Clinton County, Missouri
Precinct data
Results by precinct
6 precincts · 11,230 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -9-SHOAL-CAMERON9-SHOAL-CAMERON | 775 | 2,163 | 39 | 2,977 | 26.0% | 72.7% | R+46.6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -5-JACKSON-HOLT5-JACKSON-HOLT | 501 | 1,543 | 23 | 2,067 | 24.2% | 74.6% | R+50.4 |
| Precinct -7-LATHROP-LATHROP7-LATHROP-LATHROP | 455 | 1,352 | 23 | 1,830 | 24.9% | 73.9% | R+49.0 |
| Precinct -1-ATCHISON-GOWER1-ATCHISON-GOWER | 412 | 1,246 | 22 | 1,680 | 24.5% | 74.2% | R+49.6 |
| Precinct -3-CONCORD-CONCORD3-CONCORD-CONCORD | 365 | 1,038 | 17 | 1,420 | 25.7% | 73.1% | R+47.4 |
| Precinct -4-HARDIN-TRIMBLE4-HARDIN-TRIMBLE | 347 | 893 | 16 | 1,256 | 27.6% | 71.1% | R+43.5 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +16.2% |
| 1896 | +18.4% |
| 1900 | +15.5% |
| 1904 | +3.4% |
| 1908 | +13.5% |
| 1912 | +34.1% |
| 1916 | +16.0% |
| 1920 | +2.1% |
| 1924 | +5.3% |
| 1928 | −20.1% |
| 1932 | +38.1% |
| 1936 | +24.6% |
| 1940 | +11.2% |
| 1944 | +2.8% |
| 1948 | +21.9% |
| 1952 | −9.4% |
| 1956 | −0.8% |
| 1960 | −3.4% |
| 1964 | +33.3% |
| 1968 | −2.3% |
| 1972 | −33.7% |
| 1976 | +9.8% |
| 1980 | −8.7% |
| 1984 | −20.7% |
| 1988 | +5.3% |
| 1992 | +12.3% |
| 1996 | +9.3% |
| 2000 | −3.9% |
| 2004 | −11.8% |
| 2008 | −11.1% |
| 2012 | −22.7% |
| 2016 | −43.6% |
| 2020 | −45.0% |
| 2024 | −47.9% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 14,710 |
| 2018 | 14,414 |
| 2020 | 15,550 |
| 2022 | 15,696 |
| 2024 | 16,107 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+39 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +636 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $65,391 in average income, against $77,185 for residents who stayed — 15% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+20.9 on average — 27 points more Democratic-leaning than Clinton County, MO itself (R+47.9).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Clay County, MO222R+5.6
- DeKalb County, MO63R+62.6
- Jackson County, MO54D+19.3
- Buchanan County, MO52R+28.0
- Platte County, MO35R+3.1
- Ray County, MO32R+48.7
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Clay County, MO175
- DeKalb County, MO76
- Buchanan County, MO66
- Jackson County, MO48
- Platte County, MO40
- Caldwell County, MO33
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 | −42 |
| 2012 | −81 |
| 2013 | −3 |
| 2014 | −228 |
| 2015 | +345 |
| 2016 | −23 |
| 2017 | +38 |
| 2018 | −89 |
| 2019 | −25 |
| 2021 | +91 |
| 2022 | +131 |
| 2023 | +263 |
| 2024 | +220 |
| 2025 | +39 |
Clinton County, a rural stretch of northwest Missouri, delivered a nearly 48-point Republican margin in 2024, reflecting the heavily Republican consolidation that has reshaped small agricultural counties across the state over the past two decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 38.1 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 47.9 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 3.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 47.9 points.
A population of 21,414, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $70,627 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Ray County and Greenup County.
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Clinton County, Missouri. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/29049/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.