Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupLewis CountyMissouriUnited States
German16.3%21.3%12.5%
American13.0%6.8%5.3%
Irish9.8%11.8%9.4%
English9.5%11.9%9.5%
Scottish1.4%1.8%1.3%
Scotch-Irish1.3%——
Polish0.9%1.3%2.2%
Dutch0.9%——
African American†3.2%10.0%9.9%
African0.7%0.3%0.5%
Mexican0.3%3.2%11.3%
Costa Rican0.2%——
Argentinean0.2%——
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Lewis County
Missouri
United States
Median age
37.6
39.2
39.1
Age 18–24
15.5%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
19.3%
17.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Lewis County
Missouri
United States
Median household income
$59,934
$70,702
$84,427
Poverty rate
12.7%
12.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
16.8%
32.4%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Lewis County
Missouri
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
2.4%
6.7%
22.3%
German or other West Germanic
1.2%
0.5%
0.5%
Religious landscape
Measure
Lewis County
Missouri
United States
Catholic
2.1%
12.5%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
37.6%
24.1%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
53.2%
51.7%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
7.1%
5.7%
5.2%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Lewis County, Missouri
Precinct data
Results by precinct
6 precincts · 4,486 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
Lewis County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024
Precinct -CANTONCANTON
348
977
20
1,345
25.9%
72.6%
R+46.8
Precinct -LAGRANGELAGRANGE
186
746
8
940
19.8%
79.4%
R+59.6
Precinct -EWINGEWING
123
761
8
892
13.8%
85.3%
R+71.5
Precinct -LEWISTOWNLEWISTOWN
80
431
6
517
15.5%
83.4%
R+67.9
Precinct -MONTICELLOMONTICELLO
54
382
3
439
12.3%
87.0%
R+74.7
Precinct -LABELLELABELLE
81
268
4
353
22.9%
75.9%
R+53.0
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+24.1%
1896
+24.6%
1900
+27.7%
1904
+19.6%
1908
+24.2%
1912
+35.6%
1916
+24.2%
1920
+11.4%
1924
+17.4%
1928
+2.5%
1932
+46.8%
1936
+31.6%
1940
+17.8%
1944
+18.3%
1948
+33.6%
1952
+9.0%
1956
+8.5%
1960
+3.1%
1964
+45.2%
1968
+0.6%
1972
−23.5%
1976
+11.2%
1980
−0.8%
1984
−10.4%
1988
+15.4%
1992
+16.1%
1996
+14.3%
2000
−8.1%
2004
−23.9%
2008
−16.8%
2012
−27.3%
2016
−53.8%
2020
−55.6%
2024
−60.0%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
19.4%Harris872
79.5%Trump3,565
0.7%Oliver32 +2
R+60.0
R+4.4
R+58.6
4,486
All 5 candidates in 2024 · 3 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican79.5%3,565
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic19.4%872
Chase OliverLibertarian0.7%32
Jill SteinIndependent0.3%15
Peter SonskiIndependent0.0%2
R
21.3%Biden984
76.9%Trump3,553
1.3%Jorgensen61
R+55.6
R+1.8
R+60.1
4,619
R
20.8%Clinton934
74.6%Trump3,344
2.8%Johnson127
R+53.8
R+26.5
R+55.9
4,480
R
35.2%Obama1,508
62.6%Romney2,677
1.7%Gray74
R+27.3
R+10.5
R+31.2
4,279
R
40.8%Obama1,837
57.6%McCain2,594
1.6%
R+16.8
D+7.0
R+24.1
4,502
R
37.8%Kerry1,754
61.6%Bush2,862
0.6%
R+23.9
R+15.7
R+21.4
4,644
R
45.1%Gore2,023
53.3%Bush2,388
0.8%Nader34
R+8.1
R+22.4
R+8.7
4,484
D
49.1%Clinton2,050
34.8%Dole1,453
15.4%Perot644
D+14.3
R+1.8
D+5.8
4,176
D
48.1%Clinton2,196
32.0%Bush1,461
19.6%Perot892
D+16.1
D+0.7
D+10.6
4,562
D
57.6%Dukakis2,460
42.2%Bush1,803
0.2%
D+15.4
D+25.8
D+23.1
4,273
R
44.8%Mondale1,977
55.2%Reagan2,438
0.0%
R+10.4
R+9.7
D+7.8
4,415
R
48.3%Carter2,314
49.1%Reagan2,350
2.6%
R+0.8
R+11.9
D+9.0
4,789
D
55.3%Carter2,486
44.1%Ford1,983
0.6%
D+11.2
D+34.7
D+9.1
4,497
R
38.2%McGovern1,695
61.8%Nixon2,738
0.0%
R+23.5
R+24.2
R+0.4
4,433
D
44.5%Humphrey2,067
43.9%Nixon2,038
11.6%
D+0.6
R+44.6
D+1.3
4,642
D
72.6%Johnson3,281
27.4%Goldwater1,239
0.0%
D+45.2
D+42.0
D+22.6
4,520
D
51.6%Kennedy2,726
48.4%Nixon2,560
0.0%
D+3.1
R+5.4
D+3.0
5,286
D
54.2%Stevenson2,728
45.8%Eisenhower2,301
0.0%
D+8.5
R+0.5
D+23.9
5,029
D
54.4%Stevenson2,896
45.4%Eisenhower2,416
0.2%
D+9.0
R+24.6
D+19.8
5,320
D
