | ||
| D | 5,075 | 1,705 | 6,822 | ||
| D | 4,054 | 1,495 | 5,806 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
23.4%
English
15.1%
Irish
12.4%
American
5.8%
Italian
3.0%
Scottish
2.2%
French
1.9%
African American
7.8%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
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: 32.7 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
$72,758
Boone County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Boone County$72,758
Missouri$70,702
United States$80,734
Boone 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
16.6%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.4%
Working age (18–64)17.7%
Seniors (65+)9.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.9%
speak English only
Asian & Pacific Islander3.1%
Spanish2.8%
Other Indo-European2.2%
Other languages1.0%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 62.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Home to the University of Missouri, Boone County posts Democratic margins unusual for rural Missouri — Biden carried it by double digits in 2020, and Harris held similar ground in 2024, anchored by student and faculty turnout in Columbia.
Its margins are typically close. The Democratic margin reached fifty-five points in 1932; the Republican margin reached sixteen points in 1984. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was ten points.
Its demographics sit near national norms: a 77% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $72,758, and a 17% poverty rate. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Chatham County and Missoula County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Boone County, Missouri vote in 2024?
In 2024, Boone County, Missouri voted Democratic by 9.7 points (D+10), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 90,375 votes cast, 48,452 went Democratic and 39,673 went Republican.
What is Boone County, Missouri's political typology?
Akashic places Boone County, Missouri in the "Industrial Catholic Metro" typology — Mid-size industrial metros with Catholic ethnic roots — among the most competitive, swing-prone ground in the country. 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 30 times, Republican 4 times, and other 0 times.
When did Boone County, Missouri last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Boone County, Missouri voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in Boone County, Missouri?
Boone County, Missouri has a population of 188,043 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Boone County, Missouri?
Median household income in Boone County, Missouri is $72,758 — below the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.
What is the political history of Boone County, Missouri?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Boone County, Missouri from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 30 went Democratic and 4 went Republican. The county's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.