Camden County, Missouri: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+54%. Republican peak: R+55 in 1928.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+54MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 43,6672024 5-year
- Median household income
- $66,3872024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 92.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+9 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+55 in 1928MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Miller County, MO · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Camden CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Camden 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 | −23.6% |
| 1896 | −1.5% |
| 1900 | −16.7% |
| 1904 | −24.0% |
| 1908 | −20.0% |
| 1912 | −13.4% |
| 1916 | −14.7% |
| 1920 | −37.1% |
| 1924 | −17.7% |
| 1928 | −54.9% |
| 1932 | +9.2% |
| 1936 | −8.9% |
| 1940 | −26.9% |
| 1944 | −37.5% |
| 1948 | −23.0% |
| 1952 | −38.8% |
| 1956 | −31.7% |
| 1960 | −33.2% |
| 1964 | −1.7% |
| 1968 | −33.0% |
| 1972 | −47.9% |
| 1976 | −5.8% |
| 1980 | −30.5% |
| 1984 | −44.6% |
| 1988 | −32.7% |
| 1992 | −2.8% |
| 1996 | −11.1% |
| 2000 | −23.6% |
| 2004 | −35.0% |
| 2008 | −28.5% |
| 2012 | −39.2% |
| 2016 | −53.7% |
| 2020 | −53.2% |
| 2024 | −54.1% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 5,724 | 19,597 | 25,622 | ||
| R | 5,652 | 18,850 | 24,812 | ||
| R | 4,768 | 16,944 | 22,680 | ||
| R | 6,458 | 15,092 | 22,015 | ||
| R | 7,773 | 14,074 | 22,133 | ||
| R | 6,296 | 13,122 | 19,519 | ||
| R | 6,323 | 10,358 | 17,099 | ||
| R | 5,566 | 7,190 | 14,694 | ||
| R | 5,140 | 5,554 | 14,627 | ||
| R | 3,930 | 7,773 | 11,759 | ||
| R | 3,088 | 8,057 | 11,145 | ||
| R | 3,416 | 6,541 | 10,246 | ||
| R | 3,975 | 4,469 | 8,510 | ||
| R | 1,761 | 4,996 | 6,757 | ||
| R | 1,605 | 3,500 | 5,738 | ||
| R | 2,522 | 2,607 | 5,129 | ||
| R | 1,759 | 3,509 | 5,268 | ||
| R | 1,460 | 2,817 | 4,277 | ||
| R | 1,226 | 2,789 | 4,025 | ||
| R | 1,264 | 2,020 | 3,291 | ||
| R | 990 | 2,180 | 3,175 | ||
| R | 1,549 | 2,692 | 4,246 | ||
| R | 1,908 | 2,281 | 4,195 | ||
| D | 1,801 | 1,497 | 3,313 | ||
| R | 606 | 2,085 | 2,695 | ||
| R | 1,196 | 1,732 | 3,031 | ||
| R | 1,034 | 2,276 | 3,349 | ||
| R | 930 | 1,261 | 2,245 | ||
| R | 667 | 918 | 1,869 | ||
| R | 955 | 1,446 | 2,455 | ||
| R | 883 | 1,466 | 2,434 | ||
| R | 1,078 | 1,511 | 2,599 | ||
| R | 1,287 | 1,326 | 2,631 | ||
| R | 602 | 1,070 | 1,982 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
22.5%
English
14.8%
Irish
11.9%
American
10.6%
Italian
3.5%
French
2.8%
Scottish
2.3%
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. 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: 53.2 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
$66,387
Camden County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Camden County$66,387
Missouri$70,702
United States$80,734
Camden 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
12.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.7%
Working age (18–64)11.3%
Seniors (65+)14.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.1%
speak English only
Spanish2.2%
Other Indo-European1.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 59.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Camden County's resort economy around Lake of the Ozarks draws retirees and seasonal residents who have steadily deepened its Republican tilt, producing a 2024 presidential margin of R+54.3 in a county of just 37,000 people.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-five points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-four points.
A population of 43,667, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,387 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Miller County and Murray County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Camden County, Missouri vote in 2024?
In 2024, Camden County, Missouri voted Republican by 54.1 points (R+54), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 25,622 votes cast, 5,724 went Democratic and 19,597 went Republican.
What is Camden County, Missouri's political typology?
Akashic places Camden 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 1 times, Republican 33 times, and other 0 times.
When did Camden County, Missouri last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Camden County, Missouri voted Democratic was 1932.
How many people live in Camden County, Missouri?
Camden County, Missouri has a population of 43,667 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Camden County, Missouri?
Median household income in Camden County, Missouri is $66,387 — below the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.
What is the political history of Camden County, Missouri?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Camden County, Missouri from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 33 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.