Cape Girardeau County, Missouri
Precinct data
Results by precinct
26 precincts · 40,353 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -BYRD 3 AND 4BYRD 3 AND 4 | 949 | 2,950 | 45 | 3,944 | 24.1% | 74.8% | R+50.7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -CAPE PRECINCT 5B AND 6CAPE PRECINCT 5B AND 6 | 1,166 | 2,395 | 43 | 3,604 | 32.4% | 66.5% | R+34.1 |
| Precinct -BYRD 5 & 6BYRD 5 & 6 | 625 | 2,333 | 18 | 2,976 | 21.0% | 78.4% | R+57.4 |
| Precinct -FRUITLAND PRECINCTFRUITLAND PRECINCT | 582 | 2,150 | 33 | 2,765 | 21.0% | 77.8% | R+56.7 |
| Precinct -BYRD 1 PRECINCTBYRD 1 PRECINCT | 447 | 1,426 | 30 | 1,903 | 23.5% | 74.9% | R+51.4 |
| Precinct -BYRD 2 PRECINCTBYRD 2 PRECINCT | 442 | 1,404 | 23 | 1,869 | 23.6% | 75.1% | R+51.5 |
| Precinct -GORDONVILLE PRECINCTGORDONVILLE PRECINCT | 397 | 1,448 | 24 | 1,869 | 21.2% | 77.5% | R+56.2 |
| Precinct -CAPE PRECINCT 4ACAPE PRECINCT 4A | 522 | 1,290 | 32 | 1,844 | 28.3% | 70.0% | R+41.6 |
| Precinct -CAPE PRECINCT 5ACAPE PRECINCT 5A | 541 | 1,204 | 26 | 1,771 | 30.5% | 68.0% | R+37.4 |
| Precinct -CAPE PRECINCT 4BCAPE PRECINCT 4B | 575 | 1,144 | 18 | 1,737 | 33.1% | 65.9% | R+32.8 |
| Precinct -CAPE PRECINCT 1CAPE PRECINCT 1 | 650 | 1,040 | 23 | 1,713 | 37.9% | 60.7% | R+22.8 |
| Precinct -CAPE PRECINCT 3A AND 5CCAPE PRECINCT 3A AND 5C | 554 | 980 | 24 | 1,558 | 35.6% | 62.9% | R+27.3 |
| Precinct -HANOVER PRECINCTHANOVER PRECINCT | 322 | 1,048 | 15 | 1,385 | 23.2% | 75.7% | R+52.4 |
| Precinct -CAPE PRECINCT 2B AND 3BCAPE PRECINCT 2B AND 3B | 529 | 794 | 26 | 1,349 | 39.2% | 58.9% | R+19.6 |
| Precinct -NELL HOLCOMB PRECINCTNELL HOLCOMB PRECINCT | 250 | 1,003 | 11 | 1,264 | 19.8% | 79.4% | R+59.6 |
| Precinct -CAPE PRECINCT 2A AND 3CCAPE PRECINCT 2A AND 3C | 513 | 562 | 19 | 1,094 | 46.9% | 51.4% | R+4.5 |
| Precinct -MILLERSVILLE PRECINCTMILLERSVILLE PRECINCT | 194 | 837 | 9 | 1,040 | 18.7% | 80.5% | R+61.8 |
| Precinct -OAK RIDGE PRECINCTOAK RIDGE PRECINCT | 196 | 784 | 6 | 986 | 19.9% | 79.5% | R+59.6 |
| Precinct -DELTA PRECINCTDELTA PRECINCT | 187 | 679 | 6 | 872 | 21.4% | 77.9% | R+56.4 |
| Precinct -CAMPSTER PRECINCTCAMPSTER PRECINCT | 180 | 652 | 11 | 843 | 21.4% | 77.3% | R+56.0 |
| Precinct -BURFORDVILLE PRECINCTBURFORDVILLE PRECINCT | 150 | 684 | 6 | 840 | 17.9% | 81.4% | R+63.6 |
| Precinct -POCAHONTAS PRECINCTPOCAHONTAS PRECINCT | 145 | 578 | 11 | 734 | 19.8% | 78.7% | R+59.0 |
| Precinct -NEW WELLS PRECINCTNEW WELLS PRECINCT | 100 | 544 | 6 | 650 | 15.4% | 83.7% | R+68.3 |
| Precinct -WHITEWATER PRECINCTWHITEWATER PRECINCT | 128 | 514 | 3 | 645 | 19.8% | 79.7% | R+59.8 |
| Precinct -FRIEDHEIM PRECINCTFRIEDHEIM PRECINCT | 112 | 517 | 4 | 633 | 17.7% | 81.7% | R+64.0 |
| Precinct -BROWN OWL PRECINCTBROWN OWL PRECINCT | 105 | 355 | 5 | 465 | 22.6% | 76.3% | R+53.8 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −4.5% |
| 1896 | −0.2% |
| 1900 | −8.7% |
| 1904 | −16.5% |
| 1908 | −12.5% |
| 1912 | +6.6% |
| 1916 | −11.1% |
| 1920 | −24.1% |
| 1924 | −9.5% |
| 1928 | −14.7% |
| 1932 | +18.2% |
| 1936 | +9.3% |
| 1940 | −3.6% |
| 1944 | −9.8% |
| 1948 | +5.3% |
| 1952 | −15.0% |
| 1956 | −16.4% |
| 1960 | −16.2% |
| 1964 | +13.1% |
| 1968 | −18.9% |
| 1972 | −42.8% |
| 1976 | −9.4% |
| 1980 | −25.4% |
| 1984 | −40.6% |
| 1988 | −35.3% |
| 1992 | −13.6% |
| 1996 | −20.3% |
| 2000 | −35.2% |
| 2004 | −38.3% |
| 2008 | −33.6% |
| 2012 | −43.7% |
| 2016 | −49.7% |
| 2020 | −44.9% |
| 2024 | −46.5% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 53,460 |
| 2018 | 53,478 |
| 2020 | 55,327 |
| 2022 | 54,749 |
| 2024 | 56,676 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+367 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +2,205 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $49,665 in average income, against $83,748 for residents who stayed — 41% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+44.5 on average — 1.9 points more Democratic-leaning than Cape Girardeau County, MO itself (R+46.5).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Scott County, MO282R+58.9
- Bollinger County, MO116R+74.8
- St. Louis County, MO91D+23.4
- Perry County, MO76R+63.4
- Stoddard County, MO74R+73.9
- St. Charles County, MO46R+17.0
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Scott County, MO275
- St. Louis County, MO122
- Bollinger County, MO107
- St. Louis city, MO73
- Perry County, MO62
- Stoddard County, MO47
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | +458 |
| 2012 | +117 |
| 2013 | +151 |
| 2014 | +158 |
| 2015 | +39 |
| 2016 | +5 |
| 2017 | −474 |
| 2018 | +140 |
| 2019 | −53 |
| 2021 | +402 |
| 2022 | +731 |
| 2023 | −67 |
| 2024 | +231 |
| 2025 | +367 |
Cape Girardeau County anchors the state's southeastern corner along the Mississippi River, where a mid-sized regional hub surrounded by rural townships has produced Republican presidential margins exceeding 40 points in consecutive cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 18.2 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 49.7 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 1.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 46.5 points.
A population of 82,735, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $68,464 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Jasper County and Sioux County.
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Cape Girardeau County, Missouri. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/29031/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.