66.7%Truman3,155
33.1%Dewey1,564
0.3%
D+33.6
D+15.3
D+29.1
4,731
D
59.1%Roosevelt2,883
40.7%Dewey1,988
0.2%
D+18.3
D+0.6
D+10.8
4,882
D
58.6%Roosevelt3,484
40.9%Willkie2,428
0.5%
D+17.8
R+13.8
D+7.8
5,942
D
65.4%Roosevelt3,859
33.8%Landon1,994
0.8%
D+31.6
R+15.2
D+7.3
5,903
D
72.8%Roosevelt3,746
26.1%Hoover1,341
1.1%
D+46.8
D+44.3
D+29.0
5,143
D
51.0%Smith2,882
48.5%Hoover2,741
0.4%
D+2.5
R+14.9
D+20.0
5,646
D
56.9%Davis3,481
39.5%Coolidge2,416
3.4%La Follette211
D+17.4
D+6.0
D+42.6
6,120
D
55.3%Cox3,542
43.9%Harding2,810
0.8%
D+11.4
R+12.8
D+37.6
6,405
D
61.5%Wilson2,357
37.3%Hughes1,429
1.2%
D+24.2
R+11.3
D+21.1
3,833
D
62.3%Wilson2,340
26.7%Taft1,004
11.0%
D+35.6
D+11.4
D+16.0
3,758
D
61.1%Bryan2,439
36.9%Taft1,473
2.0%
D+24.2
D+4.6
D+33.7
3,993
D
58.7%Parker2,202
39.1%Roosevelt1,467
2.3%
D+19.6
R+8.2
D+39.2
3,754
D
62.8%Bryan2,583
35.1%McKinley1,442
2.1%
D+27.7
D+3.2
D+35.3
4,112
D
61.9%Bryan2,624
37.3%McKinley1,581
0.8%
D+24.6
D+0.5
D+30.7
4,241
D
59.6%Cleveland2,220
35.5%Harrison1,322
4.9%
D+24.1
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D+22.4
3,725
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Congressional elections · 3 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
R
18.8%833
78.2%3,460
4,423
2022
R
22.7%716
74.2%2,339
3,152
2018
R
24.6%872
65.0%2,307
3,551
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Lewis County, MO
Year
Total registered
2016
6,774
2018
6,350
2020
6,631
2022
5,819
2024
6,336
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+16 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −487 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $47,631 in average income, against $63,204 for residents who stayed — 25% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+49.6 on average — 10 points more Democratic-leaning than Lewis County, MO itself (R+60.0).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
Adams County, IL45R+47.4
Marion County, MO31R+52.9
Where departures went households, 2022–23
Adams County, IL52
Marion County, MO37
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.
Domestic migration in Lewis County, MO in Lewis County, MO: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−2
2012
−99
2013
−16
2014
−32
2015
+71
2016
−65
2017
−122
2018
−114
2019
−81
2021
−5
2022
−43
2023
−24
2024
+29
2025
+16
Lewis County, tucked along the Mississippi River in northeast Missouri, recorded a 60-point Republican presidential margin in 2024 — a figure that reflects the broader rural realignment reshaping small agricultural counties across the state.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 46.8 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 60.0 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 4.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 60.0 points.
A population of 9,924, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $59,934 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Madison County and Grant County.
Akashic
Political twins — counties
The counties whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
In 2024, Lewis County, Missouri voted Republican by 60.0 points (R+60.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 4,486 votes cast, 872 went Democratic and 3,565 went Republican.
When did Lewis County, Missouri last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Lewis County, Missouri voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Lewis County, Missouri?
Lewis County, Missouri has a population of 9,924 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Lewis County, Missouri?
Median household income in Lewis County, Missouri is $59,934 — below the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.
What is the political history of Lewis County, Missouri?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Lewis County, Missouri from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 24 went Democratic and 10 went Republican.
