Cooper County, Missouri: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+46%. Republican peak: R+46 in 2020.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+46MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 16,8242024 5-year
- Median household income
- $70,6252024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 88.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 5.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+19 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+46 in 2016MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Hardy County, WV · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Cooper CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Cooper County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | +5.3% |
| 1896 | +5.5% |
| 1900 | +0.3% |
| 1904 | −5.3% |
| 1908 | −2.3% |
| 1912 | +3.4% |
| 1916 | −5.4% |
| 1920 | −16.9% |
| 1924 | −7.6% |
| 1928 | −4.1% |
| 1932 | +19.5% |
| 1936 | +2.0% |
| 1940 | −10.8% |
| 1944 | −13.8% |
| 1948 | −2.9% |
| 1952 | −19.9% |
| 1956 | −17.4% |
| 1960 | −9.5% |
| 1964 | +8.7% |
| 1968 | −17.7% |
| 1972 | −37.8% |
| 1976 | −8.9% |
| 1980 | −19.1% |
| 1984 | −34.9% |
| 1988 | −19.6% |
| 1992 | −2.2% |
| 1996 | −2.2% |
| 2000 | −22.2% |
| 2004 | −35.4% |
| 2008 | −23.7% |
| 2012 | −32.1% |
| 2016 | −46.2% |
| 2020 | −46.3% |
| 2024 | −45.6% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 2,347 | 6,393 | 8,867 | ||
| R | 2,249 | 6,272 | 8,693 | ||
| R | 1,932 | 5,624 | 7,986 | ||
| R | 2,474 | 4,887 | 7,511 | ||
| R | 2,996 | 4,902 | 8,026 | ||
| R | 2,400 | 5,058 | 7,508 | ||
| R | 2,567 | 4,072 | 6,790 | ||
| R | 2,753 | 2,900 | 6,629 | ||
| R | 2,709 | 2,867 | 7,339 | ||
| R | 2,510 | 3,737 | 6,266 | ||
| R | 2,219 | 4,603 | 6,822 | ||
| R | 2,687 | 3,996 | 6,849 | ||
| R | 3,087 | 3,694 | 6,809 | ||
| R | 2,332 | 5,172 | 7,504 | ||
| R | 2,798 | 4,115 | 7,443 | ||
| D | 4,201 | 3,530 | 7,731 | ||
| R | 3,858 | 4,672 | 8,530 | ||
| R | 3,511 | 4,995 | 8,506 | ||
| R | 3,475 | 5,208 | 8,695 | ||
| R | 3,865 | 4,094 | 7,968 | ||
| R | 3,729 | 4,928 | 8,677 | ||
| R | 4,606 | 5,720 | 10,343 | ||
| D | 5,188 | 4,980 | 10,197 | ||
| D | 5,493 | 3,695 | 9,226 | ||
| R | 4,413 | 4,794 | 9,216 | ||
| R | 4,070 | 4,755 | 9,012 | ||
| R | 3,657 | 5,151 | 8,856 | ||
| R | 2,537 | 2,830 | 5,414 | ||
| D | 2,444 | 2,270 | 5,062 | ||
| R | 2,555 | 2,679 | 5,281 | ||
| R | 2,485 | 2,767 | 5,323 | ||
| D | 2,756 | 2,738 | 5,592 | ||
| D | 3,028 | 2,711 | 5,761 | ||
| D | 2,484 | 2,222 | 4,910 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
32.3%
English
11.2%
Irish
10.2%
American
7.1%
Scottish
1.9%
Italian
1.5%
French
1.5%
African American
4.5%
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: 40.5 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
$70,625
Cooper County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Cooper County$70,625
Missouri$70,702
United States$80,734
Cooper 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
11.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.9%
Working age (18–64)10.7%
Seniors (65+)11.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.7%
speak English only
Other Indo-European1.0%
Spanish0.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 46.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Cooper County's R+45.8 margin in 2024 places it among Missouri's most heavily one-sided rural counties, reflecting a demographic profile dominated by small agricultural communities with minimal urban population centers.
The Republican margin here reached forty-six points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-six points.
A population of 16,824, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $70,625 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Hardy County and Bullitt County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Cooper County, Missouri vote in 2024?
In 2024, Cooper County, Missouri voted Republican by 45.6 points (R+46), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 8,867 votes cast, 2,347 went Democratic and 6,393 went Republican.
What is Cooper County, Missouri's political typology?
Akashic places Cooper 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 7 times, Republican 27 times, and other 0 times.
When did Cooper County, Missouri last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Cooper County, Missouri voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Cooper County, Missouri?
Cooper County, Missouri has a population of 16,824 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Cooper County, Missouri?
Median household income in Cooper County, Missouri is $70,625 — below the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.
What is the political history of Cooper County, Missouri?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Cooper County, Missouri from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.