Dade County, Missouri: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+67%. Republican peak: R+67 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+67MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 7,6412024 5-year
- Median household income
- $53,7502024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 92.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+14 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+67 in 2020MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Lawrence County, MO · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Dade CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Dade 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 | −9.2% |
| 1896 | +13.5% |
| 1900 | −4.3% |
| 1904 | −17.4% |
| 1908 | −14.5% |
| 1912 | +3.5% |
| 1916 | −8.9% |
| 1920 | −29.6% |
| 1924 | −13.3% |
| 1928 | −41.2% |
| 1932 | +9.4% |
| 1936 | −17.9% |
| 1940 | −36.0% |
| 1944 | −38.7% |
| 1948 | −23.2% |
| 1952 | −43.3% |
| 1956 | −28.2% |
| 1960 | −42.1% |
| 1964 | −8.1% |
| 1968 | −38.1% |
| 1972 | −55.7% |
| 1976 | −9.0% |
| 1980 | −29.8% |
| 1984 | −40.5% |
| 1988 | −24.1% |
| 1992 | −6.5% |
| 1996 | −16.3% |
| 2000 | −34.0% |
| 2004 | −45.5% |
| 2008 | −40.9% |
| 2012 | −50.2% |
| 2016 | −64.5% |
| 2020 | −67.0% |
| 2024 | −67.1% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 671 | 3,480 | 4,186 | ||
| R | 656 | 3,414 | 4,119 | ||
| R | 637 | 3,184 | 3,951 | ||
| R | 939 | 2,895 | 3,896 | ||
| R | 1,184 | 2,864 | 4,112 | ||
| R | 1,104 | 2,963 | 4,089 | ||
| R | 1,193 | 2,468 | 3,752 | ||
| R | 1,243 | 1,822 | 3,545 | ||
| R | 1,332 | 1,577 | 3,751 | ||
| R | 1,315 | 2,154 | 3,476 | ||
| R | 1,100 | 2,600 | 3,700 | ||
| R | 1,283 | 2,410 | 3,778 | ||
| R | 1,681 | 2,015 | 3,710 | ||
| R | 747 | 2,624 | 3,371 | ||
| R | 917 | 2,250 | 3,497 | ||
| R | 1,641 | 1,931 | 3,572 | ||
| R | 1,217 | 2,987 | 4,204 | ||
| R | 1,479 | 2,641 | 4,120 | ||
| R | 1,340 | 3,395 | 4,747 | ||
| R | 1,733 | 2,783 | 4,521 | ||
| R | 1,462 | 3,316 | 4,786 | ||
| R | 1,835 | 3,910 | 5,761 | ||
| R | 2,312 | 3,326 | 5,669 | ||
| D | 2,833 | 2,340 | 5,228 | ||
| R | 1,453 | 3,497 | 4,957 | ||
| R | 2,007 | 2,651 | 4,850 | ||
| R | 1,892 | 3,520 | 5,507 | ||
| R | 1,618 | 1,941 | 3,636 | ||
| D | 1,313 | 1,196 | 3,383 | ||
| R | 1,441 | 1,946 | 3,472 | ||
| R | 1,376 | 1,994 | 3,555 | ||
| R | 1,821 | 1,992 | 3,939 | ||
| D | 2,363 | 1,797 | 4,179 | ||
| R | 1,101 | 1,420 | 3,485 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
19.5%
English
14.2%
Irish
13.3%
American
10.4%
French
3.3%
Italian
1.5%
Scottish
1.3%
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: 47.0 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
$53,750
Dade County ranks in the bottom 25% of US counties.
Dade County$53,750
Missouri$70,702
United States$80,734
Dade County ranks in the bottom 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
12.6%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.0%
Working age (18–64)12.5%
Seniors (65+)12.4%
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-European1.4%
Spanish0.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.1%
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 41.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Dade County's R+67.1 margin in 2024 places it among the most heavily Republican rural counties in Missouri, a pattern consistent with decades of demographic shift away from the old Ozarks Democratic tradition.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-seven points in 2024. The 2024 margin was sixty-seven points.
A population of 7,641, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $53,750 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Lawrence County and Barry County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Dade County, Missouri vote in 2024?
In 2024, Dade County, Missouri voted Republican by 67.1 points (R+67), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 4,186 votes cast, 671 went Democratic and 3,480 went Republican.
What is Dade County, Missouri's political typology?
Akashic places Dade 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 3 times, Republican 31 times, and other 0 times.
When did Dade County, Missouri last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Dade County, Missouri voted Democratic was 1932.
How many people live in Dade County, Missouri?
Dade County, Missouri has a population of 7,641 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Dade County, Missouri?
Median household income in Dade County, Missouri is $53,750 — below the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.
What is the political history of Dade County, Missouri?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Dade County, Missouri from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 31 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.