McDonald County, Missouri: Texan Right county. In 2024, voted R+69%. Republican peak: R+69 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+69MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Texan RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 23,7012024 5-year
- Median household income
- $52,3752024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 70.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 12.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+25 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+69 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Jefferson County, PA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of McDonald CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for McDonald County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | +8.7% |
| 1896 | +25.2% |
| 1900 | +12.3% |
| 1904 | +0.1% |
| 1908 | −1.0% |
| 1912 | +14.2% |
| 1916 | +6.8% |
| 1920 | −12.8% |
| 1924 | −1.5% |
| 1928 | −29.9% |
| 1932 | +22.9% |
| 1936 | +2.8% |
| 1940 | −10.2% |
| 1944 | −16.5% |
| 1948 | −0.9% |
| 1952 | −24.0% |
| 1956 | −13.9% |
| 1960 | −22.6% |
| 1964 | +6.6% |
| 1968 | −14.2% |
| 1972 | −41.7% |
| 1976 | +2.7% |
| 1980 | −24.0% |
| 1984 | −36.4% |
| 1988 | −24.6% |
| 1992 | −10.6% |
| 1996 | −17.2% |
| 2000 | −39.7% |
| 2004 | −41.8% |
| 2008 | −37.4% |
| 2012 | −48.3% |
| 2016 | −63.5% |
| 2020 | −66.5% |
| 2024 | −68.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1,423 | 7,843 | 9,338 | ||
| R | 1,439 | 7,465 | 9,063 | ||
| R | 1,329 | 6,599 | 8,302 | ||
| R | 1,920 | 5,694 | 7,817 | ||
| R | 2,454 | 5,499 | 8,135 | ||
| R | 2,215 | 5,443 | 7,725 | ||
| R | 1,866 | 4,460 | 6,529 | ||
| R | 1,980 | 3,008 | 5,973 | ||
| R | 2,281 | 3,010 | 6,875 | ||
| R | 2,299 | 3,812 | 6,153 | ||
| R | 2,109 | 4,521 | 6,630 | ||
| R | 2,485 | 4,114 | 6,783 | ||
| D | 3,111 | 2,949 | 6,108 | ||
| R | 1,787 | 4,339 | 6,126 | ||
| R | 2,188 | 3,025 | 5,894 | ||
| D | 3,488 | 3,055 | 6,543 | ||
| R | 2,496 | 3,955 | 6,451 | ||
| R | 2,757 | 3,646 | 6,403 | ||
| R | 2,525 | 4,121 | 6,657 | ||
| R | 2,925 | 2,979 | 5,915 | ||
| R | 2,523 | 3,520 | 6,056 | ||
| R | 3,312 | 4,063 | 7,394 | ||
| D | 3,503 | 3,312 | 6,819 | ||
| D | 3,943 | 2,464 | 6,465 | ||
| R | 1,986 | 3,684 | 5,686 | ||
| R | 2,301 | 2,374 | 4,916 | ||
| R | 2,242 | 2,921 | 5,291 | ||
| D | 1,631 | 1,414 | 3,171 | ||
| D | 1,326 | 916 | 2,879 | ||
| R | 1,306 | 1,333 | 2,749 | ||
| D | 1,269 | 1,266 | 2,685 | ||
| D | 1,469 | 1,138 | 2,684 | ||
| D | 1,676 | 998 | 2,687 | ||
| D | 1,026 | 835 | 2,200 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
10.1%
English
9.7%
Irish
7.5%
American
5.6%
Polish
0.9%
French
0.9%
Italian
0.8%
African American
1.6%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
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: 38.2 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
$52,375
McDonald County ranks in the bottom 25% of US counties.
McDonald County$52,375
Missouri$70,702
United States$80,734
McDonald 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
16.8%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1821.2%
Working age (18–64)15.0%
Seniors (65+)18.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
84.1%
speak English only
Spanish9.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander4.2%
Other languages1.5%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 60.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Tucked into Missouri's southwest corner where the Ozarks meet Oklahoma and Arkansas, McDonald County recorded an R+68.8 presidential margin in 2024, placing it among the most one-sided rural counties in the state.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-nine points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty-nine points.
A population of 23,701, a 70% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $52,375 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Jefferson County and Wright County. A non-English-speaking share of 16% reflects a meaningful Latino presence that votes, here, with the Republican grain.
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Frequently asked questions
How did McDonald County, Missouri vote in 2024?
In 2024, McDonald County, Missouri voted Republican by 68.8 points (R+69), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 9,338 votes cast, 1,423 went Democratic and 7,843 went Republican.
What is McDonald County, Missouri's political typology?
Akashic places McDonald County, Missouri in the "Texan Right" typology — East Texas and the Piney Woods — solidly Republican, with a meaningful Latino presence. 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 10 times, Republican 24 times, and other 0 times.
When did McDonald County, Missouri last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which McDonald County, Missouri voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in McDonald County, Missouri?
McDonald County, Missouri has a population of 23,701 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in McDonald County, Missouri?
Median household income in McDonald County, Missouri is $52,375 — below the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.
What is the political history of McDonald County, Missouri?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in McDonald County, Missouri from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The county's typology — "Texan Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.