Dallas County, Missouri: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+65%. Republican peak: R+65 in 2020.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+65MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 17,5512024 5-year
- Median household income
- $53,4642024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 93.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+7 in 1992MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+65 in 2020MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Texas County, MO · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Dallas CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Dallas 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 | −24.9% |
| 1896 | +2.0% |
| 1900 | −9.5% |
| 1904 | −34.6% |
| 1908 | −25.2% |
| 1912 | −7.4% |
| 1916 | −16.2% |
| 1920 | −41.1% |
| 1924 | −24.7% |
| 1928 | −50.3% |
| 1932 | +4.5% |
| 1936 | −27.3% |
| 1940 | −42.2% |
| 1944 | −50.3% |
| 1948 | −25.7% |
| 1952 | −46.6% |
| 1956 | −30.2% |
| 1960 | −40.8% |
| 1964 | −6.7% |
| 1968 | −35.2% |
| 1972 | −48.4% |
| 1976 | +0.5% |
| 1980 | −23.6% |
| 1984 | −30.6% |
| 1988 | −11.6% |
| 1992 | +6.9% |
| 1996 | −4.9% |
| 2000 | −22.7% |
| 2004 | −32.8% |
| 2008 | −29.1% |
| 2012 | −39.4% |
| 2016 | −62.0% |
| 2020 | −64.6% |
| 2024 | −64.6% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1,458 | 6,907 | 8,441 | ||
| R | 1,380 | 6,619 | 8,104 | ||
| R | 1,272 | 5,895 | 7,453 | ||
| R | 2,122 | 4,992 | 7,279 | ||
| R | 2,656 | 4,895 | 7,683 | ||
| R | 2,407 | 4,788 | 7,259 | ||
| R | 2,311 | 3,723 | 6,219 | ||
| R | 2,277 | 2,554 | 5,674 | ||
| D | 2,533 | 2,116 | 6,051 | ||
| R | 2,293 | 2,898 | 5,217 | ||
| R | 1,902 | 3,577 | 5,479 | ||
| R | 2,011 | 3,297 | 5,438 | ||
| D | 2,453 | 2,430 | 4,910 | ||
| R | 1,085 | 3,120 | 4,205 | ||
| R | 1,237 | 2,835 | 4,537 | ||
| R | 1,983 | 2,268 | 4,251 | ||
| R | 1,482 | 3,522 | 5,004 | ||
| R | 1,600 | 2,987 | 4,587 | ||
| R | 1,258 | 3,459 | 4,726 | ||
| R | 1,590 | 2,695 | 4,296 | ||
| R | 1,064 | 3,232 | 4,306 | ||
| R | 1,566 | 3,859 | 5,435 | ||
| R | 1,749 | 3,066 | 4,828 | ||
| D | 2,143 | 1,958 | 4,136 | ||
| R | 931 | 2,835 | 3,783 | ||
| R | 1,304 | 2,188 | 3,585 | ||
| R | 1,100 | 2,665 | 3,811 | ||
| R | 1,022 | 1,428 | 2,509 | ||
| R | 870 | 1,051 | 2,443 | ||
| R | 955 | 1,609 | 2,597 | ||
| R | 797 | 1,711 | 2,640 | ||
| R | 1,238 | 1,506 | 2,812 | ||
| D | 1,525 | 1,466 | 3,007 | ||
| R | 586 | 1,174 | 2,359 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
16.7%
German
15.0%
American
9.2%
Irish
7.5%
Polish
2.2%
Scottish
1.8%
Italian
1.0%
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: 41.7 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
$53,464
Dallas County ranks in the bottom 25% of US counties.
Dallas County$53,464
Missouri$70,702
United States$80,734
Dallas 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
20.5%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1828.5%
Working age (18–64)18.9%
Seniors (65+)10.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.4%
speak English only
Other Indo-European3.1%
Spanish0.2%
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 57.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Dallas County's R+64.5 margin in 2024 reflects the sharp Republican consolidation that has reshaped small, sparsely populated Ozark-edge counties over the past two decades, leaving Democrats with minimal competitive foothold.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-five points in 2020. The 2024 margin was sixty-five points.
A population of 17,551, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $53,464 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Texas County and Stoddard County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Dallas County, Missouri vote in 2024?
In 2024, Dallas County, Missouri voted Republican by 64.6 points (R+65), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 8,441 votes cast, 1,458 went Democratic and 6,907 went Republican.
What is Dallas County, Missouri's political typology?
Akashic places Dallas 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 4 times, Republican 30 times, and other 0 times.
When did Dallas County, Missouri last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Dallas County, Missouri voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in Dallas County, Missouri?
Dallas County, Missouri has a population of 17,551 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Dallas County, Missouri?
Median household income in Dallas County, Missouri is $53,464 — below the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.
What is the political history of Dallas County, Missouri?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Dallas County, Missouri from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 30 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.