Christian County, Missouri: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+52%. Republican peak: R+59 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+52MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 92,9152024 5-year
- Median household income
- $83,4372024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 91.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+4 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+59 in 1920MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Montgomery County, KS · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Christian CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Christian 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 | −31.6% |
| 1896 | −6.8% |
| 1900 | −22.1% |
| 1904 | −36.5% |
| 1908 | −29.9% |
| 1912 | −13.5% |
| 1916 | −33.8% |
| 1920 | −59.2% |
| 1924 | −32.9% |
| 1928 | −51.9% |
| 1932 | +3.6% |
| 1936 | −24.0% |
| 1940 | −44.5% |
| 1944 | −57.1% |
| 1948 | −32.3% |
| 1952 | −52.6% |
| 1956 | −36.7% |
| 1960 | −48.1% |
| 1964 | −10.0% |
| 1968 | −39.0% |
| 1972 | −52.8% |
| 1976 | −8.6% |
| 1980 | −29.1% |
| 1984 | −40.6% |
| 1988 | −23.7% |
| 1992 | −6.9% |
| 1996 | −15.3% |
| 2000 | −29.8% |
| 2004 | −41.6% |
| 2008 | −35.8% |
| 2012 | −46.5% |
| 2016 | −53.6% |
| 2020 | −50.7% |
| 2024 | −52.2% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 11,850 | 38,379 | 50,789 | ||
| R | 11,131 | 34,920 | 46,925 | ||
| R | 8,508 | 30,946 | 41,863 | ||
| R | 9,813 | 27,473 | 37,964 | ||
| R | 11,883 | 25,382 | 37,697 | ||
| R | 9,059 | 22,102 | 31,348 | ||
| R | 7,896 | 14,824 | 23,228 | ||
| R | 6,627 | 9,477 | 18,595 | ||
| R | 6,242 | 7,422 | 17,145 | ||
| R | 4,724 | 7,670 | 12,440 | ||
| R | 3,223 | 7,634 | 10,857 | ||
| R | 3,502 | 6,487 | 10,251 | ||
| R | 3,830 | 4,553 | 8,442 | ||
| R | 1,945 | 6,305 | 8,250 | ||
| R | 1,586 | 4,019 | 6,238 | ||
| R | 2,646 | 3,232 | 5,878 | ||
| R | 1,622 | 4,627 | 6,249 | ||
| R | 1,730 | 3,732 | 5,462 | ||
| R | 1,374 | 4,440 | 5,824 | ||
| R | 1,600 | 3,129 | 4,735 | ||
| R | 1,134 | 4,167 | 5,310 | ||
| R | 1,729 | 4,509 | 6,253 | ||
| R | 2,462 | 4,022 | 6,501 | ||
| D | 2,577 | 2,395 | 5,055 | ||
| R | 1,124 | 3,576 | 4,721 | ||
| R | 1,281 | 2,692 | 4,289 | ||
| R | 919 | 3,795 | 4,857 | ||
| R | 938 | 1,978 | 3,073 | ||
| R | 793 | 1,203 | 3,042 | ||
| R | 956 | 1,871 | 3,063 | ||
| R | 871 | 1,947 | 2,944 | ||
| R | 1,326 | 2,107 | 3,536 | ||
| R | 1,729 | 1,983 | 3,719 | ||
| R | 653 | 1,559 | 2,870 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
20.8%
English
16.8%
Irish
13.2%
American
7.4%
Italian
2.6%
Scottish
2.5%
French
2.0%
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: 39.2 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
$83,437
Christian County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Christian County$83,437
Missouri$70,702
United States$80,734
Christian County ranks in the top 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
8.2%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 189.5%
Working age (18–64)7.7%
Seniors (65+)7.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.8%
speak English only
Spanish1.9%
Other Indo-European1.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
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 31.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Christian County has grown rapidly as a Springfield suburb while remaining among Missouri's most Republican counties, posting a 52-point presidential margin in 2024 that reflects both its evangelical character and its exurban growth pattern.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-nine points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-two points.
A population of 92,915, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $83,437 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Montgomery County and Effingham County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Christian County, Missouri vote in 2024?
In 2024, Christian County, Missouri voted Republican by 52.2 points (R+52), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 50,789 votes cast, 11,850 went Democratic and 38,379 went Republican.
What is Christian County, Missouri's political typology?
Akashic places Christian County, Missouri in the "Stable Rural Right" typology — Mountain, Plains, and rural Republican counties already near their ceiling, with little further room to swing. 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 Christian County, Missouri last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Christian County, Missouri voted Democratic was 1932.
How many people live in Christian County, Missouri?
Christian County, Missouri has a population of 92,915 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Christian County, Missouri?
Median household income in Christian County, Missouri is $83,437 — above the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.
What is the political history of Christian County, Missouri?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Christian County, Missouri from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 33 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.