Callaway County, Missouri: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+43%. Democratic peak: D+54 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+43MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 44,7412024 5-year
- Median household income
- $74,1762024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 88.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+54 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+43 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Scott County, MO · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Callaway CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Callaway 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 | +40.9% |
| 1896 | +40.0% |
| 1900 | +37.5% |
| 1904 | +33.5% |
| 1908 | +33.7% |
| 1912 | +37.4% |
| 1916 | +31.6% |
| 1920 | +29.6% |
| 1924 | +35.1% |
| 1928 | +22.3% |
| 1932 | +54.1% |
| 1936 | +39.3% |
| 1940 | +33.4% |
| 1944 | +29.3% |
| 1948 | +43.7% |
| 1952 | +17.9% |
| 1956 | +18.2% |
| 1960 | +13.7% |
| 1964 | +33.0% |
| 1968 | −5.8% |
| 1972 | −35.1% |
| 1976 | −2.7% |
| 1980 | −9.3% |
| 1984 | −31.3% |
| 1988 | −12.4% |
| 1992 | +6.6% |
| 1996 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | −10.0% |
| 2004 | −25.6% |
| 2008 | −19.7% |
| 2012 | −31.1% |
| 2016 | −41.7% |
| 2020 | −42.2% |
| 2024 | −43.3% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 5,926 | 15,206 | 21,455 | ||
| R | 5,870 | 14,815 | 21,183 | ||
| R | 4,989 | 13,057 | 19,333 | ||
| R | 6,071 | 11,745 | 18,232 | ||
| R | 7,580 | 11,389 | 19,321 | ||
| R | 6,559 | 11,108 | 17,773 | ||
| R | 6,708 | 8,238 | 15,308 | ||
| D | 5,880 | 5,567 | 13,137 | ||
| D | 5,799 | 4,880 | 13,981 | ||
| R | 5,209 | 6,687 | 11,938 | ||
| R | 4,327 | 8,262 | 12,589 | ||
| R | 5,560 | 6,755 | 12,835 | ||
| R | 4,843 | 5,115 | 10,059 | ||
| R | 3,036 | 6,313 | 9,349 | ||
| R | 3,738 | 4,277 | 9,291 | ||
| D | 5,916 | 2,983 | 8,899 | ||
| D | 5,344 | 4,054 | 9,398 | ||
| D | 5,165 | 3,572 | 8,737 | ||
| D | 5,484 | 3,818 | 9,321 | ||
| D | 6,215 | 2,433 | 8,658 | ||
| D | 5,757 | 3,143 | 8,924 | ||
| D | 7,162 | 3,574 | 10,757 | ||
| D | 7,160 | 3,112 | 10,293 | ||
| D | 7,042 | 2,079 | 9,172 | ||
| D | 5,153 | 3,269 | 8,437 | ||
| D | 5,904 | 2,799 | 8,836 | ||
| D | 6,035 | 3,274 | 9,339 | ||
| D | 3,882 | 2,009 | 5,919 | ||
| D | 3,544 | 1,525 | 5,402 | ||
| D | 3,878 | 1,911 | 5,845 | ||
| D | 3,596 | 1,765 | 5,466 | ||
| D | 4,133 | 1,864 | 6,053 | ||
| D | 4,358 | 1,849 | 6,278 | ||
| D | 3,620 | 1,453 | 5,296 | ||
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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
12.0%
Irish
11.0%
American
8.0%
Italian
3.6%
French
2.4%
Scottish
2.3%
African American
3.0%
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. 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: 39.4 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
$74,176
Callaway County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Callaway County$74,176
Missouri$70,702
United States$80,734
Callaway 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
11.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.2%
Working age (18–64)10.1%
Seniors (65+)12.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
98.3%
speak English only
Spanish1.1%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.1%
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 70.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Callaway County, situated along the Missouri River northeast of Jefferson City, has shifted decisively toward Republican candidates over the past two decades, with 2024 margins reinforcing its status as one of the state's more reliably one-sided presidential battlegrounds.
The Republican margin here reached forty-three points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-three points.
A population of 44,741, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $74,176 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Scott County and Crittenden County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Callaway County, Missouri vote in 2024?
In 2024, Callaway County, Missouri voted Republican by 43.3 points (R+43), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 21,455 votes cast, 5,926 went Democratic and 15,206 went Republican.
What is Callaway County, Missouri's political typology?
Akashic places Callaway 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 21 times, Republican 13 times, and other 0 times.
When did Callaway County, Missouri last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Callaway County, Missouri voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Callaway County, Missouri?
Callaway County, Missouri has a population of 44,741 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Callaway County, Missouri?
Median household income in Callaway County, Missouri is $74,176 — below the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.
What is the political history of Callaway County, Missouri?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Callaway County, Missouri from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.