Howell County, Missouri
Precinct data
Results by precinct
20 precincts · 18,968 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -HOWELL 5HOWELL 5 | 341 | 1,996 | 17 | 2,354 | 14.5% | 84.8% | R+70.3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -GOLDSBERRYGOLDSBERRY | 306 | 1,709 | 14 | 2,029 | 15.1% | 84.2% | R+69.1 |
| Precinct -HOWELL 1HOWELL 1 | 359 | 1,318 | 20 | 1,697 | 21.2% | 77.7% | R+56.5 |
| Precinct -WILLOW SPRINGS 1WILLOW SPRINGS 1 | 228 | 1,186 | 7 | 1,421 | 16.0% | 83.5% | R+67.4 |
| Precinct -WILLOW SPRINGS 2WILLOW SPRINGS 2 | 176 | 1,099 | 13 | 1,288 | 13.7% | 85.3% | R+71.7 |
| Precinct -HOWELL 2HOWELL 2 | 243 | 944 | 16 | 1,203 | 20.2% | 78.5% | R+58.3 |
| Precinct -HOWELL 6HOWELL 6 | 159 | 873 | 5 | 1,037 | 15.3% | 84.2% | R+68.9 |
| Precinct -SPRING CREEKSPRING CREEK | 127 | 845 | 7 | 979 | 13.0% | 86.3% | R+73.3 |
| Precinct -DRY CREEKDRY CREEK | 110 | 775 | 5 | 890 | 12.4% | 87.1% | R+74.7 |
| Precinct -HOWELL 4HOWELL 4 | 212 | 657 | 11 | 880 | 24.1% | 74.7% | R+50.6 |
| Precinct -HOWELL 3HOWELL 3 | 208 | 600 | 12 | 820 | 25.4% | 73.2% | R+47.8 |
| Precinct -BENTON 2BENTON 2 | 109 | 672 | 4 | 785 | 13.9% | 85.6% | R+71.7 |
| Precinct -SISSONSISSON | 96 | 596 | 10 | 702 | 13.7% | 84.9% | R+71.2 |
| Precinct -HUTTON VALLEYHUTTON VALLEY | 94 | 574 | 8 | 676 | 13.9% | 84.9% | R+71.0 |
| Precinct -SOUTH FORKSOUTH FORK | 83 | 420 | 6 | 509 | 16.3% | 82.5% | R+66.2 |
| Precinct -HOWELL 7 & MYATT 2HOWELL 7 & MYATT 2 | 77 | 361 | 3 | 441 | 17.5% | 81.9% | R+64.4 |
| Precinct -BENTON 1BENTON 1 | 29 | 342 | 1 | 372 | 7.8% | 91.9% | R+84.1 |
| Precinct -CHAPELCHAPEL | 47 | 311 | 3 | 361 | 13.0% | 86.1% | R+73.1 |
| Precinct -MYATT 1MYATT 1 | 39 | 242 | 0 | 281 | 13.9% | 86.1% | R+72.2 |
| Precinct -SILOAM SPRINGSSILOAM SPRINGS | 30 | 213 | 0 | 243 | 12.3% | 87.7% | R+75.3 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +4.5% |
| 1896 | +11.2% |
| 1900 | −2.0% |
| 1904 | −12.4% |
| 1908 | −8.0% |
| 1912 | +2.3% |
| 1916 | −6.4% |
| 1920 | −29.4% |
| 1924 | −6.9% |
| 1928 | −31.2% |
| 1932 | +13.1% |
| 1936 | −5.7% |
| 1940 | −18.7% |
| 1944 | −26.0% |
| 1948 | −10.3% |
| 1952 | −32.6% |
| 1956 | −28.2% |
| 1960 | −44.4% |
| 1964 | +3.5% |
| 1968 | −29.2% |
| 1972 | −44.4% |
| 1976 | +5.7% |
| 1980 | −22.5% |
| 1984 | −37.1% |
| 1988 | −25.4% |
| 1992 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | −5.4% |
| 2000 | −31.1% |
| 2004 | −36.5% |
| 2008 | −30.8% |
| 2012 | −43.7% |
| 2016 | −63.1% |
| 2020 | −64.1% |
| 2024 | −66.7% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 27,061 |
| 2018 | 26,452 |
| 2020 | 27,475 |
| 2022 | 26,783 |
| 2024 | 27,192 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+13 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +1,190 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $46,216 in average income, against $57,933 for residents who stayed — 20% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+62.3 on average — 4.5 points more Democratic-leaning than Howell County, MO itself (R+66.7).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Oregon County, MO61R+69.1
- Texas County, MO58R+71.7
- Shannon County, MO48R+68.2
- Greene County, MO43R+20.8
- Ozark County, MO30R+70.0
- Wright County, MO23R+75.6
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Greene County, MO77
- Oregon County, MO60
- Texas County, MO52
- Shannon County, MO47
- Ozark County, MO34
- Baxter County, AR22
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 | −43 |
| 2012 | −90 |
| 2013 | −269 |
| 2014 | −150 |
| 2015 | +5 |
| 2016 | +41 |
| 2017 | −45 |
| 2018 | +23 |
| 2019 | −11 |
| 2021 | +380 |
| 2022 | +799 |
| 2023 | +289 |
| 2024 | +248 |
| 2025 | +13 |
Howell County, anchored by West Plains in the southern Missouri Ozarks, delivered a 66-point Republican presidential margin in 2024 — a figure consistent with the region's long shift toward lopsided GOP alignment over the past two decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 13.1 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 66.7 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 2.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 66.7 points.
A population of 40,383, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $50,993 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Stoddard County and Cedar County.
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Howell County, Missouri. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/29091/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.